Journeying home 5 boats and full lo, its appropriate, the little em. Terry march, and thanks for joining us. Russians are voting of the president ial election. Thats all of it. Sure to hand Vladimir Putin another 6 year term. The election is set to last until sunday evening. The kremlin says, a 112000000 people are eligible to vote, including residents of the occupied ukrainian territories. Present, put in is points to secure his 5th term and whats expected to be a landslide victory after the stifled just set against him. And for more on this, im joined in the studio by called a roman dont rank up front with voting now underway in russia. Is there any excitement in the selection or given that the result is a foregone conclusion or people just kind of bored with it . Oh yes, and no, no, because um there will be no surprises. So bloody not puts in the when just like in the electron dollars before that. Um, so there is nothing you of the opposition as we rotate out or forced to leave the country. And so nothing, nothing new there. Everything is under control media and everything box. On the other hand, its the 1st time roughly, its holding an election during a big war. And um, for changes everything, you know. So there is a certain degree of uncertainty. What could happen, and the most exciting or interesting day would be sunday by the opposition called um to show up this and boating stations, its 12 oclock, they call it midday against voting. And they just want to give people a legal opportunity just to show how many people disagree was this. Well, i dont want him to be a president. Again, well come back to the opposition point in just a bit over the years, putting has systematically oppressed the opposition to all those non existence. Lets take a look at how this happened. The president ial candidates defend calls, carrots here, and all of slots k o from kremlin friendly parties and barely known in russia. It hardly matches this election is all about boots in the used right. This is a vote for or against a political system, as well as a means of legitimizing the president. After all, our political system relies on the president s reading and it is necessary to re up on the populations trusting the president. Diamond again is beautiful in times of especially a military operation. This stress should be on the rise just because its a special military operation, is what russians have to cool a full scale invasion of ukraine. Those are locally cool. Its a will often end up in prison. The imprisonment isnt the worst that can happen. So the dissidents in russia, alexi nova only died in this side, berry imprisoned one month ago. Until the very last moment, the trembling ins, most outspoken critic of russians to protest against the president , the valley was one of many opposition figures to be thought from running in elections. Far as the desdun had hoped to defy too soon at this years election, the dustin had a promising approval writing. Bought the central election commission, bought him from the pallets even with his rivals, dead in prison. Oh band from running coaching may still face a challenge on election day. And in mistake thats damned, thats easier for thursday around the dream to hear from the actions of them for the more assistance. Very important for, for the graham and for points him to demonstrate politically leads that up. He is supported by the majority of all right, so thats why the gram through the voice and your last key of those not to damage they damage there. Put you on this whole heartedly supported by almost all russians to damage this image, opposition figures having coverage, people to come to the polling stations at noon this sunday, alexi, nevada, and these widow julia explained the points of the section called noon against the boots in please boys, we need to use the election day to show that we exist, and there are many of us. Its simple and safe, it cannot be prohibited, and it will help millions to see that there are like minded people that we are not alone. We are surrounded by those who share all stands against for corruption and lawlessness. Nathan invalid the know the opposition leaders inside and outside of russia hope to over throw polluted through this election. But they do hope that showing up on election day when in bold and even more russians to stand up to pigeons regime. I mean, we just saw there that no one critical of the kremlin is standing against preteen in this election. Any serious arrival to Vladimir Putin is either in prison or in exile or dead. Is this really an election . Is this democracy . Oh, exactly. And this is the point a, so some, some side which would not to use the to election about whats happening in russia. So some say we should go with say, collection or the electoral monarchy or an electoral event. Some quotes, ironically, you know, well it is an event and is accurate, but theres no real action, you know. But on the other hand, its also i signed the volume important versus the president is afraid of a position. So, and hes afraid of people voting not for him, but maybe for someone else. And hes afraid of revolution. Likely. So in other former soviet republics, 20 years ago in ukraine, in georgia, when kadusus don and others. So this is what hes furious, is feeling a position, and hes feeling that it will lose power. Thats why his group on russia is getting only tied to a is given that grip is gremlins tight control on media and everything else. And russia, do we really know how much support Vladimir Putin enjoys among the people . Is there any independent polling, for example, to give us a clear idea . Well, thats debatable. Um some people say yes um there are pulling pulling um, organizations like the center in moscow. There are some others, new ones who have a good reputation, and they say that they have developed mechanisms, how they can filter out propaganda, how they can give you more or less to picture what russians really think. But there are other school site. There is no way how you can pull in a to tell the to have it in country like russia. So i guess, and that was maybe somewhere in between. So we can be sure that it is possible to measure that changes in the moment of the russian population. And we can still be sure that there is a majority in restaurant folds lot the mid 14. But we can also be sure that the majority is by far no dead grades as volume important himself and the Russian Media once wants us to believe. What about opposition figures that remain there are some in exile who were quite vocal and are calling upon russians to show their displeasure at this election. What can we expect to see is resistance growing there as well . There are some signs that their resistance is growing. For example, as weve just seen in the reports, there was this candidate bodies and the judge didnt. Who sam believe . Most experts actually believe that he was placed there by the kremlin to give us some kind of a, um, opportunity of a controlled opposition. You know, this is, this is the trick. The kremlin has used it before many times in boston directions, and its booked so it showed that there is a kind of open up position to go. But its, its so small. It has so little support in the society forgot to him or her. And this time they tried the same, but the result was different. We saw cues of people dr. Signing, signing for him. Much more care was much more people than cumberland expected. And thats why most observers believe and he was not allowed to participate in that election because it was assigned that there is a growing frustration in the society and the people i stay for and the position candidate for on the thank you very much. That was dw, rather than going to ranko. Thank you so much. Well, d, w as your ears shut to interviewed boris. Now based in who we heard about earlier in our report, hes an opposition politician who garnered enough support to defy preteen in the president ial election. But was barred from about i missed an edition, he was the only potential president ial candidate who openly opposed to the whole in ukraine. Why was this so important to you know, yeah, i dont know if i have loan, believe the truth and its leading russia in the completely wrong direction on a possible far, terry, and isnt militarization an installation show me this is completely the wrong direction for many centuries russian monarchs and political leaders have fallen into this rush. It all was ended the very badly fortune for progress shows. Thousands of rations to support the to you. What is this to say about this . And people who took to the streets, i guess by defrost interest to in line to get for their signature for you to actually wasnt. They still showed that in reality there was no such thing as a general support for either pollutant or special Ministry Operation in the rush up was if you ask, do you want to continue to fight on to victory to take keys or do you want to stop all this immediately and move on to a peaceful negotiation or, you know, the majority of russians choose the 2nd answer and then to the conflict and the transition to piece talks, or you say that there is no vibrant supposed to put things. Notice that people want them, you dont have a noun over the on the can. Do i have been talking about the 3 candid besides gluten center for incoming calls, while none of them criticizes avoid decree. And theres a page about these candidates were nominated by the official opposition and the official opposition in the russian parliament, fully support coach and 100 percent success. This is by the way one of the countrys problems. So this is one of the important questions. The newton made a fatal mistake by launching a military operation before thus for a quarter of a century, hes being destroying the key institutions of the russians days, including the parliament. We do not have an independent parliament for the majority of people in the country are in favor of peace negotiations. But there was not a single deputy in parliaments, not a single one who would vote for this the site to go. So no, but doesnt even make sense to hold elections in russia or is democracy over a christian we of course it does, i suppose, who believes that it is very important that their elections so he can see that the people support him by some of the criminal administration is trying very hard to frame the Election Campaign so that you can think from 80 percent of russians or wisdom, what cisco said, look where. Yeah. My what, yes. And how did you feel about it . Yes, i was from an affair election. Who would of course not get 80 percent. If i participation, i believe i would get 30 percent pollution by many. Yeah, thats often booting slightly re election. There will be tied to being called with his groups. Some people are afraid of mobilization. What do you think will change in political life . Whats your opinion level . Nothing will change whats in the truth. And as a politician who knows very well how to maintain power, he will not give the Security Forces too much power for washington. Its dangerous for him. And why jean local disorder is, who knows the history of russia very well. Surely he also knows the history of numerous pa, the screws of the 18th century when the National Guard decided to prove the emperor would be put into this month. This. Ready therefore, he will not hand power to the Security Forces. Sharika blushing. Nice, but the reason the different in thank you very much for speaking to the top of us. To take a look at a few other stories making headlines around the world today. French president , amount of on the call has reiterated his position that western power should not roll outstanding Ground Troops to ukraine in a Television Interview my call and said that was not on the table at the moment, but all option should be kept open. Send me, your pin and nato allies have so far ruled out and sending western troops to correct and follow the b in somalia. The islamist l. Sure. Bob melisha attacked a hotel near the president ial palace in the capital, mogadishu, on thursday, finding at the hotel, which is frequented by diplomats government officials and for nationals continued on friday morning. Its not yet known whether there are any casualties. A british cortez rule that in australia and sciences is not as he claims that the father of the crypto Currency Bitcoin craig right, has maintained for years that he is so tall, shed not go to the suit and then use by bit clients anonymous creator. He was sued over the claim by a crypto currency non profit group. Reuters news agency is reporting death from us has presented, mediators and cuts are with a ceasefire proposal for gossip. The 1st stage would see release of women children of elderly hostages, and the sick. In exchange for palestinian prisoners from offset a permanent c expired date. And the deadline for the withdrawal of israeli troops from the gaza strip to be agreed after the 1st stage. It was more lets cross straight over to dw, correspond a ton and kramer. Shes standing by in jerusalem telling you how much is presented to seatbar proposal. What are we hearing from is real well this right. I mean we heard last night from the is really media talking about this proposal by him. Us a great at some cautious optimism. As you said, that these different stages weve heard about this before. Of course, the elderly women, children, and some ill and some of the hostages that are, it would be released in exchange for a certain number of Public Opinion prisoners hudden. Its very j as, but theyre still just sticking points of mazda saying they want to see a full and were a permanent ceasefire as well as those come garza and we are not sure where that is, where the has read has been given a list of the surviving hostages, that was that you, mazda and late last night, there was a statement by the Prime Ministers Office coming out shortly before midnight. A saying basically thats how most is continuing, holding on realistic. At the moment. However, we had the stuff that they had. This proposal would be submitted to the board cabinet and the quite a secure to come in at a later today. Its expected that there is a meeting. And there was also meeting yesterday with the representatives of the families where Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu said afterwards that the pressure of from katara and thomas is starting to work. But again, weve been at this point many times before that we have to wait and see what is happening next. Now this come us proposal turn your comes as he is really government is facing growing criticism over the way of prosecuting the war and gaza. Us Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer is taking the extraordinary step of calling for new elections and as real as Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu likely to change his course, given this pressure to well, this has been a scene and were really as the sharpest criticism yet of the an american officially, this is of course of to have lots of back and forth between the, by the ministration and a Prime Minister. Been, you mean uh, netanyahu. And mr. Schumer saying that need to know is actually part of the problem. And that was the issue of the reactions here, where really widely was to in the media. We said you could, thats a problem. Instability munition yalls party as saying that is rarely as an independent and pro democracy with an elected a Prime Minister and not a Banana Republic as they put it. But again, i dont think it will select, you know, in the, in the change, of course, in that sense, it is a wide support for the board, guys about what weve seen. Heres a drop in the popularity of dramatic drop. You have to say for a 5 minute step in a sense of job. And that has been a government protest picking up and past weeks, also reflected in opinion polls saying that most of it varies one to see an election rather sooner than later. Now the us is traditionally regarded as israels strongest, most reliable backer. But given what we just heard from the Senate Majority leader, can we still say thats the case . What i think we seen a lot of back and forth now between the 2 countries, its leaders. And that is, you know, a sense as a lot of frustration uh, from of the you as President Joe Biden here with a Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu. And the way that the war is uh, is uh, continuing of the humanitarian situation or the high desk, told them on civilians uh, in a garza, uh, but again, i think the, the concern here for is really is, is that, you know, you, the, you, as the main support are here without us military 8. This war wouldnt continue like this. And they dont want to see for the strain of their relations. They hope that the u. S. Continues to support and stand by is ro side by side. Tanya, thank you so much. As always, that was our correspond to tony kramer in jerusalem. Well does is im us run Health Ministry says dozens of palestinians and mid killed and many more injured bias really forces, while waiting for aid is real, has denied allegations that it, its that its attacking aids centers in the territory. Do you . When is warning that gaza is on the brink of famine . Currently a trucks are moving supplies from the rough uh and comes shalom check points, but theres a growing pressure on israel to allow more aid into the territory. Israel is blaming the un for not distributing the aid or correspondent tanya kramer went to the count them shalom crossing to find out for these trucks of causes lifeline care. Im shalom is one of 2 crossings. Wheres really officials check for items they say could be used by him . Us, which is widely regarded as a terrorist organization. Then the supplies are driven back to enter gauze by the rafa crossing with egypt. Agencies states this system is acting as a bottleneck and helping push palestinians toward starvation. Israel is facing increase of pressure and this National Criticism for blocking a into the strip. This is really officials insist, this isnt the case and say that the real problem is that the un and other International Organizations arent capable of distributing the supplies once they get to garza, the problem is nothing these really side or the routes for humanity. Renee to gone into guys the problem who was collected and distributed. And this is the main gap because the un havent adjusted themselves to this humanitarian operation hearing does. But un Officials Say thats not true, and the number of trucks entering is far too low to meet the population of needs. Before the prices and the war started in the 7th of october, it was 500. 00 or 600. 00 trucks coming in a day. And since that time, people has a mazda of catastrophic humanitarian disaster, it upon them. So we need more entry points, one in the north, and many other places, preferred to come into rob of and just the one crossing point of the moment. Even once food does arrive, theres no guarantee itll end up in the hands of hungry people. Guards as a mass run Health Ministries that on thursday, that is a Distribution Center and central garza had been hit by his riley attack. This been more or less, john. We get paid and we distributed the people or for some people needed to come to get their ramadan meals today they hit the warehouse and burned all the 8, including the dates, how to go. Its the 2nd time and as many days as an aide site has been attacked. And a reminder that even is countries scrambled to transport supplies because the light at and see getting them that is only part of the struggle. He sees capital footprints is saying and uptake of violence after days a relative calm apply are broke out inside the national prison, while a powerful gang balls threatened politicians who were scrambling by leadership. Stacys political crisis spiraled out of control after armed games launched a rebellion against the government. They rated prisons releasing thousands of inmates. Prime minister are the only has agreed to step down. Once a new Transitional Council is form. Meanwhile, the u. N. Is announced, it will reorganize its stuff in haiti as the crisis there deepens. It is similar to reduction of the footprint, but more importantly, its a re jiggle ring of the configuration of people. So some people who dont need to be physically in haiti are being moved to the Dominican Republic to work remotely. Others who have a specialized ations that are more needed, notably on uh, on the medicare and crisis. And, and coordination are coming in, journalist herald, isaac, whos been puerto prince, told us what the crisis means. While the humanitarian situation in haiti as well, we did have a little bit of a reprieve at the beginning of the week for the 1st few days of the week. But now as at least 3 of us, main you and agencies have warned haiti is in a very dire situation. You have the i lab, for instance, the International Office of migration that said that over 15000, people have been displaced by violence only in the last 2 weeks. And you have the w, f, p, m, eunice, that for warning, that nearly a good, a good part of the population of the metropolitan area of puerto pits, are facing famine like conditions. In addition to about half of the population of ab being in a dire situation in terms of, of hunger. And it was journalist harold isaac, there in puerto pretz about new york has regains land barks that was gone for months for renovations. The retired concord jet returned to his home on a manhattan appear after a journey by boat. It really will be the very last to any of this concord aircraft. After months of restoration, its headed back to peer 8 to 6 and d and trippy to see air and space museum on the banks of the hudson river in new york. A museum where a whole range of extraordinary means of transport around display. And this concludes not just any conclude jet will take pride of place that this airplane has the well records from flying from new york to london. And i was the captain of that air. So the 2 hours 50 to 59 seconds 50 to 59 seconds was um we did it together. Back in 1996 me and mike for the concord, the only supersonic jet ever to fly commercially will be returned to public display at the start of april form or operate as friends and purchase a ways retired the aircraft in 2003 due to high operating costs and a tragic accident in the year 2000. When an engine court fired during takeoff, resulting in the death of old 109. 00 passengers on board and full of people on the ground. Youre watching dw news. Lets just remind are the top stories were following for you this, our voters hits the poles and rushes president ial election. All that certain to extend Vladimir Putin rule by 6 more years. Hes cracked down on descent and silenced independent media. Is fiercest. Critic, the opposition leader. Alexa, nevada died in prison, and her boss has said it will return some hostages in exchange for palestinian prisoners and it cease fire proposal for gauze of the militant is on this group is told mediators that the 1st Stage Exchange could lead to agreeing a date for a permanent ceasefire up next with to the point looks and how it rushes hybrid warfare is a threat to the west. Im terry martin. Thanks for watching. The, the, the, to the point. Strong opinions. Clear position, international perspective. Visual leaders say they dont want to be drawn into a rush, but ask the latest cases of espionage against germany show russia is already at war with the craze. Allies on to the point we ask the russians hybrid warfare, the real threat to the west to the next on d w. But you will tell here we are happy that we are back to the story. 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