00:00Europe has no choice but to assume more responsibility for its own security.
00:05European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen told a security conference in Munich on Saturday
00:10as she called on European leaders to instill momentum into mutual defense commitments.
00:15Von der Leyen also referred to NATO Secretary General Mark Rutter's comments
00:20that Europe is not in a position to guarantee its security alone at this point.
00:25Von der Leyen said an independent Europe means not constantly leaning on someone else.
00:31She, however, called for more cooperation between the EU and the UK.
00:36Europe needs to step up and has to take on its responsibility.
00:43Admittedly, it has taken some shock therapy and some lines have been crossed that cannot be uncrossed anymore.
00:51Europe, and in particular the UK, should come closer.
00:55On security, on economy, on defending our democracies.
01:02Ten years from Brexit, our futures are as bound as ever, dear Kier.
01:10Von der Leyen's speech came after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio sought to reassure a nervous Europe
01:17that Washington wanted to revitalize the transatlantic alliance so that a strong Europe could help the U.S. on its
01:24mission of global renewal.
01:26Speaking about Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described Europe not being at the negotiating table for peace talks with Russia and
01:34the U.S. as a big mistake.
01:37Zelenskyy called on the EU to do more to clamp down on Russia's shadow fleet as he expressed hope that
01:44another round of talks next week will be serious and helpful.
01:52Supporters of Iran's exiled crown prince, Reza Pahlavi, rallied on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference where world leaders
01:59are gathered to discuss global security and explore cooperation.
02:03As many as 200,000 people joined a major protests in the southern German city to oppose the theocratic Iranian
02:10regime amid ongoing anti-government protests.
02:14Protesters carried placards, waved flags, and banged on drums, chanting for regime change as they participated in what Pahlavi called
02:23a global day of action.
02:26Pahlavi, son of Iran's last shah, addressed the conference on Saturday, where he praised Washington for its stance and called
02:33for further action to end the regime's brutality.
02:37He also thanked U.S. President Donald Trump for his additional defense deployments and urged him to deliver the help
02:43he promised the Iranian people at their time of need.
02:47Speaking on Friday, Trump confirmed that he had deployed an additional aircraft carrier group to the region as his administration
02:54weighs military action in Iran.
02:56He also criticized the incumbent leadership in Tehran, noting that a regime change would be, quote, the best thing that
03:03could happen.
03:04It seems like that would be the best thing that could happen.
03:09Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned by the Kremlin with a lethal toxin derived from the skin of poisoned
03:16dart frogs, five European countries said Saturday.
03:20The foreign ministries of the U.K., France, Germany, Sweden, and the Netherlands said analysis of samples from Navalny, who
03:26died two years ago, have conclusively confirmed the presence of epibatidin.
03:30The countries expressed in a joint statement that Russia had the means, motive, and opportunity to administer this poison.
03:36They reported Russia to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons for a breach of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
03:45Russian forces launched a massive aerial wave against Ukraine overnight, deploying over 100 kamikaze drones and ballistic missiles.
03:54Ukraine's air force intercepted 91 drones but at least 18 struck targets across 11 different locations.
04:00As a result, in Odessa, one woman in a residential fire was killed.
04:04In Zaporizhia, one was killed, three were wounded.
04:07In Sami, a 44-year-old woman was killed and three people were injured.
04:11And in Kherson, two were killed and four were wounded, all according to agencies and Ukrainian media.
04:17Also in Kiev Oblast, a man and a woman were hospitalized with injuries.
04:21And in Kharkiv Oblast, a Russian drone strike on the village of Fesky injured a 22-year-old man, regional
04:27governors reported.
04:31The escalation comes as the Munich Security Conference opens, where German Chancellor Friedrich Marx and U.S. Secretary of State
04:37Marco Rubio are discussing military aid to Ukraine.
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