of the this is dw news line from berlin. slow books go to the polls in an election that threatened mister further splinter. the key was unity on ukraine. poles in this central european country tips, former prime minister robert feats. so to come in 1st he says you'll stop sending arms and ammunition to ukraine, and his critics have slammed him as pro russian. also on the show. you when says is sending a mission to visit? no, no, no. cover of the around for fish of the ethnic or median population as flipped beyond play of following an offensive buying concert by john

michael look who welcome voting has begun in closely watched parliamentary elections in slovakia that could see the country radically changed course on ukraine. people started casting their ballads following an election campaign that's resulted in a neck and neck race between a former left his prime minister and pro western liberals. both sides have about 20 percent support and would require coalition partners to form the government. former prime minister robert feet, so has campaigned on a populace platform calling for an end to slovakia as robust military support for ukraine and for closer ties to moscow out with the new, even with the old. that's what's loc use, former prime minister,

robert feet. so hoops of orders will choose when they go to the polls. he's already left the country twice, and he's promising major changes for a 3rd terminal. office. are no weapons where you crane a veto for you. craning nato membership and weakening of anti russian sanctions. is lomax vote seats, so in his left wing, populous summer party, back into power, it would be dramatic about face in the country support of ukraine. this, since the start of russia's invasion brothers level has been one of the key of staunchest supporters. regularly delivering large quantities of ammunition and other military hardware. sluggish parliament has also sought to forge political ties with the usa declaring that a special partner. however many slow ex are skeptical of the new bridge to the west . a 2023 survey said 50 percent of people view the us as a threat. this time for the current president, suzanne,

a couple of tools has warned that slovaks relatively close ties with russia combined with the kremlin back propaganda campaigns of on least what she called an epidemic of populism and lies when they deliver moscow. a new partner in the heart of the you, after saturday's election, the, the more concrete andre about the shock is an editor at the slow, bought the problem, done newspaper and joins me now from brought us lava. andre, it's been done nearly 20 years since the vakio joined the you and yet it looks like the next leader of the country could be a you. and is you skeptic pro russia populist? how did it come to this? good morning. thanks for having me. look. and you can say, this is part of the trend. how many times we have be worried that somebody was sure name le beneville. when the elections in presidential elections in france in germany, are basically for hard fired right?

by the automotive for adults now is all at 20 percent calling or 20 percent. and if you have a fire right, government. so various various strains of, of populism and this is some think, uh, unfortunately, slovaks listening to those messages also due to non, to you, a message. i'm the, i'm a goodness. i'm for russian. as it was mentioned in the, in the report by mr. a former prime minister freights a free time instant and funds tables free time, a prime minister. so yeah, his retro is quite brushing. but on the other hand, this is also another big surprise when he was a prime minister in 2040 and when cried me, it was the next all the time he was saying i was there was him for menu. i can councils all the time. he was saying, sanctions against russia as he was, was everything. then the per russian retro hate from mr. fitz would be a huge surprise for me. so as people are angry was the lives that was a breakout,

the government, the before days before this, the elections that fall and we now we have a current truck and government. so i think the bumper is like me stuff inside just using and is using rotors to what extent could a new russia friendly sort of ok in government to rail you policy own you create this is a very good question and of course we don't have a perfect answer because if it's over and then he will be able to establish a good coffee, some of the discussions will definitely to do something probably radically different on ukraine. but also i still believe this is the use a bid, the but of his retro hank only and assess as for example, when he's, when he says that we cannot, we are not going to send more. and that one's an invitation to ukraine. we have some, almost everything you were supposed to be honest. so this is the kind of an easy problem is he has some of my friends and our forces might not,

might disagree with them. we still have something but nothing that significant as for example, that makes mixed jess or as $300.00 system. so, but the problem of course is that you need and you're going to meet the and the ends in the you. and if you have somebody like for the hungry and prime is the or by the thing section, those use the rest of them new. have somebody like mr. feed. so maybe next year, who knows by right. my, when that makes sense and in australia and some of them you might have a front of all somebody just saying we have to do something about this war to stop it. no matter, no matter what. so yes, and this is a, there is a risk and i think that will be, we have to carefully follow if it fits is resides. if he wins, and you will be able to establish personal will how this will be in reality, that is on j monkey shock and many, many thanks to you, sir. thanks so much. i. this is

a round up of some other stories making headlines at this hour. drench will rain and flooding has brought chaotic scenes to new york city. heavy rain knocked out several subway and commuter rail lines, left motorist stranded and flooded basements. a state of emergency was declared with 8 and a half 1000000 residents being told to stay at home or see children at las vegas. police have charged the man with the 1996 murder of the rap legend to patrick corps . dwayne keith davis had previously admitted that he was in the car from which the fatal gunfire came. the unsolved case has long, frustrated investigators and fascinated the public. the us is warned of a major serbian build up and urge belgrade to pull its forces back from its board with comfortable tensions have escalated in recent months in northern comfortable. formerly a province of serbia, deadly violence last week between ser gunmen and the cost of the police patrol were

the worst in years. the united nation says it will send a mission to go to car bach this weekend, mainly to assess the humanitarian situation on the ground. that follows a lightning military operation by us or by john that sent more than 80 percent of the enclave ethnic or meaning population. flee a menu or exhausted and anxious about their future. after leaving everything behind the central square in the town of gold is most refugees land here. after leaving the garden to cut or by by other latch and corridor dionte wrote linking to region 2, i mean all of them left behind the home that will cease to exist as they knew it. as as a by john re to complete the control i left it for whoever will come to live in my house, no matter whether it's an enemy or not. they're human beings,

no on the human one. so we don't, we don't want to lose our home or next, but it was an order from mazda of my job on a daughters copper green to gratian with as if i, john was not an option on both sides. have had a lot of victims. and now i think i'll return to not going to come up, but it's impossible. 30 percent of those arriving of children of the months of being cut so from supplies. some of them are in dire condition. the situation is that the families arriving with children that are so weak and even stated in the hands of their parents for it. so if some of them are dropped, the say to the, in the hands of the rest course, fast or hold onto your venue. and refugee agency believes that the number of people arriving could rise to 120000 in the next few days,

which matches the estimate of population of the break away region. going forward, i'd be better if i would work. we'd be 14 suiting that people left behind. i'd care of to we had been planning for equations to be a longer process. they look ways and these, we have a going very, very fast, very high numbers of people. but us, every soul of that, many people become instructed. tens of thousands of refugees need to be moved to suicide, collect invitation for winter sets in. moreover, this fee is that some hospitals may soon run out of resources. huge tasks lie ahead for armenia in the upcoming days and weeks in the us. the house of representatives has rejected a bill to temporarily fund the government, making a shut down highly likely, which could have consequences that reach far beyond us shorts. divisions

between house republicans and democrats on spending costs a to ukraine and border protection are hindering efforts to get even a temporary funding solution off the ground. and the country's most prominent republican is urging his colleagues to let the shut down happen until congress approves new funding. the federal government won't be able to continue fulfilling various functions. but remember that the u. s. government is a nation's largest employer. over 2000000 federal thousands could be very upset from health. it's a little over a week since the president loading years of lensky came to washington to rally more support for his country. and the immediate term asia ukraine remains protected.

even in the shut down, but that spending on ukraine has become a sticking point in these negotiations, means the landscape may need to worry about future support. and that's a big concern because you already see the republicans on this thing displeasing how much money of u. s. government is spending supposing ukraine's efforts in defending himself against the russian patients. the already questions being asked. and that being made part of the debate on the government shutdown and whether the republicans allowed out of the democrats deposit budget. so it's not just a direct hit from the government shutdown, so you kind spending spending, but the question of your credit spending is it was i'm saying whether or not we haven't government shut down and how long us. but the good news is the us is no stranger to shut down and sooner or later the result, the forces that one to force us shut down tend to be very adamant at the very beginning. but then as time goes on and the nation gets annoyed about

what's going on, they find that it's harder to maintain their fervor and then they'll eventually look for a compromise. i would sell our allies and partners. this is not something new or political process. these are not working very well, but what needs to be judged is what comes out the other end. but what exactly comes out on the other end and how long it's going to take to get there, remain the crucial open questions and to shut down. and it won't just be the american people, but ukraine and us allies across the atlantic. that will be waiting for answers. the in football door admin moved at the top of the bundle like a table after beating a high flying hoffman time on friday night. really unrealistic, raised almost the entire length of the pitch. this 4th in stoppage time that kept a p one wins were less susan's runners, giving them their 3rd victory in

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