weaken his position coming into this election campaigns. they put him farther on the defensive, potentially. but it's really too early to say how this will unfold. now it really depends on what kind of stability or instability we see evolve over the coming days and weeks in syria. right. and with the election coming up the so far, do we see any type of coalition or among the parties forming around this migration issue? or is this really going to be a field that is going to be dominated by the far right of the party here? well, let's put it this way the, the far right of course has an inherent interest on pushing this as an issue to, to make this, the court issue because that's the one issue. they were successfully scoring on the forward. if the policy were on their way out, just before 2015, when suddenly the influx of my friends and refugees here to germany, a changed that a trajectory and sold them a take a sop ton,

from the way into political oblivion to actually become a political force to be reckoned with. now they could potentially become the 2nd strongest party in these upcoming elections in february. if the current polling is anything to go by a single handedly potentially being stronger than the current policy leading of the governing coalition of what i saw is the social democrats. so yes, there is a policy that's very strong in the social media in particular. and, and that now has an issue that will, whether the other policies wanted or not to take center stage. and let's talk about some of the security concerns that could come out of the current situation in syria . now we are, we have some rebel groups that are aligned with previous groups associated like with, okay, the and the islamic state does that raise the specter of possible terror attacks, like some of the and the nights attacks we've seen here in the country in the past year that's is that somebody to add these to tell this is

a regional event that will have why the implications for the entire region. the entire middle east potentially knock on effects also for israel. but the link a to terrorist attacks and, and potentially and it is the midst movements as that the radicalization also takes place here in europe. we just recently. so also the security agencies here in germany come out and one about the threats currently is very high. so if we see anything happening and it would be jumping to conclusions that that has anything to do with syria because there's a lot of radicalization taking place online adversely that could have a potential impact here in germany as well. in terms of the development in syria directly, what do you think is the best possible scenario for the german government and moving forward in the diplomatic perspective? germany is not a play in what is happening currently. and i think the big surprise of these events

is how powerless vasa on the wrong we're in the end. so, and at the moment we've seen the child, so the welcome this as potentially good news. and at the same time, we sold the, the foreign minister under the bab, up from the green pots and you still in the current coalitional that there they have a minority here in germany. warning that there is an inbuilt potential for, for the escalation within 0. but in, in the entire region and he see is the minister who has tirelessly traveled the reeds and more than a 1000 times over the past year to try and, and get some kind of coalition to support israel following the october 7th is hacks . this, the do political event actually creates a completely new fact uh with a real security implications potentially also for is around the end. now i do believe to the german chancellor is about to make

a statement. so we're going to cut over to that street. now. what happens is you said president of the syrian president assets for over a decade, brutally and violently. a threat is own people because he has a 1000 men, some of lives on his country. and um, is driven millions of people and going from their country. many have found refuge in our country in germany. i saw with all of the victims of the asset regime today, those who have been brutally murdered. those has been tortured, and those this happened initially the forward recent years. the syrian people have suffered incredibly on to us such as us in and thus the end of the asset regime is good news part to stream down does i to allows you today we've done with all of this series who are looking with great hope to a free and safe, syria or whether they live in syria or abroad. all of them in recent days have been

following all of the events. you're also interested in most closely due to the whole thing to of, to beyond hope that they will now have an opportunity to, to rebuild their countries and set up on the path of reconciliation. how folks on many of the goals don't just have hopes, but haven't worries as well if they are wondering how things will continue because they are radical and extreme is unknown off on the internet in search. and it's up . what's important is that the syrians be able to live under law and order, and that law and order are in place on the fall of their religious communities. all of the ethnic minorities must be protected, 2 of them will suddenly mendota syrians must be able to live a life in dignity and self determination message. we will measure the next image government. all of this. what is the significance for the future of syria? it's in territorial integrity and serenity and this, i'm not, no country company,

the backyard of another country. the illegal involvement of other countries must and before syria must have been released with its nation with its neighbors. they certainly burger them, let us be a peaceful transmission. and a political solution of the conflict in syria. these are possible combined together with international partners and on the basis of the to you and security council resolution, germany will make its contribution to this. thank you. right now. we've driven 10. so a lot forward speaking about the developments in syria today, and we still have d, w t political and or miss have a customer here with, with us in the studio there. so the 1st question, michigan, it was, what was your major take away from that statement? and well, actually i'm bit surprised because this is essentially a readout of the written statement that we had already received on the

a he posted something on x. so it's a statement that was the site, you know, the statement and the only new element to you is that to me will actually contribute to this. of the big question i'm having right now is how that contribution could look like. i mean, of course, the next question will be, who's going to pay for this in syria, who's going to pay a to rebuild a country and to actually draw syrians back into their own homeland, to sled, not just the war and persecution, but also instability and lack of economic opportunity and, and here we would expect the to see at someone else in the lead and don't trump has already said you want something to do with it. she wants us to play out at. so we have a very new situation here. now when it comes to leading forward to your, your pointing towards the international community and maybe the european union for doing more. so who could actually take over that leadership function here within the block? would it have to be germany as large as the economy, or would it be more of a unified action, the part of the you or?

well, it's wishful thinking to actually have unified action because you're just struggling to have a common policy on china and actually even the united states as it stands right now . we have a very new situation and i really think that this is a kind of a historic period where we will see new alliances full on the old. given the old, reliable and nations, particularly united states is simply no longer going to naturally take a lead in this. and there is a un security resolution to 254, which actually was a blueprint how to actually get out of a conflict. and to have a staple government in syria through negotiation. it will be interesting to see what whether we will see this verbal group take any kind of reference to that or even accept the united nations as a someone who will mediate in this kind of conflict. we still haven't seen any kind of signal that. and then the question is what the name series neighbors will do. however you, yvonne react, this could be stabilized iraq,

and there are more questions and actual answers and there is no longer a natural leader. i would also like to point out that when i sold missed an opportunity to go to funds when to them was rebuilt, where the president elect donald trump, was also invited of a brother, me as a lensky was. and where we kind of expect to have seen talks behind the scenes also on this particular situation. so i think will be very interesting to watch the schedule, the now of which countries sit down together to actually time work out what the next step can be. right there for you, we have to leave it there. that was dw, as chief, political and or miss had a tricia. thank you very much for your analysis. this now we turn to friends, were leaders and dignitaries, have gathered in paris to mark the reopening of the north with them cathedral. the iconic building has undergone 18 speaking restoration. after being damaged in a large fire and 2019 french president, money of my co attended the ceremony. along with you was president elect donald

trump, incurring to president of little commuter, zalinski and prince william. the balance of note down a ringing once again. 3 tents on the cathedral stores symbolized its grand reopening. hundreds of gifts filled the immaculately renovating truth building pain, special things to the fire of finances, who saved it from being completely destroyed in a mess of 55 years ago. thousands of experience had worked tirelessly to restore every detail of the cathedral with leaders and dignitaries from around the world gathering to mock. it's read this strange president emanuel mcclung use the occasion to draw parallels between culture and politics. the

said, we have rediscovered what great nations can do me to achieve the impossible dis this cathedral is the happy metaphor of what a nation is in what the world should be. a fraternity of people determined to make great choices fail to the holes for you as president elect donald trump was front and seem to for the ceremony and his sister to into the world stage. since moving this election, his political l i. e l must also attended along with ukraine's valona me zalinski. a pleasure. while they were in paris, mccomb will appear to give the tooks at the presidential palace, european leaders, a trying to persuade trump to maintain support for ukraine's war against russia. presidency landscape describes the talks as constructive

away from the political discussions and not your dogs retain much a moment to celebrate corporations to get outside to watch it's reopening. this is mess and the restored cathedral will be held on sunday. so managing it's revival and after 5 long years here's a quick look at the top stories we're following for you at this hour of the people in siri are celebrating the collapse of the regime of present charl assets following a lightning revel offensive in the country. the capital damascus has been seized by a coalition of opposition groups. assad has reportedly fled damascus, and is now in an under location. francis no, 2000 cathedral has reopened 5 years after devastating fire. french leaders and foreign dignitaries attended a moving ceremony inside the building, which has undergone a painstaking renovation to restore it, to its former glory. and don't forget,

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a good term they would have had a dancing van. it's kind of like, i don't know, cutting one of your fingers off in a way to that someone is holding you back from doing something in these nomic republic of the ron dancing is found. many people still do it. and opposite videos as a form of protest, but you're in for more freedom, especially women whose lives have drastically changed for the worse since the rainy and revenue. so now many a protest in the secrecy at hu, unapproved. there's so much things i can say with that with, with my art for him and to touch people and to inform people the, the ability i have to actually have a voice here and to be dancing on the stage freely available. in

the video, i saw a client of ours is on their way to rehearsals at the door to open the gym and opera the 28 year old as a dancer at the shots, but at the berlin state ballet. she was born in good shape book, sweden, and has been dancing all her life as a teenager, she then studied at various national ballets across here and parents come from iran, but she only ever visited the country as a baby. now she lives the life of a professional battery. i mean, i've always been surrounded with knowing how women are being oppressed in the wrong. they have to be forced to wear a headscarf or he job and a,

this has been quite normal for me like a growing up, and i've never thought too much about it. but that changed when protests began any wrong. now she's in touch with the children stone school into iran. i just realized how i feel so distant from this country um the people and how unfair it is to, to be around in girl like any or iranian girl in iran. but living here and to have the privileges i do have here, which they wish to have there. i've had contact with this girl. now, since the pandemic and i, i've said i wanted to actually travel during these years to to

go there and to maybe give them trespass and give them workshop to teach them and maybe have a collaboration. she's actually answering and we're trying to to have a phone call say. but now she has to rehearse a performance from the world renowned choreographer. peanut pulse stravinsky's the rise of spring. the she missed the train every day practice until its perfect classical dance as demanding physical work. it's a lot of care. and within this profession it's a full day job. even if the end product is made to look so easy, the life of the belly rina is not what it seems. the place is

a valerie in us. it's a lot of this. a lot of this exact and or yes, the toes. how? how's your toes do? do valerie knows 8 bags. of course, the best thing about food is for sure. if they seen the blacks one movie and then like, is it true that the only eat like a piece of fruits or like a great fruit in the morning? i'm like, no, no, it's not kind of skill valley and lot in terms has similarities. but also a lot of differences is different muscles you work with so badly it's you have to be kind of more higher on your hips and you're like funny, straight. and then a and it's lights or i would say,

and then lot of nice can sometimes the most of the time as being more heavier and you have to be more grounded and rounded into the floor. and, and this also brings different muscles and different pain. the shop is owner. oh yes, it's fine. it's just very tired. yeah. yeah. so who in the meantime, vivian is found time for passion projects. in 2022. she really has to own pace together with other ensemble dances and young talents. the title of it is in these books that which means this too shall pulse. it's a persian adage describing the federal nature of life and the and condition the

project focused on the lives of women in the wrong before and after the revolution . the piece was very inspired or of the time of the 7 days. so i did use kind of this colorful costumes and music from yvonne in rock artists. from that time, women were afraid they were liberated back then women in iran didn't have to cut a day ahead. goals went to school together with boys. they was cinemas and alcohol was not yet been that all changed in 1979 with the writing and revolution. religious leaders seized power and women lost most of their individual freedom. vivian's mother personally experienced this transition of power to add to it out a whole lot. khomeini's us them the drastic changes led her to leave the country in

1987 and to immigrate to sweden. 5, i guess nobody came um if we wanted to speak up, they could send us to prison for that to click it in but they arrested so many people. my father was so frightened and i was so active, so therefore he told me like you better leave the country to. hi, vivian tells her about the don school into iran. there are a lot of families that like secretly send their kids to this. her school to like to, to practice dancing, music. and i mean, i, i'm looking really up to her that she's able to do this for children there, you know, and super risky. what she does and, and she's willing to do this tomorrow she aims to cool the done school. oh, i see a lot of just children that look like me,

like it just reminds me of my childhood. you know, like when i was like a little girl in school and practicing dance and cuz you know, i have pictures like when i, when i was in school and i was the only, you know, dark haired girl with like the darker skin and all everyone else was more like blown the light skin you know, and just like seeing like a group of the same girls you know how much than me, she was a hold of a like like how i was when i was young. you know, i just, i get really emotional, actually seeing this, it reminds me of my childhood, but also to see that, you know, there's so many children in a wrong that wants to do the same thing. like having the freedom and just having, let enjoy. this is what i see like joy in their faces that into that they're able

to, you know, enjoy their childhood is like, have the chest to practice what they like to do, like and be happy. this is what a time which should be. it shouldn't be just a good memories, and i feel like there's so much going on in the country that like are traumatizing, these children and dream is being crushed. you know, just a few hours later vivian, the head, back to the sconce, or the bit in state opera as a professional, done so as she performs up to 14, shows a month with a bill and state ballet. now the focus is on guessing the timing perfect. getting every move precisely rise ahead of tonight's performance. the

following day, vivian is on home. tough. the rehearsal space of the door to old ha! it's almost time for her. cool. with the dawn school in to run. but then plans change so out of young as ease. meanwhile, i am cooper, she sadly cancelled the interview due to security reasons. i don't want to push her into anything that she doesn't feel safe with and but of course it's disappointing that she even has to feel like this in your, on the people are still scared and still feeling that they could use everything. i just buy a phone call. i would try to contact her by myself. yeah. um. and try to still keep in touch with her. i can't deny the feeling that i have and look away from

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