>> this is dw news come alive from berlin. a nuclear power plant as a weapon of war. accusations are flying between russia and ukraine. each accusing the other to use a power plant that is currently run by russian soldiers. in the polish military steps up patrols along the border with ella roos amidst reports that the wagner mercenaries will soon

be setting up camp in the country. palestinians in the west bank city of jenin pulled funerals for those killed in the israeli military operations. at least 12 people died in raids, more than 100 were injured. the israeli military says the dead were militants. ♪ i'm brent goff. to all of you around the world, welcome. russia and ukraine are accusing each other of attending to attack europe's largest nuclear facility. located in ukraine. the kremlin says it's taking measures to counter the attack. ukraine is accusing russian occupying forces of planting explosives there.

neither side has provided evidence to back their claims. >> an ordinary day in the city for the people of zaporizhzhia. they get on with their daily lives. it's 16 months since russian forces captured europe's largest clear power plant 55 kilometers away and it has been a focal point of concern ever since. after so much time, those still living here view the potential threat on their doorstep with calmness and stoicism as well as a readiness to flee if it comes to the worst. >> i personally do not believe they would blow it up in a terror attack to scare people but i do not think there will be a radiation leak. >> i suppose it could pose a threat to my family. i have no idea how bad it could be but it is a danger. i remember sure noble.

-- sh scherynobl. >> i have water and face masks, that's it. >> the ukrainian president flightaware zelensky said that russian -- volodymyr zelenskyy said the russian plans pose a threat to the world. urging the world to take action. >> russia must realize the world sees the scenario their terrorist dark preparing for and is ready to respond. radiation is a threat to everyone on the planet and a nuclear power plant must be fully protected from any radiation incidents. >> intern, moscow refutes the actions, such as staging a lost flag event at the plant. >> this is grave and has

consequences that could be catastrophic. the key of regime has demonstrated its readiness to stop at nothing. to simply, we saw this during the explosion of the hydropower station with horrific consequences. >> as the rhetoric wraps up, the people of je zaporizhzhia can only hope that both sides remain calm. brent: our correspondent is it in the area close to the powerplant and we asked him what he saw there. >> we were opposite the plant. it can't defend itself as it's been attacked from positions near the power station. but they cannot reply. weah spoke to those who had escaped after the russian operation got out of way. they said there was a climate of fear there. the russian security personnel said the powerplant uniforms

were putting pressure on people to sign contracts with the russian nuclear power company and basically looking to put pressure on anyone with any kind of link to government controlled territory of ukraine. difficult situation with a lot that could go wrong, even if there was not the concern amongst the problem. there are power issues and concerns over water now. there is also spent nuclear fuel sitting on the site in containers. it could do a lot of damage to the containers just standing there. brent: that was nick connolly from kyiv. belarus says they have taken in the russian wagner boss, prigozhin, offering to house his mercenaries in the country. both of these claims are adding nato summit in lithuania. lithuania and fellow members

latvia and poland are increasingly worried about the danger posed to their borders from their neighbor. the former soviet bloc countries fear that the growing influence in belarus could eventually be used against them. >> polish forces stepping up trolls along the border with belarus. guards say they have registered a growing number at legal border crossing attempts. one reason for a hike alert is the pressure in -- presence of fighters in belarus. this image shows a base purportedly under construction not far from the capital. developments in belarus and the concerns of neighboring nato countries will be on the agenda at the alliance homecoming summit. >> recently belarus received a tactical nuclear weapon, or at least said they would. now they are taking denver

goshen and his military. this is clearly a country that we can no longer call sovereign and it is doing things that go against our security. >> comments that were echoed by the polish defense minister. they are pushing for measures to prevent spillover from the war in ukraine. >> all of the things happening in russia, recently, the complete subordination of leroux's, the transfer of nuclear weapons belarus, the wagner group, they all show that the threats from russia are real. >> the longtime leader of belarus has said that his country will benefit from the presence of wagner fighters. he is seen as putin's closest

ally. the two leaders met last month to discuss the deployment of nuclear weapons to belarus. earlier this week he marked the country's independence day but many in the west increasingly see belarus as little more than a vassal for russia. brent: earlier i spoke with a member of the european council of foreign relations, asking whether wagner fighters could realistically work with lukashenko to pose a threat to eastern europe. >> i would say that this is the main contradiction between prigozhin and lukashenko, who will control the forces and how big will the number be. those two want to control this resource, the private military company. prigozhin would not just hand over the controls to lukashenko. he wants to stay in the game and

continue being a deployable actor. earning money like it did before. at the same time, lukashenko thinks this could pose an existential threat. he's always been the only dissident in belarus and what he did to show to putin, how would he allow this competitor to be in belarus to provide, to be autonomous? i just kind of mention that. that's the reason they haven't yet come there. i think they are still negotiating on the issue of wagner. the numbers, we don't know who will control them we imagine that if lukashenko controls them , they can obviously be used in attacks against nato on the borders. lukashenko has been looking at illegal migration, trying to attack those borders.

i could easily imagine they would joined by wagner. brent: minister it sounds like if i hear you correctly, you are saying lukashenko is allowing prigozhin and his soldiers to relocate there because he doesn't have a choice. there is no advantage for him but he is doing what vladimir putin told him to do. is that accurate? >> i will say i don't know. i mean the first part of the conclusion, i think suddenly after the mutiny, after prigozhin agreed to retreat, they said prigozhin could leave for belarus and then on the next day they set a part of the wagner troops could come there. they are still negotiating on the status that wagner will have in belarus. who will control them? how many will be there? where will they be stationed?

it's up to negotiations and they haven't yet cited on that. i don't think that we can say that lukashenko will just have to admit a private military company where wagner is controlled by prigozhin or someone else, those soldiers have been a challenge to lukashenko himself. i think he is kind of on top of that and he wouldn't allow someone to be independent and controlling his own army. brent: we have yet to see belarus directly involved in the ukraine war. do you think that lukashenko would eventually agree to do that, to jump into the boat with the vladimir putin forces? >> i don't see any reason he would do that. russia doesn't have the capacity to do that. remember, when they attacked it

was an attack by surprise in 2022 and they have the best soldiers of the day. ukraine was not prepared. then they had minds in the fields on the border. weapons, better preparations. a mobile society and the economy and russia does not have the capacity they had before. so i don't think that this is even probable that vladimir putin together with lukashenko, without him they might even try to capture but they don't have a chance for success without mobilizing the whole country for the war. until now they have avoided doing that. lukashenko, his army is unprofessional. not in terms of quality but in terms of quantity. they have 15,000 soldiers that

know what to do to be efficient and into weeks they would be killed in ukraine. they could attack the canal, so who would attack afterwards? i mean what is the reason for putin to throw them into the war, potentially destabilizing belarus and the loyal regime there without alienating success . they haven't risked very much he has already been getting from lukashenko. brent: vladimir, we appreciate you taking the time to talk with us tonight. >> thank you. brent: palestinians in the western city of jenin morning those killed in the israeli operation there. 12 were killed by the israeli attacks with more than 100 wounded. the israeli military says the dead palestinians were militants

and an israeli soldier was also killed in the operation. rebuilding efforts began after the city suffered widespread destruction during the raid. rebecca is in jenin and sent us this report about the cleanup. >> as you can see, civilians, women, children are back out on the street. the level of production here is high. the cleanup has begun and is underway to remove and destroy the vehicles and all the debris that has been picked up. these roads completely ripped up by the military. that is why they had to move most. i was standing in this spot a little over a week ago and i can tell you it looked a lot different. now this cleanup, i'm not sure how long it is going to take but it is moving at quite a pace.

water and electricity are being restored. you can see the municipality trying to restore the electricity. the raid and campus over and the israeli military has completely left the area and has said they will come back and raid again when they feel necessary. brent: that was rebecca there reporting from jenin. looking at the other stories making headlines, fresh protests corrupting in tel aviv after the city police chief resigned. he said he is adding after the benjamin netanyahu government asking to use excessive force against those protesting the controversial judicial reforms. a powerful storm killed at least one person in the netherlands and one person here in germany. hundreds of flights were grounded at amsterdam's air or, one of the worlds busiest hubs. heavy rain and strong wind disrupted rail and road travel authorities have urged people to

stand doors. scientists stay this past monday was the hottest ever recorded. the average global temperature reached 17.01 degrees celsius. a combination of a weather event known as el niño and ongoing emissions of carbon dioxide are drawing higher and higher temperatures. the south american nation of uruguay was the first nation in the world to enshrine the right to clean drinking water in the constitution back in 2004. now the capital of the country is experiencing its worst drought in 70 years. the situation is being made worse by hoarding water supplies. >> making a cup of traditional tea with tap water was once easy. but drought that people are being forced to turn to bottled supplies. a luxury that not everyone can

afford. in this neighborhood of montevideo, many have to rely on low-quality municipal sources. >> drinking with the water is difficult. difficult because of the taste and the discomfort it causes in the stomach. the tapwater also gives you a headache. >> here you cannot buy bottled water. some people can and others can't. those of us who are low income cannot. >> uruguay is facing its worst drought in decades. the reservoir on the santa lucy a river, the largest in the country, use to supply fresh water to over half of the 3.4 million inhabitants there. now it is almost drive. >> since it was built i have never seen it like this.

the water flow is very low. >> uruguay was the first country in the world to enshrine the right to clean drinking water in the constitution into thousand four. now the government has a fairly water emergency, he and think taxes on bottled water. authorities have turned water into higher salt -- salt levels and made the health ministry double the maximum amount or aydin sodium. >> the water supply will not be cut off. this scenario will be worse water quality. >> the government promised to provide 500,000 people with lower income for the bottled water they need to but ultimately, everyone will be looking from the cracked riverbeds to the skies in the hope that the rain will finally come. brent: all right for more, let's go to montevideo to speak with dario klein.

good to have you with us. let me ask you about the situation there and what it is where you are. could you go to the water faucet and drink out of that? is it possible? >> you could but the taste is really bad. for people to have the information about what's in the tapwater, it's not really recommended to drink it. if you don't have any other choice, you could still drink it. but that water is drinkable. but not potable. it's a strange game of words, but that's how they declare it. it's like the water is clean. you could drink it and you wouldn't die, but you are not supposed to drink it for a long time. but it is not recommended even to have long showers right now. besides the fluoride and the

sodium, we have another thing, you can smell it in the shower. it's not recommended to take that for a long time. brent: you are basically relying completely on bottled water on the correct? >> correct. brent: we have seen protests against water shortages on the streets of the capital in recent weeks. what has been the government response to that. people have to have safe drinking water. >> the response of the government has been about sending the bottled water to the tour -- poorest sections of the society.

of course, the opposition says that that was too little, too late. that now they are asking the government to actually, not to, that people don't have to pay the water service. they say it's not providing the service that people paid. it's brent: let me just ask you, you are in a country that has enshrined to the right to clean drinking water in the constitution. a lot of democracies around the world do not have that in their constitution. if that is the case you are facing a water shortage. who is to blame for this situation? >> that is one of the million dollar russians. of course it is the first problem, the lack of rain for the last three years.

there has been a lot of systems not built in the last 10 years. the former government and this government didn't build another reservoir is a part of the project that should have been built by now. but the former government said they left the project finished and able to start but this government decided not to do it, not to build the new reservoir because they wanted to start another project with a private company. that is part of the political game, a part of the blaming. the former president last night was in an interview, like you said. he said in spanish that we didn't do neither what was

supposed to be done. >> sleeping at the wheel when you are supposed to be in charge. dario, we appreciate your time tonight and hope the water situation improves for you and everyone else there. thank you. >> thank you very much. brent: other stories at this hour, joe biden hosting the swedish prime minister at the white house in a show of support for that country's entry into nato, sing leaders will discuss security cooperation in the war in ukraine. coming ahead of next week's nato summit. protesters having taken to the streets of the spanish city of pamplona once again to condemn the famous running of the bulls festival. animal rights campaigners called for an end to the bullfights. the weeklong festival that kicks

off thursday attracts tens of thousands of visitors each year. two months after king charles the third was clowned in london, -- crowned in london he has made his way to scotland to mark his ascension to the throne there. he received the scottish crown jewels today that have been used in royal ceremonies for the last five centuries. but not everyone welcomed him. >> a crown, a scepter, a sort of state, presented to the new monarch. >> by the symbol of this crown we pledge loyalty. >> in receiving the crown i promise by god's help. >> a historical royal procession in edinburgh to signify the authority of king charles in scotland, reaffirming his position not only as the king of england, but also of the united kingdom.

crowds gathered on the royal mile to catch a glimpse king and queen. >> it's a part of my heritage. a part of my culture. part of who we are as people in scotland. it's what we want to see, more of it here. >> less support for the monarchy then in the rest of the united kingdom. not everyone in scotland welcomed king charles. >> i'm here today to tell everyone here that i don't believe that charles is my king, he's not the king of scotland and the monarchy isn't welcome here. >> a 21 gun salute over edinburgh as charles and camilla left the cathedral. the royal air force aerobatic

team brought the celebration day to an end. brent: tennis news, a world number three, medvedev marking his return to wimbledon after last year's ban on russian and belarusian players with a first-round victory on wednesday. the 27-year-old had a highly professional display in a straight set wind -- win over arthur in great britain. he is chasing his sixth title of the season, where his best previous showing was a fourth round run back in 2021, he will face one of two and the second round. reminder of the top story, russia and ukraine accusing each other a planning to attack europe's largest nuclear facility, the zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. the kremlin accusing ukraine of sabotaging the plant located in

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