And im going to say on the elections and restaurant will not be free. Unfair also coming up the highest ranking, jewish official in the United StatesSenate Majority leader, chuck schumer, with a strong stock message for is really see want piece your current leader, or hes standing in the way. Prime minister netanyahu has lost his way, or by allowing his political survival to take the precedence over the best interests of israel. And he has shown 0 interest in doing the courageous and visionary work required to pay the way for peace. Or to our viewers watching on cbs in the United States and to all of you around the world. Welcome. We begin the day on the eve of a war Time National election in russia. But youre not afraid to describe it that way inside russia. In fact, its a crime to refer to the invasion of ukraine as a war in fultons, russia, the thinking seems to be if you dont see it, its not real. With a similar logic that could be applied to pollutants politics on election day after all. If youre challengers names are not on the ballot, they wont be elected. And that is certainly true this year. Election of all the the one Opposition Leader who may have had a chance to beat fountain where hes dead. And there are almost 240000 russian citizens who are living right here in germany, expands that number. It jumped following the invasion of ukraine in 2022. A many of these ex pants will have a chance to vote in rushes president ial election on friday. We spoke to some members of the russian diaspora right here in berlin. We asked them about their hopes and fears for the future of their home country. Nationally, this gilded fortress is where barrel ends russians would come to cost their boat. Since on these elections, these days, they mostly come to mourn. Alexia violently flooded me approaching fish. This critic was fine day and a penal colony last month to another brutal nail in the coffin of democracy. Try as we might, some are still hoping to keep the flame alive arrive in the back of the embassy, approaching the opponents, are tunneling their right to freedom for Political Prisoners shots. The campaign to rename the st. Alexi, nevada, and the stress of his deed, almost 50000 signatures the most. Uh, so when they come i wasnt of only supposed to and i think that the fight is not over this basically stuff. Sure. What am i going to do this today is a part of the fight against pollutants propaganda. We just depend on this a space for artists nearby. Thousands of russians packed into a cosy theater in search of inspiration, hope a therapy on stage discussion about the upcoming vote. About war, about what to do next. Your Research Agenda expect any good from the selection you by you. Are you going to vote . No, no. Why not . Yeah, i dont know what nobody would say. Why he would fairly cool to do something. Because i dont know if i should go to the russian embassy. I will will. Who will you vote for . I guess i will destroy the ballots. Probably i will just vote for more than one candidates and maybe i will write our president is not on the right in the last president. I think most of the people who came to the germany through europe do not have much expectations from these elections because its very clear what the outcome is going to be. E, mid that feeling of helplessness got a sense of guilt prevails over vladimir for teens. War on ukraines us. No matter where you live in the west or in russia, you feel responsibility for this. The demonstration nerves are on edge. Everyone here knows all too well approaching has deployed the boss a type of process to keep control and crushed the st. Just a minutes ago actually costa lives. A person that has spoken to me is a set time. Meaning is that shes been observing all shes been present to this action i answer has been registering ever since that is happening here is im really bad. How about i just muscles, im afraid to go back to russia. My homeland, who could think that, that kind of thinking, perhaps this month, a political exile who tells me he was imprisoned in russia for fighting corruption. Are fearful, and the chair is forced open using we saw him a secret army. And the when the you create the, you create orders, go to the said us in the us and people dont believe which. And what does this in these let me see is would be with the bottle field out of the question and to let go change a diminishing prospect. All that is left for those here are small lights of coverage and expressions of defiance. And hope for a better future. The window to me here in this video now is my colleague. Were only going to the info. Hes a dw political editor, hes an expert on Eastern Europe for me, its good to see you. We just all right there there. Theres quite a Large Russian diaspora here in germany, but when we talk about them, we can talk about them as being a monolith of russian opposition can of course not. So we see a lot of rational position here because many came off to the full scale invasion of ukraine up to 22, but not so many. So were talking about maybe tens of thousands, not hundreds of thousands like you creating and refugees here in germany. But they were already hundreds of thousands of People Living in germany. Hell speak russian. Not all of them have russian possible. But we can assume that the rod putting support has them on them. Well, they are, theyve shown on brush and flags and support for this war, the war rallies. And so just like berlin or clown. But we dont know if those were on the russian citizens, some of them were german citizens as well. So it is a complicated picture, but i think whats interesting to to watch will be on sunday the russian deposition has called it citizens to show up at midday and to show solidarity. Its called me day against 14 me and some opposition lead us saying that its a good idea to show up and just to see how many people are against this war and against voting. So i guess it will be easier for people here in germany to show up. This is probably the only legal way where you can show that your against voting and against this election against the war in russia just turning up to the election. I mean, the optics are not good, provided me approved, and thats for sure. But the number of votes outside of russia, they really cant make a difference in the outcome of the election. Can they even if the election were a fair and free election . Well, not really. So theres absolutely no ground to believe that the election outside of russia will be farrah that inside russia. So in germany, last time they were just about 30000. I think people who voted here in germany this time it could be higher, but we do not know the rest. The opposition is still divided on the issue. If you should vote on not some say dont go they dont do those just show up show solidarity and go away. Other say come and vote. Maybe you can vote for anyone but pushing just like the video of listening findings that position. Lita, who was presumably killed or cuz we dont know exactly at the moment, but this is what some people think that he was killed a few weeks before the election day. Okay. And this is what makes dyslexia election special. This is the 1st the visual election without ill explain of only. Yeah, and it is also the 1st president ial election with a war in ukraine that youre not allowed to call it more. In russian, metals are probably going to rent or roman. We appreciate your reporting and your analysis. Thank you. Thank you. The leader of the us senate has made waves over comments about is real, its Prime Minister and hopes for peace. So the majority leader, chuck schumer, to day calls on israel leaves to demand early elections and to vote for change thing if they want peace, including a 2 state solution, but the palestinians, one man is standing in the way Prime Minister benjamin netanyahu. The 4th major obstacle to peace is rarely Prime Minister. Benjamin netanyahu, who was oil too frequently bowed to the demands of extremists like ministers, smoke trick and bank of the year. And the settlers in the west bank your president to prime Prime Minister netanyahu, whose carmen coalition remains in power after the war begins to wind down and continues to pursue dangerous and inflammatory policies that test the existing u. S. Standards for assistance. Then the United States will have no choice but to play a more active role in shaping is rarely policy by using our leverage to change the present course. I want to bring in our washington correspondent Benjamin Alvarez group where hes been following this story for us today. Yeah, benjamin, the us president. He has been rather open in his criticism of the israeli Prime Minister, but now weve got the leader of the us senate joining in do we know why and do we know why now . So it is a sign of the growing frustration here in washington looking at how a the government opinion ended on jo has been handling the warring gaza. Its not just significant because hes also close to us, president biden, but also because its actually rumor is the highest ranking, joy jewish official in the us. And he says quite clearly. And thats also what we heard, that if there is no changing course, the us will also need to online. Itd be on supplies that its currently sending a to israel and should have put the conditional associated put conditions on israel to keep sending weapons as it does with a bit of a l. I was like a, another very powerful us senator, had a very different message today about this. Whats your take a listen it is grotesque and hypocritical for americans who hyper, ventilate about foreign interference in our own democracy. To call for the removal of the democratically elected leader of israel. This is unprecedented. We should not treat valid democracies this way at all. So mccall say right there very clearly, this is broke test, has there been comment or reaction from the bite and white house . So there has been reactions on one side, the state department stressing that the saw the comments of chuck schumer, he does not speak, will divide, not ministration. And there was also a question that was asked to National Security and the spokesperson john kirby. And he said thats actually gave information, told the white house that he would a to this comments, but did not ask for approval or disapproval. So they were informed itd before hand before. He said that, but the wife is also stressing what the state department is saying that these are his remarks and hes not speaking for the volume administration in letting you know, lets look at the, the optics of this. The today. Schumer saying that Prime Minister netanyahu is government no longer fits the needs of israel. I mean, this is unprecedented criticism being made by a us lawmaker of a Foreign Government of energy, countries that are allegedly allies. How do you explain what were seeing and hearing and not just any lawmaker, he is a staunch supporter of israel and over the past weeks and months he has also been pushing to get more Security Assistance for israel. There is, is were getting closer to the president ial election. Of course, this is also a big topic, especially with democrats, even stronger. And republicans, there are disagreeing that are not in favor of the way the venue mean. Atanya was also dealing with the will. There was a reasons a paul also in january saying that 86 percent of democrats are against the way that natania was handling. And so we can be sure that there is a common both that goes into direction of israel, but also looking at the political discourse here, looking also how many people have even voted uncommitted. Itd be full voting for president biden. And the previous and primaries that we saw here in the us showing the criticism and asking a the us president to have a red line. Thats what it took. Schumer is set to that. It needs to be a lie to the conditions because thats the big question. And thats what many are criticizing joe biden for saying that he talks a lot and he criticized. But i know actions following this was to have real read lines a when, when he looks and when he talks to his reading officials. Yeah, i mean if an engine yahoo word across this red line set by, by do, do we know what biting we do in concrete terms . What some officials are saying is that the u. S. Might indeed israel all proceeds with this Ground Invasion and buffer is something that a Prime Minister. Nathaniel has repeatedly said that they might indeed be this conditions to the arms exports and disagree assigned to show how difficult the situation is. All right now is just if we look at the year drops from many, its ameliorating that the us can not get one of its closest allies. It is to us, always talks about israel to get this trucks with a to go into guy that needs to air, drop them together, it with other countries to get food, to get it to, to gauze and also now with, with the us for us, were going that to help with this peer with this a bridge to actually get a food in there. So the big question is, will that definitely be some consequences for all the us and will some actions also follow if it was filled by our washington correspondent Benjamin Alvarez. Group or on the story force tonight. Benjamin, thank you. What to southeast asia, now were thousands of young people are trying to lead me in bar after that countrys military hunter announced mandatory conscription, many of tried to flee to neighboring thailand in recent weeks to escape military service meeting. Where is government is struggling to contain Armed Rebel Forces that are fighting for greater autonomy in some parts of the country. Of hundreds of people, q outside the ty embassy and young gone. Mia malls launch is city. Many here hoping to secure a visas, so they can leave the country and escape military service. Youre going through somebody else come on. Its far as an old uh from the one to the old man, aged 18 to 5 to 5. And women from 18 to 27, most of in the army for up to 2 years to the full, my members of the security forces. Also being called back to what . Finally, yeah, no, im already against the crew and i have no desire to do service for this military regime while i. But i also dont have any idea about where to go. What to do next. And im uncertain about my future one, which i knew we why, the way i think this military service lies targeting youth. Young people in me in mar, have lost their dreams. And this law makes them hurt even more when they dont think on that it makes us sad and feel even more fearful. Our future is already fading away. To the west lock could be the greatest mistake the military has made and its breaking the young people. The me and mom minute tree stage decruz 3 years ago over throwing the democratically elected government. Pro chess followed the one to responding with force against its own people. Move in 6000 civilians were killed in the 1st 20 months off to the february 2021 crew. According to the Peace Research institute also bridge revel onto groups opposed to the one to have been growing across the country. And the government has struggled to keep control with reports. Some of their own soldiers have even deserted. Forcing young people into military service appears to be an attempt by the one to get you. Tell me back on the front foot. But judging by scenes like this of shoes, visas, its driving people to see me and my more proof that rushes board time reach extends well beyond the front lines in eastern new grade. For the 1st time ever denmark plans to draft both men and women into military service. Its only the 3rd european country to do so. The following, norway and sweden, beginning and 2026. The government wants to call up 5000 co ed conscripts a year, and the government says the decision is in reaction to the war in ukraine and the russian threat in western europes back yard. Heres the danish Prime Minister mentioned frederickson speaking earlier today. Advantage im protecting your country is one of the most honorable things you can do. Thats why the government is proposing that we expand. Conscription making the responsibility greater and the tasks more numerous. And were proposing full gender equality is we have no doubt that increased gender equality will create a more modern and diverse defense that reflects the times we live in. What im doing now by honest alarm, shes a danish lawyer or there and journalist and she joins us tonight from the capital of denmark. Copenhagen, its good to have you with this. It maybe if you could put us in the money in the mind of, of the day to explain to us why im making the military service more co ed. Why is that so important right now. Uh well, uh we uh, in the, in the middle of an effort to really uh, reinvigorated. So even maybe reinvent the Danish Defense forces at the carfax for years. So if there has been a lot of different scandals and trouble within the dataset Defense Forces and they also have the problem that its very difficult to keep the post. Now we have a lot of people leaving again. So this is in fact uh you have to see this is the governments effort to really try and create something entirely new. So its not just us as a female, conscription but its a much longer constricts construction than full before in 4 months. Now its going to be 11 months, um, and also a quite a big waste of money. Going into the Defense Forces, about 6000000000 euros over the next 5 years. And i am wondering why denmark has had a problem with retention. I mean, why have people been leaving the military . I think it says many different things. Some, some organizational, some has to do salary opportunities. You just shit. But its quite significant to out of that up or the maybe of 5 to says 7 to 9000 is stuff and not can come scripts, but stuff at 2000 in 2022 left. So its is quite a return of people that you have to get in and retrain, etc. And of course, new conscripts does not fix a, thats a problem and but its a new stop. You know, we, we said earlier in the program that this decision isnt reaction to the russian invasion of ukraine, the russian threat to western europe and, but your foreign minister has said that, right. And im quoting here, russia does n