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00:00French President Emmanuel Macron said he will name a new prime minister within days in a

00:06televised evening address.

00:10In an exclusive Euronews interview, former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen

00:15has warned Donald Trump of paradise between Ukraine and Afghanistan.

00:20As mass protests gripped Georgia, Zelensky sanctioned the pro-Russian part of the country's

00:25government he says is surrendering to Putin.

00:30Defence Minister takes all responsibility for military's actions as South Korean parliament

00:34prepares to vote for the president's impeachment.

00:37Accused with high treason, they might face the death penalty.

00:41French President Emmanuel Macron said he will name a new prime minister within days in a

00:46televised evening address.

00:49This followed a no-confidence vote that toppled Prime Minister Michel Barnier on Wednesday.

00:55During Macron's address, he accused the extremes of uniting in an anti-republican front.

01:01I will never assume the irresponsibility of others, especially parliamentarians who have

01:08consciously chosen to bring down the budget and the government of France a few days before

01:13Christmas.

01:15The political dispute stemmed from disagreements over the 2025 budget.

01:21While Macron thanked the former Prime Minister Barnier, he became the shortest-serving head

01:26of government under the Fifth Republic.

01:28Macron also took the occasion to remind the French that they had 30 months left under

01:33his mandate.

01:34With a deficit of 6.2% GDP, France already has the worst budget imbalance in the Eurozone.

01:45The collapse of the French government by a vote of no confidence and snap parliamentary

01:55elections in February in Germany, entangled in domestic political crises, Paris and Berlin

02:02could now lose influence on the European stage.

02:06Could the breakdown of the Franco-German engine in turn weaken the European Union?

02:12There is a lack of political stability in several countries, not just France and Germany.

02:18For example, in Romania and Belgium, there were phases where there was no government.

02:23The problem with France and Germany is that without these two countries, European politics

02:28becomes very complicated, since they remain the strongest democratically and the most

02:33important economically.

02:34So having no government in Germany until June 2025 and having a very complicated situation

02:40in France means that it will be more complicated for the European Commission to have ambitious

02:46initiatives.

02:48Political instability on both sides of the Rhine comes at a critical time.

02:53As Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, he threatens to raise tariffs

02:58and leaves doubt about his support for Ukraine.

03:03The new Commission, which has just taken office, must also take urgent decisions on competitiveness

03:09and defense.

03:11It is clear that in order to advance the defense policy at the level of the European Union,

03:17we need to be really strong.

03:19These are the two countries that have already launched large-scale projects between companies

03:27like Airbus, Dassault, in the case of industrial cooperation projects like the SCAF, but also

03:33of joint tanks like the MGCS.

03:37In the face of the declining Franco-German leadership, other countries such as Donald

03:42Tusk's Poland or the UK, although it has left the EU, could step up, especially on

03:47defense and security issues.

03:51However, the cars are far from being redistributed.

03:54Germany and France together account for almost half of the EU's GDP, nearly one-third of

04:00its population, and about one-third of its budget.

04:06As the French government disintegrates following a no-confidence vote against its Prime Minister,

04:16demonstrators took to the streets to protest his proposed budget bill, which prompted the

04:21motion.

04:22Prime Minister Michel Barnier proposed to slash €40 billion in public spending and

04:27raise taxes by €20 billion.

04:30Public service unions called for a national day of action and strike as Barnier's budget

04:34was deemed unacceptable by many.

04:55Protesters expressed concerns about the proposed budget, particularly regarding compensation

05:00and sick leave for civil servants.

05:02As the country waits to see what will happen with the next government.

05:10Former NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen believed that Ukraine could become

05:16a member of NATO if the war with Russia should end.

05:20In an exclusive interview with Euronews, he invited US President-elect Donald Trump to

05:25avoid Ukraine becoming his Afghanistan.

05:29I have a very clear message to the new president in the US, Trump.

05:36I would say to him, don't let Ukraine become your Afghanistan.

05:44Don't let Putin defeat you.

05:47Be a strong leader.

05:50Seek peace in Ukraine, but a fair, a just and lasting peace that will guarantee security

05:58of Ukraine in the future.

06:01Rasmussen believed that with Trump's support, an end to the war might be possible, but it

06:07would require military support.

06:12President Trump does not like to be a loser.

06:17He wants to be the winner.

06:21And to be a winner, you need a good deal.

06:26And a good deal in Ukraine would require some leverage.

06:31You can do that by providing more weapons for Ukraine.

06:35You can do it by lifting all restrictions on the use of those weapons.

06:41So it might well be that Putin would be negatively surprised by President Trump.

06:48One of the crucial negotiating terms would be the future of Ukraine.

06:52And although Russia could see it as a provocation, the former NATO Secretary General thinks that

06:58Ukraine should become a member of the alliance.

07:01A good peace would be a fair and just peace that would be accepted by the Ukrainian people.

07:10The Ukrainian people have suffered so much in blood and treasure that a settlement that

07:18will guarantee security of Ukraine in the future.

07:21And in my opinion, the only ironclad security guarantee would be to allow Ukraine into NATO

07:32and be covered by NATO's Article 5.

07:36He agrees that more investment will be needed to increase NATO security.

07:41Each member must increase GDP spending on the alliance from 2 to 3 percent.

07:51Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced sanctions against the pro-Russian part of the Georgian government.

07:58As protests gripped Georgia, Zelensky stressed the importance of standing united against Moscow

08:05and not losing countries in the region, naming Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine as examples.

08:12These are sanctions against the part of the government in Georgia that gives Georgia to Putin.

08:18This is what the protests are against in Georgia.

08:21It is important that partners also speak about their position,

08:25state honestly what is happening and that we should act.

08:41Police used water cannons and tear gas to disperse demonstrators,

08:44who built barricades and threw fireworks at police.

08:50As Poland prepares to become the next president of the Council of the European Union,

08:55Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said he is willing to sustain controversial measures on migration,

09:02despite criticism from the bloc.

09:04The remarks were made during a meeting with the President of the European Parliament,

09:09Roberta Metzola, in Warsaw this Thursday.

09:12Not everyone is delighted with Polish initiatives,

09:18such as the possibility of a temporary suspension of asylum applications.

09:21I know that it arouses emotions in some people.

09:24This was also confirmed in today's meeting.

09:27But I just want to confirm that Poland will certainly carry out tough politics here at the national level.

09:35Metzola said Poland will face geopolitical challenges, including EU security and competitiveness.

09:42At this very critical moment we are facing enormous challenges,

09:48with Russia threatening our borders and trying to destabilize democracies

09:54with our companies that are trailing American and Chinese rivals.

10:00Poland's presidency will start on the 1st of January

10:04and last for six months.

10:11South Korea's President, Yeon Suk-kyo, replaced his defense minister, Kim Jong-un,

10:15as opposition parties moved to impeach both men over the short-lived martial law that the parliament annulled.

10:21Minister Kim offered to resign and apologize for causing disruption and concern to the public,

10:26saying troops acted on his instructions and that all responsibility lies with him.

10:31The joint motion to impeach the president was forwarded to the National Assembly to be voted on Saturday evening.

10:37Meanwhile, in protest of the president, large crowds gathered outside the parliament for a candlelit vigil.

10:46Yoon, on the other hand, who risks being prosecuted for high treason,

10:50hasn't appeared in public since his televised announcement that martial law was lifted.

10:55Opposition lawmakers already voted on Thursday to impeach the chairman of South Korea's auditing board

11:00and three top public prosecutors.

11:02The prosecutors were accused of watering down an investigation involving Yoon's wife,

11:06who was linked to suspected stock price manipulation.

11:09Impeaching the president would require support from two-thirds of the National Assembly,

11:13which is 200 of its 300 members.

11:16The opposition parties together have 192 seats,

11:19with support from 18 lawmakers that belong to an anti-Yoon faction in his party.

11:23But this faction said they would work against the impeachment.

11:27If Yoon is impeached, he will be suspended until the Constitutional Court rules on whether to remove him from office.

11:33High treason is punishable by death under South Korean law.

11:36The country retains the death penalty, but it has not carried out any executions since 1997.

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