00:00Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he will prefer not to repair the Drusba oil pipeline amid growing tensions with neighboring
00:07Hungary and Slovakia.
00:09The UK is to buff up its military presence in the Middle East, as PM Keir Starmer warns Iran is
00:17targeting global energy infrastructure.
00:20The European Commission presented its strategy on intergenerational fairness on Thursday.
00:30Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said he would prefer not to repair the Drusba oil pipeline amid growing tensions
00:38with neighboring Hungary and Slovakia over oil flow disruptions.
00:43Zelensky's position comes as Russian oil shipments to Hungary and Slovakia have been halted since January, after watch Ukrainian officials
00:51blamed on damage caused by Russian attacks.
00:54He said to the leaders of Europe and to those who called me to this question, and also to the
01:01leaders of the European Union, because it is Russian oil.
01:05There are some principles that have no value. They are killing us, but we must give oil to Orban, because
01:17he can't win this oil without this oil.
01:20The Drusba oil pipeline supplies Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia.
01:26However, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban accuses Kyiv of deliberately blocking the flow of oil.
01:32The issue is bringing about tensions within the EU after Hungary used its veto power in the 27-member bloc
01:40to hold up the passage of the EU's 20th sanctions package and to prevent Brussels from delivering a €90 billion
01:47lifeline loan to Ukraine.
01:49In a letter sent this week, Hungarian Prime Minister asked European Commission President Ossola von der Leyen to, quote,
01:56increase political pressure on Ukraine to restart crude deliveries.
02:05Britain is sending additional fighter jets to Qatar as tensions escalate across the Middle East.
02:14Prime Minister Keir Starmer says four Typhoon jets will join an existing UK squadron in the Gulf state to strengthen
02:22defence operations across the region.
02:26The announcement comes after a drone strike earlier this week on a Royal Air Force base in Cyprus.
02:33Starmer has justified the move, claiming that Iran's actions are targeting global energy infrastructure.
02:40Iran is targeting oil and gas facilities in the Gulf and tankers in the Straits of Hormuz, trying to inflict
02:48economic pain around the world.
02:51So we will continue to work with the industries affected and our allies to respond to any impact.
03:00Two Wildcat helicopters equipped with anti-drone capabilities are expected to arrive in Cyprus on Friday, while the British warship,
03:09the HMS Dragon, is due to deploy next week.
03:13Despite the military buildup, the leader of the Labour Party insists the UK is pushing for calm, although he could
03:20not give a timescale as to how long the conflict in the Middle East will last.
03:26We are doing everything we can to de-escalate this. I can't give you a time base for this. I
03:33don't think anybody can.
03:34My strong view is that when you de-escalate, and ultimately, this will have to be a matter of negotiation
03:41when it comes to some of the core issues, like nuclear capabilities.
03:46Starmer initially refused to have any role in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, but later agreed to a U
03:53.S. request to use two British military bases for a, quote,
03:57specific and limited defense purpose.
04:05Following Greece's move to send two frigates and four F-16 fighter jets, and France's immediate redeploying of the nuclear
04:12-powered Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier from the Baltic to Cyprus, other European countries are also taking action.
04:19Spain announced that by next week its Cristobal Cologne frigate will arrive in the region.
04:25The vessel had been operating in the same area as the French carrier, conducting escort and training missions.
04:31According to the Spanish Defense Ministry, the frigate is expected to reach waters off the Greek island of Cree on
04:38Tuesday.
04:39Italy, after obtaining final approval from Parliament, announced that they will also send reinforcements to Cyprus.
04:45Rome noted that it will join the ranks of France, Spain and the Netherlands, and dispatch naval assets in the
04:52coming days to defend the Mediterranean island and EU member state.
04:56Defense Minister Guido Corsetto stressed that a direct attack against Cyprus or NATO countries would force allies to intervene, invoking
05:04Article 5 of the NATO charter and Article 7 of the EU.
05:08The Dutch frigate HNLMS Evertsen is also headed to Cyprus and is currently sailing alongside the French carrier.
05:16On the British side, London has deployed its HMS Dragon warship.
05:21UK Defense Secretary John Healy arrived on the island on Wednesday and met with his Cypriot counterpart, Vasilis Palmas, where
05:29they held talks on bolstering defenses against possible future attacks.
05:33On Thursday, an alarm once again sounded at the British base in Akrotiri, which was attacked earlier in the week.
05:41According to government spokesperson Konstantinos Litimbiotis, the alert was triggered by UK forces as a precautionary measure after receiving intel
05:50of an incoming projectile.
05:52On the basis of the preliminary measures, the decision of the British base of the British base to enable the
05:58strategic protocols.
06:00We have been following very quickly and we are following closely with each result.
06:05As I have said earlier, it was clear that there was no indication that there was no indication that there
06:10was a threat to Kipro's.
06:11It has already been informed that the British base of the British base has been released.
06:17Cypriot authorities are also working to improve emergency SMS warning systems after reports that not all residents were receiving important
06:25alerts.
06:32European Investment Bank President Nadia Calvino told Euronews on Wednesday that global uncertainty from the war in the Middle East
06:39is yet more proof that Europe must reinforce its strategic autonomy.
06:43The war is destabilizing the global economy. Tensions, conflicts that we are seeing in these last years are obviously not
06:50conducive to a framework and to an environment of stability, peace and investments.
06:56As Europe looks to rearm by 2030, the EIB is facing pressure to become the equivalent of a European bank
07:03for defense, stepping away from its traditional mandate.
07:06The bank is banned from investing directly in weapons or ammunition that is allowed to finance so-called dual-use
07:13equipment like drones and helicopters.
07:15While not directly involved in the U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran, the war comes with strings attached for Europe
07:24too, as the global energy market is rattled by Iranian strikes on the Gulf countries.
07:28Since the beginning of Ukraine, Europe has become much more resilient, much more independent. European companies have proven to adjust
07:37and to be flexible, to adapt to these changing conditions.
07:41And so I'm confident that this time around we will also be able to tackle this challenge.
07:47Calvino said the difficult lessons from the war in Ukraine mean European companies have built alternative resources but acknowledge it
07:55has been a drag on competitiveness compared to other regions like the U.S. and China.
08:03U.S. President Donald Trump has fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem after weeks of criticism over immigration enforcement and
08:12disaster response.
08:15Noem faced tough questioning from lawmakers earlier this week and has faced a wave of scrutiny since the shooting deaths
08:21of two protesters in Minneapolis at the hands of immigration officers.
08:26Trump says Noem will instead serve as a special envoy for a new Western Hemisphere security initiative called the Shield
08:34of Americas.
08:36She is the first cabinet secretary to leave during Trump's second term.
08:42The U.S. President says he'll nominate Oklahoma Senator Mark William Mullen to lead the U.S. Department of Homeland
08:48Security.
08:49The way must still be confirmed by the Senate.
08:53The president made it very clear.
08:59The European Commission presented its strategy on intergenerational fairness on Thursday to make sure policies adopted today will improve tomorrow's
09:09opportunities.
09:09The non-binding documents aims to amplify young people's voices and to reduce territorial disparities.
09:16We must not leave any generation behind, European Commissioner Glenn Mikalef said.
09:21The intergenerational fairness strategy proposes an intergenerational fairness contract.
09:28This is a symbolic contract. It's not a contract that we sign, but it reflects a commitment. It reflects a
09:38promise that we make politically.
09:40The strategy sets up 15 actions such as creating an index to identify opportunities and gaps between generations.
09:49An AI tool will also be launched to better evaluate the long term consequences of policies in various fields such
09:56as the environment, employment, health and pensions.
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