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00:30Russian strikes have been pounding the capital, Kyiv, and the country's second largest city, Karchiv,
00:36triggering deadly fires and further damaging energy infrastructure.
00:40While the U.S. President Donald Trump insists talks to end the war are progressing,
00:45many Ukrainians are focused on survival as temperatures plunge to minus 20 degrees.
00:51All eyes today are on Abu Dhabi, where U.S. brokered talks involving Ukrainian and Russian representatives are due to resume.
00:59For the latest, we're joined here in the studio by URI News' Ukraine correspondent, Sasha Vakilina.
01:04Good morning, Sasha.
01:05Morning.
01:06So look, the Kremlin is targeting Ukrainian power plants just ahead of these talks, these alleged peace talks in Abu Dhabi.
01:12What should we expect today?
01:13Well, there's not much hope, to be honest, because given the Russian stance and given their recent attacks,
01:18and it was one of the largest ones happened on the 3rd of February,
01:21in terms of how many ballistic missiles Moscow used to attack Ukraine, specifically civilian energy infrastructure,
01:2732 ballistic missiles launched against Ukraine.
01:32This is the record number for this type of weapon.
01:34Zelensky already spoke, saying that Russia chooses terror and escalation rather than diplomacy,
01:39given that the attack happened 24 hours before those second round of talks in Abu Dhabi.
01:45He also said that the work of the Ukrainian negotiating team will be adjusted accordingly.
01:52Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO, was in Kiev hours after that attack,
01:56and he also insisted on the fact that whatever happens, whatever deal or agreement is reached,
02:01it has to be long-lasting.
02:03Let's take a listen.
02:04You rightly do not want another Budapest memorandum or a Minsk agreement.
02:15Some European allies have announced that they will deploy troops to Ukraine after a deal is reached.
02:24Troops on the ground, jets in the air, ships on the Black Sea.
02:31The United States will be the backstop.
02:35Others have vowed to support in other ways.
02:38The security guarantees are solid.
02:41But all of that will only be available and possible if there is a deal, Maeve.
02:46And we are not there yet now.
02:48The Kremlin insisted again that to solve any critical issues like the territories,
02:52Zelensky would have to go to Moscow to what will do with Zelensky.
02:56And his office said that in this case, Putin could very well as well come to Kiev to sort that out.
03:00And what about President Macron?
03:02We saw him yesterday just saying he wants to reopen dialogue with the Kremlin.
03:07Tell us more.
03:07Yeah, that's interesting because Macron did speak,
03:10and he said that the discussions are underway at the technical level about restoring the dialogue.
03:16He also insisted once again that this is being done in transparency and consultation with Volodymyr Zelensky.
03:22That was very important for him to make it clear that he's not doing it behind Zelensky's back and behind Ukraine.
03:28Remember the principle of nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine.
03:30Now let's take a listen to what President Macron had to say.
03:34It is underway, with technical discussions currently in progress, to support this.
03:39These efforts are being conducted in consultations with President Zelensky and our key European partners.
03:44It is important for Europeans to restore their own channels of communication.
03:47While such dialogue is useful, it does not appear that Russia is genuinely willing to negotiate for peace in the coming days or weeks.
03:55President Macron is just taking all the chances and all the possibilities then.
03:59And mind you, in the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022,
04:02Macron was among the very few European leaders who actually kept contact and kept those calls with Putin going for a few months.
04:08And Macron was heavily criticized for doing that.
04:11And then the two of them spoke for the first time after a long break in summer 2025 when Macron asked Putin to agree to a ceasefire in Ukraine.
04:19Well, we know by now that Putin did not agree on that and did not take it seriously.
04:22Okay, Sasha, Vecilina, thank you so much for all those updates.
04:26And of course, you can keep an eye on Euronews.com for Sasha's reporting later on those talks.
04:31But now, coming up, we'll be joined by Michail Popsoi, the Moldovan politician serving as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs since January 2024.
04:41A strong advocate of Moldova's European integration, the Minister is in Brussels today on his first ever official visit since taking office.
04:50Deputy Prime Minister, welcome to Euronews. Welcome to Europe today.
04:53Good morning. My pleasure.
04:55Great to have you with us.
04:56Look, it has been almost four years now since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
05:00How are you protecting Moldova from this impact?
05:04Well, the Republic of Moldova and its people have shown remarkable resilience in these past four years now.
05:09This is a testament to the unity and solidarity of our society, but also to the incredible support of the international community.
05:16First and foremost, our friends and partners in the European Union.
05:19So, this support has been put to good use to consolidate our defence, our cyber capabilities,
05:27our capacity to control the hybrid tactics that are being employed against us.
05:34But when it comes to defence, you're not in NATO and you're a neutral country,
05:38so therefore does not have aspirations to join NATO.
05:40But does that not make you feel uncomfortable, isolated, scared?
05:43Well, there is certainly a significant dose of anxiety for those that do not enjoy the NATO umbrella
05:50or any other major security guarantees, which is the case of the Republic of Moldova.
05:55We do have the constitutional constraints of neutrality.
05:58And ironically, the only country in the world that has been consistently violating Moldova's neutrality status
06:05has been the Russian Federation, which has kept troops and munitions against the express will of the Moldovan people
06:11and all Moldovan governments since the early 90s till now.
06:15And we are counting on the support of the international community to persuade the Kremlin
06:20to take the munitions and the troops out of the Republic of Moldova
06:24in order for us to be able to take stock of our sovereignty
06:29and to be able to truly develop and pursue the interests and the ambitions of our people.
06:36And as you heard earlier from our correspondent, Sasha Vakilina,
06:39big talks taking place today in Abu Dhabi, led by the US.
06:43Have you any faith or hope that these talks could potentially end this very long war?
06:47We do have a lot of faith in Moldova.
06:50And we know for a fact that there is nobody that wants peace more than our Ukrainian friends.
06:56But do you have faith in the Americans to lead these talks?
06:58We do have faith in the Trump administration's genuine will and genuine commitment to peace.
07:05It's just a matter of Kremlin not being particularly constructive,
07:10as we can see with the latest horrific attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
07:14And it is incredibly cynical of the Kremlin not being able to compete on the front line.
07:22They are choosing to attack soft targets, civilian targets,
07:26women and children and elderly, trying to cripple the Ukrainian nation,
07:30which they have not been able to do, not just for the past four years,
07:33but frankly, since 2014, Ukraine has resisted heroically.
07:37The international community has been helping meaningfully.
07:40And of course, it's high time for peace, but not just any peace,
07:44a lasting and sustainable and just peace.
07:47And we've seen President Macron.
07:48He's calling to re-engage in dialogue with Vladimir Putin after four years.
07:53Would you support this idea?
07:54Well, as a diplomat, it would be odd for me to be against dialogue.
07:58But in this particular instance, when the rockets are flying and children are dying
08:03and people are freezing every morning, I think a good basis for beginning of a dialogue
08:09would be for these sort of things to stop and to have a real meaningful discussion on peace
08:15so that people can breathe with a sigh of relief.
08:18So it's not the time to talk to Putin? Not yet?
08:21Well, the discussions are happening anyway.
08:25They're happening in Abu Dhabi.
08:26They've been happening in other places.
08:28It's just a matter of those discussions bearing fruit.
08:31And as I mentioned earlier, there is nobody that wants peace more than Ukraine.
08:35That just simply cannot be questioned.
08:37It's just a matter of the degree to which the Kremlin is fully committed to this process.
08:41But we know for a fact that the Trump administration has a clear vision
08:44and the European Union and member states, of course, are fully committed to this process as well,
08:49just like we are.
08:50And what about Moldova?
08:51We've seen the president, Maya Sandu, call for potential unification with Romania.
08:55What's your view here?
08:56Well, the Republic of Moldova or the territory between the Prut and Nistri River
09:01used to be part of Romania.
09:03Many Moldovans are Romanian citizens.
09:05So these discussions about union with Romania has been a constant part of our political debates.
09:09About a third of the population have constantly been in favour with small changes.
09:15So this is a normal part of political debates in Moldova, if you will.
09:20But there is not enough support if you were to put it to a referendum today,
09:24much like the earlier discussion with NATO.
09:27And this sort of decision, of course, would need to be taken
09:29with a vast majority support of the citizens in a democratic society like Moldova is.
09:35So this is a normal part of political process in the Republic of Moldova.
09:38Fiery debate indeed back home in Moldova.
09:40But of course, you're in Brussels today and you're hoping one day to join the European Union.
09:45By when?
09:46Well, we have set ourselves a date to finish negotiations by 2028
09:52to allow ourselves time to ratify the agreement.
09:55We have set this ambitious but yet realistic target
09:58in light of the progress that Moldova has been doing.
10:01And in fact, last year, Moldova has made the largest progress
10:04in terms of its accession process compared to any other candidate country.
10:08So we are making significant reforms back home.
10:11We are doing the heavy lifting.
10:12But what about your pitch to EU countries who perhaps are hesitant about EU enlargement?
10:18Well, enlargement is indicating the credibility,
10:22the strength and the resilience of the European Peace Project.
10:25The fact that there are countries like Moldova and many others who see incredible value in the European project
10:32is a vindication of what a success European Union has been for since the end of the Second World War.
10:39It has been a testament of the unity and solidarity and cooperation and peace.
10:43And of course, we want to be part of this family.
10:46Okay. Deputy Prime Minister, thank you so much for coming in to us.
10:49We'll see you again. Best of luck for your busy day here in Brussels.
10:53Well, now it is time to get the latest from our EU news editor, Maria Taddeo,
10:57who's reporting for us this week from the World Government Summit over in Dubai.
11:01Indeed, Maeve, good morning from Dubai.
11:05And of course, the focus here is Iran.
11:07Is this region now heading into a full-on conflict between the United States and Tehran?
11:12Certainly in the context of the overnight escalation when an Iranian drone, quote,
11:18approached aggressively a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.
11:23At the same time, the U.S. is building its own military presence,
11:27which could be read and interpreted in two ways.
11:30This is either a show of force to really prevent an escalation,
11:34a show of force to show Tehran that the U.S. is serious about its capabilities
11:38that could be deployed against them,
11:40or actually this is really the start now of a military operation
11:44that could take place potentially in the next few days,
11:48even if talks between the U.S. and Iran are still expected to take place at the end of the week.
11:54For the Gulf and the UAE, that is a concern.
11:57Yesterday, we heard from one of the sharpest, really, diplomats in the region,
12:02Dr. Anwar Gargash.
12:03He was the man behind the Abraham Accords and the advisor to the Sheikh.
12:07And he told the World Government Summit,
12:10a regional escalation can still be prevented.
12:12It will lead to instability.
12:14And Iran seriously now needs to engage in dialogue with the United States.
12:18Let's take a look.
12:19I think that the region has gone through various, various calamitous confrontations.
12:27I don't think we need another one.
12:29But I would like to see direct Iranian-American negotiations
12:35leading to understandings that we don't have these issues every other day.
12:40Iran today needs to reach a deal.
12:43They need to rebuild their relationship with the United States.
12:46I think through reaching a deal, a political deal, a wider geostrategic deal
12:52that will actually be beneficial to the area,
12:56the Iranians are also helping themselves
12:58and ultimately what they need, which is rebuild their economy.
13:01And that was Dr. Anwar Gargash, as I mentioned,
13:04one of the most influential diplomats in this region, in the Gulf.
13:08And there's this dual track at the moment in which, yes,
13:12there is this military pent-up escalation and build-up.
13:15But at the same time, as I mentioned,
13:17talks between the delegations of the United States and Iran
13:20are still expected at this hour to take place at the end of this week.
13:25Maria Tadeo in Dubai there for us.
13:27And another big story, of course, coming out of that Dubai summit
13:30is Spain's Pedro Sanchez calling for a social media ban for under-16s.
13:34We will dive into that topic tonight on The Ring here on your news,
13:38so tune in for that.
13:39But now, with uncertainty gripping the world
13:42and tariff threats startling Europeans to the core,
13:45the EU and the UK are starting to eye each other up.
13:48And an EU-UK summit is set for this May.
13:51Our Jakob Janos takes a look at their relationship status
13:5410 years after the Brexit vote.
13:56They say you never forget your ex.
14:01And looking at the recent headlines,
14:04it seems the EU and the UK are thinking about getting back together
14:08or at least becoming friends with benefits.
14:12But what benefits are we actually talking about?
14:16First, the done deal.
14:18Erasmus is back.
14:20Starting next year,
14:21British students can once again study at EU universities
14:25and vice versa.
14:27It's a massive U-turn.
14:29The UK government agreed to pay
14:31around 650 million euros a year to rejoin.
14:36Second, the stuck deal.
14:38Defence.
14:40The plan was for the UK to join SAFE,
14:43the EU's 150 billion euro defence fund.
14:47But talks collapsed over the entry fee.
14:50The Brits found the price too high.
14:53So while Canada, which is an ocean away,
14:56successfully joined,
14:57the door remains open.
15:00But only if London pays up.
15:02Finally, the forbidden fruit,
15:05a customs union.
15:06And businesses wanted to cut red tape.
15:10And Brussels officially has an open mind about it.
15:14But for the British government,
15:15it looks like reversing Brexit.
15:17So despite the economic pressure,
15:20the political answer remains a firm no-sir.
15:26So where does that leave us?
15:29We are not seeing a full reunion.
15:32Instead, we are seeing a patchwork relationship.
15:36So they are friendly enough to have a dinner together,
15:40but strictly split the bill
15:42and no sharing desserts.
15:49Jakob Janis there for us.
15:51And just this week, in fact,
15:52the European Parliament's President, Roberta Metzola,
15:55said it's time to overcome historic gripes
15:57and reset relations with London.
15:59Now, the Parliament, of course,
16:00has no formal say in this,
16:02but her remarks have been gaining attention.
16:04For more, we can bring in
16:05your news's correspondent, Shona Murray,
16:07who's actually followed the Brexit negotiations
16:09for years, Shona.
16:11So tell us, is the EU trying to bring
16:13the UK back into its fold?
16:14Yeah, I was going to say it's back,
16:15but actually it's never went away, really, Maeve.
16:17Look, the music is very good.
16:19The relationship is the best it's been
16:20in the last 10 years.
16:21It's 10 years since Brexit.
16:23But I think, objectively,
16:24we can say that Brexit has not been good for the UK.
16:26It hasn't been good for the EU either.
16:28But in particular, the Brexiteers said
16:30that the advantage of Brexit
16:31would be that the UK could do this big trade deal
16:33with the United States.
16:34We know that probably won't materialise now.
16:36I think the British are really seeing
16:38what happened in Greenland.
16:39And we can see that the EU and the UK
16:40are moving in the same waters
16:42when it comes to new trade partners.
16:44Mercosur, India, Ursula von der Leyen
16:46might be going to Australia
16:47at the end of the month
16:48to resuscitate the Australian trade agreement.
16:50So we can see that they're sort of
16:52moving in the same direction.
16:53And we saw those overtures this week
16:55by, first of all, Pedro Sanchez,
16:57the Prime Minister of Spain,
16:58saying he misses the UK.
16:59That's a big deal
17:00because they had a hugely
17:01confrontational relationship over Gibraltar.
17:03And then Roberto Mazzola,
17:05as you mentioned there,
17:05President of the European Parliament.
17:07Let's hear what she had to say.
17:09Europe and the UK
17:11need a new way of working together
17:13on trade, customs, research, mobility,
17:16and on security and defence.
17:19And this is about looking forward
17:21and doing what makes sense
17:23for Europe and for the UK today.
17:26It is time to exorcise
17:28the ghosts of the past,
17:30reset our partnership
17:32and find solutions together.
17:34The ghosts of the past.
17:36Yes, no drama.
17:37Many years reporting about Shona Murray.
17:39And what should we look out for?
17:40Will there be any significant developments
17:41in the next couple of weeks?
17:42Yeah, I think we also have to limit
17:44our expectations here
17:45because for domestic purposes,
17:46it's very difficult, Brexit.
17:48And as we heard from Jakob there,
17:49the Keir Starmer doesn't want to seem
17:50to be reversing Brexit.
17:51So what we will see is
17:52probably a phytosanitary deal,
17:54remember those terms,
17:55where the UK agricultural industry,
17:57fisheries can export into the EU
17:59without regulatory checks,
18:00but they have to abide by EU's
18:02regulatory system.
18:03So that is a little bit controversial.
18:05We saw that the UK failed to access
18:07the EU's safe defence instrument.
18:08That was because the cost was too high,
18:10but the door remains open there.
18:12Where there is a discussion at the moment
18:13as to whether the UK defence industry
18:15can make a contribution
18:16and join the EU's
18:1790 billion euro loan for Ukraine.
18:20So that could be part
18:20of a new sort of relationship.
18:22So there are overtures being made.
18:23There are better relationships,
18:25but I think it is quite limited now.
18:27Single market customs union
18:28re-engagement is really off the table
18:31for your curious timer
18:31as much as many businesses
18:33would like to see it happen again.
18:35Maeve?
18:35But what is, of course,
18:36on the table
18:36is that EU-UK summer
18:38that will be taking place.
18:38That's right.
18:39Probably sometime in May.
18:40I mean, it was May last year,
18:41so they haven't confirmed
18:42the exact date,
18:43but it definitely will be within the year.
18:44We'll keep a very close eye on that
18:45and Shona Murray,
18:46you'll report on it for us.
18:47Thank you so much
18:48for that update here.
18:50But that does bring
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