♪ >> this is dw news, live from berlin. war of attrition. the battle for the donbass region drugs on. civilians, killed, as ukrainian forces struggle to hold off the assailant. also coming up -- >> ukrainians are ready t d ie, we want them to leave with us the european dream. >> a show of support from the e.u. brussels backs candidate

status, bringing it one closer to joining the union. but the process could still take decades. plus -- u.s. lawmakers build their case against donald trump. they say he knew he was breaking the law by trying to overturn his election defeat, and that he pressured his vice president to help him. ♪ >> hello, everyone. good to be with you. there has been no let up in the fierce fighting raging in ukraine's eastern industrial heartland. ukrainian forces are battling to prevent russia taking full control of the city. the regional governor there says constant shelling is making it impossible to evacuate hundreds

of civilians trapped in a chemical plant there. russian troops are also targeting a neighboring city where the civilian death toll is mounting. but the russian military offensive is not limited to the donbass region. ukraine has reported strikes on several cities elsewhere in the country. reporter: a crater in the ground where a russian missile strike it. it has been 114 days since the invasion began, and civilians here still have to live with shelling. >> significant damage was caused to multistory buildings, private vehicles. also factory workshops. moreover, one administrative building owned by the village council was damaged. reporter: workers at the factory that was damaged do not know why they were targeted. >> we tested equipment

for construction companies. there was no military object in here. reporter: more than 500 kilometers to the south, residential buildings, hit by missiles. local authorities say two people were killed, and 21 to. -- 20 wounded. despite attacks, the heaviest voting is currently happening -- fighting is happening in the donbass region. ukraine says hundreds of civilians, including dozens of children, are currently trapped in the chemical plants which has been almost completely destroyed. the regional governor says only a complete cease-fire would allow them to be evacuated. the last city end the battleground region that is still under ukrainian city is a neighboring city, but shelley has also increased here in recent days. -- shelling has also increased

here in recent days. yesterday, at least for people -- four people were killed in a building that was sheltering civilians in a russian airstrike. the government says there was more shelling today, leaving many dead. >> earlier, i asked our correspondent in kyiv for the latest on the situation in the city. reporter: you have been talking about a war of attrition. it is really what it's come down to for the past few months and weeks. have a shelling has continued -- heavy shelling is continuing. there has been indiscriminate shelling, a school has been completely destroyed. residential area has also been destroyed. countless people, civilians dead . in the chemical plant.

over 515 people have taken shelter. they are waiting for evacuation. this is no longer possible. the three bridges leading to the city have been destroyed. now also the motorway, the highway leading in and out of the city has been rendered out of use, due to constant shelling. today there have also been some advances from the ukrainian forces in the areas nearby, but it's really the war -- the fighting intensifies in the west at a time when russia is reassembling its troops. also sending more equipment, really focusing its offensive on the donbass region. so the fighting intensifies, the shelling continues, and civilians continue to die. >> as fighting intensifies in eastern ukraine, after yesterday's high-profile visit of e.u. leaders to kyiv,

president zelenskyy had another important visitor today? reporter: exactly, u.k.'s prime minister boris johnson was here for the second time since the start of the russian war against ukraine, the second time in kyiv. he didn't come empty-handed reporter: he said that you -- he didn't come empty-handed. he said that u.k. would intensify its support of ukraine, offer more training, up to 10,000 ukrainian soldiers -- another show of support after four european leaders came here to kyiv to show that western europe -- that western allies are really there for ukraine. a gesture of goodwill. a gesture of support. much appreciated here in kyiv and by ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. >> of course it's been a groundbreaking day for

ukraine -- what's the general reaction? reporter: there's a lot of joy at this news. here in kyiv a lot of people are pro-european. let's not forget this war is also a war against european values, against democracy -- all the things that ukraine has been trying to tend to over the past few years. ukraine has undertaken so many reforms. and of course there are more to come, if it intends to join the european union. but also a feeling of relief. but all those efforts have paid off, with this recommendation by the e.u. commission for the candidacy of ukraine. so lots of relief. lots of joy denied at this announcement. >> thank you so much. as we heard, the european commission's recommendation ukraine be granted candidate

status is a major boost for kyiv. moldova got the same recommendation. candidate status would allow both countries to start negotiations with brussels. it is the first step in a process that could take many years. the commission president said ukraine must carry out a number of political and economic reforms. the 27 member states will discuss the recommendation next week. it follows an endorsement for fast tracking ukraine's candidacy by the leaders of germany, france, and italy, who visited kyiv on thursday. praising the process, the president said the commission had considered its decision carefully. >> we all know that ukrainians are ready to die for the european perspective. we want them to live with us the european dream. >> we were talked through the

process that now lies ahead. reporter: the process happens after ukraine has become a candidate country. and after negotiations have started. because there's another period of time between those two points. it will take years, of course. because ukraine is a country that will be ravaged by war afterwards. there will have to be huge and very costly reconstruction process. and all this needs to be done at the same time while the country needs to reform itself to sort of reach european standards, particularly with regard to the economy part -- and that is one of the important aspects. all this will take time ,but today, this was -- take time, but today this was a political message. a geopolitical message, if you will. the commission decided the way that ukraine is under pressure, fighting for europe, that is something that everybody understands here.

they have to have this, say, reward, this boost. they need all the help they can get from europe. this is something the commission can push for and set on the way for ukraine to start the process and have this idea that, yes, we will belong to europe, it will take some time, but we are on the way -- and that is an important psychological factor everyone believes. >> very important message the e.u. is sending. are there any strings attached? >> there are no strings. that is also important. this would've slowed everything down again. to lessen the pressure on ukraine, the commission recommends they become a candidate country immediately, and then they have to fulfill certain benchmarks. this of course is particularly

important with regard to corruption, with regard to the reign of oligarchs, the rule of law there. there are some things they still need to do to begin talking about all the different parts of their country and reform, in such a way that they are then on the way to become members. it is going to take years, you said this. but of course it is a big sign of hope. >> reporting from brussels. thank you so much. in order to keep the hope of e.u. membership are left come ukraine must fend off the ongoing russian invasion. for this, they desperately need weapons. they have desperately asked germany to supply weapons with mixed results. olaf scholz told germany's dpa press agency weapons will arrive

in time to make a difference in the donbass region. >> we understand what is needed now is artillery. this is exactly what we will deliver. at this moment, ukrainian soldiers are trained in germany for being able to use the very modern technology we will deliver together with our colleagues. and we also decided together with the u.k. on the u.s. that we will deliver multiple rocket launchers. which will be very helpful for fighting from a distance. aside from this, we are really helping with the necessary things. for instance, fighting against drones, helicopters, aircrafts with special tanks -- the training of the soldiers is going on in germany at this time also. we will deliver. than the ballistic system. -- then the ballistic system. which is able to save odessa or

kyiv. >> now to our political correspondent, thomas sparrow, for more details. that sounds like a very long list of deliveries, that the german chancellor is promising kyiv. when can they expect to get all these arms? >> you mentioned it in your introduction -- the german chancellor said they would arrive in time to make a difference in the donbas region. now the question is what that exactly means. what does "in time" main? it is important to understand context here. the german chancellor has been under a lot of pressure recently about the promise weapons that nevertheless have not been delivered. there seems to be a discrepancy between those promises and the delivery of heavy weapons. that's one of the criticisms that's been particularly leveled against the german chancellor and government in recent weeks,

when it comes to weapons in ukraine. as such, the german chancellor stress they would arrive in time. i imagine that statement in that interview will raise even more questions as to when the weapons can be delivered. some of them he clearly stated depend on whether and when ukrainian soldiers are trained here in germany -- the delivery will happen only afterwards, but that is not the case with every weapon here involved. as of now, we know very little concrete measures about when those weapons will actually arrive in ukraine. >> short on timeframe. in a -- on a related topic, the chancellor was asked about why he continues to talk to president putin. let's take a listen. >> it is absolutely necessary to speak to putin. i would continue to do so as the french president. but also, there are some countries needed and some leaders needed that speak to

him. and it is necessary that they are key -- because when i speak to put in, i say, please understand that there will be no dictate piece, if you really believe that he will rob some land and hope that the times will change and all the things will become normal again, this is a mistake. >> he says he doesn't mince words when he speaks to president putin. does this is policy of direct engagement enjoy widespread begging here in germany? >> there is one element to all of this. the military component. we already discussed it. the other element is a possible political negotiation. this is also a policy that here in germany has been pursued with varying degrees of support since the war in ukraine began. we heard olaf scholz stress

he continues and will continue to talk to vladimir putin as other european leaders have done as well, and he stressed the importance of what he described as a fair peace -- that cannot be dictated by russia but must be accepted by ukraine, by the government and the people in ukraine. it is important, when we look at the war in ukraine and the reaction from germany and the e.u., to understand the different components all the politicians are following. the political components and the possibility of a political solution. which is something that i expect was also part of the discussions with european colleagues the last few days. i imagine it was not only about restating the european pass for ukraine but also discussing the possibility of a political negotiation with russia. >> thomas sparrow, reporting for you. thanks so much, thomas. want to tell you about some other developments related to

the war in ukraine -- russ has reded its natural gas exports to eope for a third consecutive day. flows to italy and slovakia have been cut by half. deliveries to france have seized completely. european leaders have called the move political. russia is blaming the cuts on a technical problem. russian president putin says his country is not to blame for rising global food prices. speaking at the international economic forum in st. petersburg, he instead accused the united states of driving up prices. he has also slammed the sanctions imposed by the u.s. and europe as "reckless and insane." britain has approved the extradition of the wikileaks founder, julian -- julian assange, so the u.s. washington says he endangered lives by releasing droves of classified military records and

diplomatic correspondence. his wife called friday's decision a dark day for press freedom and british democracy. she has vowed to appeal the decision at britain's high court. she says washington is trying to punish herusband for revealing crimes of corruption. in the u.s., lawmakers say donald trump knew's efforts to overturn his election defeat were illegal, but he pushed ahead anyway. the committee is investigating whether he falls -- his false claims about the results led to the storming of the capitol on january 6, 2021. the panel presented evidence that mr. trump try to force his vice president, mike pence, to help him overturn the election results. >> he was not present in person at the hearing. but the former u.s. vice president, mike pence, was at the center of it nonetheless. the house select committee, which has spent a year

investigating the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol presented never before seen evidence showing how the former president, donald trump, led a campaign to pressure pence to overturn the 2020 election defeat. >> donald trump wanted mike pence to do something no other vice president has ever done -- the former president wanted pence to reject the votes and either declaretrump the winner or send the votes back to the states to be counted again. reporter: according to testimony, trump pressured his vice president in private but also publicly, liken this tweet posted the day before th riot -- the day before the riot. pence then followed trump's demands, where he didn't have the power to overthrow the election results. as explained by his legal counsel. >> no vice president and

230 years of history had ever claimed to have that kind of authority. reporter: and his refusal to go along with trump's plan could have cost him dearly. this footage played at the hearing shows rioters at the capital calling for his death. it was revealed forwithin 40 fe2 meters of pence and his family while they were being escorted to safety by his secret service detail. the hearing also presented further evidence that donald trump and his legal advisor, john eastman, knew their plan to invalidate the election result was historically unprecedented, and most importantly, illegal. what they want ahead with it anyway -- went ahead with it anyway. eastman even asked to receive a presidential pardon after the riot. through more public hearings are planned by the committee, to lay out their findings.

the focus is expected to remain on the evidence alleging that trump knowingly broke the law while in office. on retracing the series of events, that led to the unprecedented attack on u.s. democracy. >> jim r., a u.s. presidential historian, lawyer, and watergate expert spoke to us earlier. we asked him how donald trump's actions compare with the scandal that forced the resignation of richard nixon. >> this scandal is, by many factors, worse than watergate. wateate s a true problem. i don't mean to minimize it. it was an abusof power. nixon did number of things at were really egregious. but this is a president who not only was going after democracy itself to stayn power -- he literally was scheming and happy to see his own vice president assassinated in that process. you cannot imagine a worse

scenario, in my view. this is much worse than watergate. >> these are the other stories we are keep an eye on right now -- the democratic republic of congo has restricted border crossings with rwanda after a congolese soldier was shot dead. he crossed the border illegally and injured two guards. congo accused its neighbor last month of supporting rebels fighting for congolese territory. georgia has unveiled a spectacular new suspended footbridge. the 240 meter long diamond bridge spa this canyon, about 100 km west of the capital. the bridge offers dizzying views of the canyon and the river some 200 meters below. now, parts of western europe are bracing for a crippling heat this weekend, with temperatures

in some areas expected to rise above 40 degrees celsius. firefighters in spain are already battling a series of forest fires. reporter: smoke rises over the spanish countryside as multiple forest fires erupt across catalonia. spain has been sweltering under seve temperatures for almost a week. the earliest summer heat wave in over 40 years. the country is already battling severe droughts. brought on by an unusually dry winter and spring. now, surging temperatures have sparked a series of blazes that firefighters are struggling to contain. and experts warn, the heatwave is spreading. neighboring fnce is bracing for a weekend temperatures as high as 38 degrees. 10-15 degrees higher than the seasonal average. >> it's not the first drought nor the first heatwave in

southwestern france. but we have never seen such an early and intense heat wave in june before. reporter: outdoor public events have been banned in the southwest of france, while they jump in the use of air conditioners has forced the government to import electricity from neighboring countries. all across europe, these summer heat waves are happening more frequently. and lasting longer. >> it is a sign of global warming. this is obviously triggered by human activity. and we now see that this new climate we are experiencing is becoming more intense and bringing us this stifling heat. reporter: as the rest of europe braces for soaring temperatures, fire crews and catalonia work through the night, hoping for a break from the brutal heat. >> it is one of the biggest art events in the world. one of the most ground breaking. the art festival is only held

once every five years in the german city. this year is being curated -- it is being curated by a collective from indonesia. reporter: this is not your usual art show. this documenter is about community and causes. like the hardship facing dairy farmers in thailand. for the first time, the curators behind this are a collective. have invited other collectives who invited even more collectives from most of the developing countries -- mostly developing countries. ♪ >> it is a vernacular chairman indonesia. it is not our invention. we use it to refer to the mechanism. for resources. >> everyone would contribute ideas and resources and a s kill.

♪ reporter: the invitations kept snowballing. hundreds of artists, if not more, are now exhibiting here in germany, including the indonesian collective who brought these figures, usually use that social justice rallies. a percentage of documenter's budget's also being set aside to support initiatives around the world. like this kenyan collective which pays tribute to life in a nirobi -- -- a nairobi slum. >> this is a story we want to bring here. our strength, our hope, our beauty. not what you hear in the news. reporter: this is one of the world's leading art events. but this time, the art market is barely playing a role. although there are a few big names, like richard bell. >> my message is probably

that we should all be involved in more collective behavior. [laughter] be kinder to each other. be kinder to ourselves. reporter: we have all got a long way to go to make the world a kinder place. the problems are clear. their experiment is to see how much more we can achieve if they work together -- if we work together. ♪ >> stick with us. i will be right back to take you through "the day," see you in three minutes. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ♪ ■x■x >> [speaking in french]

♪> [speaking in french] anchor: hello. here are the headlines. the european union has given its blessing or ukraine and its neighbor although but to become candidates to join the block. -- it's neighbor moldova to become candidates to join the block. colombians vote for the next president, choosing between a leftist and a businessman. we will bring you more details later on. ♪

thank you for watching. we start with the european commission giving its formal backing of ukraine's bid to join the block, a day after eu leaders supported ukraine's application, calling for the country to be given immediate candidate status. kyiv has been seeking this since 2014, after the revolution which top toppled the pro-russian president. reporter: becoming a formal candidate for you membership is a goal kyiv has sought since 2014, when the revolution toppled the country's pro-russian government.

now ukraine is one step closer after ursula von der leyen backed its bid. >> we know that ukrainians are ready to die for the european perspective. we want them to live with us this european dream. reporter: it comes up to the leaders that multiply european countries voiced their support for the application during a landmark visit to the ukrainian capital. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: our country is ready to become a full member of the european union. all ukrainian people share this ambition. reporter: the matter will be taken up by 27 member states at a summit on june 23. any decision must be unanimous. the netherlands, denmark, and belgium have expressed reservations about the bid, while france supports the candidacy, but warned the path is a process that could take years. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: we are ready to

recognize ukraine as a candidate country, but we said this process will take time and will be conditions in a roadmap to be fulfilled, so you will not be a member of the european union tomorrow. reporter: as part of the process, reforms will need to bring institutions and bulbs in line with those of the eu. there are 35 chapter setting out eu standards, having a stable democracy, having a market economy, protecting minorities. it took cooler with a similar comet's history a decade from when it applied in 1994 to attain e.u. membership in 2000 or. anchor: we are in kyiv for france 24 the moment. reporter: boris johnson a warm reception on his second

unannounced visit to kyiv. he had a walk around in the city center with ukrainian president, seeing some of the burnt out russian tanks and armored vehicles placed in the center of town in a display or memorial people -- memorial. people were cheering. when i asked people what they thought, people were unanimously in favor saying this is a man of action who did not just come with words, but promises as well. it is favorable towards boris johnson been other european leaders in town the day before. the french and german leaders were among those who said they felt that u.k. prime minister was a trueriend of ukraine and indeed he did make some pledges today to go along with his visit pledging the u.k. would train up to 10,000 ukrainian soldiers in 120 days, promising to help to unblock the grain blocked in the ukrainian port of odessa, and

promising economic aid and reinforcing russian sanctions as well, so boris johnson here all smiles with volodymyr zelenskyy and arguably more popular here than back in the u.k. in some quarters at least. anchor: the u.s. agriculture secretary has urged russia to quickly reopen ukraine's ports to allow shipments of grain to be exported. 20,000,000 tons to 25 main tons of the food staple remain block, as the harvest season begins. reporter: the blades are turning in southern ukraine, as combine harvesters bring in this crop of wheat, but these scenes are deceptive. behind the scenes, a major agriculture and export crisis persists. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: we have 2100 tons of wheat and we cannot sell it. we can, but for 100 $70, so it

is not worth it. reporter: before russia invaded, ukraine exported as many as 6,000,000 tons of grain each month. those shipments have dramatically tumbled in one of the biggest producers of a triggering a massive food crisis. this week, ukraine's agriculture minister quantify the crisis by saying that the war could well spark a global wheat shortage that will last for three seasons. because of russia's blockade of black seaports, kyiv has started exploring alternative trade routes by road, rail, or waterways, like these canals. long lines of trucks have been queuing up at this bottleneck recently to fill one of the many boats waiting to transport the grain. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: the process of loading and unloading used to take one day. now it is more complicated. reporter: experts say ukraine's total agriculture sector has so far suffered losses of $4

billion, because of the fighting. anchor: to russia, where president putin delivered an address at the st. petersburg international economic forum. he spoke about the resilience of the russian economy and lambasted the west over the invasion of ukraine. he was forced to delay his speech. the criminal announced a denial of service cyberattack had disabled the forum's accreditation and admission systems. we have the details. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: crazy and reckless, these were the words that prudent in describe western sanctions, as he addressed the st. petersburg international economic forum for more than one hour on friday. reporter: he reassed a largely nonwestern audience about the stability of the russian banking system and the level of inflation in the country. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: the economic blitzkrieg on russia was doomed from the outset.

incidentally, as is well-known known, and as we know from practice of recent years, sanctions are a double-edged sword. they can yield culpable if not greater damage to the authors and developers of these ideas. reporter: damage which could cause the european union $400 billion, who dismissed lambs that the invasion of ukraine was to blame for global economic troubles. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: i was stressed once again that the problem did not arise today, and t even in the past three months. russia is not to blame for it, contrary to what some demagogues are saying, trying to blame our country for anything happening to the world economy. reporter: despite his reassurances, voices within the russian government have issued warnings about the state of the economy. speaking at the st. petersburg forum on friday, the minister of economic the element warned russia was slipping into a deflationary spiral. reporter: the former white house

official peter navarro has pleaded guilty to contempt of congress charges after refusing to operate with the congressional investigation into the january 6 attack on the u.s. capitol. anchor: he appeared in federal court in washington to be arraigned on the two-count indictment. he has argued the select committee investigating the attack is unlawful and therefore a subpoena issued in february is not enforceable under law. we will cross to professor sean foreman, political science chair at a university. thank you for speaking with us this evening. what would you say to that argument that this is an unlawful procedure? >> good day. thank you for having me on to discuss this matter. that is an issue that has already been introduced in the courts, the legality of this congressional committee itself. if we take a quick step back, when they first decided to put

forward a commission, the hope was it would be independent and have both democrats and republicans in broad public support, but the republican leaders in congress did not go along with it, mainly because donald trump did not want them to come is that the committee was formed by democrats would just two republicans, who were willing to defect and sit on this committee. so the composition of the committee itself was part of the legal issue, but a court has already told peter navarro that it is a lawfully constructed and he has to follow the subpoena. anchor: it has been described as box office bonanza tv for those tuning in to the hearings, and one aspect that has struck many is you are seeing the perfect example of the clashing of two visions of america, some same facts are mere weapons in the

war over u.s. capitol riots, the narrative. tell us about these competing narratives in the alternative facts we are seeing emerge about what happened on that fateful day on january 6. >> you framed that properly. we are in a mismatch in america. we seem to have two different worlds, two different visions, two different sets of people going around with different beliefs about politics and the economy, and it has been that for five years now going back to 2016 onward, and so, you know, it is a shame that some people are viewing this as political, or because we are dealing with a very serious issue. but again, there is a mismatch. in america, the fact we call this an -- called this an attempted coup, it was, and something we never expected to happen america, others say that is ridiculous and there was no

attempt and there was no coordinated effort, this was more of a spontaneous riot, so anyway, you are right. the way we view it is different in america therefore how we think we should proceed and what they fix should be is different as well. anchor: i suppose donald trump still has influence in the republican party he is still banging away at that election rigging drum, and very much present in many ways. what would you say about his grip over the republican party and how strong it is right now? >> he is still the leader of the republican party right now. they are wrestling internallyo figure out which way they will go, but he is not giving up, and seems to be coming back, making a speech today, and we anticipate he may announce he's running for president again sooner rather than later.

people have to understand in america that we vote for our candidates state-by-state in the federal system, and we are seeing in some states the trump-backed candidates are winning in ohio, pennsylvania, nevada. in some states, they are not winning, but there are republicans in georgia and texas, but he's really trying to hold that party. our governor of florida is running for reelection. he may be the rival to take over as the head of the republican party from trump when that time comes, but we are watching that all play out. anchor: very quickly before we go, what impact that these hearings have on the upcoming terms. -- midterms? do you think the impact could be significant on the outcome of the election? >> i do not think they will be. anchor: ok. >> i think these are a wash. anchor: right. echo chambers. people already believe what they believe. thank you for those thoughts. thank you.

now colombians will boat on sunday for the next president, choosing between the leftist who promises major social reforms, and a business magnet who has found fertile ground in anticorruption rhetoric. reports show that candidates ae close. reporter: in the city, a colombian presidential candidate is widely favored. the 77-year-old, nicknamed the engineer, won two thirds of votes in the first round at the end of may. >> [speaking in foreign language] reporter: he is running a populist campaign and has made promises to colombians, like they will all get to visit the seaside. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: i invite you to

elect a worthy man who represents us in an excellent way. with him, the history of columbia will change. reporter: he made his fortune in construction. he advocates change, while enjoying the support of the ruling conservatives. this is just one of his many contradictions. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: my father proposes to destroy the gangs of politicians and thieves that hold power in our country. reporter: the fight against corruption is his main focus. however, the engineer is facing corruption charges himself and has named his office the same name as the presidential palace in bogota. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: the houses full of phrases that the engineer says, do not steal, lie, zero impunity. reporter: she is part of his communications team. in this room, 13 young creators develop his strategy. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: the first thing we notice is the digital really

does turn into votes from the perspective of the campaign we have managed. we are doing politics to entertain, entertainment with political information. reporter: he gives few interviews and refuses to participate in debates. he campaigns via social media. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: this is the video that has the most views. >> [speaking in foreign language] >> [speaking in foreign language] ♪ reporter: the wealthy businessman is facing the left wing candidate in the second round. both men proposed change, but from two radically opposite sides. who will convince the colombian people? the answer will be determined this sunday. anchor: it is time for truth or fake. good evening. you have been checking, looking into fake news between rwanda

and the democratic republic of the congo. tell us about that. reporter: yes, i will start off with a viral video that circulated heavily on twitter and whatsapp. it can be used to illustrate the tension between the two countries right now. for viewers who have not been following the story, this comes as tensions between the drc and rwanda are high, as the congolese government believes it is backing the rebel group fighting the congolese army in the north region. yesterday, there was an anti-rwanda rally in the drc, that things are not good. this video i will show today was sent to us at the surface for verification. i will not play it due to its distressing nature. here is a screened lab of what they alleges a congolese student tortured by rwandans. we can see a young boy with his feet and hand bound, suspended by concrete blocks, surrounded

by people and being beaten in the video. anchor: it is a horrible video. we were looking at it earlier and you said it's better not to show it and we blurred the face, but the video is distressing. reporter: it is deeply distressing. in this tweet, this congolese person said this is what a congolese student in rwanda is going through and call for eliminating all rwandans in the congo. we sent this video to several fact check organizations, and it turns out this shocking video is not filmed recently and has been circulating from at least january 2021. if we can launch the tweet from january 2021, if that works? we found a tweet on the 16th of january last year that is the oldest instance we can find that , through the image search, the otis image we can find this video -- the oldest image we can find this video. anchor: this is here. great. reporter: this shows that this

video predates the resurgence of the fighting between the rebel group in the drc military, which began in early april this year. this video has been around before the fighting took place. one fact checking organization we spoke to come congo check, at the language spoken in the video does not belong to rwanda or the drc. a journalist confirmed it is a language spoken only in the northern region of ghana, so thanks to the speakers who translated the speech in the video we learned the victim in the video is a person who is accused of theft and likely found in ghana, not the drc. anchor: it is dangerous stuff when there is already so much tension between this region bordering rwanda, drc, and the sense that there is interference and whatnot and the tensions are already high and you see a video like that that is upsetting, that could inflame those tensions for people who believe

it is real. reporter: despite it being an awful video of punishment, it is being used as a tool for anti-rwanda propaganda was tensions are inflamed. anchor: i'm getting reports of an illegal bridge built between the two countries. is that truth or fake? reporter: it is fake. this photo has been going viral since may 29. over 1000 shares and likes. it is a picture of a bridge crossing a river in the claims are this was built illegal by the rwandans on the shared border without authorization from the drc government. it reads a bridge between the drc and rwanda illegally constructed without the agreement of the authorities. however, local officials in the region told a news agency the bridge was legally built between 2014 and 2015 and was used to transport equipment for hydroelectric power plant. in this article by the afp, the

locality on the congolese side of the border was what it is saying it was to imply it was illegally built to allow rwandan soldiers to infiltrate the congo is wrong. it is a regional structure that includes the cooperation of multiple parties. it has been confirmed that the bridge is monitored by forces on both sides of the border and this is also backed up by the african develop in bank, who publish this repor in 2015. anchor: a bridge over troubled waters. a very small bridge for all that activity. anyway, thank you. now we have the business news. how are you? shuffling my sheets. starting in france, the latest country cutofff from supplies of russian gas. reporter: it said it has not received gases since june 15 from russia, while italy and journey have seen supplies of russian gas reduced sharply.

gazprom is blaming the shutdown on western sanctions, saying spare parts for t maintenance of its nord stream pipeline are being held up in canada. the italian prime minister blasted that excuse as an ally -- as a live pd we look at what the latest move might mean for consumers and businesses. reporter: french households, will they have enough gas for heating and cooking this winter? days ago, when gas tap was cut. france is no longer receiving russian gas via the nord stream pipeline which goes to germany. russia, which normally supply 17% of france's gas has made good on the long-running threat. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: our product, our rules. we don't play the rules that we did not make. reporter: over the past week, the company which manages the network haseen stocking up as much as possible. >> no disruptions are expected

during the summer in order to satisfy the needs of french consumers. reporter: as for the winter, in order to avoid gas cuts, francis has only a few months -- france has only a few months to import us from other countries. >> we need to look at spain for the u.s., but we need infrastructure not in place, meaning investment in time, around three yrs so we will terms of provisions in the years to come, not short-term, but may be medium-term. reporter: the war in ukraine has sent rice is for natural gas. a cap should shield households until the end of the year in france, but many businesses will continue to suffer. reporter: european national gas prices eased on lower demand. they are 30% higher than they were midweek due to russian supply cuts. crude oil prices fell sharply friday as interest rate hikes by central banks around the world

aimed at curbing inflation raised fears of a looming global recession. oil down 6.3 percent, brent crude down 5.3%. on wall street, market struggled to regain ground after a major selloff this week. the s&p 500 has lost 6% since monday, amid a worsening bear market. a minor rally in hard-hit tech shares help to boost the nasdaq around 1.4% at the close of trading. among those central banks hiking interest weeks -- rates, the u.s. federal reserve, the boe, and the swiss national bank. the bank of japan on friday announced the continuation of its loose monetary policy, complete with negative interest rates, while inflation in japan is at a high, it remains well below western economies, just 2.1% in april. that would normally be good news , but the policy diversns between japannd the rest of the world has sent the yen

consistently downward with threatening to hamper consumption in the import-driven economy. at lost another 2% friday. the doj defending its decision. take a listen. >> [speaking in foreign language] translator: japan's economy is in the midst of recovering from the covid-19 pandemic, and it is under pressure from rising raw material costs. in order to realize the full scale pad hike -- pay high, we must consistently continue the easy monetary policy to support the economy. reporter: the wto wrapped its conference in geneva on friday. it ran over its duration by two days, but resulted in the first major changes to global trading rules in years. several agreements and declarations were adopted on friday. among them, a partial waiver, few rates for karen arises -- coronavirus vaccines that should

allow countries to produce them domestically, as that will -- as well as a way to reduce depleting fish stocks worldwide. leaders say that agreements do not go far enough, but the double eto director general held it as a major step forward. >> we have seen give and take. we have seen a willingness to listen to concerns and to depart from long-held positions to try to overcome the trust deficit and find middle ground. instead of getting everything we wanted, members ask themselves can we live with this. reporter: deutsche bank is installing a new mobile app, a communication tool, but not your average one. it would track all messages between employees and clients, allowing compliance officials at the lender to monitor texts, chats, and telephone calls. the move comes amid a slew of investigations into inappropriate messaging across

the banking industry, including a probe into chats between the ceo and the german businessman who had been removed from the client list over suspicious payments. j.p. morgan, credit suisse, and hsbc have all fired bankers are paid large clients over inappropriate social messaging. a bit of a banking culture to be reined in, although i would like to see their dancing tiktok speared -- tiktoks. anchor: show me later. thank you. quick break. it's the weather and then we will have more after this. ♪

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