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03:59So, clearly, these are accusations from Donald Trump about, you know, mistreatment of white farmers in South Africa.
04:07Also, Trump is very angry at South Africa because of Gaza.
04:11They have filed a legal complaint for crimes against humanity, against Israel.
04:15So, these are part of, you know, the conflict that there is, which is basically between U.S. and South
04:21Africa.
04:22But it shows you that, you know, geopolitics are not just about decision.
04:25It's about who sits at the table.
04:27Indeed.
04:29Maida Lubun, thank you so much for that update.
04:31We'll, of course, keep a very close eye on those meetings today.
04:34But in case you're sitting there and actually wondering what exactly is this G7 forum and what it aspires to
04:39achieve,
04:40you're not the only one.
04:41Jakob Janis takes a look.
04:44You might have heard about G7 meetings and one is happening right now in France as we speak.
04:50And the foreign ministers of one of the most advanced economies are gathering to tackle a world on fire.
04:55But your reporter started to wonder what exactly is this group doing and does it still have the power to
05:01fix global crises?
05:04The Group of Seven is an exclusive informal club made up of the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan
05:13and the United Kingdom, alongside the EU.
05:16And they have immense economic gravity.
05:19When the G7 unifies on freezing assets or setting global taxes, the rest of the world listens and usually adapts.
05:28And as they meet today, they will discuss ceasefire plans in Gaza, securing maritime passage in the Strait of Hormuz,
05:35backing Ukraine and adding more sanctions on Russia's shadow fleet.
05:39And it all feels like history is repeating itself.
05:42After all, the G7 was created on the French initiative, following the 1970s oil crisis.
05:49And it all sounds nice, but you might be wondering, does it actually have power?
05:54And the answer depends on how we define it.
05:57The G7 cannot pass binding international laws, and it has no combined military.
06:03Every pledge relies entirely on leaders keeping their promises back home.
06:07But not everything is so sweet as it faces structural limits.
06:12By limiting its membership to traditional Western powers, it does overlook the global South.
06:18And the rapid expansion of BRICS+, so a coalition of emerging economies, proves the G7 is no longer the
06:26only heavyweight in the international affairs.
06:29And as Donald Trump pushes to make global policy entirely by himself, the G7 might seem like a relic.
06:36However, it stands as a major attempt to keep the world's biggest democracies working together, rather than each going its
06:43alone.
06:50And as those talks get underway today, President Trump has said he will delay attacks on Iran's energy infrastructure until
06:57the 6th of April.
06:58He claims that talks with Iran on a peace deal are going, quote, very well.
07:02But the Iranian regime has said it has doubts about Washington's willingness to negotiate.
07:06To find out exactly what is the Iranian counter-ceasefire plan, we can cross now to Euronews' newsroom in Lyon
07:13and bring in our Babak Kamir, that's the head of our Persian news service.
07:17Good morning, Babak.
07:18Just tell us, the Iranian regime so far is rejecting President Trump's plans to talk.
07:22So what exactly is their proposal?
07:26Listen, what we know about Iran's plan largely comes from Iranian media reports.
07:31It includes several key demands, the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the Middle East, guarantees against any further strikes
07:40on Iran, compensation for damages, and recognition of Iran's missile program.
07:46At the same time, Tehran has dismissed a proposal from Trump, describing them as an unrealistic list of demands.
07:54In reality, both sides are putting forward conditions that the other is highly unlikely to accept.
08:01From Iran's perspective, giving up core elements such as its missile program would go directly against the Islamic Republic's strategic
08:11doctrine.
08:12In fact, accepting such terms could fundamentally undermine the system itself, something Trump has at the time hinted at in
08:21the context of regime change.
08:23We are also seeing mixed signals.
08:26On the one hand, Trump has extended his deadline and paused the potential strike for another 10 days.
08:33On the other, there are credible reports of increased U.S. military deployment in the region.
08:39The gap between the two sides remains extremely wide.
08:43Even 10 weeks, not just 10 days, would likely not be enough to bridge it.
08:48So, while some of this may still be signaling or strategic bluffing, the overall picture is clear.
08:55The positions remain fundamentally incompatible and the risk of escalation is not only real, it may be increasing.
09:05OK. Bye-bye, Camille. Thank you so much for that update there from Euronews Lyon.
09:10Now, Lebanon was drawn into this war in early March when Tehan backed Hezbollah, began firing rockets into Israel and
09:17Israel fired back.
09:19The Lebanese cabinet has now said that Israel is, quote,
09:21threatening Lebanon's sovereignty and will file a complaint with the Security Council in this regard.
09:27The humanitarian impact in just a couple of weeks has been devastating, with over 1 million displaced in Lebanon and
09:33many, many dead.
09:34For the view now from Lebanon, coming up, we'll be joined by Ghassan Salami, a huge academic and political figure
09:42in Lebanon,
09:43currently serving as the Minister of Culture since February 2025.
09:47Good morning, Minister. Thank you so much for joining us here on Euronews.
09:51Thank you for inviting me.
09:53Just first question, how severe is the situation in southern Lebanon, especially right now?
09:59Well, I think I agree with the Associated Press qualification of what is happening.
10:03Yesterday, AP has shifted from something quite vague into saying exactly that it's an invasion.
10:12I used to say it's a creeping action by the Israeli military.
10:16And I say since yesterday, it's now an invasion.
10:20And Israel is saying clearly that it wants to create a buffer zone in south of Lebanon.
10:25Are you fearing now a land grab?
10:27We've even heard one far-right Israeli minister calling for annexation.
10:31Yes, that's true.
10:32We take seriously all these statements.
10:35I take seriously what Smotrich said, that he wants to occupy and annex all the areas south of the Litani.
10:42I take even more seriously what Katz, the Minister of Defence, said, that he wants to have a buffer zone
10:48until the Litani.
10:50The problem is the following.
10:52There is a long history of Israel with buffer zones.
10:55They had a buffer zone in south Lebanon for 22 years, until the year 2000, when they withdrew and said,
11:02we don't need it anymore.
11:03It is doing harm to us more than it is doing any good.
11:07But now, the new form of buffer zone they are trying to implement on the ground is very different.
11:18Wherever they go, they don't leave any civilians.
11:21They don't leave any house.
11:23They don't leave any possibility for civilians to go back to houses, because they are absolutely destroying all the villages.
11:30Thirty-four of them have been destroyed, and therefore, what they are, the new concept of the buffer zone is
11:39a much more radical one, much more damaging for the civilian population.
11:43And tell me, how are you supporting, how is your government supporting civilian populations?
11:48Are you encouraging people to stay in areas that are under attack, or should they flee?
11:53And do you have enough support for these people on the ground?
11:56It is very difficult to support them, because very often ambulances are hit, relief tracks are hit, etc.
12:06So, no, we leave it to them to decide what they do.
12:09But whenever they move from their homes, we take care of them.
12:13And that's why we have now more than 700 shelters across the country where they are received and properly treated.
12:22In fact, I am going immediately after this interview to visit three or four of these shelters in the outskirts
12:30of Beirut.
12:31We take care of them, and I should say that the flow of international aid is starting to come and
12:40to help us by sea and by air.
12:42And we have put in place a service of very rapid distribution.
12:47Once we get any help, it goes almost the same day to those who need it.
12:54We have now more than 1,100,000 people.
12:59That's one out of five Lebanese who has been displaced.
13:03And some, I would say, 17 or 18 percent of them live in these shelters.
13:09And any hopes for talks with the Israelis to bring an end to this?
13:12We offer.
13:13We offer.
13:14The president of the republic offered negotiating with Israel.
13:17We didn't have the proper answer so far.
13:20And we didn't, we didn't, we haven't been able to encourage possible mediators to put enough pressure on Israel to
13:32answer to our proposal.
13:34But the proposal was officially made by the president three weeks ago.
13:38And even if there is a ceasefire eventually between the U.S., Israel and Iran to end the war,
13:43to what extent could Lebanon just be left to be destroyed?
13:47It can be left to be destroyed.
13:49We need to, here we are, navigating very, very prudently between two possible scenarios we don't like.
13:58One, that there is a ceasefire in the Gulf, although I don't see it right now.
14:03I don't see it, but this is another story.
14:05But suppose you have a ceasefire in the Gulf and Lebanon is left to itself to be destroyed entirely by
14:12the Israelis.
14:13This is one horrible scenario.
14:15The other, no less horrible scenario is that Lebanon is one item on somebody else's agenda to negotiate.
14:23We don't want anybody to negotiate for us because we know that it will be a serious violation of our
14:31sovereignty.
14:32Okay. Minister Salami, thank you so much for speaking to us here this morning on your news.
14:36Thank you.
14:37Thank you for having me.
14:38Take care.
14:38Thank you.
14:39Now, of course, although the world's focus is very much on Iran, the threat of Russia is still Europe's number
14:45one concern.
14:46But the two wars are very much interrelated.
14:48And if hostilities continue in the Middle East, there are fears for NATO's ability to deal with so much widespread
14:55conflict.
14:56NATO allies have been meeting in Helsinki, Finland to discuss all this.
14:59And that is exactly where our NATO correspondent, Shona Murray, finds herself as well this morning.
15:04So good morning, Shona.
15:05Thanks so much for joining us.
15:06Just tell us, how is Europe addressing security matters amidst the war in the Middle East?
15:13Well, Maeve, as we heard from NATO yesterday, Russia remains the biggest threat to European security.
15:18But as you mentioned there, these wars are very much intertwined.
15:21And we've had reports over the past few days that apparently a crucial military equipment destined for Ukraine from the
15:28United States could be diverted to Iran as the war in Iran grinds on.
15:32Now, NATO has said this isn't the case, that that material is still flowing to Ukraine, particularly interceptors.
15:37But I heard from someone this morning who said this is probably inevitable, that this may happen.
15:42In addition to that, here in Helsinki, we had the leaders of the Baltics and the Arctic countries, in particular
15:46the Prime Minister of Norway and President Shubh of Finland,
15:50saying yesterday, repeating the mantra that the war in Iran is not NATO's war, NATO is a defensive organisation.
15:56Now, that's problematic because if you see what Marco Rubio, the US Secretary of State last night, said on the
16:02way to the G7,
16:02he said, well, in actual fact, Ukraine isn't the United States' war, so we'll have to take that into account.
16:08So there could be some conflict here.
16:10But for now, in Helsinki, I'm joined by Valérie Ayer, a French MEP and leader of the Renew Group in
16:15the European Parliament.
16:16Valérie, for how long do you think NATO can stay out of the war in Iran?
16:22Let's be clear, this is not our war.
16:25And a shift of attention on Ukraine would be a huge mistake.
16:30Europe's security is Ukraine's security, and Ukraine's security is Europe's security.
16:35Russia is the first threat for us, and that's why you have to be fully committed and to empower ourselves.
16:43But what we heard from Marco Rubio, the Secretary General of NATO, yesterday, was that, well, the United States is
16:49really helping in this war with Ukraine and Russia
16:51because of the negotiations at the table.
16:54Now Marco Rubio is saying, if you don't help us in Iran, we won't help you with Ukraine and Russia
16:59anymore.
16:59Ukraine is not a bargaining chip, and this is not Iran's war, it's not our war.
17:04We stand here today in Finland.
17:07This is the longest border between the EU and Russia.
17:11We have to defend Finland.
17:12We have to defend Ukraine.
17:14We have to defend the EU.
17:15And this is our top priority, and it remains.
17:18But France and the UK and several other countries are part of a sort of a joint coalition to maybe
17:24re-secure the Strait of Hormuz.
17:26Now, they say it's when the hostilities end, but they're part of that.
17:30Do you think that maybe the Europeans will need to put their shoulders to the wheel, help the Americans in
17:35order to get some payback for Ukraine?
17:38This is not a question on helping the Americans.
17:40This is a question of securising the Hormuz path to make sure that energy issues are not so harmful for
17:49Europe.
17:50But do you think that the Europeans can do anything realistically anyway in the Strait of Hormuz,
17:54despite the fact that, of course, the European economies are really suffering?
17:57As I said, this is a question of energy security.
18:00Also, what we have done until now at the European level is also to move on in environmental transitions.
18:08What this question, this war shows us is our weakness.
18:13We are too dependent on fossil fuels.
18:16So we have to move on and to be more independent.
18:19And the point you made there, obviously, we're in Helsinki, which has the largest border inside NATO with Russia
18:24and a country that's very much leading the way when it comes to preparedness.
18:27Thank you very much, Valérie Ayer, for that this morning.
18:30And back to you, Maeve.
18:31Thank you so much, Shona, for that update.
18:33And of course, to your guest there, Valérie Ayer, in what looks like a very windy, chilly Helsinki.
18:38Well, thank you so much now for tuning in to us here on Europe Today.
18:42That brings this edition to an end.
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