now to ukraine where they are denying that a rift in

government led to an attempt on his life. describing the idea as idiotic. please say that this was had by more than 10 bullets. his drive is leaving him unharmed. the incident occurred just outside the capital. they are investigating the possible involvement of foreign special forces. russia has already denied any involvement. they said they don't know who is responsible. >> who is behind this? i don't know for now. what kind of forces do they represent? maybe internal or external ones? i do not see them as a strong horse because they are sending a message by opening fire on our friend's car in the middle of the forest. that is a weak thing to do. our answer will be strong.

>> let's get more from roman from the eastern europe department. welcome to the studio. what of these allegations about political division within the ukraine and the political hierarchy? where did they come from? why are they said to have been led to this attack -- to have led to this attack? >> tre were no specific details from those rumors. it is still unclear what is behind that. i would like to say this whole situation is completely new. i can't remember anything like this in 30 years since ukraine became independent. it is very unclear and very strange.

this might have to do with president zelensky's fight against oligarchs and tycoons. there is still speculation. russia already denied it. we still don't know at this stage. >> the target of this attack, sergei shafir, who is a? >> -- is he? >> when he started as a medium, entrepreneur and film maker and actor, mr. shafir was his close friend and business companion. he was not a public figure.

he did not expect such indignation. his car had no armor. we still have more questions than answers at this stage. >> the president said his response will be strong. what are we to make of that? what can he do? >> the president is very surprised by this. i think he is trying to send a message where we will find those responsible. when we look at similar attacks, there was some -- i personally doubt that we will see results of the investigation very soon. maybe we will never find out who is behind it. what it looks like to me after

reading the news and ukraine was it was probably still an attempt to give a signal to the president. it had nothing to do with mr. shapiro himself. this is what it looks like to me. -- mr. shafir. this is what it looks like to me. > chancellor merkel has expressed revulsion about the shooting over a dispute about wearing face mask. this has haunted them to worry about the people. >> the crime scene has become a memorial. a young man wa kled at this petrol station after he told a customer that masks were required. a smalown in morning and in disbelief. >> it is unbelievable, it is terrible, just terrible. >> it was premeditated murder over nothing.

only because we have measures we are supposed to follow. >> the 49-year-old male suspect has already confessed to the crime. >> regarding motive, he said the coronavirus pandemic weighed on him heavily. he felt constantly pushed into the corner by it and sent a signal. the victim entered to be responsible for the whole situation because he enforce the rules. >> the crime unfolded with a fight in the petrol station. the suspect later returned with a weapon. the suspect allegedly shot the victim in the head. the suspect was not known to police before the incident but he is thought to have become interested in covid nihilism.

-- denying. experts have warned of the radicalization of conspiracy theorists. there have been disputes over the enforcement of mass mandates. masks on they chant. in shops and businesses. >> this person is forcing me to wear a mask. >> the effects of powerful words and ideology that right-wing extremists are spreading spill over and escalate the situation.

the next and highest level of escalation has unfortunately come along. namely murder. quest conditions are said to be worsening at the board. officials declared an emergency following the surge and migrant arrivals. germany's chancellor has paid tribute to soldiers who helped evacuate people from afghanistan. at a military ceremony, angela merkel awarded medals to honor people involved. they evacuated more than 5300

people. a large part of the german population will vote to decide angela merkel's successor. they are nonresident. they are 13.8% of the country's population. in berlin, that percentage is even higher. one in 34% -- one in 34. all noncitizens are disenfranchised from state and federal elections. our reporter -- one young social -- one young social democrat is determined to give their party a voice. >> we will try to strike up a conversation with people.

she is a member of the social democrats and has a seat in the local counsel. she wants german politics to become more diverse. she lives in western germany. over 60% of the residents have a mixed background here. only about one in four have german citizenship and the right to vote. on average, they earn less than nonimmigrants. the education system is a challenge, as is the labor market. there is a general election on september 26. are you going to vote? question i ask you what the most pressing issues are for you in germany? quest demand answers in turkish. courts we are blue-collar

workers. we want our sellers to reflect pricing. groceries have become more expensive so our salaries should as well. >> the conversations on the street continue. >> i grew up here. i can vote because i only have a turkish passport. >> him his decisions are made and you can't really have a say. i think it stinks. >> what is your name? >> hippa. >> do you say it like that? >> hibba! >> oh, with a double b. >> this is a very one-sided election campaign. the problem is always that

people are not reached out to. many speak to a very specific group that they think are the ones who have the right to vote. it is mainly white people they approached but no attention is paid to people who look like me. you can see that the conversation works when you talk to people. they are open to it and share their problems. >> it is raining outside so the group takes a break. many believe racism can only be countered if politics is more open to immigrants. quest you do something for society. you are politically engaged -- >> you do something for society, you politically engaged. i can stand for one or two more days but it is very hurtful. >> i remember what she went through as well. you are devalued just because you look different.

>> i want to vote a foreigner like you into politics, that is what people have told me. >> they made it into local parliament. now she wants more people from ethnic minorities to get a voice in the german. >> they are designed to house the vast collection of non-european art and contains about 20,000 african artifacts. this has fueled debate about whether they should be repatriated to their original countries. he used part of his speech to address germany's crimes in namibia between 1904 and 1908.

let's get more from daniel. let's start with these crimes committed by germany and namibia, tell us more about that. >> german troops brutally crushed and up -- an uprising between 1904 and 1908. tens of thousands of people died. many died in concentration camps the german troops had set up. according to historians, this is probably the first genocide of the 20th century. that is how many historians have started to call it. >> after ignoring this genocide, politicians have now been negotiating with namibia. specifically without talking about reparations. what are those negotiations up to?

>> they have concluded negotiations and worked out an agreement which is yet to be implemented and the media's parliament started debating this agreement yesterday. it was quite a heated session that apparently continued today and they agreed on 1.1 billion euros in a support package. both communities are living in dire policy. they lost their capital and lost their land. germany under this agreement is going to tend an official policy. it has not been voiced so far. the namibian parliament has to ratify this.

this is hopefully going to happen in the future. >> has germany been dealing with its colonial history elsewhere? >> it largely has not dealt with its colonial past and offer many decades. there was a view in germany to say germany does not have a colonial past. pressure has really grown. there may be demands for reparations coming and other former colonies in the future.

>> joe biden is expected to push world leaders to increase global efforts to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. the u.s. is due to announce a further donation of vaccine doses, pushing the total to a billion. coming up next, made in germany. i will be back at the top of the hour.

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