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00:30A high-level meeting between the foreign ministers of Denmark and Greenland ended without resolution in Washington yesterday.
00:37Donald Trump is still insisting Greenland is crucial for national security.
00:42Meanwhile, several NATO allies have announced troop deployments to Greenland for surveillance and training.
00:47For more on this, we can actually cross now over to NATO headquarters outside Brussels,
00:51where our correspondent Shona Murray is standing by for us.
00:55So good morning, Shona. Things didn't go just as well as hoped in Washington.
00:59Tell us what exactly happened.
01:01Well, Maeve, if the object of the conversation was to persuade the United States that it shouldn't
01:08or doesn't need to take over Greenland, then unfortunately it wasn't a success.
01:12As we heard from the two foreign affairs ministers, there was fundamental disagreements and they remain.
01:17Now, I think from a Greenlandish and Danish perspective,
01:20what they did do was they said they were able to challenge the narrative of the United States,
01:24which is that they need to take over Greenland because there's Chinese warships everywhere.
01:29They said that is not true. There hasn't been a Chinese warship there for over a decade.
01:33They also made the point that the United States already has extensive access to Greenland
01:38and at one point had 17 military bases there.
01:40It only has one now, but that's through its own volition.
01:43And finally, they said, look, we do agree that there will be security issues in the future,
01:47given the opening up of sea lanes.
01:49But that security issue, that architecture should be done within NATO
01:54and not unilaterally by the United States.
01:56Just take a listen to that press conference from the two foreign affairs ministers yesterday.
02:00The discussions focus on how to ensure the long-term security in Greenland.
02:06And here our perspectives continue to differ, I must say.
02:10The president has made his view clear and we have a different position.
02:16Denmark's foreign minister there, Lars-Luka Rasmussen speaking.
02:20So, Shona, just tell us, where does this leave the matter of Greenland now?
02:25Well, that's obviously a very interesting question.
02:28What we heard yesterday and what you mentioned at the start is that
02:31some NATO countries have deployed armed forces to Greenland,
02:35countries like Norway, Denmark, Sweden and France.
02:38That's obviously in response to this instability, which is evolving.
02:42There is also an agreement to have a forum to try to resolve this issue.
02:45But we don't exactly know what the United States will do because it says its intent on taking over Greenland
02:51or acquiring it, whether that be through military force.
02:53It doesn't look like that might be the case.
02:55Is it going to be through coercion?
02:56So, the issue really remains an open one and a very, very dangerous and threatening one.
03:02And yesterday, Euronews caught up with John Bolton,
03:05who's Donald Trump's former national security advisor,
03:07a man who was a key proponent in the invasion of Iraq, it must be said.
03:11And he said this is a very bad idea.
03:13And he also made the point that only 8% of Americans actually think the United States
03:18should do this and try to take over Greenland.
03:21Well, I think it's a disaster for the United States, as I say, that we're even talking about this.
03:26Just the talk, though, of using military forces costing the U.S.
03:29in terms you can't even calculate, in terms of trust and good faith and our reputation.
03:37And we can say there there's a new poll out today that shows exactly 8% of the American people
03:42favour the use of force to take Greenland.
03:44I'd like to ask that 8% if they even know where Greenland is.
03:48John Bolton there, the former U.S. security advisor.
03:51And you can catch the rest of that interview on Euronews' 12 minutes.
03:53Before, of course, we had our Shona Murray reporting live for us from NATO.
03:57So, well, another topic that NATO allies are monitoring very closely
04:00is President Donald Trump's next moves in Iran.
04:04This time yesterday, a U.S.-led military strike was looking increasingly likely
04:08with several European countries, from Poland to Italy,
04:12urging their citizens to leave immediately.
04:14But now it seems that Donald Trump has dialled down the tone.
04:18For more on this, we're joined on set here by Euronews' EU editor, Maria Tadeo.
04:22So, President Trump seems a little bit more measured now.
04:25Fill us in.
04:25Well, he certainly is, because remember, Maeve, at the start of the week,
04:29the president himself put out a post on social media saying,
04:32hold on tight in the protests in the country,
04:35which have been really a massacre, a number, specific number,
04:39very difficult to place.
04:40They go all the way from 2,000 people killed on the streets of Iran
04:43to 10,000, very difficult to establish communications with the country
04:47because of this blackout we've seen for the past few days.
04:49But remember, the U.S. president himself said help is on its way yesterday night.
04:54However, he changed his tone, now suggesting that he has it from good authority,
05:00from good sources, that the killings have stopped.
05:03He did not elaborate, of course, and that is still a pending question mark.
05:06But let's take a look and listen to President Trump yesterday night.
05:09We have been informed by very important sources on the other side,
05:13and they've said the killing has stopped and the executions won't take place.
05:17There was supposed to be a lot of executions today
05:20and that the executions won't take place.
05:22And we're going to find out.
05:23I mean, I'll find out after this.
05:25You'll find out.
05:26But we've been told on good authority, and I hope it's true.
05:31Who knows, right?
05:32Who knows?
05:32We've seen body bags.
05:33So how do you trust him?
05:34No, no, you've seen that over the last few days.
05:37And they said people were shooting at them with guns,
05:40and they were shooting back.
05:41And, you know, it's one of those things.
05:43But they told me that there'll be no executions.
05:47And that's President Trump.
05:48They told me there will be no executions.
05:51Of course, there was a lot of concern that there could be public executions.
05:53We've seen the face of this 26-year-old man from Iran who, again,
05:58there was this idea that there could be severe punishment all the way to death in public.
06:02I should also note the Iran's foreign minister was also in U.S. television saying the question,
06:07the idea that we are going to be publicly hanging people,
06:10that is not going to happen instead of the question.
06:12So obviously the language has been toned down on the two sides.
06:16I should note, however, when you look at the region,
06:19and that goes for the Gulf countries, but also Israel,
06:21this is the Middle East that is still very much on edge.
06:24And we should look at the operational details on the map.
06:27The U.S. did pull back some of their non-essential personnel
06:30and some of the key military bases in the region.
06:32You only do that if you believe Iran is going to retaliate in some form.
06:36And Iran would only retaliate if they get hit by the U.S. first.
06:40So, Maeve, this is part of this doctrine of the maximum optionality from the White House.
06:44It means that the fact that a strike is not imminent
06:47does not mean it's not going to happen in the future.
06:49It's chaotic at times, but it's also effective
06:52because it keeps everyone on their toes, certainly.
06:54It does indeed, and it keeps you on your toes, Marie.
06:56So, your news, you, Eder, thank you so much for all those insights.
06:59And as you heard there, thousands of anti-government protesters
07:02are feared dead or imprisoned since the start of that brutal crackdown last month.
07:07And an internet blackdown is still in place.
07:10Our Jakub Janis has been taking a look at the killing machine behind the crackdown.
07:13This theocracy should no longer be in power.
07:19European Parliament President Robert Amedzola was clear on Euronews.
07:24The Iranian regime is on its last legs.
07:27But standing between the protesters and the regime, there is one ruthless entity.
07:32The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
07:35Who are they?
07:37They are not just an army.
07:40They are an elite killing machine founded in 1979
07:45to protect the ideology of the revolution.
07:48And they answer only to the supreme leader.
07:52It is an estimated force of the 100,000 elite troops
07:56backed by a 600,000-strong Basij paramilitary network.
08:02In return for their loyalty, the state grants them a massive gold chest.
08:07Six to nine billion dollars.
08:10A budget estimated to be nearly double-dots of the regular army.
08:15But they are also a business conglomerate.
08:18An empire within an empire, controlling sectors from energy to telecoms.
08:24And with thousands of protesters presumed dead,
08:27these billions buy the loyalty that pulls the trigger.
08:31So why hasn't the EU designated them as a terrorist organization yet?
08:37The European Parliament has called for it for years.
08:41But EU law requires a national court ruling first and a consensus next.
08:47A recent court case in Germany finally provided the legal cover.
08:52European leaders are now calling for more sanctions to hurt the regime economically.
08:57But will these actions be enough to stop the massacre on the streets of Tehran?
09:07Yeah, Kopianis reporting there.
09:09And for more on the situation in Iran coming up,
09:12we'll be joined by David McAllister,
09:14German veteran MEP and chair of the European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee,
09:19a member, of course, of the CDU, the European People's Party here in Brussels.
09:23Good morning, David McAllister.
09:25Good morning. Great to be here.
09:26Yeah, lovely to have you here on Europe Today.
09:28And look, the scale of the carnage is just starting to emerge really from Iran.
09:31What is the EU and the Parliament doing to support people on the ground?
09:36Well, we're all observing the situation in Iran now for many weeks with great concern.
09:40And these massacres in Iran are just horrific.
09:43What we as European Union can do is to show all our solidarity with the brave people in Iran
09:49who are protesting against this regime.
09:51And we have to increase our pressure on the regime of the Mullah.
09:55That means increasing sanctions, new sanctions, putting up political pressure.
10:01And of course, as just mentioned in the report, the European Parliament has called now for many years
10:05that the Revolutionary Guards should be listed as a terrorist organisation.
10:09Well, indeed, that's something that's been on your priority list for years.
10:12But why is this not happening?
10:13It should finally happen.
10:14What are the political and legal barriers here?
10:16Well, as we just heard, it requires a court case, which is now that has now happened in Germany.
10:22And then we need consensus among the 27 member states.
10:24And obviously, there are a few member states which still have a different opinion.
10:28I don't agree with this.
10:29The European Parliament has clearly demanded to list them, to call a spade, a spade.
10:34And the last important country which also listed the Revolutionary Guards as a terrorist organisation
10:41was Australia in November last year.
10:43So what Australia has done, what the United States has done,
10:46I think it's now time for the European Union to do the same.
10:49Indeed, as you say, it is political.
10:50What about Donald Trump's intentions in Iran?
10:54Are they making you nervous, even though now he has dialed down the tone?
10:58Well, what we just heard and saw this morning is that there will be no public executions.
11:07This first step by the Mueller regime might also be a result of increased American pressure.
11:14But the situation in Iran remains tense.
11:18And let's be very clear, the regime of the Mueller has oppressed their own people now for decades
11:26and is a real source of destabilisation in the entire region.
11:31And that's the issue.
11:32Can we trust Donald Trump when he says this?
11:34Well, I think you always have to take very seriously what Mr. President Trump says,
11:39but also Mr. Trump's policies are in the end unpredictable.
11:42And I think it's clear that the Americans in the moment will not 100% be clear what they're actually going to do with or in Iran.
11:49And what about Greenland?
11:50As you heard, their talks broke down yesterday in Washington, D.C.
11:54What is the Parliament and the EU doing to have a say?
11:57Greenland is a sovereign part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
12:02Greenland is sovereign.
12:04And that means that every country should respect the territorial sovereignty and integrity of Greenland.
12:09The European Parliament has been very clear.
12:11The group leaders and the Conference of Presidents yesterday adopted a very clear statement
12:16where we stand side by side with the Kingdom of Denmark, with Greenland,
12:21and the future of Greenland will be decided by the people of Greenland in Greenland
12:26in close coordination with the Kingdom of Denmark.
12:29But is there any leverage you as the Parliament can actually use?
12:31A lot of MEPs have called for freezing the EU-US trade deal, for example,
12:35as a way to put leverage on Donald Trump.
12:37Well, first of all, we've been very clear in our commitment towards Greenland.
12:42And the European Union will step up its engagement in Greenland.
12:47What about freezing those talks?
12:48The financial support for Greenland will be doubled in the next annual multi-financial framework.
12:52If the talks, if the decision on the US trade deal will be stalled or not,
12:56that has to be decided in the European Parliament.
12:58I understand that there are different views within the political groups.
13:00What's your view?
13:01I personally believe that the EPP line is that we should separate the two issues.
13:06We need to finalise the US trade talks because our companies need predictability.
13:13They need stability.
13:14On the other hand, I understand that we need to find majorities.
13:18And in the moment, I think the EPP and the European Conservatives are for moving forward,
13:23whereas the Socialists, the Liberals and Greens perhaps want to postpone the vote.
13:28We will see.
13:28And finally, a brief point on the Ukraine-Russia war,
13:31which, of course, is still ongoing, even though President Trump's mind is elsewhere.
13:34Is it time now, do you think, to talk to Vladimir Putin?
13:38We all want peace.
13:40But this peace needs to be just and it needs to be sustainable.
13:45And this, and this is the most important point, includes security guarantees for Ukraine.
13:51Mr Putin could stop this war if he stopped bombing innocent civilians immediately.
13:56He has shown no interest in this until now.
14:00And that's why our position as a European Union is we stand with our Ukrainian partners
14:04And last year, of course, was the deadliest year yet for Ukrainian civilians.
14:08Thank you so much, David MacArthur, for being our guest today on Europe Today.
14:11And thank you so much for tuning in.
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14:16I look forward to seeing you again tomorrow morning.
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