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00:00U.S. President Donald Trump says Russia's Putin would accept European peacekeeping troops

00:06as part of a deal to end the war in Ukraine.

00:11The United Nations General Assembly rejects a U.S. resolution that urges an end to the

00:16war in Ukraine that fails to mention Russia's aggression.

00:20Pope Francis remains in critical condition and has shown early signs of kidney insufficiency

00:25as the 88-year-old pontiff battles pneumonia and a complex lung infection.

00:32U.S. President Donald Trump says Russia's President Vladimir Putin would accept European

00:36peacekeeper troops in Ukraine as part of a deal to end the war.

00:41He made the comments as he hosted French President Emmanuel Macron at the White House to discuss

00:45the ongoing conflict.

00:47Speaking at a joint press conference after their closed door meeting, Macron said European

01:11nations are ready and willing to deploy troops to guarantee Ukraine's security.

01:15The French leader noted that Europe must learn and not repeat mistakes of the past.

01:37He revealed that the Kremlin had betrayed their trust in 2014 and violated a negotiated

01:42peace deal as it proceeded to annex the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea.

02:11Trump maintains that Putin is serious about securing a peace deal and bringing the war

02:15to a close.

02:17He added that he believes a deal can be finalized and implemented within weeks.

02:27The United Nations General Assembly refuse to adopt a U.S. resolution that urges an end

02:32to the war in Ukraine.

02:34Washington's proposal failed to make mention of Russia's aggression in its invasion that

02:38violates the U.N. Charter.

02:41Three European proposed amendments were made to the U.S.-backed resolution before it was

02:45voted on, adding language that firmly acknowledges Moscow's aggression.

02:49Today, we mark the three years since the beginning of Russia's illegal and unprovoked full-scale

02:57invasion of Ukraine.

02:59We reiterate our resolute condemnation of this flagrant violation of international law.

03:06The General Assembly has demanded an early end to this war of aggression and a just,

03:13lasting and comprehensive peace in Ukraine, in line with the U.N. Charter.

03:20Russia voted against the resolution, claiming that Europe did not acknowledge the root causes

03:25of the conflict, leading to another anti-Russia piece of paper.

03:28The U.S. also voted against the amendments to their proposal, which passed with 93 votes

03:50in favor, 18 against and 65 abstentions.

03:55Washington also put forward its resolution to the legally binding U.N. body, the Security

04:00Council, which did pass.

04:03This resolution puts us on the path to peace.

04:07It is a first step, but a crucial one, one of which we should all be proud.

04:13Now we must use it to build a peaceful future for Ukraine, Russia and the international

04:21community.

04:24The resolution received 10 votes in favor at the 15-member council.

04:29The five abstentions came from France, the United Kingdom, Denmark, Greece and Slovenia.

04:39Top EU diplomats said Ukraine's accession to the bloc is an integral part of lasting

04:44peace.

04:45They were speaking in Kiev at a summit marking the third anniversary of the Russian invasion.

04:53Ukraine's accession to the EU will be the most important security guarantee for the

05:00future of Ukraine.

05:03EU leaders rallied around Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky after widespread dismay

05:08that Donald Trump had dispatched top aides for preliminary talks with Russian officials

05:13without Ukrainian or European representatives.

05:17There are fears in Europe that Trump's apparent pivot to Moscow could freeze Ukraine out of

05:22the peace process entirely and end up with a deal that favors Russia.

05:28European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the bloc was still committed to

05:32admitting Ukraine.

05:34If they continue at that speed and at that quality, perhaps they could be earlier than

05:392030.

05:40So thank you very much for giving the impulse and let's work hard on all sides really to

05:46keep the momentum up.

05:50US politicians also recently ruled out granting NATO membership to Ukraine.

05:55Membership to the alliance has frequently been cited by Russian President Vladimir Putin

06:00as one of the main reasons for launching the war.

06:04We hope that United States will continue support like all the partners.

06:10All the partners do it and we need also not to lose this unity between Europe and United

06:16States.

06:18As fighting rages on the front line, political pressure is mounting for a coordinated European

06:23effort to secure peace.

06:28But I think we in Europe, we need to get our act together.

06:32And in order to get an act together, you have to have a plan to the Americans, because if

06:36you don't have a plan to the Americans, you're not going to get involved in the negotiations.

06:40Could EU accession replace NATO accession as a security guarantee for Ukraine?

06:45According to the leaders who sat in this room, yes it can and yes it should.

06:49Becoming part of the bloc could provide Ukraine with the necessary deterrence against a new

06:53Russian attack in the future, they said.

06:56But there's a catch.

06:57EU accession would always lack a key player in this game of geopolitics, the United States.

07:04Jorge Liboreiro, Euronews, Kiev.

07:09I walked exactly the same streets of Kiev three years ago in the first hours of Russia's

07:14full-scale invasion.

07:15And the atmosphere back then was completely different from the way it feels now.

07:20There was lots of shock, there was lots of frustration, and there was lots of fear.

07:25The streets here in Kiev were empty as people were hiding and staying in the bomb shelters.

07:32Now, today in February 2025, the atmosphere is completely different.

07:38Kiev is welcoming today 13 world leaders and the European Commission who are here to show

07:44their support to Ukraine.

07:47What has not changed is this feeling of resilience and also the feeling of determination of the

07:54Ukrainians to continue to defend their country from Russia's war of aggression three years

08:01on.

08:03Sasha Vakulina from Kiev for Euronews.

08:12Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said Russia is ready to negotiate with both

08:16Ukraine and Europe, but that military operations would stop only when negotiations yielded

08:22a firm, sustainable result that suits Russia.

08:26He spoke at a joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on the

08:30third anniversary of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

08:42Lavrov claimed Russia and the U.S. will have full-fledged consultations following recent

08:49bilateral talks and discuss the normalization of embassy operations in both Moscow and Washington.

09:20Talks between the Christian Democratic Union, the CDU, and the Social Democrats, the SPD,

09:28are to begin within the next couple of days, CDU leader Friedrich Merz announced on Monday.

09:34Merz said that initial talks about establishing a black-red coalition have already taken place

09:40and aims for the new government to be formed by Easter, which this year falls on April

09:4520.

09:46He highlighted his goal of steering Germany out of its economic crisis, particularly in

09:51light of the uncertain relationship with the U.S. and the ongoing stagnation of Europe's

09:55largest economy.

09:57All three Ample Coalition leaders, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck

10:02and former Finance Minister Christian Lindner, have signalled that they will not be playing

10:06any major political roles in the future.

10:10The voter turnout at yesterday's election was the highest in decades, despite large

10:14numbers of Germans being relatively undecided about who they would vote for until the very

10:19last minute.

10:20However, the CDU faces an uphill battle in stimulating the economy and increasing defence

10:26spending as questions about reforming the debt break emerge.

10:30Liv Stroud, in Berlin, for Euronews.

10:37Pope Francis remains in critical condition and has shown early signs of kidney insufficiency,

10:43said the Vatican on Monday.

10:46The 88-year-old pontiff is battling pneumonia and a complex lung infection, but remains

10:51alert and was able to attend mass on Sunday.

10:55In their latest update, the Vatican said he hadn't had any more respiratory crises since

10:59Saturday night, but was still receiving high flows of supplemental oxygen.

11:05Some blood tests showed initial mild kidney failure, but doctors said it was under control.

11:14They said Francis' condition is touch and go, given his age, fragility and pre-existing

11:18lung disease, and that the main threat facing the Pope is sepsis, a serious infection of

11:23the blood that can occur as a complication of pneumonia.

11:28Meanwhile, prayers for Francis poured in from around the world over the weekend.

11:33From his native Argentina, to schoolchildren in Rome.

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