the, the, this is dw news live from ballot. could a little known corner of europe be russia's the next land grub, pro russia separatists in the transmits trip off putting for help, the breakaway region in moldova claims. it's on the threats from a hostile government. also coming on fears of russian meddling and poland as well as far as ease of use, most cow of infiltrating the massive farm is protest disrupting poland and stranding ties with neighboring ukraine. and one of the most powerful plants and us politics steps as such. yeah, it's a 2 year old senate republican leader mitch mcconnell says it's time for new

generation to take charge. the guy that says, welcome to the program. ukraine is warning against a quote, destructive external interference in those break away region. off transmit strip. based off the pro russia separate as that aust most called for protection. the same overture used by separatists and eastern ukraine a decade ago. the self proclaimed republic off trends in history. a is a tiny sliver of land located between ukraine and some old over which were both. so if you had republics, transmission area broke away from mold over during the collapse of the soviet union in the early 19 ninety's to the separatists. that use the pro wisdom of the government of wage in an economic war against the tensions have been rising. ever

since russia's invasion of you crime a 1st in nearly 2 decades officials meeting for a rare special congress entrance in history is capital to rascal the pro russian separatist. asking moscow to protect the break away region from what they call this right from old. over the move has many more buildings concerned. you're still in a mighty city, it's really dangerous what's happening and harass, pull their declaring war in moldova model. many words the kremlin backed officials are waiting another push to join russia in 2006 more than 9 and 10 transmit dream voters back to similar call. but the referendum wasn't recognized into naturally intrinsic mystery of remained part of molto brushes influence and the break away region is undeniable. assistant russia is a presence both militarily and financially. one, it's a special pensions put front of these trends,

but it also supplies gas to the region to the kremlin, says it considers protecting transmit strains the top priority, while of choosing western powers of interfering and motel. this internal affairs not to put down data is troubling. the trying to mold the republic into lead through a 2nd ukraine con, to right to the mood of the majority of the modelling population. watch. and in general apartments, the without thinking about the consequences of this for the country and for the region on the whole bottom, rushes invasion of neighboring ukraine has fuel fears that mold over could be next, especially as the countries precedent. my assent do has been pushing to join the you meeting with ukrainian president and all pena san do set. you was worried all of a safe today. thanks to the but a very of the ukrainian sold days. and we are very grateful to them. the attention, though, also costs and concern in washington. good afternoon, given russia's increasingly aggressive and destabilizing role in europe,

we are watching rushes, actions, and trends. nice through it. in a broader situation, they're very closely just one of several west invoices warning the rush is trying to, to stabilize the region even further. anastasia pro comes in is from the german council on foreign relations, and we all stuff for her assessment of the situation that i see it passes the in the big picture, i see pop the freshman distributors, nation competence, and does information the situation. animal device per child, we have elections coming up this autumn, dark presidential elections and that's the problem into the election. so the situation is, contributes to public just to position trust. this tech has been a playground for us and this information of hybrids of text for years now. and this goes just, i'm defied some of this part of the full scale invasion of pain. so i've seen the big picture of this contribution toward just the position in the region. why does information unless you also more initiatives from restaurants,

us mr. to come to butcher the pronunciation and the concept as follows, the has been protesting for weeks against new policies in countries across europe. some of the biggest protests have been in poland where farmers were also angry over shape of food imports from neighboring ukraine. the issue has been straining relations between the 2 countries, which have been close populous since russia's invasion of ukraine polish authorities have even the fewest russia of influencing the farm of protests, dw, christine, $112.00 reports from poland potent we're in 3. it's cool, but it's sky 60 kilometers outside of also people from this region like to think of it as your biggest orchard, mateusz the policies family has been growing. apples here for a century who we get all the different overboard video file post,

like gala golden, delicious, or something. but businesses test these days and mateusz is unhappy about e u roles and that's addressing climate change. and the cheaper agricultural impulse from ukraine that'll coming into the polish markets nicholas case, i don't know. who is it polish pharma speaking for myself, but it comes to the green d a in the oldest book, receive the actions of the european officials. i'm certainly concerned. and could even say more than concern, typically the bodies in was number of uses. and the other these issues has been growing in poland. it's seen from is block traffic from ukraine at the board is and this week they staged this big demonstration invoice. so 5, so one of our main point of this to try and stop the import of food products from ukraine. this is the 1st and the most important point. unfortunately, the government doesn't want to talk to us. that's why we came to or so we want to

show the power of the polish farmers because the farming community has been mobilizing online limitations on facebook. groups with other farm is in his region and beyond. but the government says it is on into it as a possible russian infiltration in the process through social media. you some trickle on this uh, i'm sure that protein and there's people that react to it in europe. and they take advantage of such protests along. yeah, it's enough to take your phone and start reading comments from the complex all facebook going to if it's before, even on my own phone. a see how many comments i made to the phone by the fake accounts a month of on this use in sort of monthly sites gone. the independent observe is also concerned with russian propaganda doesn't know. we're conscious pulling fluid, as they are, is facing our novices, our social media, our public discussion and public debate, looking into it right because statements statements with play with our emotion

authors. these are investigating some n t ukraine and pro russia slogans that have been spotted and recent demonstrations . but tell you save those on not just say the form is not there is no i didn't post it on. you certainly know polish fama who can, as well as i believe, is it over that they're going, you're going to will make demands that directly attached to the ukraine and support team i think we own the best push it out and, you know, uh okay, you know, just did i own a patina. poland has been one, a few cranes biggest back is in the us. but the issue with the farm is, is causing tensions between keys and also this report back listing montville who drives us now from the pole is capital was. so christine, the what can be said about the russian influence in the protests of the polish

farmers. have you seen any evidence so? well, they are. i can tell you that the old ortiz here in poland or convince that russian trolls has infiltrated social media feeding. this information to, to farm is, as the official told me, the deputy agricultural industry, they've observed that they're all stake accounts on the platforms, facebook, and it's, these accounts are disseminating as sort of conspiracy theories. this information specifically targeted at farmers who are protesting. there have been some incidents at demonstrations. one in particular is being investigated with a fall back had a post on his track to explicitly encouraging the russian president vladimir putin to finish ukraine. this res, along here in poland. that particular incidents and other related ones are being investigated, so there is absolutely no doubt on the part of polish ortiz fast. russian influence

has made its way into these protests. hence, some of the extreme is views that some form is expressing as these demonstrations. now, um, can you give us an update on the pro test? what are the main demands of the protest? it will get hot as long as i've spoken to here, say they simply want a bad on old ukrainian projects coming into poland. they also are very angry over the european union, said green deal with their uh, ambitious of course carbon emissions target a target set affect their business. they want an amendment to that. the form of that i spoke to invitation that reports phase. look, i understand climate change, it affects what i do here as well, but the, the rules as they are just to make my business simply unsustainable. so they one revision of that today, the prime minister donald says, is going to be meeting with fond the groups ahead of that meeting. last night he

said that poland was in the negotiations with ukraine and that they had discussed the possibility of temporarily closing the boat up. but keith officials almost immediately denied that any conversations had been taken place. as it stands, a european union has extended the arrangement that allows impulse from ukraine into the european union without any restrictions. but the polish authority's, i'll try to get some kind of a deal with the ukrainians where they can at least limits. some of the parties coming in. i have to tell you that already poland has bad grain. it's full, it's, but it's other agricultural products. that's all creating tensions. yeah. and i can tell you now the tensions between also and ukraine over this issue, all high tuning. there is a lot of back and forth ministers issuing statements that seem to contradict what the other capital is the same. did up in corresponded christine a month with their reporting from the photos capital. so thank you very much, christine now that's have

a look at some of the other stories making headlines. the highlands health minister says the country plans to ban recreational marijuana used by the end of the year thailand became the 1st southeast asian nation to allow recreational count. it was used 2 years ago since then. so it has have been trying to rain in subject consumption in thailand. officials planned to continue allowing the medicinal use in the us. the cluster of fast moving was sizes scorched communities in an area known as the texas unhandled one by as being cold. this smoke house creek 5 has grown into one of the largest in the state's history. no injuries have been reported, but there are fears the 5 could spread further. in texas, a man has been executed for killing 2 people in the year. 2000. ivan count who was convicted of fatally shooting. his cousin and his cousins,

girlfriends bought the claim. his conviction was based on false testimony before receiving a lethal injection. concerts said several times again that he was innocent. the district attorney said that the evidence against come to was clear the us supreme court has agreed to decide with a former president donald trump is immune from prosecution. it's a victory for him as it delays his trial on charges that he conspired to overturn the 2020 election. trump's lawyers argue he should not be prosecuted for actions taken while he was president. the question is untested in you as little as trump is the 1st ex president charged with a crime. a decision on immunity is expected by june. trump is up against numerous civil and criminal cases as he runs for the republican nomination to challenge current. president joe biden, this november staying in the us. one of the country's most

powerful lawmakers, mitch mcconnell, how's announced he'll step down as the republican leader of the us senate. in november, the 82 year old is the longest serving, send a leader in history, and has recently been facing health issue. nicole said that despite stepping down from that road, he would serve up to the senate time, which ends in 2027 senators from both parties reactive to his speech with a standing ovation of kentucky. and i know he always spoke with clayton. allan, who focuses on washington politics for the you raise a group of that's a political consultancy. mcconnell was one of the strongest pro nato pro ukraine, voices in the republic composite. we ask lights and the ellen, if europe should be worried that become a success a might not share that commitment. i think that's an absolutely reasonable position and fear to have. we don't know who a successor will be. it will likely be what one of what we call the 3 jobs as john

buroso johnston or john morgan's, he's. busy a well established members of the republican party, i think all those names you when it comes to foreign policy from march to sample office quantity, they may not be as vocal, we're as aggressive in their support for nato or ukraine, but i think many of them all of them really come from the same position. the question is, what happens if trump wins? can you see someone else and i'm not an unexpected candidate. take the leadership role after the 2024 elections last month, the you and this top court ordered israel to take provisional measures to prevent acts of genocide and gauze. since then, there have been growing goals in some countries to stop weapons exports to as well . the u. n. a said countries supplying obviously as well, could be complicit in violations of international for almost 5 months is really troops of buffalo, palestinian militants across the gaza strip. the war has taken

a heavy toll on civilians in the territory leading to international accusations. this israel's not doing enough to prevent civilian harm until high profile calls for arms exports to israel to stop. how many times have you hurt the must plumbing to lead us on for a minute to or 100 will say to many people are being killed. by them, by the head, this is too much on the top, is not proportional. well, if you believe that many people are being killed, maybe you should provide less arms. israel is one of the world's eating arms producers. but it's also dependent on the imports from abroad, especially from the u. s. and germany. according to the style comb, international piece, research institute, 67 percent of as well as the imports of major weapons came from the us from 2013 to

2020 to 28 percent from germany and 5 percent from italy. the us does not publish details on its military a to israel, but media reports say is, has supplied tens of thousands of weapons since the october 7th terrorist attack, including bunker, boasting bombs and precision guided munitions. in 2022 germany approved the sale of 32300000 euros worth of defense equipment to israel. that figure rose 10 fold in 2023 to 326500000 euros. most of the permits for granted after october, 7th, and included portable on to tank weapons and ammunition and make concerns. that's applying weapons for the war in guns. a may violate international humanitarian little easily, and spain say they have halted all arms exports to israel. 600 mid february acor's in the netherlands, ordered the dutch government to block exports of f. 35 spicer jet parts to israel,

following the case bro, by human rights groups. israel has rejected calls for an arms embargo saying it's fighting the war and guns in self defense, in accordance with international law. let's get more on that topic from the me wrong. she's the defense on list with the was that is the top of that kings college london marine up how reliant is israel on for and offs. good morning. you're heard. what we have to understand is that you throw a case that it has always been reliant on external specifically usually us support . the united states has been supporting israel economically and militarily, since the creation of the state of israel in 1948. meaning that the u. s has spent about 300000000000 in the entire period,

providing israel was arms and economic help. however, arms have been a major part of it. therefore, any withdrawal from this, how from this aid from the united states especially, would mean that israel will lose its defensive capacity in the united states, has pledged to ensure that each row can defend itself. and this is of course, in the foreign policy interest in the region for the united states. now the us is far less transparent about the opposite sense to israel. then for example, what you find get. why is that to well then reason for that could be, is a security reason because east row is getting very advanced high technology. whereas ukraine is getting older technologies that is not critical to us national security . therefore those contracts might not be as transparent. however, in some cases,

we do get to know what each row gaps because israel is always the 1st to get their hands on a more advanced military technology amongst us, or middle eastern countries such as solid uribe. if we're also purchasing military equipment from the united states, so the lack of transparency in this domain might increase the chances that the adversary's of israel cannot prepare in advance for a specific type of weapon. and the, as a reason might be political as actually given the fact that israel has been criticized even prior to the october 7th attacks. and when it comes to the use of military force so that there is a political component of that as well. and that's uh, talk more about how mazda is getting its weapons. it says it's still firing. rockets is really targets where these walk is coming from store file. so the supply would still functioning as well. is there a difference?

he says there's a mass together, a weapons form, and there are reports, of course the passable law has been support, things come off when it comes to getting their weapons. there are smuggling roots and, and presumably it's a tunnel network and the connection to each trip is still functioning. so that's how mosque him gap their weapons. now since a conflict has started a path to become more difficult, however, what we have to remember as well that an important source of weapons for how much is the israel and miller tree itself. the york times has reported that some of us managed to plunder a certain israel and military bases and how much can also use unexploded ordnance in gaza in order to build their own muscles and rockets. and this is a concerning factor given how much israel is firing into gaza and the fact that 10 percent of the ordinance fired fails to explode. never on the afternoons college a london. thank you very much. thank you for having me.

now let's have a look at some of the other world news stories. israel's defense minister you'll have got on task cold for a draft little that would force all to have both adults, jews to serve in the military. they have so far been exempt from compulsory service . some also over those choose blocked roads earlier this week and protests that the proposal. mister collins said the warden guys, that leads israel with no other choice authorities in front say a body has been found to the english channel, offering an accident involving a boat, carrying migrants around 180 people were rescued while attempting, the crossing from fonts to britain to a still missing on the united nations has begun to pull. please keep us all just the democratic republic of congo contralto has demanded their withdrawal. despite concerns over such and conflict in the east peacekeepers have

been stationed in the country for 25 years. the government accuses them of failing to protect civilians. we're going to gun on now where the parliament has paused a new anti eligibility to little. the coalition of religious leaders sponsor the bill which would punish the promotion of gay rights with up to 5 years in prison. the legislation still needs presidential approval. same sex relations are already illegal in gonna active as have described the new law as a further set back for human writers. and for more on this i'm now joined by dw corresponded isaac collegiate in governance capital across the. what else can you tell us about this? bill of the so this will i stick in 3 years in the making. it was 1st introduced impala main things to me through 3 to one and is just

now that's am that bill has been passed and it deals with some critical issues and mostly issues related to persons who identify themselves as members of the eligibility. cute community. all who engage in same sex relationships or related activities and press is life that the bill is proposing that the guild and up to 3 is sort of cool. 5th after 3 is and julie is the actually found to be engaged in sites hostilities. then also the new, but i've been passed also makes room for people who fund or promote add an eligibility, rid of that activity. so the goals will phase, for example, up to a 5 p as in jill. but it's also one critical aspect which is crisis who may be broadcasting messages really go through eligibility and activities included in media, all those who produce frames all who publish on the inside of a vehicle face up to 10 years in deal. so this bill is trying to be sol as steve

and frame and the deal and actually prohibits. i'll give it to you october 10th and got out. now isaac, why does this bill good so much support a more ordinary canadians so when the bill was passed and on wednesday or obviously a little guy here is waiting. so part of it's andy this day they, they actually really support the gun. yeah. so plus and it, because i and gun does like any, i don't think on countries, religious teachings and co try to change how this coverage. i same sex relationships and people have actually lived in dates and, and, and hold onto these cultural practices and credits. not religious practices and so it does no doubt that other people really suppose it's such a bill that is the president likely to approve that bill. but it's very, i predict the question,

and it's not because maybe he's afraid to have signed a bill according to the members of government. but because last year, some bills were past due way into a used by members of parliament know from the government. and he refused to sign space and that's why there's some costs on this page. and there's no coming from this stage of this one's off the bill. he won't find that bill because he goes, i gave a post using this bill was introduced by members of parliament, both on the government as well if it goes by the same principle that he made no sign of bills unless the bill is proposed by the government but what we want to see, and we are hoping to see what happens in the coming days, what he will sign on is zachary z that in, across. thank you. awesome. thank you. you're watching. the news is a reminder of all top story or ukraine is warning against interference in moldova is a break away region of trends. this trip off the pro russia separatists,

off most skillful protection territories. officials say the disadvantage by mail, dove is pro wisdom government, which has dismissed the repeal. us propaganda. focus in europe is next. i'll be back up the top of the, the

freedom of price, increase, critical journalists under surveillance. i'm guessing buried in jewel suits or even much like police reports or your those kind of us according to reports is without board is it's clear who's responsible. the sole goal trying of policy has like a media business man. focus on next on d. w to enter the conflict zone with the best in here as the munich security conference i sent to you in security,

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on the hello and welcome to focus on europe with me live show attacks on press. freedom are increasing globally more than 100 journalists have lost their lives since january 2023. most of them in war zones like gaza and ukraine, journalists are also assaulted and murdered after reporting about corruption, organized crime or state sponsored terrorism. even right here in europe.