Latest news bulletin | December 9th, 2025 – Morning
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00:00Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with French, German and British leaders in
00:05London in what German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called a decisive time for peace talks.
00:10Antonio Costa has rejected any attempt to interfere in European politics in response
00:15to a controversial document released by the Trump administration last week.
00:21Celebrations kicked off across Syria as people marked one year since the fall of long-time
00:26strongman President Bashar al-Assad.
00:33Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with French, German and British leaders in London
00:37on Monday in what German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called a decisive time for peace talks
00:42to end Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
00:47Following the talks, Merz said he was skeptical over certain aspects of the US-backed peace
00:51deal.
00:52We are still and remain strongly behind Ukraine and giving support to your country because
00:58we all know that the destiny of this country is the destiny of Europe.
01:03So that's the reason why we are here, trying to figure out what we can do.
01:06And nobody should doubt on our support for Ukraine.
01:12Europeans are expected to shoulder the bulk of security guarantees if a ceasefire is struck
01:16between the two warring countries.
01:19Others have been scrambling to ensure their position is heard ever since Washington's
01:22peace plan that heavily favored Russia was leaked in late November.
01:26And now I think the main issue is the convergence between our common positions, Europeans and
01:34Ukrainians, and the US to finalize these negotiations and re-engage in new faith in the best possible
01:41conditions for Ukraine, for the Europeans and for our collective security.
01:47The show of support comes after US President Donald Trump criticized Zelensky, telling reporters
01:53on Sunday that the Ukrainian President hadn't read the proposal.
01:56Zelensky was expected in Brussels on Monday evening for talks with NATO Secretary-General Mark Ritte and EU Chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Antonia Kosta.
02:09After three days of talks between US and Ukrainian delegations in Florida, Donald Trump says Zelensky is not ready for a peace deal with Russia.
02:21Speaking to reporters at the 2025 Kennedy Center Honors, he accused the Ukrainian leader of holding
02:27up the talks from moving forward.
02:30And I have to say that I'm a little bit disappointed that President Zelensky hasn't yet read the proposal.
02:36That was as of a few hours ago.
02:38His people love it, but he hasn't.
02:41Russia's fine with it.
02:43However, Russian President Vladimir Putin hasn't publicly expressed approval for the White House plan.
02:50Trump was the first President to hold the Kennedy Center Honors, a role normally assumed by journalists and presenters.
02:56He says he did so, quote, at the request of a certain television network.
03:01During his speech, he praised Sylvester Stallone, KISS and Gloria Gaynor, among others.
03:11At least one person was killed and more than 15 others were injured in overnight Russian strikes across Ukraine.
03:17A civilian was killed as Russian forces targeted several areas in Dnepropetrovsk, including the city of Dnepro in the early hours of Monday.
03:26Local officials say a barrage of drones and artillery was fired across the region, damaging residential buildings, private homes, and civilian vehicles.
03:35At least seven people were injured in the northern Sumi region after it sustained heavy strikes which started late on Sunday and continued into Monday.
03:44Several floors of a nine-story residential building were severely damaged in the strikes.
03:49Officials say some residents were trapped inside the damaged apartment building and were rescued by emergency workers.
03:56Rescue operations were reportedly temporarily suspended, however, as officials feared repeated attacks were incoming.
04:03The adjacent tourney of region also came under heavy overnight Russian shelling, injuring at least three people.
04:10One person was hospitalized after sustaining moderate wounds after a Russian drone exploded near a residential building.
04:17The blast shattered windows and caused damage to the building, parked vehicles, gas pipelines, and nearby stores and shops.
04:28European Council President Antonio Costa rejected any attempt at political interference in response to a controversial U.S. government document published last week criticizing Europe.
04:39The document, released by the Trump administration, called on Europe to change course and tighten immigration or face what they called civilizational erasure.
04:48It also noted that it will support, quote, like-minded patriotic parties across the continent to cultivate resistance.
04:56So, we have a difference in our vision of the world.
05:01But it goes beyond that.
05:03It's true that this strategy continues to talk about Europe as an ally.
05:11It's good.
05:12But if we are allies, we must act as an ally.
05:17And the allies, they do not threaten the interference in the political choice of these allies.
05:29We respect them.
05:30We respect the sovereignty of the uns and the others.
05:34Surely, many Europeans do not share the same view that the Americans on different issues.
05:42And it's natural that they do not share the same views that we have.
05:47What we can't accept is this threat of interference in the political life of Europe.
05:55The United States cannot replace the European citizens to choose who are the good and the bad parties.
06:04The 33-page document also argued that a combination of ill-designed economic policies, excessive regulation, and illegal migration could lead to Europe's demise as a civilization.
06:25Washington says its goal is to help Europe change its current trajectory, as sentiment European lawmakers have slammed as unacceptable.
06:39Celebrations kicked off across Syria to mark one year since the ousting of longtime strongman President Bashar al-Assad.
06:46These were the scenes in the capital Damascus.
06:49People cheered, fireworks were set off, and the new Syrian flags were raised and waved.
06:55And the country's transitional president, Ahmad al-Sharah, delivered a message promising bright and stable times ahead.
07:02The message appears to have been well received by the Syrian public.
07:31Of course, the message is not wrong with words or with a place. It is a great joy.
07:39And the message of the President, who has explained what he did in the last year, his hope and dreams, and what he will do in the next step.
07:51December 8th does not just mark the end of Bashar's rule for the people of Syria.
07:56It's the end of the Assad dynasty, which started with his father Hafez back in 1971.
08:05It's also an opportunity for Syrians to remember the estimated 600,000 people who lost their lives in 14 years of brutal civil war.
08:15The liberal candidate Ciprian Ciucu has been elected mayor of Romania's capital, Bucharest, receiving around 36% of the vote in the local election.
08:28His opponent, Anca Alexandrescu, a journalist supported by the Hard Right Alliance for Romanian Unity Party, received around 22% of votes.
08:37The election came after former mayor Nikus Ordan was elected president earlier this year, leaving the position open.
08:50The mayoral office in Romania's capital is politically significant, as two former mayors later became the country's president.
09:09The new mayor of Bucharest has some difficult tasks ahead. First of all, he must solve the problem of the heating system. After that, the problem of the traffic and pollution.
09:23And he must do that in a complicated political situation with our government caught in the middle, a coalition made by four parties.
09:35The new mayor of Bucharest has been elected.
10:01The new mayor of Bucharest has been elected.
10:03In 45 minutes, we can be taken part of the public way of accepting human arms and managing education and language services.
10:09Other people can say that a lot of benefit are really important for the human rights of the future.
10:14And as a decrease possibly due to the natural human rights of shady corporations, its finances, its needss and knowledge of ulges,
10:22the diets of the crатpsy and resources, the poor people will also change the remains of Wisconsin.
10:29We are young.
10:59We are at home on the Börtersee and it is also a great experience to swim on the beach.
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