ation for only green washing. after all, there are billions to be made. our to punch documentary, deep sea greed starts to date on d, w. the . this is the, the, the news live from berlin. the use top portends poland, a fresh legal spit back. but you're a pin court of justice rules a 2019 judicial reform violates. you know, the judges say the law could have fixed the independence of opponents for also coming up. russia's face,

it's face and back. a ukrainian assault must go release the sportage. it's phase shows the russian forces repelling ukrainian attack in the don't ask region q refuses to call me the hello. i'm christine one to welcome to the program. the european union's highest court has ruled that poland controversial justice reform violates easy little the cost in less than both upheld a finding. that the opponents supreme court lacks independence and impartiality, which is against a new rules. poland has already been fined hundreds of millions of years over the reform which was paused in 2019 the conservative governments and was full saves the youth, is undermining its sovereignty. and for more than this week and now till to

dw is jack power in brussels. hijack it, just remind us about what this case is about. and what we've now hood from the european court of justice today. so this is a really complex case and there's a lot of legal detail about this. but really what this shows is the big back to between the power this government, which wants to claim its own judiciary, its own sovereignty, and the obligations of poland. to be an e u member states and to allow you to be the top. no, i said to say what happened is that and put them in 2019 brought in a special disciplinary come to chamber. it was cold to oversee the working of supreme court. judges, visa, mine said to that the contents of that judgment is being reviewed. and if it was not seemed to be in line that they could face penalties, including reduction of the salary, the judges, a suspension of that do things and even criminal proceedings themselves. so what this was seen by the you have in brussels,

was this was the government tinkering in the workings opponents top court. and what we've seen now is a final judgment by the european union's top coal, which is the, the top cool in, or the use countries saying that this was not enlightened, essentially what the judges of says, that the measures of this discipline retain but would not compatible with the guarantees of an independent judiciary. that's what they said today, this the final rolling, this is it, and i posted right off this case. so as you say, poland is lost. this case what this is really now, mean for the punish government or what it means. what they'll try and do is you mentioned those been big fines a 1000000 your raise a day since the initial rolling came right up until the state defies. will not end . but the best part of a 1000000000 you'll raise, which is taken, i was posted as ability to access a 35000000 your refund for getting out of the cobit 19 pandemic. they will try and get back on board with that. but more broadly,

this plays into the wider discussions in poland about opponents placed within the european union. and this is all in the run up to major parliamentary elections. and you, what you can expect is the ruling peace party will probably try and use this, this ruling to try and fight and show that they are trying to fight the european union in the course. christy. all right, that's all jack power proposing for us from brussels. as always, thank you jack. we appreciate that. russia claims it has stopped a military offensive by your cleaning of troops and the don't yet screech in a portion the russian occupied region of east and ukraine. rushes defense ministry say's its forces killed 250 soldiers on sunday. the ministry released video, the drone video, which could not be independently verified. it purports to show russian forces, forcing a large scale attack by 2 tank battalions and other mic advised units in southern areas of don't yet you're cleaning. and officials are refusing to officially

comments on rushes claim, or any major operation to push back occupying forces. and for more on this, we are going to be told the defense unless the marina me or on. she's a research fellow in defend studies department at kings college london and she joins me now from munich. is good to have you on the program. marina, what do you make of rushes claim that it's repelled a major ukrainian defensive until some $250.00 ukranian troops. uh, does that sound credible to you to today? well, is that's an interesting event. and obviously we have heard a lot of reports from the ministry of defense of the russian federation over the course of the past year, which turned out not to be exactly true. so perhaps, um, the, there is a possibility is that there was indeed an attempt to break through russian defense lines. however, as far as the magnitude of this attack is concerned,

and the fact that the russian forces have repelled this amount of you, bringing forces, including um, to tank brigades seems a little bit on out of proportion. so we will not know because the premium site is not saying anything for an obvious reasons because they don't want to reveal the plans. however, we should think it was a grain of soul, at least until we have some verification of the footage and some input from the inside. right. and so maureen, if most goes version of events is true, what does it tell us anything about the expected ukrainian culture offensive as well? what it tells us is that um ukrainian, so trying to strike across the front front. so that has been reported a tax um ends up ratio. the attacks now installs the net, um, so the ukrainians they are trying to pursue a strategy of um, thousands, cox's and

a high level deluxe set in september of 22. meaning that they are looking for a week lines and russian defenses and trying to see whereas they can break through so that they can send reinforcements. and this might have happened not was a magnitude what the russians have said. however, maybe this was unsuccessful, so they will be looking for another entry. and overall of nobody's saying isn't that ukrainian side has signal that there should be no word about the comprehensive because they want to maintains a surprise initiative. and interestingly enough, it coincides also with incursions in belgrade. serena, do you think um, the overall, the, what do you think of russia's stays of readiness or preparedness full ukraine's antipathy anticipated contra offensive as well. i think across the front lines the russians have learned quite a lot and have indeed prepared well. and so they're waiting in avenue for the

ukrainians to attack. they don't know where they, where is it? ukrainians will attack what kind of attack it will be, but i think they are radiators and they were last year and losing issue losing the radley mom, the house taught them a less than that. i think the fact that in general, the rosmer was taking charge of this so called special military operation being a very good staff officer. i think there have been some changes. however, as we're seeing, not everything can be protected that allows the russians of on the line of contact they are leaving their board or in the state. but it is now that you penetrated right, that is defense. i missed marina me around as low as marina. we appreciate your insights. thank you. thank you. smell or russian police have a rest of more than 100 demonstrators who took to the streets to mark the birthday . oakdale crept in critic alexander volney demonstrates has held handwritten signs

. according for his release, the human rights monitoring group of the info saved nirvana's supporters were detained in 23 cities across russia, including moscow and st. petersburg. the prominent opposition leader was jailed for ford and contempt of court. but the volley maintains the charges with trump stuff to silence him. rushes governments has paused increasing the tough laws to stifle criticism, since it's invasion of ukraine. so isn't even possible to oppose the government and let it move, which is russia, dw, spoke with the local opposition. politicians in moscow. constantine suncoast is focusing on community action like this. recycling dr. coffee, the local opposition politician for the moscow district of much ice cubes. every months he gets anywhere from 50 to a 100 people together here to sort and recycle their garbage. recycling is largely uncontroversial in russia for now, though,

the authorities did recently shut down the environmental organization, greenpeace openly criticizing the government. it's almost impossible. but konstantin thinks this kind of event can be a start, that goes jackson. likely ecological campaigns can really unites people in these hard times. it's important to stay united and support each of us. and it's important to know we tried to do at least some thing to improve about around us, of an overwhelming majority of russian support president vladimir putin, at least according to government posters. increasingly draconian laws have made protesting against the russian government all but impossible, especially since the war and ukraine started even post on social media, criticizing the war can mean up to 15 years in prison. before you leave me, look in a digital dictatorship like russia. it's a kind of a person's every move can be traced to controlled the far it is, can find out everything about that person very interested in very quickly if necessary. so the slice thing is that right now, the ultimate pretends opponents,

the main task, might be to get through this time and stay out of prison. taken to the barricades, no, is a bad idea of what he thought it was a most russian opposition. politicians are in jail or an exile, but that didn't stop 23 year old konstantin calls from going into local politics just last year. he knows that the more public attention he gets, the more he's in danger. lots of activists who have stayed in russia are afraid. you don't know if the police will come in social home in the morning. unfortunately, because of a repressive laws being passed is dangerous to express your opinion in public its own unpleasant. we have to work in the conditions. we have the law politically set about accept flooded cost plans to continue his monthly recycling drive. and he hopes to stay in politics. despite everything, he believes things in russia can change. and he has

a look at some old stories making headlines around the world in germany. a most, a cyclist has by dr. a collision with a triangle on computers. in handbook the victim was carrying a cameraman at the island. dear pin championship brace on sunday, the cyclists sustained serious injuries and germany's defense. minnesota is in indonesia as part of history of the in the pacific region. and far as the story is, was greece. and by his counterpart for bible, so the channel in the capital chickasha, the story is once germany to expand its role in the in the pacific. he's called on the region key to promoting global piece. linux stuff on his tour will be india of the u. s. navy has released video of a chinese warship crossing close to me in front of the us destroyer. in a flash point was a way the incident in the taiwan straits, which the us has quote, unsafe comes a mid worsening ties between washington and beijing. this is the moment

a chinese warship blocked the path of an american destroyer. forcing the use fussell the trunk wound to drop at speed and avoid a collision. the incident code of the united states and canada were holding joint drills in the taiwan strait. a body of water that's already as sensitive bought away as it separates china from type on a canadian official who witnessed the 1st time has called out china is actions as intentional and dangerous. the fact that this was that i was over the radio prior to doing it clearly indicated that was intentional, maneuvering close to each other, $150.00 yards is, is very scary. and you don't ever want to be that close to another vessel, because too many things can go wrong and you can actually have a question. the weight china also told a t c, it type on the waters around it belonged to them. they have blamed the us for

provoking risk in the region. change. obviously the truth is that the united states is provoking trouble fast and chinese, dealing with it in a collins with international law trying to respect freedom of navigation on overflights of is. but china certainly oppose a southern country, is causing trouble in the taiwan straits and saved gods it gets offered to you on a secure. it's a, i'm a teacher hoping but take the time on straight to spotted the south china sea, where china's naval posture has been growing increasingly aggressive over the last weeks blocking the passenger for philippine ship in may then are us aircraft and now or us destroyer, you know our voyage, my concern about the irresponsible behavior we've seen with the call center steps and in the course of this behavior that we see in the, in the waterways and, and so that,

that continues. i call up on the appear seas leadership to, to really do the right things to rein in that kind of a conduct because i think the accidents can happen. that could cause i think just burrow out of control. so phone china is defending it's dense of the country's leaders have also stated that a full blown conflict, but the us would be a quote unbearable disaster that seniors update businesses dropped off as next by the have to say to us the.