or to say that the incumbent faces any realistic challenge from that would be more than an exaggeration through western eyes. the election looks like a soviet styles rate of sham and as well here. tonight's importance russia, it really doesn't matter. i'm for golf and berlin. this is the day the who believes that it is very important that there are elections so he can see that the people support him. i think the call what's going on in russia today and election is an insult to the word election. but the reality is, is not really what about us about the criminal administration is trying very hard to frame the election campaign to the truth and things. 80 percent of russians are within the whole thing as far as the top to bottom on an election. it's

a total fix also coming up, europe says that it cannot replace american military aid for ukraine. today, the leaders of germany, france, and poland made clear europe can do more. these in, as you can say, all 3 of those are serious amounts of support for ukraine is in all. you can also see that solidarity enjoined tax and are essential in order to defend peace and freedom in europe for tied to our viewers watching on tv as in the united states and to all of you around the world. welcome. we begin today with an election that has much to do with board and fees. some say very little to do with being fair in free looters in russia have until sunday to cast their ballad in the countries presidential election. why they may approach it and is asking for another term of 6 years. now, those who may have asked for something different. well,

they're not around and they're not on the ballot. the weekend that some wanted to be an exercise in democracy has been carefully choreographed the means to an end, just not the end of pollutants power. the problem must go slept, polling stations in the countries far eastern region of kind of chapter, opens the doors full names appear on the bottom paper. 3 of them, a barely known inside russia let to learn anywhere else. this, ma'am us 3 die election is really all about vladimir putin is need for more legitimacy on his long grip on power. some of the russians political late have a very cost of 8, such as foreign minister said guy level of defense minister said guy showing a while the results may be a full grown conclusion. the selection does sean some lights on to the hopes of

often overlooked ordinary russians from false long regions like come chapter which it is very important to participate now, especially when the country is in this situation, you definitely need to vote to the capital must go. what do i expect? that everything will be fine? the demand i voted for will make our country better, and that we will only move forwards, not backwards to places under russian occupation, such as done next of the science to pretends a pain of pensions for tranquility that we now have internet and everything as well to everywhere in between, such an inside barrier. at one pulling station. yeah. cook shellman performed the ritual, calling on the spirits to help people make that choice. and well that choice appears to have already be made. these elections act as a reminder, so that is far more to russia than just not that many putin on join meal by my

colleague jury. we should of he's in riga where he has been based ever since the russian authorities shut down dw, use moscow bureau some 2 years ago you read, it's good to see you. why is voter turnout important for vladimir putin? i mean, it doesn't seem like you can lose the election, but if voter turnout were to be weak, could put in, looks like a loser. a while of brands turn out is very important support to not to the election itself. you are right. because putting of course know it's very valid that you will win. so the selection wins this election in order to achieve this high to an all does the election, will be held over 3 days for the federal stein, by the way, in addition to the or for this underlying on electronic voting as a figure is a basic off 80 percent is what puts you into a political advisor, sees a circle and to the presidential administration has come up with at put in a suppose to get

a 2 percent of the volts in order to increase his power to the maximum one hand. yeah, she's circle, they can say, hey, we've done our job well and this is this, the guy is reached. and on the other hand, coaching can then more easily realize these policies. and this is not just about the election gifts to promise to the nation. and he's the reason speech such as the pension increase and so on, there was that it's about unpopular measures, such as the tax increase, some suspect to the highest taxes out to support students expensive war policy. i bought it also for yourself, and you may have often, but as ation extremely unpopular in russia at high voter turnout coat. legitimize this, it's a long election. we can begin with reports of possible malta cocktail. it's accurate of pulling station in st. petersburg. what more do we know about that? yes, you're right on the 1st day already. of the selections,

as there are already plenty offered points, is that something is not the driveway for the selection and several are awesome? see it is inside. there's book your model, difficult to was thrown into the polling station by a young woman, apparently in protest is ends at all. other cases where green pigeon met pigment was thrown into the ballad books, for example, to make the balance paperless, legal electronic voting system didn't work properly at times. allegedly, because too many people wanted to vote at the same time. and certain ukrainian traces are repeatedly suspected of being behind to this. it's a fact of it to the young ones you mentioned who are through the bullets of cocktail that was paid for by ukraine. we don't know whether this is really true. you're up in about 30 seconds, but don't just want to ask you, you've covered many elections in russia. what does this election symbolized for

what i think for me is these elections certainly like as the previous ones, neither a free nor democratic and from many conversations with people in russia, from many reports from colleagues, friends, and experts. i have 2 impressions, brent and one is that nothing has changed in russia for us. and most people say, hey, why should they go and vote at all companies putting to move in as the 2nd thing is that this country has, has never been so divided. never before has to move to being so uncertain about the future. about the next 6 years. we'd love to be put in w. your instead of your is always we appreciate your reporting. thank you for the leaders of france, germany and poland met today. here in berlin and promised to do more for ukraine. german chancellor, all of schultz french president, emanuel mac, ron and polish prime minister,

donald tusk. agreed to provide ukraine with long distance artillery as brains military grapples with a shortage of weapons and resources. but the 3 leaders also emphasized that they do not want to escalate this war with moscow succeed. there's more now from the german chancellor. oh, i'll show them that. among other things, we will now print a few or even more weapons for ukraine on the until at global market. this is a good improvement. secondly, the production of military equipment will be expanded, including through cooperation with partners in ukraine's on my bike and 3rd on within the ramstein format. we are establishing a new capability coalition for the loan ranch, rookie del taylor. right. like i said to kate not joined by the shell or the north sky, he's a managing director at the think tank, the german marshall fund east, and he is in the fullest capital tonight. it's always good to have you with this the, the german, french and polish leaders are making a very making

a strong effort to stress unity. when he comes to you crate, are you convinced that these there's more here than just optics? absolutely, this is the beginning of the key european corporation of a key to pin formats really to facilitate a greater aid of you for ukraine and frank t to jumpstart utah. p a security team defense corporation. this, this, this meeting comes at the end of a visit by a prime minister to, to united states where to saw firsthand that at the moment the military age to ukraine from the united states is blocked. and to europe needs to step up. we just have no other choice. and is that what we're seeing these 3 leaders, these 3 countries convey filled the boy that is being created by american inaction

of this country's will spar the whole of you to action. it's already happening. you has already agreed to finance the shells, 150 feet, 5 millimeters cells found by to check government that will be soon transferred to ukraine and forces to push back on the russian forces. but it's only a beginning uh, look at the fact is that we are in a critical moment off of the war. if your brain doesn't get the right weapons, we'll see a breakdown in the front in the worst case scenario. and this is, today's meeting is a beginning of a robust response from the you with the volume are trying to, with paul in germany, france leading the way. so that's, that's the political message. that's the complete message coming out of this summer . i'm wondering what this looks like from where you are there in poland. you.

you've got a french president who has even entertain the possibility of sending western european troops to ukraine. and you've got a german chancellor who won't even talk about that. and he's against sending cruise missiles to you. great, i mean these 2 leaders going, you know, where they go to poland, one day, they're not bringing or then they're not reading from the same sheet or that and so done. so as a prime minister, a fall and invited the to the leaders to visit worth solve as in poland in, in the summer. so this meeting will impact take place histories moving fast and your bride that we are not on the same page all of us. it just yet, but the commonalities are becoming greater. the language that for example, president, my chrome is using right now describing russia as,

as an existential for us to europe. is describing the words in ukraine as work that affects all of us. know that's the language. that guy's not a long time ago would be inconceivable coming from a french feeder, something you would expect from central european leader. but now as using cost by saying just that. so we are moving in the right direction in a common direction. and we're trying to have to move pretty fast because just re speaking up and, and histories playing out in the, in ukraine with russia's work in demo. so as you know, he recently won the election. i'm wondering in your opinion, if he had not won the election, if we had a conservative government still in power, would we be having this conversation today? and i think that would be much harder. weimar triangle is

exploring, experiencing entirely new chapter. if the previous government continue, we would have a large, deep tension between worst. so in berlin, pensions that are now very quickly being replaced by productive relationship. so of course that's, that's changed is very, very much poland place in europe has also change with the election of october 15th last year. many would say that with the changing the election with a you look in democratic government, the center of gravity using tact shifting to the east central view of the you. and i think today of, i'm on find, go meeting and showing just that. it's a very interesting points on it. i think a lot of people in eastern europe would agree with you this or you show or not sky, with the german marshal fund east. we appreciate your time and your analysis

tonight. thank you. great to be with you. all the best news this weekend for the people in gone to some food, hands or rock. a ship, caring humanitarian aid for palestinians were threatened with famine. dr. off the coast of gauze and friday, a special jeddy or peer was constructed for the ships that are bringing aid to gauze of the ship to drop the anchor today was towing a bars laden with $200.00 tons of food. or you want to get more now from the norwegian refugee council spokesperson jane alone. she joins me from jerusalem. it's good to have you with this. i mean, what are you hearing from your colleagues on the ground regarding the humanitarian situation in josh? this, this situation continues to be desperate and growing more and more desperate. the by day as, as not enough eat, is getting in and not enough is. and in the end that is getting in isn't reaching

all the people who are in desperate need. the situation is particularly dire in northern gaza, which has been effectively cut off from southern gaza since october. now 5 months in to this war, we're, we're already hearing reports of, of people dying of malnutrition, starvation. we only anticipate that as, as a, a continues to be delayed, getting in and not enough need is reaching people in need. that the numbers of people dying from starvation, dehydration, and preventable diseases that they are unable to find off because their bodies are 2 weeks will continue to grow. and those figures can even surpassed the 31000 palestinians killed as a result of direct hostilities. and this, this for a ship that's bringing in food, can you tell us to night and he will get that food, who's going to get the 1st meals?

well, there's not a lot of clarity in terms of who, how the distribution will actually work. it's still, i think it's unclear whether this, this jenny, that was created to, to, to offload the aid will work. and it's, and it's unclear to us who the world central kitchen is coordinating with in terms of, of distributions. and also how would trucks another, a central materials needed to have distributions will be able to access that part of gaza and, and conduct the distributions. and what do you say when we, we've done an attempt to deliver aid now by water we've, we've had an air drops during the united states for example, of our, these and an acceptable alternative to deliveries by land. as there is no alternatives to delivery by land, of course, any aid and during garza, by whatever means is essential at this point as we have people quite literally

starving to death. but we know that the most efficient cost effective and i feel proof way of distributing ease through is to bring that be in through the crossings by land into gaza and then, and that, and then having those distributed by trucks that there are hundreds and hundreds of trucks waiting outside of each of gaza and on the junction side of the border just waiting to enter. and this is life saving aid that is, that is being essentially blocked from entry. we know that there that it's there and that it's officiant. and while we see these creative alternatives being opposed and executed, it's frustrating to see that the easiest way to get it in is not being pursued by a bias roll top allies. and instead there was ordering to measures drastic measures like air drops, where we've seen people even be killed by at,

by in drops that failed and, and, and other complications. yeah. you know, you speak of why saving. and i'm wondering how life threatening is for people, palestinians in garza to go towards these, these loads of food. i mean, there are, these people are hungry, they're desperate. and yet we've seen this past week and they've been reports that people have been shot and killed by is really forces trying to do just that this has been the trends that we've seen over the last few weeks where desperate people seeking a life saving assistants are being shot and killed, it's not always clear who in fact the perpetrators are though in many of these incidents that it has been a firm is that it was israel, but it, but it's, i mean, it just shows how desperate the situation is that people are risking their lives and losing their. # lives trying to get that legs needing assistance,

food that is desperately needed and that needs to reach some of god was most vulnerable people, children, the elderly women, people with disabilities who are, are desperate for, for assistance. shallow with need a wage in refugee council joining us tonight from jerusalem. we appreciate your time and all that you're doing. thank. thank you. it has been a week of more violence in haiti. the country's political crisis is going from bad to worse. prime minister or you'll, henri, has agreed to step down. as soon as a transitional counsel is formed, haitians are facing a severe humanitarian crisis and famine in the wake of all of this, an arrest that you when is morning that there could be problems getting 8 supplies through in the coming days of the struggle to get food and water, the thousands of people recently displaced by the gang violence in

haiti and now living in makeshift shelters like these and they're relying on aids supplies to get to the daily knew the go days without 18. the age been, be fine to me is it is miserable. how can we find food or money has no value a while ago. 5 good could be exchange for one us, donna and all 5 good means nothing. the country is facing a hunger crisis. you have the wi fi and unicef for warning that nearly a good, a good part of the population of the metropolitan area of puerto pits, are facing famine light conditions. in addition to about half of the population of havi being in a dire situation in terms of, of hunger and risk continues across large parts of the country as guidance,

invade and append entire communities. international organizations of scrambling to install the transitional council that could gain control in haiti and called the violence, the number of the entities that will, that come, that will comprise the transitional counsel have submitted their names. and so we will continue to work with care. com and work with our international partners and work 1st and foremost with uh, ations themselves on uh, trying to pursue a path to develop the return of the democracy and free and fair elections. and the council would help to organize general elections which haven't being held in haiti for nearly a decade. on the 13th the african games are underway in gun estimates from across the continent or

competing and hoping some to qualify for this year's summer olympics in paris. so unlikely africa a couple of nations that took place in neighboring ivory coast. the african gigs have been plague white organizational problems are corresponded. issac collects the reports tonight from gunners, capital ok. gunners. cycling team has home advantage of this year's africa game scene a crack. so the money brought here is $1.00 of them is leaving a child who dream of competes and that the highest level of the supports that the 2 is african games gives team a shot after winning meadows forgot to walk around. but there's a big goal of reaching the olympics games in july. he says it to be good to have life and gotten in to be on the podium. that is the fast boys mean on to put you on here. then the naturalist that will lympics. so we are looking for it, like i said,

to collectively get in the middle for the country at least from $54.00 nations of fighting for glory in suite to 9 different disciplines or the games. each of them i only qualifies it's ready sites in goal for the athletes competing to fulfill the sporting dreams. but it hasn't all been going smoothly for the organizes the least with the completion of menus on this piece between stakeholders for the games to be held. this year, instead of last august, these issues hop largely or by shadow the interest around the games, little calling the publicity a head of the games has the little nothing new streets and the carpet tiles have billboards for more than the veins that's mix following the games struggle for some i do know rides and there was nothing, not fundraising,

so we didn't get to actually do what, what's going on. people are not here. number 3, i see the billboards and see that posted and all. but once it's actually going on, what are we doing when, when we talk about games, how many games are we playing? i think if i'm using 200 a bit know for me. organize is belinda lo, enthusiasm on cool beach and financial difficulties. they fully realize not as expected for so many readings um at a time that was supposed to peach in terms of branding, in terms of obesity, coverage sets in both a lot of financial challenges. and so i'd meet at least for the, for the husband reach the present to that we all expect the goodness pains, $195000000.00 on infrastructure for the games. and the fees are funded. comic crises and questions i know being asked about the impacts of hosting the games on ordinary citizens. the well,

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