the outcome, lights go on after all the terror. not everyone can endure the fear, weeks out every day. when rush start to august 25th on dw, the business dw news live from bailey an additional 19 years in prison. for alex, a never russian cold expense, the opposition latest time behind bars, by almost 2 decades. he was charged with extreme isn't in a trial that has been criticized around the world as being staged. also coming off

is as cool either caps, military ties with friends. you tell citizens to watch out for of a foreign forces like those of equal what west african lions is threatening military action if democracy is not restored by sunday. and we visit em afghanistan's womens football team that is representing the nationwide and exxon in australia. the, i'm gonna have those as well come to the program. the prominent russian dissident as zayna vall name has been sentenced to 19 movie g as in prison, by a russian quote. he was found guilty of extremism charges that his support to say, well, adjust the latest attempt by the kremlin to silence one of its most the bulk of printers. of all, he is already setting

a 9 year sentence on fraud and contempt of quote convictions be onto corruption campaign that has been in present at a notoriously brutal present colony for 2 years now. ready a lot in the shark office executive director of the anti corruption foundation at the long time ally and colleagues over the valley. we ask for teammates of this new sentence, this is the next step and persecution of alexis, of all name by russian authorities. in fact uh this summer is 10 years from uh the kids 1st sentence that she was giving out when he was complaining uh for the post of may or off most co and then uh came uh his uh, assess the nation with the navi choke, nov agent incarceration after she returned to russia and now this 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, roswell, it's quite nice to expect a fair trial, especially for alexi and of all the whole over years and merge says the most prominent opponent of president fulton and we've heard about the harsh conditions that have on the is living. and while he is jailed, do you have any contact with them? do you know how he's doing? he's visited regularly by a lawyer who comes to his piano colony. it's a trickle of communication which is very restricted. um, as well, so out she has taught, 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 that she spoke

a few days ago. they show that she is in good spirits and even from the harsh conditions afresh on jail. he sends the words of truth and the words of encouragement to russian people and against put in the dictatorship do, would you say that he is politically the most dangerous person in russia for vladimir putin? yes uh all the years he emerged as the most prominent political leader of a position which he has participated in elections with uh, 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 positive that some states i think pull the skins will keep the valley in jail as long as he is in power. but i also think that fortunes 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 which is really the same. 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 flooding their stroke up a long time. ally and colleague of alex, a nevada, me. now let's bring you up to speed on some of the other stories making headlines today. the ukraine says a rushing wall ship has been damaged and a drone attack on russia's black sea naval base in nevada assist. roches,

defense ministry assess, be ukrainian attack was foiled and did not comment on damage to its worship. at least 11 people have been killed in thousands remain missing all through a land slider. the mountain result in georgia mountain, a buried most of an entire hotel complex. in the northern town of shore fee that's close to the border with rush up the slide. good afternoon by river bus. it's banks lights on says default when he was president, the trump has pleaded not guilty to charges of conspiring to overturn his defeat in the 20 expensive election. it's the 3rd set of criminal charges in spacing, and they are seen as the most serious, despite is legal problems. trump is still the full run for the republican policies nomination for next year's presidential election. hospitals and the funds of basically capital car struggling with

a huge influx of patients as the country again faces a record number of dandy cases. and this is particularly badly. it's a dandy virus is on the rise globally populated because global warming benefits the mosquitoes that spreads the disease. the defense streets from the economics community of west african states or equal west say they have come up with a plan for potential military intervention. initially i am, the regional block has given cooley, there's a new chair until sunday to restore pilots elected president mama, but soon will face possible of military folks. this comes often is new military hunter says it was stopping a military cooperation with from the countries former colonial road. west africa's falls successfully executed 2 in 2 years. it's lead is fremont 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 valium, 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 extra data. after giving the old imperial power that not to notice attention was turned to the regional power, the economic community of west african states, or peak of us. the book said, if ousted president mohammed bedroom was not to reinstated by sunday, it could authorize the use of force leading the john to, to issue

a selective that own ugly show that the old aggression points were attempts that aggression against the state of new share is we'll see an immediate response and a response without warning alex, it's showing that the utmost is fund molly and mccain a fuss. 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 administer 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 shared by pro cooper test is in the i took to the streets waving the gerry and flags on some of us and runs to every time it's like

the one that says the country is funding but equal us. it's time to utilize 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 or so whether the sunday deadline is a genuine sweat. well, mainly a prolonged and is there as austin president monica zoom has published in the opinion piece in the washington post. one of the whole region could fault with russian influence by its voc, the most and every group of west africa, correspondents, monica of course explained what he's hoping to achieve with his optical. i mean, it's interesting that we see him writing, but what steps i took to the left side like a 6 to achieve is the fact that we have to use the opportunity to, to highlight the game. so these are the decision which is better to you as you know, just say that it's monique stability. since i came in, security has also improved at also god bless social governance which would be,

i mean, the arguments of the homes at the time when he was the 1st law person, a few notes to see if this was the end of that. but he did make an open invitation to the us to say to you, to call into vince, come in to help us. of course the u. s. foreign uh, funding partners this, but that's very least i'm 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. because look, lady said, this is what we're going to do. perhaps we're going to send a more troops to, to new jersey, debbie, anybody trained to venture? oh, this is glen. what's wants to do. so by this left is really said out, you know, helped me a come to are, is come in and say it was just the possible. yeah. he alluded to uh, in no rush um, um, bradley bonds also because these happening now close to the rochelle. more in

the sixty's i into this like oh, we already know we already know. that's the influence in molly for reasons by the dimension is already strong. so these other things he's trying to bring to the question of why the teaching by the, to the us. i'm really if you like, appealing for help. that was all west africa correspondence. i'm ok. ok. i know something from the world of sports. i've got a sounds women's football team might not have qualified for the world cup and australia, but the team representing the nation. is it next? all in melton. o correspondents, tom general went to meet the goalkeeper, who fled with her teammates when the tale bond took power again 2 years ago. nowadays no, that is how for these s can with but 2 years ago when goalkeeper fact somebody uses 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 nima, finding nero. 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 kept to the power in 2021, forcing use a fee and her teammates to flee afghanistan, they found themselves suddenly alone in the world. as 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 in afghanistan. and then when we came here, i was thinking like, okay, this was going to change um, everyone of us will go after our lives and we will be separated to. 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 due to the exhaust fee for no longer recognizing

this team as the official african national side. it's a sore point for the players, especially with the wells comp currently underway. here in australia, the quest to be re admitted to international competition is about more than just what happens on the page. so all right, that's 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 be themself 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. as you're watching

t v. as a reminder of our top story, the prominence russian visited invalid zane of only has been sentenced to 19 but with years in prison by the russian culture. he was found guilty of extra charges and support is called the latest, the 10 for the kremlin to silence one of its loudest critics. this is dw news up next. we have a documentary film on one of the most feared and controversial intelligence agencies in the world as well as most of the largest category issues with a lot say what the .