the the, this is dw use line from the that good morning and confusion of the dance of alexi, nevada 8. as simple as stage vigils in moscow and other cities developed these allies say they cannot access his body and not being told how the russian opposition beat it done. you find the president takes to the stage activating security conference, brought him in soliciting says his forces have heard of the battlefield as west support fins out as forces retreat from the town they have defended. thing is from russian procedures. how costly was the loss of,

of difficult the i paid was all the welcome questions of multiplying over the death of rush at all positions lead. lexi nev on the, at a remote po, call a his team who can funds in the volume he is dead. but say that his body is known in the prison mold with or thought he said it was, they the russian presidents, personally for develop these days. you don't believe we'll put in killed them. the whole world knows that it was the russian president who personally gave this order just as it knows that alexi was never afraid of him, never stayed silent. we must not give up. this is what alexi himself called on us to do because of all someone to see supporters of the value of stage demonstrations and cities around the world active as devotion as

a police detained more than 100 people, a nation wide protest. no, no more owners gather on a snowy st. petersburg night to pay their respects. photo reads alexi, nev only killed by a fascist regime. through tiers a supporter quotes the fall into a center allowed 1st line, you know, so it's a very simple message and case on killed, which don't give up. you alexis, of only politician and leader of the russian opposition and they killed him. he will be much elsewhere attempted to memorialize the fall, and they were stamped out of the news in moscow. and memorial only lasted a few hours before min and black clouds poured out of unmarked vehicles and tore it down over the local media. say the police stood by and watched and with the to the end of all of these death isn't just a massive blow to rushes opposition. movement to many see it as

a signal that as arch nemesis, russian president vladimir putin will stop at nothing to keep tightening his grip on power. the reports of his desk that says true, i have no reason to believe it or not. oppression authorities are going to tell their own story, make no mistake. make no mistake. putting his responsible front of on his desk, putting is responsible. what has happened involving is yet more proof approves protell really? no one should be full, not in russia, not at home, not anywhere in the world. just one day before his death was reported, the election of only appeared cheerful as he gave testimony via video link from prison. ringback the next day, russian state tv and write out the official announcement from the federal penitentiary service of on the exception of opinion a little bit. boy, u. m. o. in unions come a whole global scale probably will be a bunch of that never only had fallen ill after going for

a walk and lost consciousness. an ambulance crew tried to resuscitate him, but failed no problem. it was transferred to a prison colony above the arctic circle. in december. it's considered one of russia's toughest prisons, and he was regularly held in solitary confinement. the opposition leaders team confirmed his death and demanded his body be given to his family. a correspondent, the river state who was in re, uh as dw is banned from reporting and russia. he told me what else is known about that and about developing these depth as well. there's still no clarity as to what exactly. and i've only died of band and above all under what circumstances. uh, the only thing we have is still official report from present number 3 is that option optical way he was? there's also confirmation from the valise, press secretary, but the she also refers to the official report from the prison. in any case, she claims that have been a volley of was killed. as for the official line,

as it was supposed to be on forensic investigation into the volume, his desk, we have to wait for the results of his lawyer and his mazda have arrived at the penal colony colony today. earlier. in the meantime, independence russian media have published some reports from fellow prisoners in pennell, camp number 3. if these reports ought to be believed in the following, may have died barely of an official report. that of course, is there is also to be collision as to if she died of natural causes. his family claims that she was in good health at the volley also took the part in a court session. a few days ago we saw adjusting the report online. of course, you could see a 2 full jolting optimistic mans there. hm. and what about the timing then is, i mean, it's just a month before national elections in russia. this absolutely is the time if his dad is indeed a special one man, and each of the sites tries to give it

a different interpretation on. as a political scientist loyal to the kremlin, follows the official version, according to reach of the death of the criminal critic was an accident. they say that putting doesn't need another and month before the election at some even suggest a west and trays. i wouldn't be surprised, the russian television will be spread in conspiracy theories. individual best and secret services would be allegedly involved. the question is, of course, what will happen in the coming days and weeks? we still arrests earlier in the report. these scenes are very similar to the protest of the volume we organized in russia and recently is given these 10 situation. i believe that the last thing put in needs now is protest, which is why the national authorities are likely to be focusing on the climate of fee and intimidation that had over the presidential elections. i'll extend of all is death is likely to intimidate to those who still they have to stand up against

the travelling because of a no, that's not volley is not the 1st person to pay a high price and options for his tense. i was think i'll use read up your chief, you will have a shadow. well, as late as gather the munich, focusing on the boys in ukraine and the middle east, the us and germany refunds, their commitment to be as well security. they're also calling for the protection of civilians in gaza. and things president flooded me so landscape redoubled his coals for support against the russian invasion. and they looks, they have 3 general against the book said the boy, you credit has exposed gaps in the alliances preparedness, dw, steve international edits of richard boy. okay, is at the conference. i asked him about the main point so far. so. yeah, well i think it's hard to avoid the biggest impression of this conference so far actually being the simple fact of that and use of the like say no problem, these death which when it arrived just as you know the whole is here. what beginning to fill out with people and it really that used to through this

conference location and left everybody of course no surprise, but still shots. so that is done by and by the sort of dreadful notes of that reality. and it was interesting to hear people's theories about, you know, what it happened, why it happened, why did happen? now? people were speculating about whether this was some sort of message to the international community, obviously, particularly to the west it. so the time that the security agreements have been agreed between european countries ends and russia. one chinese delegate even speculated to me that maybe this was rooted in feeling that he had been to sort of friendly towards the united states and his talk to calls and interview last week. and that felt that he had to so hard line again, just like he, as his people, presumably blue, pre ghost and as of the last year. so these are the conversations that have been going on in the, the holes around me of the last 2436 hours now,

as everybody absorbs these news about in the fall and the, and, and what it tells them once again, about the nature of the polluting regime it's dealing with and that, you know, of course, the ukraine's a fighting for their existence. and of course, you credit and presidents, automated savanski is that the war now going on for almost 2 years at this point in the conflict? what is the cooling for? yeah, i mean, it's so interesting to compatibility means that lends keys speech this year to his message last year and even his message of the year before that. i mean, if you very much, we're coming up to the 2nd denver story of the beginning of the ukraine was in just a few days. so the meaning security conference pretty much marks that kind of a 3 year last year. zalinski is message was a little about speed, he was saying to west and supporters, you need to get us

a weapons. boston the discussion was about tang. so discussing was about a fight to judge and it sits in the military support from the west was coming to slowly for the ukrainians to achieve that goals. and i think the ukrainians would say that positive. the reason that that counter offensive last year didn't go as well as hope was that they simply got weapons from the west to slowly to build up the forces appropriately to a to see that counselor find seems through can't control center this year. his message is really more one of the stamina and continued relief. of course, you know, it's a lot of tools that the worries have settled into a kind of a stalemate situation. and there's a lot of pessimism about the outlook and let them use the lens. he was trying to say, you know, don't fold for the mason. russia cannot lose this war that ukraine still academy, but that happening depends on, on the stamina of will and the stamina of providing you plan with it with,

by the way i produce that it needs of course of the spotlight is very much on the united states. that where congress is failing to pro, uh, bring through a major package of, of military support for ukraine. i was speaking to one analyst just earlier today who said that, you know, if that american support does not get through to ukraine, that the russians would potentially have a child's suite through the country even potentially be able to take care of again . but it'd be able to take care of their initial goal 2 years ago. manage that by the end of this year. that's how much hangs on this. so that was really the message . so it was a lensky kind of a key pop, the belief, doubtful. but it is a set for the sense of defeatism intensive, most concrete requests that he had waste for a longer range weapons. and part of that is looking at gemini, which has yet to decide on whether it's a bribe, provides ukraine or whether it's longer range of cruise missiles go taurus they

just have supporting you come just as you can, you know, the forces announce a setback. they withdrawal from the eastern town of, of div code of the months of heavy fighting ukraine's you ami had alexander, csp, said, troops were being pulled out in order to avoid being and circled by some forces have been attempting to capture the ruling town since october. it's bush's biggest success on the battlefield since it took the city of the board last may, following another few spouse or whatever on is from king's college, london. i us to, whenever the withdrawal of ukrainian troops from a 5th car could open the way to why the russian advance to i think it's a huge boost for the russians, both in terms of gaining military strategic ground and a fever. and also for them are all of the troops, especially considering that this is happening pre election in russia. and this is

also happening um, as president zalinski has change the command or of the forces. so i think that the russians are sensing here is that there are other patients was in the government and the military um ukrainian troops are exhausted and them were all is not as high as it was at the very beginning of the war. and they also lack artillery shells, meaning that they will try to push in or to, to break. and according to what the russians were saying, the capability of the ukrainian armed forces to offer any resistance. so we might not see very fast at once is it might be slow. however, the idea is to grind the ukrainian military number on this. here's the look at some of the other stories making use today. iran has unveiled and you miss all

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