[000:00:00;00] the the, this is dw news, live from ballot an additional 19 years in prison for alexander enough on the russian cold extends the opposition leaders turn behind boss by almost 2 decades charged with extra msm and

a trial that has been criticized around the world as being space also coming off, this is cooley, the cops, military ties, the front seat tells citizens to watch out for all the foreign forces, like those of the co what the west african alliance presence of military action if democracy is not restored by something we visit afghanistan's womens football team that is representing the nation wide and exactly, and also train the good health as well. come to the program. the prominent russian dissident, i'd say, in a vall name has been sentenced to 19 more years in prison by the russian quotes he was found guilty of extremism charges that is supposed to say. but just the latest

attempt by the kremlin to silence one of its most vocal critics. devante is already serving a 9 year sentence on fraud and contempt of cold convictions. the unseen corruption complained that has been in presence of a notoriously brutal present colony for 2 years. a lot of national coffee, sir, the executive director of the anti corruption foundation and a long time ally and colleague overlook site. and i've only, we asked him what he made of his new sentence. this is the next step and persecution of alexis, of all named by russian authorities. in fact, uh this summer is 10 years from uh, the queues 1st sentence that she was giving out when he was complaining uh for, or the post of may or off most co. and then uh came uh his uh, assess the nation with another truck from nov agent incarceration after she

returned to russia. and now that is ridiculous. 19 year old, a 19 year verdict wasn't even, it's sean, so he will have a fair trial. unfortunately in the 2 days, russia it's quite nice to expect a fair trial, especially for alexi and of all of the whole over years and much says the most prominent opponent of president foods and we've heard about the hoss conditions that and of all the is living and while he is jailed, do you have any contact with him? do you know how he's doing? he's visited regularly by a lawyer who comes to his piano colony. it's a trico of communication, which is very restricted. um, well throughout his time i'm in russian prison for 2 and a half years she had on and off medical problems. but he's words she was less

towards that um that she spoke a few days ago. they show that she is in good spirits and even from the harsh conditions of freshman jail, he ascends the words of truth and the words of encouragement to russian people and against put into dictatorship. do what do you say that he is politically the most dangerous person in russia for letting me put him? yes, uh, all the years he emerged as the most prominent political leader, also a position that she has participated in elections with quite remarkable results. he gathered millions of supporters. he built the formidable political organization. so i think he is quite unrivalled in the field

of ross and democratic opposition. do you have any hope that this decision could be appealed or that it could be piled and at some stage, i think pull the skins will keep the valley in jail as long as he is in power. but i also think that fortune's resume is becoming more and more fragile, and he's on the leasing of this brutal aggression against ukraine. last year, only brought forward it's the of fortune's museum. so despite the long sentence that we've heard today, i'm quite sure that in a while, and they will be free uh much earlier than that. and that was the show for a long time ally and colleague of alex a no problem. now let's bring it up to date on some of the other stories making headlines today. as your crying size of russian wall shape has been damaged in

a drone attack on russia's black sea naval base and little says, russia's defense ministry says the ukrainian attack was foiled and did not comment on damage to his voice. at least 11 people have been killed and thousands remain missing after a landslide of the mountain results in georgia, modern a buried most often entire hotel complex. in the northern town of shogi, that's close to the border with russia. the slide could offer a nearby river bust its bank slate on thursday. hospitals in the bundle of the issue capital dot com, struggling with a huge influx of patients as the country again faces a re, quote number of dingy cases. and this coast particularly badly hits the antivirus is on the rise worldwide, possibly because global warming benefits the mosquitoes that spread the disease. the form of us president donald trump has pleaded not guilty to charges of

conspiring to overturn is defeat in the 2020 election. it's the 1st set of criminal charges he's facing. and the same as the most serious, despite is legal problems. trump is still the front runner for the republican party is nomination for next year's presidential election. this is new, military hunter has set as stopping military cooperation with frosts. the countries form a colonial rule on the day after lodge protest and the capital in the i'm a showed a spike and anti french sentiments. meanwhile, discussions between the 2 lead us enter delegation from the economics community of west african states. so equal was also stalled. those doubts that any agreement between the 2 parties as possible. i a west staff because falls successfully executed 2 in 2 years. it's lead it's fragment, as an active revolution against new jazz form a colonial power,

france. 1500 french troops stationed at the base near the capital in the i'm a helping tobacco is almost insurgents of groups in the vein in rich nation. but now it seems they might not be staying much longer fast. i'd love to given frances casual attitude and reaction to the internal situation in our country, the, the national council for the safeguarding of the country. so we decided to terminate the corporation agreements in the field of security and defense with front of exit detox. after giving the old imperial power, that marching orders, attention was turned to the regional power. the economic community of west african states will speak of us. the book said, if ousted president, mohammed by zoom was not to reinstate it by sunday. it could authorize the use of force leading the june to, to issue a selective,

that own ugly show that the old aggression were attempts that aggression against the states of news. yeah, is we'll see an immediate response and a response without warning alex, it's showing that b, i mean, suspend molly and mccain a fast. i said that any such intervention would also be a declaration of war against them. any costs delegation was sent to negotiate, but ultimately left without meeting the june to later. oh, the aspect president light to send a golf saw in minnesota might have feelings very clear. well affected. why didn't we do it for molly? why didn't we do it for guinea? why didn't we do it for burkina and why are we doing it for new jersey to give one answer? i say it's one to 2 many cool. this is not said by pro cooper test is in the i predict to the streets by giving the jerry and flags on. some russian runs to every time it's like the one that says the country is funding, but

a gloss. it's time digitalized that if i can speak to us in the west check concerns and expanding military rooted in the region as well as growing influence, a must go the next few days will show whether this sunday deadline is a genuine sweat. well, mainly a prolong this is also president obama buzz whom has published and the opinion piece in the washington post writing that the cool could have far reaching consequences beyond these. and is what he's wanting. the whole region could fall to russian influence, why it's buckler, mercenary group of west africa correspondence. i'm uncle corey explained what he's hoping to achieve with this article. i mean, it's interesting that we see him writing, but what steps i took, the less are like a 6 to achieve is the funds. then we have to use the opportunity to, to highlight the gains or piece of the station which is better to us. you know, to say that it,

monique stability since i came in security has also improved and also god bless, social governance, which with the i mean the arguments of the homes at the time when he was the 1st law person. these, you know, to see if the, to us the end of that. but he did make an open invitation to the us to say to you, to come into have been coming to help us. of course, the u. s. foreign uh, funding partners this, but that's very well and at least i beginning to read into that to do his invitation. i'm really asking us for help. because even though in the united states, i've said we stand by, you, we're supposed to be co was, you know, to restore positional order in the chair. it does look like he said, this is what we're going to do. perhaps we're going to send in more troops to, to new jersey, the deputy, anybody trained to venture? oh, this is what's lots to do. so by this left is really said out, you know, house me a come to our is coming and say was, i was just do monthly. yeah. he alluded to. uh, you know, a rush um um,

bradley bonds also because of the fees happening now close to rochelle. more and if you buy into this, i know we already know we already know that's the influence in modeling for resistance by the dimension it's already strong. so these other things he's trying to bring to the question of the why the petition by the, to the us. i'm really, if you like, appealing for health all west africa coast funded america okoye that reporting something else on the as well as both of gun and stones, women's football team might not have qualified for the world cup and australia, but a team representing the nation is an exile in mail, but did have you corresponded and tom generally went to meet that goal keeper, who fled with her teammates when the tale bon took over again 2 years ago. nowadays, melvin is home for these exc. and within about 2 years ago, when goalkeeper fatima use with the entered teammates arrived in australia,

they knew nothing of the country. the only thing i just remember was all about the sydney opera house, and which was from the admission movie called nema finding nearer. but on that's on, i can satellite, it wasn't important for us where we're going because the most important thing was to save our lives when the telephone captured power in 2021, forcing use a fee and her teammates to flee afghanistan, they found themselves suddenly alone in the world, the challenge to reform the football team at australian club melvin victory has helped them feel at home the guy in the southern hemisphere. we lost our 1st finally back and i've got a son. and then when we came here, i was thinking like, okay, this was seen as being us there with you right now. not going to be happening like to play as a team together, right now. it's going to change. um, everyone of us will go after our lives and we will be separate it too. so this is the end of the story for the 2nd family as well. but miracle happened like, you know, it's amazing to see we're playing as

a team right now. and we have our 2nd family, which is very important for us to do to the exile. see, so no longer recognizes this team as the official african national side. it's a sore point for the players, especially with the wells comp currently underway in australia. the quest to be re admitted to international competition is about more than just what happens on the page. so all right, as the woman, we have the 2nd chance, it's amazing to be alive. so we need to have our 2nd chance to, to represent the country to her, to present, to girls and our sisters and motors who are backing up down the front and suffering from the situation which they don't have their eyes to play, to go after graduation. do you know, go outside and meet themselves in the shadow of fee for the show piece festival. the gun team of

a reminder that access to support remains on the table for many women around the world. it's a right. these players don't take for granted. you're watching. the news is a reminder of our top story, the prominence of russian dissidents, i would say, novel and the it has been sentenced in 90, more years in prison, by a russian course, he was found guilty of extremism. shots is supposed to say it's just the latest, the 10 for the crammed into silence. one of the most vocal that's it from me and the new steve. phenomenal of an update for you at the top of the stay with us as a child has the assassination it says stop to move on to the basic goals facing the country with