w. and connelly reporting from key iran has condemned the european union for imposing new sanctioned over to ron's response to the current wave of anti government protest. brussels announced measures targeting the countries state broadcaster, the countries army chief, the commanders of the revolutionary guard, as well as a senior clarity for testers, have swept for protests and swept across iran since the death in police custody of a young iranian kurdish woman back in september 11 people had been sentenced to death in connection with the demonstrations and the 1st who were executed in just the last week. more than 18000 people have been arrested. including close family members of iran's supreme leader, ayatollah. how many's niece is one of his harshest critics? we just heard that the niece of iran's supreme leader, she's condemned her uncle's government. her brother has been just as vocal now. he's in france, my food more. had connie is an anti regime activists. he's live in paris for more than 20 years. he was responsible for publishing his sister's video message. mr. murat, connie sat

and human rights abuses has been no independent confirmation. the strike took place a lawyer i spoke to a d, w, a nick connelly in keith. and i asked him for more details about that attack on wagner. h q was always, this is pretty difficult to confirm as you mentioned there because there's no independent journalist on the ground there in russian occupied easton, ukraine. but we've seen some images on social media, of some ruins of me are so obvious, fresh destruction on some buildings, and now the local roster commissioner authorities claim that they were actually civilian staying there. that something has been disputed by the ukrainian side, but it seems to kind of fit the broader picture of ukraine's stress she of attacking the place where these russian soldiers, a russian mercenaries are staying behind for lines. this is not a 1000000 miles away from back. move the city in east new crane dumbass the to seeing the worst of the fighting, where rushers seemingly desperate to clock up any kind of victory. however small a can after months of setbacks, months of being pushed back by ukraine in the image is coming out of tha

w, correspond, and nick connelly is in care. he told us what trasha claims do not add up when they say that they're only hitting military targets. while obviously they are still claiming that this is about basically depriving ukraine's military of the power and the logistics to make their successes on the battlefield. happen. obviously that up doesn't really cuddle or device when you're here on the ground and seeing the kind of targets that are being hit. but i think there's a level to which they bessie given up trying to create a kind of coherent narrative people here in ukraine from the west. they basically know that that audience is lost to them. so this is all about the story to people back home in russia who maybe won't believe what they told and people in 3rd countries or maybe don't have an ability to really fact check those claims. and i think is also just a conviction in moscow that they are just so big and they are so important because of their nuclear stages. they're seat at the security council that basic people have

and as we had towards year, the year anniversary of this war in february t w. 's at nick connelly and he thank you so much, nick. well, let's take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world. peruse new president denot bully was a, has given and to demand by protest is to bring elections forward. she said general election should take place in april 2024. overnight. demonstrations turned violent with 2 protest is confirmed to have died. us and scottish authorities say the libyan man accused of making the bomb that blew up pan am flight one or 3 oven lockerbie in scotland. in 1988 has been taken into custody of a gala muhammad, my suit was charged by the us for the bombing 2 years ago. all 259 people on board from london to new york were killed in great britain, heavy snow and freezing temperatures of forced airports to cancel flights. he throw alone the country's largest airport, called off more than 50 flights. there were also reports of trains being delayed and numerous car accidents. now a judge in belgium has charged 4 people linked to a corruption investigat

and as d w as nick connelly reports after 2 months of practice, they're getting pretty good at it. it can be a couple of hours or a couple of days. it can be 3 hours off, 3 hours on power cuts from russian missile attacks when you cranes power grid. it difficult to predict. the one thing that usually does keep working, it's the mobile phone network. that's made people go online when everything else is off. why pass up on your regular medical? just because there's no power and you hiding from an area in an underground car park. if he cash what he need, cash, you know, it might take a bit longer without than a t m, you withdrawal has to be recorded and counted by hand. but it works. it's a close. could you listen to quibbling, chick if you don't have a candle, and they are getting harder to find the solution. muscle take potato, sylvester boil, and some matches. and hey, presto. many ukrainians seeking power into their own hands give univer far from the hum generators. but there just aren't enough to go around. many for many. this could be the song of the season. it's called the powe

and as we had towards the year anniversary of this war in february t w 's at nick connelly and he thank you so much, nick. well, let's set cost back to the top story and discuss the situation in iran when a 2nd to protest her has been executed after he was detained during those anti government protest of a protest. so let's i get more now from cornelius, add a bar. he is an analyst with the german council on foreign relations focusing on iran is good to have you with a c d w news. so a 2nd protest or has now been executed. first of all, what are your thoughts on this? thank you and well, this is a sign that the regime is continuing. it scroll down, it is, it is done. so in the streets for the past 3 months, it has used indiscriminate and also very targeted violence and it is now following up on the death sentence. a switch have been handed out to already around 2 dozen of protesters or a legit protesters. and we've seen the 2nd execution now, so they are serious about it. and we have to expect that they will continue to use violence whether it is through the security services or through

millions of dollars to help keep ukraine fed warm and defended during russia's ongoing attacks. head of the conference, t w's ukraine correspondence. nick connelly took a closer look at what support has been promised so far. and what actually has been delivered if you will clean a vital continues for ukraine, for as long as it takes since the very beginning of the war, we were very hot together to help the brain to resist and to be resilient. and we, the european union stand here by them in these very difficult times, as long as it takes how generous european governments really been 9 months into this war and it's doorstep. and europe is only just caught up with the united states. the queue and suit for the world economy to you and europe. pink governments have now together pledged 52000000000 euros bed with 48000000000 in the u. s. that might sound like a lot, but it's less than a 10th of what you're spending on its own post coverage recovery program. and then there's the question of timing. experts criticize that, it can take months, the promises and outs the front of the t, v. cameras and keep to actually materialize. and now at least you can

he w correspondent, nick connelly takes a look at what support has been promised so far. if you could invite and we'll continue support ukraine for as long as it takes since the very beginning of the wall, we work very hard together to help the brain to resist and to be resilient. and we, the european union stand here by them in these very difficult times, as long as it takes how generous european governments really been 9 months into this war and it's doorstep in europe. it's only just caught up with the united states. the kill institute for the world economy. the you, european governments have now together pledged 52000000000 euros. barry, 48000000000 in the u. s. that might sound like a lot, but it's less than a 10th of what you're spending when its own post coverage recovery program. and then there's the question of timing. experts criticize that it can take months or promises and outs for the t v. cameras and keep to actually materialize. sometimes money doesn't turn out to the most recent, a pledge of 18000000000 euros is currently held up by a hungarian veto. now, at least you can governm

and repairing damage infrastructure. those are the focus of an international donors conference in paris today. i had of that d. w, correspond at nick connelly takes a look at what support has been promised to ukraine so far. if you will, clean a vital continues for ukraine, for as long as it takes since the very beginning of the war. we were very hot together to help the brain to resist and to be resilient. and we, the european union stand here by them in these very difficult times as long as it takes. and how generous european governments really been. 9 months into this war and it's doorstep in europe that only just caught up with the united states. the kill institute for the world economy to you and your pink governments have now together pledged 52000000000 euros. bear with 48000000000 in the u. s. that might sound like a lot, but it's less than a 10th of what you're spending on its own post coven recovery program. and then there's the question of timing. experts criticize that it can take months for promises and outs from the t. v. cameras and keep to actually materialize. sometimes money doesn't turn out to use most recent. a pledge of

w confession was still being negotiated. so it turns to connelly, the secretary of the treasury, and his friend and he says, oh you know that -- treaty on biological warfare we, any defense about the soviets raped him over vietnam. i mean it's just ugly, i mean the tapes are the, good the bad, and the ugly. but then he walks into a room where there's a public ceremony in the state department room for the biological weapons signing and he saw this praise on. and he is the first cold war president to tackle with what was a vast program in the united states. i mean, i mean we can get into that in the q&a just how large the cbw is we, and it definitely has always been a triad. we think of the cold war as nuclear, but a lot of chemical biological activity. >> we're working on the fdr tapes right now, and i was kind of shock to listen to a press conference where fdr says, okay i have nothing to tell, you but i am going to take a little tour of military installations, and somebody goes, are you going to go to aberdeen and check out the chemical weapons there? and he goes, yeah i'm gonna do. that it was all his press conferences we