and i'm on a journey to find out about the roots of the 19 are to put you on the side against the to see the rhonda. my name is some way to ship. i'm assuming re shaving history. our documentary stops april 6th on dw, the . this is focus on europe. i'm laura bubble, a welcome. russian president vladimir putin has been handed a 5th term, an election that the e u. n. usa were neither free nor fair. despite their efforts to isolate russia, booting is tightening his grip on power with the help of russian oligarchs. they are finding ways to evade the sanctions by purchasing real estate and mega yachts abroad and buy,

funneling cash and overseas investments. the u and other western nations have announced further punitive measures against russia, including more sanctions if anything, embargoes is made easier by places with friendly ties to rush up. while you nations, including the republic of cyprus, are sanctioning russia in northern cyprus. those rules don't exist. the coastal town of is kayleigh has become a haven for russian investment. business is booming for realtor asked, madame man, russians are buying up properties, they're transforming the town into a holiday. destination bomb money is flowing. not all residents are profiting from a scale of new found fortune. real estate agent estimate of mine is driving into a beautiful new world, at least for him and his clients. that is, these fancy new apartment blocks are in the cypriot turkish coast, inside town of a scholar. and up month sells them by the dozens,

mostly to foreigners. are russians, and iranians are among his best clients of mine and his russian colleague, irena cutting. it's currently are having the easiest time marketing, small furnished apartments, starting at $60000.00 euros each there such a hit that many clients go for combo packages in the shop i buy stuff. before construction begins, we sell the apartments at an affordable price. people like to snap up to 3 at the time, all in the shows and, and then once they're finished as clients go to the land title, registry pay their fees and lease or the re sell the apartment or rent the max of the acute on us. and that's how turkish occupied northern cyprus, lawyers, people looking to make quick money. many russian clients come from the country of cyprus to we have some memory because it's much cheaper. and

because because of your opponents, they want to have to go so that he's safe, i guess, nowadays, yes, they are largely seeking to shield themselves from possible sanctions due to russia's war of aggression against ukraine. because unlike in the island, south e law isn't enforced here. many say that also attracts buyers, looking to launder money. a russian speaking new arrival and is collect can confirm that. but she prefers to remain anonymous in social media groups. russians, bella russians, and even ukrainians, discuss the latest real estate deals. a portion of what almost the many people want to can see unless i mention the fans in the room countries to restart, unless of course, they can use the unofficially recognized positive site. press pull that, uh,

this is no good because you know, as the, so there are lots of casinos, hands on this schedule. and this works. we could call the black market. and the good news is, yeah, i love to go high and then well, see effective date uh, miss task. turkey is the only country in the world to recognize the so called turkish republic of northern cyprus. their resistance has been building to the rise in money laundering, such that real estate sales to foreigners were restricted at the beginning of the year. but economist match con jaime explains, it's still possible to purchase dozens of properties or buildings through intermediaries. and few people benefit from the funds flowing into the country. it may new cost on say to them the real estate sector, the mainly the construction companies and the associates. and we have also,

you know, means we may say investors that merging a, such as, you know, keep the exchange markets will be one of them. or, you know, other associates sectors that have dis, hiding the assets such as significantly increasing the wealth of the love you as an account in the old town center of each color as well. many are not enthused about all the new buildings going up. prices had been exploding, explains one cafe guest would like to such a mazda the prices for real estate and properties of shawl top 10 fold up to wears the suppose to end. we little close can to forward it along with us of the building projects over there. aren't meant for people like us. they don't even ask us if we want to live in one of these developments. some of the sometime this afternoon, osmond tough month, real estate agency would prefer to sell one of the upscale apartments to

a fellow turkish cypriots. but in this business, money talks, wherever it comes from up to let them that the all part of it's the piece to the bank or in cash. no one here is going to ask them for the money comes from the one that is negligible dentist. for decades, his country has been internationally isolated, not least economically. now, turkish cypriots spike off my mind hope to get a cut of the money being earned by wealthy russians shopping for real estate abroad . even if the business may sometimes seem a bit shady another country that's popular with russians is ga, the former soviet republic shares a border with russia and a fraud history. young georgians have taken to the streets to protest against the kremlin influence. their miss trust in government is mobilizing them to ensure

georgia doesn't stray from its path towards you. membership that she and my dad say wants to write a new chapter and forge closer ties with the west. georgia was granted you candidate status in 2023. this change is being put to the test. i know a lot of people, my friends, my colleagues, people of my age who do everything in their power to help georgia on its way towards broken integration of the young generation of georgians struggling for the future. rebelling against the pro russian government. and the many russians settling in the country, we've had about a 1000000 russians visiting about 100000 russians. just saying kind of thing in georgia is affected massively. they protested against russian cruise tourism and ex went flying when the family of russian foreign minister liberals came to

visit hundreds of thousands of russians now live in the country. and many georgians stands at this could provide food in with the pretext for an invasion. holding in family always uses this fake fake reason of protecting the russian citizens from some some area for us. that's why i think that so many russians being in georgia, a senior georgia living in georgia is a friend to the national security of the country. that's good reasons to be worried in 2008, georgia was attacked by russian troops. so between the mountains, you can see the way it's already officially, no territory. and so we can of this year. and dr. august was there's a border between us. so we cannot get there, and my mother's homeland also is there,

so we cannot get in my mother's house. russia has occupied parts of georgia for 16 years. as the northern region of south asencion declared itself, independent young georgians have long left to go to region for the capital tbilisi need no tv isn't one of them. she and her family all the courses trying to know them back. today, they are making ketchup. laurie a georgian branch filled with cheese using local ingredients. minos mother teaches traditional bread making. so please see march 2023. a controversial, similar to one past in russia, would designate many n g o's. foreign agents and move hotly contested of the bill was withdrawn. a victory to those fighting russian influence. and the 1st

step towards the u. georgia became an e. u membership candidates. but the skepticism and distrust of the government run deep. we're not going to let this people have this country and like get it backwards and the like, you know, like killer, you're up in the future. and i think this candidate has this really gave us the fees as we started to talk about, like a say, oh no, we're more faithful to, you know, like engage and like what if, let's search for another position and like someone youngster who is going to run for georgia and elections on to you to take place this year, young people, sense and opportunity and the same goes for occupied south a sec in a new government could mean new negotiations, new hopes which rushes minute re presence in the break away. republic is ubiquitous instance on tongue common, but nino believes

e u membership could result of the complex if it comes to my toes so that our government, i know people tend to make to the our, the to it's been said life is all about peaks and valleys. and in the south of scotland, a team of volunteers is breeding new life into low lands. several 100 years ago, the ground was blanketed by a variety of trees species. now deforestation has all but stripped it there. but a group of green thousands are on a mission to restore the woodlands. aiden hedley knows which seats to sell, and which ones to rude house. more than 700000 trees have been planted, and the barren landscape is being transformed into fertile ground. vast and

baron scotland, southern uplands are a striking sight indeed. the landscape is pretty void of vegetation for now. this group of volunteers wants to change that. so you only to grab the fun things. spear armed with chunky boots and planting spears 25 volunteers from the borders forest trust are here to regenerate woodland near the english border. so once you've found where you want to plant the tree, check that you're not right on top of a bow. that's a sticky spirit, and that's fine. yeah. so that's the soft ground. and denise not to give you a whole the right size for the tree. push it into the whole our vision is to make this into night to put in a natural woodlands,

and that would have been here in the past. and so folk, birch, hazel around and holly, all the trees pcs you'd expect and the ground is good ground and the trees will do well you the volunteers want to help restore the forest. the once grew here. so is it is a few years ago, millennial failing for firewood and cleaving pastures, changed the landscape completely to the they want to regenerate, habitats, and diversified. the scenery. when i've taught it, i feel like i get the feeling of the a mother. i need to get arrived so i spell it and then wish it could grow out very strongly and have a heavy lies. so what about climate really? it's just this punting traces the i think is the best thing. ordinary people can do . it's so easy to do and it's just, it's an investment in the future. really. thousands of saplings leave the

foundation for the new forest. it's hard work the for so long. we've taken things out of the land, out of the hills, and we need to put stuff back and improve the prove the quality of the environment . that's why not every tree is welcome here. adrian happily who is up here almost every week, introduces us to an uninvited guest with spruce. we don't want these here because they, they basically decided to just landed in and grow. so these, these and all night to the grow really, really quickly, which is why they use the full, the commercial forestry. a retired engineer had lease a new purpose in shaping scotlands future. we generation through forestry is make sense of purpose here. so this land won't be sold to the highest bidder in 20 years time. it will stay as it is just

a quick detour to the neighboring valley. and it's plain to see this work pays off the far as trust has planted a staggering 750000 trees here since the 19 ninety's. the adrian hadley was part of the effort and watched the valley transform. 20 bird species of settled here. as of many wild plants and herbs, and much to the benefits of the p d soil to which binds carbon dioxide, helping protect the environment. the benefits and the soil in the to, to the natural process of regeneration to take place. rather than people having to actually physically pump these trees at true garden of eden and discuss actual lumens and a model for the surrounding countryside. soon enough scotland could be back to its ancient splinter. the

rise of right wing extremism here in germany is setting off alarm bells. the interior ministry has named it the gracious threat to democratic order in the country. well, more and more politicians are being targeted. one was even killed. miguel mueller is living in fear, his house was set on fire and he believes this because of his political views. attacks like these are on the rise, and some politicians are asking if they're political engagement is worth the risk. the arsonist targeted his house 1st, his car, then his front door. since then everything has changed from a shy and made up a local, social, democratic politician. suddenly every noise, every movement could indicate a threat. miller was not at home on the day of the attack, but a visiting family once dunbar and cooled off the investigator came and saw that the

entrance at night as well as the car under the fuel tank. but in tongue, the lights were on in the house, and they were obviously people in sight file and this had given them so the assumption was that someone was supposed to die. so the case was raised to attempt to murder and parked his joshua focus group of for so lot. no me chan. miller had previously organized a demonstration against right wing extremism in his hometown. the attack shortly afterwards could have been related to his engagement. yeah, my boss is the 1st of all, it was very suspicious for me for a very strange coincidence. know that the office windows of 3 s p, the politicians here in syringe here it was, were smashed, and the same night and we're all in one night. what quite a wins that i left the mark till 5 time. most of them is mission me that doesn't want to be afraid, but it's difficult. local politicians like him are known in the community. many involves his house and know where he lives. the question quickly arises,

as public service worth the fear? is that the manufacturer type is it worth giving up my free time for a community which then it comes to me from my trouble court? no. that couldn't be, and fewer and fewer people will volunteer their time and effort, you know, for municipal and community cancels and that the mind bar is local. married. and i'm think you broke on my thought the so what's my of extreme violence against public officials in germany is becoming more and more frequent. henrietta fake the mayor of cologne narrowly escaped death in 2015, one day before the election. a right wing extremist stabbed her in the neck. and in 2017, andrea as hostile mayor of the town of obtained that was also stabbed in the neck. and 2020 shots were fired at the constituency office of going just talk member. com . but the abi and in 2019 castle district, president voucher luke was murdered by a right wing extremist. according to

a survey, more than half of all matters in germany have been insulted, threatened or physically attacked. the casino haines shots fella is the mayor of the east german town and sauce. and she felt the hate while campaigning. that's one of our comes times during my election campaign, the atmosphere. and so some was really extreme. for instance, that was the, as i'm question, is the new met is lemma sizing the town of charleston on because my husband is of turkish descent. but what's really difficult is that it's increasing more and more . and i noticed it in the political atmosphere to its loan, the loan, and whether threats, insults, or violence attacks, nearly $12000.00 mayors throughout germany, usually experience residents, frustration at government policy 1st hand. the importance of when you get to the point where you can live in 5 will basically field dispute by a mold,

would like to pump freely express your views in public and democracy doesn't work any more than from from you democrats. and i think we're getting to that point, i don't mind us asking stuff. that's why many local politicians are thinking about stepping back from politics. because a huge fonts, butler has been warning about the consequences for years. this is not listed google's, it's a really big challenge because we're realizing that now even with an actions, right wing parties and right when people are taking this thing and, and also from the actual society. as i'm going to court is how you hardly have anyone will really committing to engage in local politics. often when i pretty take so much. and if you don't have anyone decent to pick on an election ballot line of, you know this, this to me of, i was just supposed to mention it. and then then well, there's just been another case in the state of the ring. yeah. a politicians home was vandalized after he announced his candidacy for the city council. there are calls for the state to take concrete action ports or goals and big waves are the

stuff of legends for surfers. it's where gwendolen junkies chase the ride of a lifetime. yet just a decade ago, this spot was relatively unknown in the surfing community. now the record breaking waves of nazare are world famous. every year the town is woken up from his winter slumber by a competition that tests the limits of the sports time seems to move a little slower here. late on a winter morning in the streets of nasa rain, no tourists, just small time, portuguese lights are not single thing. so these lunatics have no idea how much english it is. think with other things we went when the so called lunatics come, the waves are big and dangerous. the cliff is lined with people and as a re becomes another world. it's scary. we get injured and

often here. um that injuries that so yeah. returning from training, make fun book this pump. there was a big competition tomorrow and nick wants to claim the podium with his teeth. he one year, 2 years ago. nick 1st student, a surfboard h i l. a. nelson till much later. does he brave the big waves, hasn't certain loans? the hanger at the harbor is base for nick and as a rate is a home away from home, finishes this exercise. it's really special for me and i grew up on this coast and there were no big waves on portugal. 10 or 15 years ago, and he had forgotten. it's really incredible and see the whole world coming here to serve the biggest waves in the world. they just haven't shown on golf balls some had those with our high tech boards. others retired and looked at these couch fissures and surfers shareable with nasa res harbor and the closeness to the beautiful, the dangerous waves. antonio manuel does not the big wave surfers

of boosted tourism, but his daily fishing routine is the same as it has been for decades. no, no, we don't earn any more from the surfers surprising. they bring tourists into the restaurant spots, but they don't affect us. but we think always affect some pre before the competition whole. we're sick, upper body pads for protection. that is already on his board. he has conquered 27 metre waves before this. these are smaller, but still demanding videography. in 5, i'd say the waves are a good 6 to 10 meters high. they're not the biggest we get here and those are a big enough. anything bigger than 3 meters is a big wave was of and can do a lot of damage. you have to respect them each one of the respect, especially since a surfer died here just a year ago. the waves of necessary can reach up to 30 meters high because of

a 5000 meter be under some canyon. the surfing world 1st noticed that in 2010 more precisely, americans surfing legend garrett mcnamira did photographer emailed him to ask if you wanted to see the wage. the 1st day i woke up walked up. i saw the biggest ways i'd ever seen. it was like the, the holy grail. i re literally felt that i found the holy grail. the grill no attract surfers tourists and onlookers. they flocked to the cliffs in droves for competitions. the mixture of adrenalin and spectacle has also drawn louisa and her colleagues. they are taking remote working in portugal to new heights for a big wave picnic. and this happens to me. it's a bit like getting by a car crash pot if he doesn't want to know which at the same time. another point want to see if everybody's okay. especially when there's

a white coat that's really in tennis, in tennessee. this is what's our wi fi looks like a we've suites nick office surfboard. he looses booth is bored and precious time fighting weights. that's it for his title of the bios. abuto from brazil, search to the women's podium against only one competitor so far big waves of the boys club more than anything we just got a made or so we have. 9 we need sometimes to catch up nick writing the day with friends, despite not coming out on top. okay. but tomorrow he'll be back on his board. i think he has made a profession that of surfing and self promotion. content is over, but the show goes on. you know, and on it goes, it's time for the surfers to set out for new shores. and the people of nazare can believe easy after a successful surfing season. now the rate is

a place of many surfers hope to find the ultimate ride. a 100 foot waves, that's all from us this week i focus on europe. thanks for your company. bye. for now the,

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