00:00Orban has proposed the EU deploy a fact-finding mission to the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba pipeline
00:06days after vetoing a 90 billion euro loan to Kyiv.
00:10The United States is once again breaking the EU-US trade deal, German MEP Bernd Lange told Euronews.
00:22France has sent an aircraft carrier to Sweden to boost defense in northern Europe.
00:30The head of the World Economic Forum stepped down after the organization opened an internal probe into his past contacts
00:36with Jeffrey Epstein.
00:41Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban has proposed a fact-finding mission be deployed to the Ukrainian section of the Druzhba
00:47pipeline
00:48to assess the damage caused last month by a Russian attack, prompting a suspension at crude deliveries to Hungary and
00:54Slovakia.
00:55Orban said in a letter sent to European Council President António Costa and seen by Euronews that it's in his
01:02country's interest to restore oil transfers as soon as possible.
01:06The Hungarian leader proposed that experts delegated by Hungary and Slovakia accompany the mission to, quote,
01:13verify the status of the pipeline, asserting that Budapest will accept the findings of such a mission.
01:19The Druzhba pipeline sits at the forefront of sky-high tensions between Hungary and Ukraine,
01:24with Budapest accusing Kyiv of politicizing the issue at their detriment.
01:28It also led to Hungary vetoing a 90 billion euro EU assistance loan to Ukraine agreed on by leaders in
01:36December.
01:37Orban admitted that he's aware of the political difficulties his last-minute veto has created
01:42and says his initiative is aimed at reaching a timely resolution to the issue.
01:47The Hungarian premier highlighted the absurdity of the situation,
01:50saying he conceded by agreeing to the loan he personally disapproved of only for Ukraine to, quote,
01:57create an emergency situation in Hungary.
02:00The tone of the letter is, however, a significant step back from Orban,
02:04who has more recently endorsed incendiary language towards the EU and Kyiv.
02:09Just last week, he accused Brussels of colluding with the opposition ahead of the upcoming elections
02:15to remove him and install a pro-Ukraine government in Hungary.
02:23The United States is once again breaking the EU-U.S. trade deal, German MEP Bernd Lange told Euronews.
02:30After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Trump's tariffs were illegal,
02:35the U.S. president doubled down and said he would raise tariffs to 15%.
02:40For us, it's crystal clear that the U.S. really is breaking the deal.
02:45So we have the normal tariffs and 10% and perhaps 15% above.
02:50This means a lot of products are now tariffed more than 15%.
02:55So another break of the deal.
02:57The Tunderry agreement was clinched by the U.S. administration and the European Commission in July
03:03at Trump's Scottish Gulf resort.
03:06The European Parliament suspended the EU-U.S. trade pact on Monday following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
03:12If in the next week nothing will happen, then we have to reflect countermeasures, counterterrorism, for example.
03:19In the face of the United States and predictability,
03:22the EU is looking for partnerships with other countries to have more stability in the global trade order, he says.
03:33France has sent an aircraft carrier to Sweden to boost defense in northern Europe.
03:39Named Charles de Gaulle, the nuclear-powered warship is France's biggest,
03:43and its deployment is aimed at strengthening bilateral ties as well as regional cooperation on defense.
03:49En fait, c'est effectivement un signal très important.
03:53Effectivement, ça montre que la France est capable, déjà, de déployer son groupe aéronaval,
04:00qui est un instrument majeur de projection de puissance.
04:03C'est un instrument qui démontre notre interoperabilité avec nos alliés.
04:08The boat will play a key role in NATO exercises this spring in the North Sea and Arctic
04:14as Alliance members seek to beef up their presence along Europe's northern and eastern maritime flanks.
04:20The exercises come at a time of increased Russian maritime activity in the area
04:26and shifting U.S. interests in the Arctic.
04:33The head of the World Economic Forum stepped down on Thursday after the organization opened an internal probe
04:39into his past contacts with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
04:44Borger-Brender, the World Economic Forum's president and chief executive,
04:48announced he was stepping down after more than eight years in the role,
04:52saying the decision followed careful consideration.
04:55The forum launched its investigation earlier this month
04:59after the U.S. Department of Justice released a large trench of files linked to Epstein,
05:05which drew fresh scrutiny across global business and political circles.
05:09The forum, however, did not detail the nature of Borger's contact with Epstein.
05:14Borger, Norway's former foreign minister, has led the forum since 2017,
05:19overseeing the organization through the pandemic period
05:22and a series of internal government reforms.
05:25Being named in Epstein-related files does not in itself imply wrongdoing.
05:33In the middle of Berlin stands a van that was hit by a Russian drone in Ukraine.
05:39The vehicle was a so-called social taxi,
05:41operated by two aid workers,
05:44Oleg Konektsalnik and Oleg Degosarov in the Kherson region.
05:49And Olenze wants to show the weapons being used in this war
05:53and has transported the vehicle back to display at the Berlin Story Bunker Museum.
06:22Oleg Salnik was only 28 years old when he was killed in the attack.
06:25He worked as a volunteer in the Kherson region in southern Ukraine,
06:30which parts of remain under Russian control today.
06:34With this initiative, he aimed to assist those who wanted to remain in their hometowns.
06:39Er wollte bleiben, als die Russen kamen.
06:42Er ist auch in der besetzten Stadt geblieben.
06:44Er ist danach geblieben und hat gesagt, das ist meine Stadt
06:46und egal wie es hier aussieht, ich bleibe, ich helfe.
06:50Und er hätte gehen können, also er hat die Papiere gehabt, das Land zu verlassen,
06:54weil er in russische Gefangenschaft geraten ist.
06:57Er hätte in Kiew leben können, er hätte irgendwas anderes machen können
06:59und er hat immer gesagt, nein, ich bleibe in meiner Stadt,
07:02weil wenn alle gehen, ist keiner mehr da.
07:06Lensei knew the two aid workers personally
07:08and used to drive the van himself.
07:12For him, it was clear.
07:13The vehicle had to go back to Berlin
07:16to illustrate to the outside world what a war crime looks like.
07:24Yellow, lights and flowers turning towards the light.
07:28Blue, like a sky that refused to darken.
07:31Four years after Russia's full-scale invasion,
07:35Ukraine scholars filled the Ilkham Theater in Tashkent.
07:38The exhibition Yellow and Blue, organized by EU delegation to Uzbekistan
07:42and the Ukrainian embassy, presents a different perspective on war,
07:46not through destruction, but through culture.
07:49This exhibition is about Ukraine, Ukrainian history, Ukrainian culture.
07:55And its message is that Ukraine, Ukrainian culture,
08:00the Ukrainian people are here to stay.
08:02So this shows the richness of Ukraine,
08:05the richness of Ukrainian culture,
08:06and the fact that Ukraine is something that we all have a great stake in.
08:12The stability of the world today directly depends
08:15on the outcome of the war for Ukraine's independence.
08:19We are defending not only our home,
08:22we are defending the democratic world.
08:25The cultural program extended Bayon posters.
08:28Visitors were invited a screening of Anton Ptushkin's documentary,
08:31Us, Our Pets, and the War,
08:34which follow soldiers and volunteers,
08:36Ukrainians and foreigners alike,
08:38who risked their lives to rescue animals affected by the conflict.
08:42It's cool that at the end of such events,
08:45they learn about the problems in Ukraine,
08:47they learn about the war there,
08:49and that there is a full-scale explosion.
08:51Instead of battle scenes,
08:53the works focus on kitchens, balconies, and playgrounds,
08:56everyday space where life continues under strain.
08:59Through striking visual images,
09:02the posters tell a story of Ukraine's past and its future.
09:06Identity plays alongside hope,
09:08renewal, and the vision of peace.
09:11Each illustration reflects both pain and strength,
09:14loss and unity.
09:16Saranoz Rahman Kulova, Iran News Tashkent.
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09:48It's super rare.
09:49It's done better than he ever did it before.
09:51It's large.
09:52It's got extraordinary colors.
09:54You see it only with one light,
09:55but if you change the light,
09:57this one, almost like a psychedelic painting,
10:00changes colors.
10:00There's blues.
10:01Leaves go blue, purple, green.
10:03It's very sharply painted.
10:05It's very carefully painted.
10:08It's a super Magritte.
10:21People understand Magritte and this all around the world
10:26because he's not related to any particular morality.
10:29He's not attached to any religion.
10:31He's not attached to any particular nation in a way.
10:34Yes, he's totally Belgian,
10:36but he's accessible to all.
10:39There's nothing stopping people from liking,
10:43being challenged, laughing, thinking
10:47at an image of Magritte.
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11:51Magritte and this all around the world.
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