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Europe Today: Napięcie w Iranie rośnie
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00:00Wszystkie prawa zastrzeżone.
00:30Wszystkie prawa zastrzeżone.
01:00Koby, who's following the situation for us.
01:02Good morning, Stefan.
01:02Good morning, Maeve.
01:03Tell us, what are the consequences of this going forward?
01:06Well, there are no immediate practical consequences.
01:10This was a rather symbolic move by the Iranian government that will certainly not scare the
01:16bejesus out of European governments.
01:18It was designed to impress a domestic Iranian audience.
01:21And just the way it was delivered, it wasn't just a press release or an answer to a question
01:26in a press conference.
01:27It was very publicly delivered during a session of the Iranian parliament.
01:32And the speaker of the Iranian parliament delivered this, what he thought was a stern warning to
01:38Europeans.
01:39Let's have a listen.
01:39Armies of European countries are considered terrorist groups, and the European Union is
01:49responsible for the consequences of this decision.
01:52By seeking to strike at the guard, which itself has been the greatest barrier to the spread
01:58of terrorism to Europe, Europeans have in fact shoot themselves in the foot.
02:03And once again, through blind obedience to the Americans, decided against the interests
02:08of their own people.
02:14So even if you don't speak Farsi, this was a very fiery speech here, as I said, designed
02:20to impress the Iranian public.
02:22If we talk about consequences, I mean, not even the declaration of the Iranian Revolution
02:28Guard as a terrorist organization by the Europeans will have, you know, profound consequences.
02:34It will have an asset freeze, a travel ban, these kinds of things that are already in
02:41place as part of the larger sanction regime that the Europeans have slept on Iran many
02:48years ago.
02:49And meanwhile, Shefan, bring us up to speed on the diplomatic efforts over the weekend to
02:53cool down the situation.
02:55Well, absolutely.
02:57There was a very intense diplomatic activity over the weekend.
03:01Why is that so?
03:01Because of the strong military buildup by the United States.
03:05This is the reason here Donald Trump has stepped up his rhetoric last week.
03:10He has sent naval units to the Persian Gulf.
03:15There are now at least 10 big warships, according to the U.S. Navy, in the region.
03:22And he said during the weekend that, yes, there might be a way to negotiate peacefully, to have
03:30a diplomatic solution to this.
03:32And everybody in the region is hoping for that this will happen.
03:36The Qatari prime minister was in Tehran on the weekend.
03:40There was a telephone call between the Egyptian president with his Iranian counterpart.
03:44So all these mediators try to bring the U.S. and Iran closer together to avoid a military
03:50strike, which the president, Donald Trump, is still contemplating, although he doesn't say
03:57so.
03:58The big question for us is here, does Iran, as they have announced, does Iran have the
04:07capacity, the military capacity to strike back?
04:10I mean, they have rebuilt their missile arsenal since last year's short war against Israel.
04:16We're a little in the dark here whether they do have the capacity to strike the U.S.
04:21And of course, the U.S. is now very much present in the region.
04:25And the more you expose yourself, the more you sort of invite a counterattack.
04:30So this is going to be a tricky question for the days and weeks ahead.
04:33OK, Stefan Koby, we're keeping, of course, a very close eye on that here at Uranus.
04:37Thank you so much for that update.
04:39Well, now coming up, we'll be joined by Ignacy Cimczewski, the state secretary at the Ministry
04:44of Foreign Affairs of Poland, responsible for EU affairs.
04:49Ignacy Cimczewski oversees Polish interests in the European Union and is actually in Paris
04:53today for talks with the OECD.
04:56So we can bring him in, in fact, for there.
04:57Good morning.
04:58Thank you so much for speaking to us.
05:02First, your reaction to the latest statements.
05:04Thank you for having me.
05:05Great to have you with us.
05:06Just first, your reaction, please, to the latest statements from Iran that European armies
05:11are, quote, terrorist groups.
05:12How would you respond to that?
05:14It's obviously absurd, but it's mainly a propaganda move.
05:20As your colleague said, it doesn't really have any practical implications.
05:23So I don't think this will in any way change our position.
05:27I'm very happy to see the EU united, expressing solidarity with the Iranian people.
05:33It's quite clear the actions by the Iranian regime cannot go and answer it.
05:37The European Union just last Thursday putting the Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organization.
05:43What impact will this have, do you think?
05:47Well, first, it's a travel ban for the whole organization.
05:51So whoever is associated with the organization cannot come to Europe.
05:55Most importantly, it's also an asset freeze.
05:59So whatever money any of the people have in Europe or other jurisdictions, those assets
06:06will be frozen.
06:08But again, and I agree with your colleague, this is largely a symbolic action.
06:14And how would you feel about a U.S.-led military intervention in Iran if no deal is struck, if the diplomatic efforts do not work?
06:32Well, I think all of us are hoping for de-escalation.
06:39So we're looking at the U.S. efforts right now with hope that this will lead to a sensible agreement.
06:48And from what I've seen, President Trump has announced that the negotiations are promising.
06:57So I'm hoping that we'll see that there is a kind of an agreement that is beneficial for Europe
07:04and that is beneficial for the U.S. and for world peace, because that's really what's at stake here.
07:11And what about Ukraine?
07:11The talks to end the war have made little progress.
07:14They'll resume, of course, this Wednesday in Abu Dhabi.
07:17Any hope or faith in these talks?
07:21Well, we're looking at those talks with great interests, and we're really hoping that the U.S. will be able to convince Russia
07:28to be more creative in those discussions, I would say.
07:35Russia is not negotiating with a goodwill right now.
07:40So what we see is that they are trying to prolong the discussion,
07:44whereas we strongly believe that Ukraine made a significant effort to find a solution,
07:52to find an end to this war.
07:55So the question right now is whether Russia wants to end the war or not.
08:01Our understanding of the situation is that, unfortunately, they want to continue it.
08:06And we've seen this over the last couple of days with Russia targeting civilian infrastructure in Kyiv,
08:15with the freezing temperatures around minus 20 in Kyiv.
08:21We've seen Russia targeting heat generation, electricity generation.
08:26This is very concerning.
08:29But it's the issue, of course, of the territories, right?
08:32I mean, that is the sticking point.
08:33How will they resolve that issue over territory, over the Donetsk region?
08:36Well, it's Donetsk, it's Donbass.
08:42And obviously, this will be a very difficult conversation for Ukraine.
08:46And it's really up to the Ukrainian people, up to the Ukrainian government,
08:50to decide what kind of concessions, if any, are they willing to make.
08:55So I don't think it's really up to us to say that Ukraine should do this or that.
09:00Instead, I think we should be saying that Russia, as the aggressor, should be doing this or that.
09:07So we are aware that those discussions will be difficult.
09:10But really, we need to put pressure on Russia, not Ukraine.
09:15And you mentioned, of course, the freezing temperatures in Ukraine.
09:17What is Poland doing to help its neighbor here?
09:22Well, actually, I'm quite happy with the reaction of the Polish people.
09:26And I wanted to thank them for that.
09:30That there has really been quite a movement, some charitable collections to collect money
09:35for heat and electricity generators.
09:40I think around 2,000 already went from Poland to Ukraine.
09:45And obviously, the Polish government is also sending the equipment as well.
09:50So we've seen Polish people being in solidarity with the Ukrainian people.
09:57I'm very happy to see that.
10:00We are all tired with the war.
10:02That's quite clear.
10:04But at the same time, I'm very happy to see that Polish people absolutely understand who
10:09do we need to help right now.
10:10And President Zelenskyy has said he hopes to join the European Union by 2027.
10:16Do you think that's feasible or doable?
10:17Well, the accession process is quite lengthy.
10:24So I think this would be very difficult to see Ukraine joining the EU by 2027.
10:31But I think we are all ambitious.
10:33The EU has repeatedly said that the future of Ukraine is in the EU.
10:41And this date, this agreement to see Ukraine in the EU will be part, hopefully, of the peace agreement.
10:49So I wouldn't really concentrate that much on a date.
10:54I'd concentrate more on the fact of Ukraine joining the EU.
11:00But even if it's not to 2027, I think it could be soon.
11:05OK, State Secretary, thank you so much for joining us live this morning from the French capital.
11:10Well, now it's time to turn our attention to Italy, where thousands have been gathering to protest
11:15against the planned presence of U.S. immigration and customs enforcement agents
11:19in the upcoming Winter Olympics starting this Friday.
11:22For more, we can go straight over to the Italian capital and bring in our Rome correspondent,
11:27Giorgio Landi.
11:28Good morning, Giorgio.
11:29Thank you so much for joining us.
11:30These protests really seem to be overshadowing the Games.
11:33Fill us in.
11:36Good morning, Maeve.
11:37Well, that's the plan.
11:39As you mentioned, demonstrators took to the streets in Milan last Saturday
11:43after it was confirmed that ICE agents would join the U.S. delegation to the Winter Olympics Games.
11:48Who were these people?
11:49These people were mainly members of Italy's main opposition parties, residents of Milan,
11:55members of AMPY organizations which commemorate the memory of Italy's partisan resistance
12:01during World War II.
12:03In the same way as U.S. protesters, they were blowing whistles, singing Bruce Springsteen songs.
12:09And we also heard from Giorgio Meloni, who recently said she finally spoke out, saying, quote,
12:14that it's contradictory that these are the same people who demand that the U.S. do more to defend Europe.
12:20But we also understand that the main argument behind the protests is the fact that somehow Meloni is perceived as too accommodating towards the U.S.
12:29and U.S. President Donald Trump.
12:30We also know that those ICE agents, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security,
12:35would not be carrying out immigration enforcement operations on the ground, specifically in foreign countries.
12:41But despite all these assurances, the protests continues.
12:45More rallies have already been planned in the next few days.
12:48One in particular is going to take place on the opening day of those games and a second one the following day.
12:56Italy's Interior Minister is going to address Parliament on the issue on Wednesday.
13:00And just to give you an idea of how global the scale of the protest is, over the weekend,
13:07French tech company Capgemini said that it would sell its U.S. unit after coming under pressure for selling services to ICE agents,
13:17services that are used, allegedly used, to track people down as part of that large anti-immigration programme.
13:24Maeve?
13:25OK, Georgia Orlandi, thank you so much for all those updates.
13:28And we've seen as well the International Olympic Committee has admitted it's distracting and, quote,
13:33sad that the build-up to the events has been dominated by the deployment of ICE agents
13:37and also the appearance of the Los Angeles 2028 chair, Casey Wasserman, in the Epstein's files.
13:44You might have noticed this weekend the U.S. Justice Department dropped millions of files
13:48related to the late child sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein.
13:51And some European names have surfaced too.
13:53For more on this story, let's bring in Euronews' Alice Tidy.
13:57Good morning.
13:57Good morning.
13:58So just fill us in on the European angle here to these Epstein files.
14:01Yes, so we had two political resignations this weekend over this latest release from the U.S. Department of Justice.
14:08The first one was in Slovakia, actually, where Miroslav Lepczak, the national security adviser of Prime Minister Robert Fizzo, resigned.
14:17So he had previously been Foreign Affairs Minister, he had also previously been an EU special envoy to the Western Balkans.
14:23And what the latest files show is a text exchange that he had in 2008 with Epstein prior to a meeting, actually, with Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov,
14:33in which the two men discussed women, and they also discussed a picture that Epstein shared, but that was not included in the documents to which Lepczak replied, why am I not invited to these games?
14:46So pretty damning.
14:48And then the second resignation was in the U.K. from Lord Peter Mandelson.
14:53He resigned from the Labour Party.
14:55Mandelson had been cabinet minister under two Labour government.
14:59He had also been recently the British ambassador to the U.S., a position he actually held for less than a year before being sacked following the release of the first batch of documents related to Epstein.
15:09These latest documents show, suggest, sorry, that he had received money from Epstein.
15:16So it's important to note, though, that this is not actually proof of wrongdoing, but that basically any link to Epstein is now proving radioactive for political.
15:30And indeed, as we're seeing resignations already, it's just Monday morning, Alice.
15:34And just briefly, not just political appointees here, but also the royal family.
15:38Yes, indeed, more embarrassment for the British royal family because Andrew Mountbatten-Windsall, King Charles's brother, is once again mentioned in those files.
15:48These files show emails exchanged between the two men in 2010 and 2011.
15:54It also includes a picture of Andrew kneeling on all fours over a female lying on the floor.
16:01Again, not proof of any wrongdoing, but the issue here is that Andrew had previously said that he had cut off all contact with Epstein by that point.
16:11So this shows that this is not true.
16:13And then also included in the files was the Norwegian crown princess, Mette Marit, who had a friendship with Epstein from 2011 to 2014.
16:26She's released a statement over the weekend saying that she deeply regrets that friendship and that she exercised poor judgment.
16:33Yes, that's the latest for the royal family is related to Epstein.
16:36Fascinating revelations inside there in the Epstein files that were released this weekend.
16:40You can take a closer look to all those details on euronews.com.
16:44But Alice Tidy, thank you so much for joining us live here this morning.
16:48And as we mentioned earlier, the next round of US-led talks on Ukraine will take place this Wednesday and Thursday over in Abu Dhabi.
16:55So the world's media attention will be on them.
16:58But of course, the more these talks drag on, the more locals on the ground are suffering.
17:02Our Jakob Janus takes a look.
17:06Can you imagine starting your week in minus 20 degrees?
17:10Here in Brussels, a power cut is just an inconvenience.
17:14However, in Kiev right now, it is a survival threat.
17:18While Western Europe enjoys a mild winter, Ukraine is freezing.
17:23Temperatures have plunged to minus 20.
17:26And this extreme weather has become a weapon just as powerful as any missile.
17:33When the power goes out at these temperatures, it's not just the lights that die.
17:39Without electricity, the water pumps stop working, cutting off water supply.
17:43And without heat, the pipes inside buildings freeze and burst, causing long-term damage that can't be fixed until spring.
17:53And electric heaters.
17:54They are useless if there is no grid to power them.
17:58And in this war, the energy grid has effectively become the fourth front.
18:03Ukraine's system is battered.
18:05This is the result of Russia's campaign targeting critical infrastructure.
18:10And the damage is now so severe that even without a new missile strike, civilians are fighting a daily battle just to survive the cold.
18:18The EU is sending Ukrainians hundreds of emergency power generators.
18:25And Brussels is declaring it will not let Russia freeze Ukraine.
18:30And it's not only governments that are helping, as European NGOs and volunteers are also supporting the most vulnerable on the ground.
18:38But generators cannot stop missiles.
18:41And according to Kiev, in January alone, Russia launched 6,000 drones and over 5,000 bombs, targeting Ukraine's energy and railway infrastructure.
18:53And the cold, as well as Russian attacks, show no signs of ending soon.
18:58Jakob Yanis reporting for us there.
19:05And for more on the ongoing situation in Ukraine or on any of the stories we're covering for you today here on Europe Today,
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19:20But that does bring this edition of Europe Today to an end this Monday.
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