u. member states, poland de sonya levine, lithuania have been denying and sheets of russians. even with shank and visas, about germany and france have spoken out in opposition. finland, which does border russia, has decided to quote, significantly restrict entry for russian nationals, but not everyone in felons. parliament agrees with that decision. good. the go about gone ladies and gentlemen, please understand that this type of action is only possible with emergency powers. can we sink any lower when the sharon axis and individual rights are already being flushed down the toilet thing? this kind of arbitrariness seems more like a political preparation for war. if anyone at home does not know yet, this country is currently being run from outside finland. and it is clear that nato wants to wage war against russia on our soil. i asked, is there anyone in the government who thinks a traveling to the you for a group of people is no longer a human rights at a finish? janice, janice put cannon says that these restrictive measures have a different aim. and that is to provoke moscow

u. member states within 3 months. for more, let's cross over to d. w. corresponded terry sholtes in brussels. terry, some of this, as you know, is just not new. the european commission has been accusing hungarian prime minister victor or bon of dismantling democratic institutions for nearly a decade. so why this decision only now that's true, michael or bon is regularly accused of anti democratic behavior. and in this case, in particular of corruption in the way that his government uses you funds. and he, personally, he's accused of channeling the money to friends and family. in fact, the use anti fraud office investigated the use of hungary is you funds from 2015 to 2019 and found that 4 percent of that money did have irregularities attached. so the commission has been trying to get a handle on this when it comes to hungary for some years. and it did create a mechanism to do so. but hungary and poland predicting that it would be used against them, challenged this mechanism in court. and it was only earlier this year that the legality of the mechanis

u. member states agree to impose extra levies on power producers. european companies will have to return a share of day says profits, c, p rising energy costs have contributed to inflation, which has now reached a record high of 10 percent across the whole. euro's own foot into legal annexation, or for ukrainian regions is also a topic and brussels today. our correspondence dec paragraph told us what the you have to say. so we had a statement immediately at the same time as to tim was speaking. basically gerhard, clearly condemning the annexation of the full regions. it was a prepared statement. i think they knew what he was gonna say. there is one interesting aspect in it, and that's what they say, that seeking to seeking to falsely present ukraine's territory. as rushes may now be taking place on a and reporting that the war may not be taking place on russia's territory will not shake or resolve. this is saying essentially that they will continue backing the ukrainians right. to continue fighting the conflict in that dumbass region. russia of the scene, i consider that to be russian te

u. member states within 3 months will for more, let's bring in milan need. she's an expert on central and eastern europe at the german council on foreign relations. hello and welcome to d w. so the use accusations against hungry as prime minister. this is not anything new. so why did the use political executive choose to make this announcement now? because of the drums it's process, this is an important step in the you mechanism called law conditionality, which was approved to read the d 7 your budget almost 2 years ago. but then the, the hungary turn to the european court of justice to object to, to do with that. it's not complied. we do, we do treaties and also after the court decided that, otherwise you bring commission notified, ongoing government with its own junctions. all right, but at this stage it is still just a proposal. is victor or bon going to accepted to what do you think his response will be? d ah, respond from budapest already to day is very unusual. it's. it's very positive long weekend, reuben needs an agreement, needs a deal and needs thi

u. member states. within 3 months. they are p commissions. accusations against hungry as prime minister aren't new. earlier i spoke to milan niche of the german council on foreign relations, and i asked him why the use political executive made this announcement now. because sir, it runs its processor. this isn't an important step in the you mechanism called la conditionality, which was approved to read that the 7 year budget almost 2 years ago. but then poland, hungary turn to the european court of justice to object to, to, to it's a commitment that it's not complied with or without you treaties. and also after the court decided that otherwise you bring commission notified, hungering government with its objections. all right, but at this stage it is still just a proposal. is victor or bon going to accepted to what do you think his response will be? the response from budapest already to day is very unusual. it's. it's very positive long mix. our bond needs an agreement, needs a deal, and it's the so you funds. so his mi

he also condemned moves by g 7 nations to impose a cap on the price of russian oil and u member states, looking to new to surprise cap and russian gas. this comes as you country's face growing energy crisis as winter approaches. with them go ideally newsletter may a potent struck a defiant tone at the economic form in vladivostok where he had you, he said, any efforts to isolate his country with futile stressing that moscow now was looking to the east and iran for new opportunities and not one to mince words, putin was straight up about what he thought of the westward sanctions against his country. and i fear russia is coping with the economic, financial, and technological aggression of the wesley's hughes. i'm talking about aggression. there's no the word for it. a little bit more in currency exchanges and stock exchanges. i've stabilized him as we are in the gracie that years with he said the sanctions were causing world wide instability and compromised europeans quality of life. economic crazy western governments began imposing sanctions on russia. after invaded ukraine in february.

and how would other e u members respond to a far right government in italy while headquarters of the you and brussels, the equal mission and many member states are already up in arms because they fear that the right thing or coalition, he and italy could change or try to change your policies, especially in the economic field. but there are also governments in poland and hungary that foot applaud are an italian right. been government because they are looking for allies actually in their disputes with that you commission when it comes to the rule of law or to a gay rights or abortion rights ban triggered in rome. thank you. ah, sports now and a world record here in berlin to start the marathon season. elliot keep jo gay of canyon broke the record at the berlin marathon. kept chill. guy entered the race as the favorite, in part because he set the previous world record on the streets of berlin. in 2018, he followed a trio of pace setters through the 1st 25 kilometers before running by himself for the last 3rd and beating the mark by 30 seconds to finish in 2 hours. one minute and 9 secon

example, if we look at victo, our bandler leader in hungary who as been criticized and by the u and u member states for promoting and liberal values that go against the e values. there is a fear that italy will become a country that supports hungary, and that also may be goes along the same. illiberal path is that country that is our corresponding julius, our deli, in ro, many thanks, is always julia around up. now some of the other news headlines at this hour images have emerged from protesters in the iranian city of mush on burning a statue of a cleric, whose 1979 assassination helped trigger the islamic revolution. anti government protests have now entered a night day, triggered by the death of a woman arrested by ron's religious police, for not wearing her head scarf properly. german chancellor, all of shawls has reached an energy partnership agreement with the united arab emirates, the gulf stable supply, germany with liquefied natural gas and diesel fuel. it comes on the 2nd day of sholtes is tor, of the region. he seeking new energy suppliers to replace russia. sports now and a world

and we're going to get used to surprises in elections band and i would other e u members respond to a far right government in italy. well, headquarters of the you in brussels, the equal mission and many member states are already up in arms because they fear that the right thing or coalition here in italy could change or try to change your policies, especially in the economic field. but there are also governments in poland and hungary that would applaud or an italian right. been government because they are looking for allies actually in their disputes with the commission when it comes to the rule of law or to a gay rights or abortion rights ban triggered in rome. thank you. here's a round up of some other news headlines. now. images have emerged of protesters in the iranian city of my shad, burning a statue of a cleric whose 1979 assassination helped start the islamic revolution. anti government protests have now entered a 9th day, triggered by the death of a woman arrested by iran's religious police. for what was deemed by authorities as the improper wearing of her head scarf sermon,

ah, despite pressure from other e, u member states hungry will not close this borders to russians. and that's according to the countries of foreign minister. he says that his government will continue to issue shingle visas to russian nationals is a somewhat more complex and slow procedure compared to when the research treaty. but even when there's no agreement, it doesn't mean we don't issue visas. of course we will continue doing so. in accordance with the procedure. several easton, each member states, poland, estonia, latvia and lithuania, have been denying entry to russians even if they have sion get visas. and while germany and france have spoken out in opposition, finland which borders russia has decided to quote strictly ris, re significantly restrict entry for russian nationals. not everyone in felons. parliament though, does agree with that decision guy, the guy about gold. ladies and gentlemen, please understand that this type of action is only possible with emergency powers. what can we sink any lower when the shank axis swim and individual rights are already being flushe

u. s. military with a recent pentagon report saying that almost a quarter of active duty service members experienced the problem in 2020. that's while a 2021. u. s. census bureau report suggested that national guard members on reservists were twice as likely to suffer hunger as any other american demographic group. the u. s. is currently experiencing the fastest rise in food prices since the 1970s, which are further aggravating the problem. so the u. s. is $31.00 trillion in debt yet cents billions to ukraine, and some military families around food stamps. got it. in other words, u. s. troops will need to go on welfare and food stamps to do their part, to support ukraine. palling struggling soldiers told to apply for food stamps as biden's since billions for ukraine military. the federal government can't afford to give our military arrays, but they can afford to have them go on snap and sent billions to ukraine almost on a weekly basis. lillia we spoke to edmonton and new york times best selling author who believes that the priorities of washington's political establishment had nothing t

spokesperson for migration says e u countries need to find a joint approach on considering asylum for russians fleeing their country to avoid military service. currently you members, states are divided over letting in russian citizens as winters heard finland, which has the longest e u. border with russia has reported an increase an incoming traffic at its border . the baltic states, estonia, latvia and lithuania, as well as poland. i've implemented tougher restrictions, essentially closing their borders to russians, to the south russian vehicles seeking to cross into non e u. member, georgia are reportedly waiting up to 12 hours to cross and i'm now joined by l. yup. when a mar, if he's a former member of the russian parliament and to day lives an exile in ukraine. mister point, marv, thanks for being on the day tonight. are you surprised to see thousands of people trying to leave russia after this mobilization was announced? i'm not surprised at all. it was very much, i guess that this mobility issue will be extremely popular among russians. and that's why it was, it's on for such a long time to actually announce even when he did the announcement, he announced

u. member states are indeed already inside the big u bar. actually they're running it and yes, they're foreign as in foreign to the country whose citizens have just exercise their democracy. italy will not leave the e u, but will block necessary reforms. the you must not be naive when dealing with the new government. it's our district, italy, of course, is a cause for concern. parties in this coalition have said and done things that should make us vigilant. this relates to russia and to financial and economic issues. but we need to give her a chance. it was woman, elegance of these are on certain times and at times like this, populace movements always grows. but it always ends in the same way in catastrophe because they offer simple short term on system problems which are very complex. this is an all sort tarion model that is contrary to the pillars of european construction, which is the basis of all prosperity. there is he said that the european establishment is having right now because the italian people chose a government that lacks the u

u. member states looking to introduce a price cap on russian gas. this comes as e u countries face a growing energy crisis as winter approaches. with them, good evening, new letting me putin, striker defined tone at the economic form in vladivostok where you had you, he said, any efforts to isolate his country with futile stressing that moscow now was looking to the east and iran for new opportunities and not one to mince words, burton was straight up about what he thought of the western sanctions against his country as year. russia is coping with the economic, financial, and technological aggression of the wesley's hughes, i'm talking about aggression. there's now the word for political foreign currency exchanges and stock exchanges. i've stabilize you monthly in the crazy. that years was he said the sanctions were causing world wide instability and compromised europeans quality of life. economic growth. western governments began imposing sanctions on russia. after invaded ukraine in february. since then the european union has moved to cut its relia

u. n members immediately replied in chorus. you must be need deep in blood to liberate ukraine for me to provide the same level ease disorder at the material in the process of a web store initially, can you do any of your own of ski purchase owner of interest? i'd be reached or top bottom bottom which is steve laraca. so now that bullshit is obese to borrow with a t v t steady arbitration. will she post was a be why your proposal? she did the but i mean if they deal to play a deal to go when you got gone that this is me and mine says any cheap bridge emotions, quarter by lake euros, kill grain, bliss gear, that same with i see. do i live with the i'm and law? you said, shall i get confused? i'd say green. yes. is this that i'm not interested. stake any says financing interested. say again, it was lexi bad patients. those brought your costello to remove the pluming asleep . i submitted it, so you're yes. loading tish list, but who did say i see the image does it still by name of course, watching years? no one to nibble opinion f

u. member states as his custom, but instead discussed in private between von the lane and the company. in addition, it was agreed that pfizer doses would be delivered the following year after the main wave of vaccination. the courts also questioned the size of the supply while the eastern states locked vaccines. the host of the conservative daily podcast, jo, altman believes that the commission's refusal to act openly is a clear sign of transgression. what i think happened is that they are exactly what they say they're fighting again. so come out, talk about corruption while you're actually in the midst of committing that corruption. the lack of transparency is only done when you're trying to hide malfeasance. and yet they want to say that there's nothing to see here, and then they'll use the media and technology companies in order to process the same problems that they face in the e u that we face in the united states. we know there are back back room deals. we know that most of these pharmaceutical companies, like pfizer, are owned by best companies. and those investment companies al

u. member states which are adamantly against having refugees on their soil as long as europe fails to open up or to help. and as long as there is no improvement in the refugees, countries of origin will continue to see these dreadful images from the mediterranean. mazda swiftly says it, malta has been really a really intense study. sophia, hadn't expected to experience so much of the island is very small, but it's architecturally very rich dimension. and with the people i sometimes got the feeling i could be multi to, but he is either very close to arab culture, hobbies yet also very european. well, ph, when, when they speak, i feel i've understood the understanding which i hadn't expected at all. but to me it's martha is. i couldn't say that is really like any other countries dunsen and it's very unique states was he said ah, in with you, no doubt the next flood is coming. but have we learned from past disasters? scientists say no. what dangers have we been ignoring and are their solutions? how can people protect themselves in the future? tomorrow today. in 30 minutes on d. w. on the road

i mean, that is obviously a problem because, you know, unfortunately though awesome e u member states which are adamantly against having refugees on their soil as long as europe fails to open up or to help. and as long as there is no improvement in the refugees, countries of origin will continue to see these dreadful images from the mediterranean. mazda swiftly says it, malta has been really a really intense study. sophia, hadn't expected to experience so much of the island is very small, but it's architecturally very rich dimension. and with the people i sometimes got the feeling i could be multi to, but he is either very close to arab culture, hobbies yet also very european. well ph when, when they speak, i feel i've understood the understanding which i hadn't expected at all. but for me it's marta is i couldn't say that is really like any other countries. johnson, and it's very unique states was he said, ah, in with who leaving islamic state, leonor as life back in germany. she seemed to be a normal teenager. but at 15 leonora disappeared to join the islamic state in syria. for 6 y

i mean, that is obviously a problem because, you know, unfortunately though awesome e u member states which are adamantly against having refugees on their soil as long as europe fails to open up or to help. and as long as there is no improvement in the refugees, countries of origin will continue to see these dreadful images from the mediterranean mazda weekly visit. monta has been really a really intense study. sophia, hadn't expected to experience so much of the island is very small, but it's architecturally very rich dimension. and with the people i sometimes got the feeling i could be multi is 2, but he is as i, they're very close to air of culture, hobbies yet also very european. well, peers, when, when they speak, i feel i've understood the understanding which i hadn't expected at all for me is marta is i couldn't say that is really like any other countries done salons. it's very unique state was he said, ah, in ah, with taiwan on guard growing calls for independence are ruffling the feathers of big brother china. can this small country take the pressure he and how did it come to

u. member states. but really, what about the poorest countries in the world? what about the rhetoric that all our joint efforts should be aimed at preventing hunger in these poorest countries? is this all love? the french outlets fines black, the present words that the world food twice is, has been created by the west, sweeping sanctions on russia. our sanctions do not touch basic food commodities. they do not affect the trading of grain. other food between russia and 3rd countries is not the consequences, or they sanctions like the russia nagra t one to convince people around the world. but the war itself on the blockade of ukrainian grain on and fertilizers. and i'm glad this is august when we put together the sanctions packages. it is not about medicine and it's not about grains and food. just to be clear, we don't accept the russian narrative. they don't want to let the green out of russia. we don't accept that. meanwhile, the un says only 20 percent of grant exported from ukraine reaches the most vulnerable countries where 44 percent of it goes a high inc

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shipping near the lines has been restricted, some e u members called the development an act of sabotage. parson joins us live now from leudemann and germany, the point when nor stream deliveries rich land as to what more can you tell us about these accusations of sabotage? me? yes, i'm here at the north 3 most to pipeline the one that's never been used and has been costing billions of years a very controversial pipeline. what we're hearing so far was that this all happened overnight for today's and then the sweets reported to leaks and the north $31.00 pipeline. and then a few hours later, also no, it's free to seem to have a leak and it wasn't just a small league. it wasn't correct. what's been reported is been really big holes. so even the swedes and the danish have said that ships should be divert that. they should not go close to this area where you can actually see some gas bubbling up. so this now, these accusations, so to say of sabotage because it seems very unlikely as, as lead us here in europe. i say in but also experts are saying that these 3 holes will happen at the same ti

in a meeting in brussels, u member states of agreed to impose extra levies on power producers. european companies will have to return a share of their excess profits. skyrocketing energy costs have contributed to inflation, which has reached a record high of 10 percent across the euro zone. d w, as jack parrot is following these talks closely. forest jack, a cap on revenues and extra levies for electricity producers, par reaching decisions there. or can you tell us? hi, terry will the, the castle is saying that these are temporary measures because of the emergency in the energy crisis, but it is a significant and relatively swift action that they've managed to take. now what they've said is that low cost energy produces things like nucular and wind and solar that have seen their profit sore. because the price of electricity has been dragged up by the gas and oil prices. that they can, they, there's actually going to be cap, that the revenues will be kept at a $180.00 euros per megawatt hour. that doesn't mean too much to the, the person on the street. but what will happen is the money w

u members, such as hungary and poland. they also include measures to protect journalists whose work puts their lives at risk. guffman kajuana gallia, young coots. you peter, add the fleece. they were european journalists from malta, slovakia, and the netherlands murdered for doing their jobs. europe is becoming more dangerous for a journalist to speak truth to power, says belgian and p and media studies. professor cortez egos press freedom is up most important for our democracy. as we see in russia award doesn't start with weapons. a war starts with propaganda with these information, with a state as controlled to press. and what we see is that it all over europe actually press freedom is at stake. the e media freedom act aims to protect journalists and help them against counter attacks from politicians and corporations. the missing danny ending we need to step those who threatened me. jeffrey jim, media companies cannot be treated as just another business. their independence is essential. europe needs a law like safeguards

u. member state the $34.00, lizzie cube, i believe the current referendums are fair. we speak about a territory in which the population has faced genocide. the risk of being completely erased the referendums on whether to join russia were a matter of survival for them. they didn't have much choice. ukraine for its part did have a choice to avoid the referendums. they only had to respect the rights of the russian population of ukraine, their language and autonomy, their right to exist. however they persecuted the russian population, making them flee abroad. they acted against themselves. good. so i figured so sort of of the, all the worth, the blue say the, and on the recording lines, the lonesome they are not the waterfall room. speaking above them may be, woo, mo, finds even the results in the worth in for us. meanwhile, the u. s. secretary of state has emphasized the key abs forces have a right to use american weaponry against the don bass as well as the break away ukrainian regions at zapper of she and her song, no matter whether or not they choose to join russia.

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u. member states, find himself at great risk of poetry, starvation, an independence don't exactly match calls for peace. now does it now some countries from the non western block seem to have not been very impressed with the western narrative. they use the platform to emphasize that they feel the priority should be dialogue. no hustle, realty. we must seek cooperation and oppose confrontation as we face a host of global challenges. we should jointly oppose group politics and block confrontation. long india is on the side of peace and will remain firmly that we are on the side that respects to you and charter and his funding principles. we are on the side that calls for dialogue and diplomacy as the only way out. well, western leaders didn't stop there. they've called for russia to be isolated or more precisely claiming that russia is already isolated in the international arena. well, does this look much like isolation to you with? well, only if you mean by international arena, the western powers, which is what they usually mean when they say that anyway, this time, those who don't go al