berlin. russian media reports that one of moscow's top generals has been arrested over the failed revolt against the kremlin. he is said to have had advanced knowledge of the rebellion led by yevgeny prigozhin. also coming up, president zelenskyy condemns a missile strike on a city that killed at least 11 people. clashes in paris as police

issued a teenager dead during a traffic stop. the president calls the killing in its wykle. the german and u.s. defense chiefs meeting in washington, strengthening nato as the war in ukraine tops the agenda. gears on pbs it and the united states and all around the world welcome to the program. we start the show with new revelations about the art uprising by the wagner group in russia, the moscow times is reporting that the deputy chief of staff of russia's armed forces has been arrested. the paper says that he is being held on suspicion of being involved in the rebellion. the new york times has also claimed that he see her russian general had advanced knowledge of the plan. the kremlin denies the

allegations and maintains military commanders are united behind president vladimir putin. for more on this we can now bring in our russian analyst who is following all of this from the capital. he has been arrested, but how credible is this information? >> i think that it has been more or less confirmed by respective media, although initial signals came from a different source of telegram channels there were also suggestions that his deputy worse -- was arrested. if it's true, you will note soon. you cannot hide the arrest of a deputy commander of the operation of ukraine, commander of russia in space forces, and have to add some of who would

earn this super k, the butcher of syria -- super cap, the butcher syria. -- of syria. nicole: give us some context. who is he and why did he become a threat to vladimir putin? >> he was commander of the operation in ukraine, until january this year, then he was replaced, but kept the position of deputy commander and also still officially commence russian aerospace forces and he is one of the top generals in russia. he has his own following. and evidently, could have set his sights easily on the post of chief of general staff or defense minister. that was his level. it appeared that during prigozhin's uprising on

saturday, in a video posted on a telegram channel, he was visibly distressed, i would suspect that he was inebriated, and in convincing language you try to tell everybody to stand down. he looked frightened to me and it looked a bit like a hostage video. then he disappeared. and then it was his air force that strafed the wagner mercenaries. suddenly we hear that he has been arrested and according to the reports that we have seen in the new york times, he was in the know about the mutiny. if that is so, it seems that if he is arrested, it seems like

our of this and he probably counted on something as a result of prigozhin engineering. >> are we witnessing the beginning of putting cleaning house after this unprecedented challenge to his role -- rule? nicole: -- >> yes this is very traditional, dictatorship perch. everybody will be arrested left right and center just to appear strong. whether it will bring any results or actually spook the remainder of the regime even more and maybe push people into action remains to be seen. what we have seen is completely unprecedented. i would say since maybe the mid-50's when marshall zhukov, the victor in the second world

war, try to replace nikita khrushchev. we're talking about 1957, nothing about that since then. and then the unprecedented involvement of the army in russian politics at the time. in a certain way this is maybe a historic and maybe even more historic soon. nicole: we saw footage of vladimir putin surrounded by a crowd taking selfies, hugging his supporters, that is quite unusual for him, isn't it? >> yes. and i think that shows the degree of fear, that he experienced. because putin, as we know, does not like messes, he does not like going to the people, and if he goes to meet the people, it is always very well choreographed, they have hundreds of security people dressed as civilians. i think that if you flew out there now, they did not have

time to put it together. he is actually risking talking to his own people, and that is to show he is good -- in control, and that testifies to the fact that he is really really scared by what happened. it was not a theater play. it was a real rebellion. nicole: always great speaking to you. >> thank you. nicole: the ukrainian president has condemned a russian missile attack that killed at least 11 civilians and injured more than 50 at a popular restaurant in the city. three teenagers are among the dead and the crillon has denied responsibility, saying that it only hits military targets. >> as more bodies are pulled from under the rubble, these people are desperate to find out what happened to their loved ones in the attack on the pizza restaurant. >> my name is julia.

my daughter is 23. she was a waitress there. >> the police would not allow us any closer, these images were filmed by ukrainian police in the aftermath of the strike. officials say the restaurant was filled with local residents, most of the victims were civilians, among them, three teenagers. russia has confirmed that it was behind the strike, the defense ministry has published this video not specifying whether it was related to the attack, the spokesman gave the kremlin's version of what happened. >> the point of temporary deployment of the commanders of ukraine's 56 motorized infantry brigade was hit. ukrainian officials accused russia of distorting information

about the strike. the man accused of directing the attack has been arrested. >> a ukrainian counterintelligence unit at rented a russian agent who was involved in coordinating the missile strike in the cafe on june 27. >> this is one of the largest cities in east ukraine, still under ukraine's control. less than 25 kilometers from the front line, it has been a regular target for russian missiles. ukraine says the attack is further proof that it needs better air defenses and while give continues its campaign to get them, ukrainians pray for more attacks like this. -- brace for more attacks like this. nicole: a first shipment of u.s. abrams tank has arrived in poland. the defense minister has called it an important day for the polish army. warsaw is boosting its armed forces following the invasion of ukraine and has ordered 366 of the american tanks.

a man has burned a copy of the koran outside stockholm's grand mosque. authorities give permission for the protest. onlookers scuffled with police in an attempt to stop the action. a similar protest outside the turkish embassy outraged the muslim community in january. debris from the titan submersible has been brought ashore in canada. the wreckage will be key evidence in the inquiry into how the west was lost. all five people on board were killed when the vessel employed and paid protests erupted in the paris suburb -- a paris suburb after police shot a teenager there. the 17-year-old driver refused to stop his car and an officer is now under investigation for elected manslaughter. >> a tribute to a young life lost and the remnants of the furious protests over the killing. this area of paris is still

reeling from the death of a teenager here on tuesday, allegedly shot dead by police officer. the french president has promised a thorough investigation. >> we have a teenager who has been killed. it is in its bookable, and excusable. first of all, i want to express my sorrow and support for his family and loved ones. secondly, the case was immediately referred to the courts and i hope that it will carry out its work quickly with the calm that this work requires and that the truth can be established as soon as possible. that of course, we are all informed that justice is done. >> social media shows a yellow car stopping briefly and police officer speaking to the driver. a gunshot is heard before the script -- the car speeds away. the teenage driver subsequent

die from his injuries. the officer suspected of firing the shot is in custody and faces charges of manslaughter. several nearby districts erupted into violent protests on tuesday night. groups clashed with police. >> the french interior minister stepped up police president -- presents tubes presents to maintain calm. >> i have boosted police presence in these areas to maintain law and order. >> the victim's mother appeared online for a silent march in her son's honor new the scene of his death. -- near the scene of his death. nicole: i'm joined now by a french human rights activists. welcome to dw. one of the officers is facing manslaughter charges.

is there a perception in france that enough is being done to -- to assure account ability? >> there are concerns and they are legitimate. there is no official data in france about cases of lethal force by the police and convictions and sentences. anytime generalists investigate cases it shows that there are very few that lead to a trial and if there is a trial there is rarely a conviction and sentences are very low. i'm thinking about a case about a man who was killed in january 2020, which was also in the eye of cameras, and he was suffocated after a chokehold, and over three years later,

there is still no investigation ongoing. nicole: how common are such uses of excessive force? >> we have a problem of transparency. because i am not able to tell you about the cases of excessive force. in terms of killing and shooting, the number of deaths from the police in france is higher than comparable countries like germany or the u.k. when you take into account the size of the population. failing to comply, that was 13 in 2022, 26 people were killed in total in 2022. you also have to take into context excessive force that does not lead to death, from paychecks in the suburb, and other areas, and cases that have

raised more attention during protests where you had excessive use of teargas, or rubber bullets and grenades. you don't see that in germany or the u.k., you will lose a hand or an eye. but it does happen in france. nicole: what are french police gun use rules, i'm wondering if you could give us some context here? >> they are in constant -- contradictory. certain standards are in line with international requirements, but then you have legislation about the use of firearms that was passed in 2017 and a number of cases in which the use of a gun is allowed and it is a broad definition. it allows you to use your arm against the car when it refuses to comply, and if it is likely

to threaten a human life afterwards. we don't know what to relevant criteria is. the police interpreted it and give it a huge amount of interpretation. and research has shown that since this law was passed the number of shootings of car writers and occupants has skyrocketed. nicole: thank you so much for all those insights. that was very clear and informative. united nations security council is urging israel and the palestinians to avoid actions that could further inflame tensions in the occupied west bank. there is growing international concern about escalate and violence. our correspondent went to the west bank to talk to people on both sides of the conflict. >> it was supposed to be what

the israeli military calls a routine operation. soldiers rate a refugee camp to arrest militants, but were met with uninspected resistance. violence in the israeli occupied west bank is taking on a new and worrying form. this is a spot where in large roadside bomb was detonated, damaging and israeli vehicle as it was retreating from the camp and injuring several soldiers. it is the first attack of its kind in several years and as a result the israeli military is saying they may have to rethink their tactics. as ever, it is civilians like this man and his family who get caught up in the escalation. >> he came down from the stairs and came here, -- >>'s teenage daughter was in the courtyard when an israeli night -- vehicle drove by.

she was uploading this video when the bullet came. >> she was standing like this, filming like this and the bullet hit her here. >> israeli military says it is investigating, but the family are convinced she was killed by israeli gunfire. elsewhere in the occupied west bank, there was more violence. the palestinian military group hamas says they carried this attack out in response to the rape. two of the gunmen opened fire at a restaurant near the jewish -- a jewish settlement, killing four israeli citizens. >> the attackers came from there. one came here and the other went over there. he was first to be hit. the girl he was with managed to run away, thanks to god. then the terrorists entered and fired inside. another one of our students was hit in the leg by shrapnel. >> despite the attacks and risk

to their lives, these sellers say they are not going anywhere. >> as you can see in the top of the mountain, this is one of the into places that was mentioned in the bible. >> they are intent on expansion. >> we are not afraid. we know that this is our homeland and our home. and you fight for your home and we will do whatever is needed to stay here to build and to grow and add more life, and green to those mountains. >> after the restaurant shooting, the government showed its continuing support for the settlers. a day after the attack, the israeli prime minister announced the authorization of 1000 new housing units here in the settlements. his decision he said that was the direct response to terrorism. another response was this. mobs of extreme settlers rampaged through palestinian

towns torching property and threatening residents. sometimes in the presence of israeli soldiers. it is a further escalation of a cycle of violence that looks to be accelerating. back in the camp, these palestinian fighters coming the situation is getting worse. >> they are trying to kill everybody. >> all over the camp they have been erecting these canopies in an attempt to blind israeli surveillance drones. while they bide their time and prepare for battle. >> we are going to fight as long as we can. that is what is going to happen. they're using rockets, plans, -- planes, all of their army. but we don't stop. we are going to continue. as long as we can stand, if not us, our children, their children, we will continue. >> that is the feeling on both sides. this was caused by an israeli

drone targeting militants. the first aerial attack against palestinians in the west bank in a generation. the next chapter in this bloody conflict is being written here and now. >> strengthening nato and the war in ukraine topped the agenda at security talks in washington tonight. boris pistorius is holding talks with his american opposite, lloyd austin. this comes before the next nato summit in lithuania. stories reiterated germany's support for ukraine and other eastern european states. >> we will do everything that is possible as long as it takes to support ukraine with this horrible war against russia. we used to be the eastern flank at one time. and nowadays the baltic states are the new eastern flank. so we have especially -- a

special response will take for the protection of the eastern flank. therefore i am sending it everything and working for the support of ukraine and the security of the eastern european countries. nicole: our correspondent stefan simons joins us from washington and has more. surely everybody had lots of talk about, what is in their agenda? >> two. that's just the knock -- plenty, that is just the inaugural visit. he had to cancel one that he originally planned in april. one way or another, he is talking to lloyd austin, the secretary here in the united states and as you mentioned already, there's plenty to talk about, a lot of preparation for the nato summit in july, and as you know, jens stoltenberg, the nato general secretary is, as we

speak here, about pistorius in washington meeting the -- his american counterpart, is meeting with the french president. he is also expected to talk about this nato summit and all eyes will be on this of course. it is expected and believed that the defense minister will talk to mr. lloyd austin and the defense secretary about what happened last weekend. the wagner coupe or mutiny if you will is definitely a topic now and it will be a topic at the nato summit and another point here for sure is that the americans want to keep tabs on germany and other eu countries to fulfill their promise to dedicate 2% of their gdp into military and defense budgets. nicole: these things are never just smooth sailing are they, if -- besides the defense budget

what else needs to be resolved? >> i think it is going to be a little bit about the f-60, the fighter jet debate, -- f 16, the fighter jet debate, and the role of journey. germany says now or rather the secretary said now that germany is the second-largest donator or a provider for ukraine, and that includes what is expected of germany and is committed by germany to pay and help in future. the united states will again keep tabs on germany that they do their fair share. then it is about keeping the train of communication on track, which means prevent russia from using any comment or communication using that, for example, what happened last

week, the european union had something to do with it. this is what americans as well as european partners want to avoid and those are the sticking points. one last thing, the germans are in good standing with the americans because they do welcome the announcement that germany will station 4000 soldiers in the three. that's a good thing. in the eyes of nato and the united states. nicole: our correspondent there, always great speaking to you. sports now. tennis and with wimbledon just a week away, stars of the game are giving up at the eastpoint international. usually determined -- tournament begins in late june but was pushed back to allow players to adjust to grasp services. -- grasp services. >> the defending champion sent

scrambling all over the court by fellow american mackenzie mcdonald who knocked him out in straight sets. right just the 64th in the world, the 28-year-old sealed a win to take him into the quarterfinals. sending the reigning champion packing early. in the women's singles, number seven take -- state true to her role as she thrashed britain's champion, attaining a 6-1 win. she won 10 games in a row, cruising to victory, and will face our doubles partner next. at wimbledon, the young american might face her compatriot and idol venus williams who will be competing at the world's oldest tennis tournament for aforetime

at the tender age of 43. -- four 824 time at the tender age of 43. >> the bundesliga champion alliance with qatar airways has brought in 25 million euros per season but the club has faced criticism over the deal with fan groups and supporters protesting on human rights grounds. the current sponsorship expires at the end of this month. stay with us now, after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. hope to see you there.

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