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00:02Субтитры делал DimaTorzok
00:30У.С. Vice President J.D. Vance is due in Budapest today.
00:33Vance will attend a campaign rally and hold a joint press conference with Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
00:39We'll be bringing you the latest from our reporter on the ground.
00:42Meanwhile, Viktor Orban has held emergency talks after explosives were reportedly found near a pipeline carrying Russian gas to Hungary.
00:50The development comes as his party trails behind in opinion polls ahead of this weekend's vote.
00:55But first, EU Council President Antonio Costa has said targeting civilian infrastructure would be illegal and unacceptable.
01:03His comments follow escalating tensions after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened strikes on Iranian infrastructure if the Strait of
01:11Hormuz is not reopened.
01:12Speaking on Truth Social, Donald Trump used foul language saying Tuesday will be Power Plant Day and Bridge Day, all
01:21wrapped up in one in Iran.
01:23There'll be nothing like it. Open the Strait or you'll be living in hell.
01:28For the latest, we can now cross over to Doha, where your news correspondent Adel Khalim is standing by for
01:33us this morning.
01:34Good morning. Good morning, Adel. Thanks so much for joining us.
01:37Look, this Trump deadline is approaching very fast. But what exactly should we read into here?
01:44Yeah, Maeve, the clock is really ticking now.
01:46We're less than 18 hours away from that 8 p.m. Washington deadline imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump
01:51for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz,
01:54a vital shipping route that Tehran says is open but closed to its enemies.
01:58Over the Easter weekend, the rhetoric really ramped up.
02:01Trump warned Iran would be, quote, living in hell if a deal was not reached.
02:06Now, Tehran hit back just as strongly. Speaking to the Associated Press, Iran's culture minister called the U.S. president
02:11unstable and delusional,
02:13saying his statements aren't taken seriously.
02:15There was a diplomatic off-ramp where a potential 45-day ceasefire proposal from Pakistan, Egypt and Turkey.
02:21But Iran's foreign minister rejected it outright, calling it illogical.
02:24Now, in a lengthy press conference on Monday, President Trump laid out in very stark terms what could happen if
02:30Iran doesn't comply.
02:32Take a listen.
02:33They have a period of, well, till tomorrow at 8 o'clock.
02:38I gave them an extension. They asked for an extension of seven days, right?
02:42I can tell you they're negotiating, we think, in good faith.
02:46We're giving them till tomorrow, 8 o'clock Eastern time.
02:50And after that, they're going to have no bridges.
02:53They're going to have no power plants.
02:57Stone ages, yeah.
02:59President Donald Trump there.
03:01And beyond his various statements, of course, the South Park's natural gas field has been hit again.
03:06And Gulf countries are also still being targeted, Adele.
03:11That's right. It's adding real anxiety to the region.
03:13Iran's South Park petrochemical complex is a critical site,
03:18part of the world's largest natural gas reserve shared with Qatar.
03:21And it's the second time it's been targeted in a few weeks.
03:23But there are also signs of diplomacy.
03:25Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdurrahman Bin Thani received a phone call from Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Arakshi yesterday.
03:34And speaking to our Euronews colleagues in Dubai,
03:36the diplomatic advisor to UAE's president says a ceasefire is not enough
03:39and is calling for a durable security plan.
03:43But with the conflict now in its sixth week,
03:46and that deadline is hours away, the situation remains extremely tense.
03:50OK. Adele Halem, thank you so much for that live update there from Doha.
03:55Now, back here in Europe, the clock is ticking towards the biggest election of the year for the European Union,
04:01taking place this very Sunday in Hungary.
04:04Just a few days ahead of the big day, though, Serbia said.
04:07They found explosives at the Hungarian border very close to a pipeline delivering Russian gas to Hungary.
04:13The case evolved fast into a campaign topic in Hungary,
04:16with the government pointing fingers at Ukraine and the opposition calling it a false flag operation.
04:22Our Hungarian correspondent, Sándor Zeros, is here with me this morning in the studio to tell us exactly what is
04:28going on.
04:28Fill us in.
04:29Good morning, Maeve.
04:30Yes, indeed.
04:31Sunday morning, the Serbian president, Aleksandar Vucic,
04:35announced that two bags of explosive were found close to the border with Hungary next to the pipeline,
04:41which is called Turkey Stream.
04:42This is a pipeline delivering Russian natural gas to Hungary and to Serbia,
04:47and this is a major component of Hungary's energy supplies.
04:51Now, Viktor Orbán immediately called for a security college meeting,
04:55and then he ordered soldiers to guard the pipeline in Hungary,
04:59and he also started to point fingers at Ukraine.
05:03Let's listen to what he said.
05:05Ukraine has been walking for years to catch Europe off from Russia.
05:13They blew up North Stream, shut down the gas pipeline supplying Hungary,
05:16and this year, by closing the friendship pipeline, they placed Hungary under an oil blockade,
05:22while the Russian section of the talk stream is under continuous military attack.
05:27Ukraine's efforts posed a direct threat to Hungary.
05:33Viktor Orbán there, and Sander, how is this issue even related to the elections,
05:37and how are Hungarians perceiving the claims of Viktor Orbán?
05:40Well, in fact, you saw what Orbán said.
05:43He is accusing Ukraine.
05:44This is nothing new.
05:46Hungary campaigns against Ukraine since many, many months.
05:49By the way, Ukraine rejected those allegation.
05:52Now, very interesting that the opposition is talking about a false flag operation.
05:57Peter Magyar said that Orbán is using this issue in order to hijack public opinion
06:03and to postpone or cancel the elections.
06:06Now, I have to quote what Peter Magyar said.
06:09Many people suggested that something might accidentally happen in Serbia,
06:13possibly involving a gas pipeline one week before the Hungarian elections.
06:17I want to make it clear that Viktor Orbán will not be able to prevent next Sunday's election,
06:24Peter Magyar said.
06:25In addition to this, two security experts last week already said publicly that
06:31something is in the making, a possible false flag operation,
06:34and one of these experts explicitly mentioned that it could happen in Serbia.
06:40By the way, Serbia is saying that mentioning Ukraine is a disinformation.
06:45They are investigating an illegal migrant who might be involved in this attempt.
06:50OK, Shana Zeros, thank you so much for all those details on what will be a very busy week for
06:56you.
06:56And meanwhile, the Trump administration is pulling out all the stops
07:00to support its preferred candidate in these elections.
07:03The US Vice President J.D. Vance will be spending the next two days on the campaign trail
07:08with Viktor Orbán to quote,
07:09celebrate the deep ties between the two countries.
07:12For more on this relationship between President Trump and Viktor Orbán,
07:16here's Euronews' correspondent, Zoltan Zibozegyi, from Budapest.
07:20Today, US Vice President J.D. Vance is arriving in Budapest for an official visit.
07:25But it's hard to tell whether this is really a diplomatic event or more of a campaign stop.
07:31Hungary is heeding into parliamentary election this Sunday.
07:34And for the first time in 16 years,
07:37polls shows Viktor Orbán could lose his position as a prime minister.
07:41In these final days, he is doing everything he can to turn the result around.
07:47In recent years, Hungary's government has become increasingly isolated within the EU
07:52because it's anti-Ukraine stance and euroskeptic billboard campaigns.
07:58Orbán is now trying to show that he is not alone, that he still has strong allies.
08:03He often points to his good relationship with powerful leaders all around the world,
08:08from Israel to Russia.
08:10But his most important ally is clearly Donald Trump.
08:14Viktor Orbán praised Donald Trump's national security strategy
08:18as the most important and interesting document of recent years,
08:22saying it finally recognizes the civilizational crisis Europe faces.
08:28For months, Orbán's party, Fidesz, tried to organize a Hungarian visit for US President in the campaign
08:34to publicly show his support with the sovereignists.
08:38But with all the ongoing international conflicts, Trump hasn't made the trip.
08:43There were rumors for a while that Vice President Wenz will come instead,
08:48for example, on CPEC conference, but it never happened.
08:51The fact that J.D. Wenz is now visiting Hungary just five days before the election
08:56sends a clear message.
08:57In Washington, and especially around Trump's circle in Mar-a-Lago,
09:03there's a strong preference for Orbán to win a fifth term.
09:07In earlier speeches, Wenz has even described Orbán as a kind of defender of conservative Christian Europe.
09:14They will meet this afternoon.
09:16But the big question is now whether that kind of support will be enough to help Fidesz close the roughly
09:2320-point gap
09:25they are facing in the polls.
09:30Sultan Djibosheggi there reporting for us on J.D. Wenz's trip to Budapest today,
09:34which will bring the whole city to a standstill.
09:37And this trip, of course, is being closely monitored here in Brussels,
09:40especially given J.D. Wenz's speech last year at the Munich Security Conference,
09:44where he upset a lot of Europeans.
09:46For more, we can bring in now your news as EU editor, Maria, today.
09:49Good morning.
09:50So Brussels, watching this very closely.
09:52Well, watching this very closely and the election itself, of course,
09:55when you talk to any diplomat in Brussels and also around the capitals,
09:59will tell you the Hungarian election is the election to watch this year.
10:04It's the most important, the most consequential.
10:07And obviously on Sunday, everyone in this town is going to be monitoring those results.
10:12I think at this stage, Brussels is paying attention, but it's also interesting.
10:17We see that the U.S. is really now throwing support behind Orbán.
10:21And yet the approach from the European Union has been the complete opposite,
10:25to really do low profile, to not get involved, to not respond, to really not snap back.
10:31And you saw in those pictures that when you walk around Budapest,
10:34the face of Ursula von der Leyen is in posters,
10:36which sort of portray this as a head of the commission that is going to destroy Europe.
10:40And Viktor Orban is a polar opposite, the man who is going to face her.
10:44And still, we've seen very little from the commission.
10:46We also know and have reported this extensively on Euronews,
10:50that for months now, the commission has put everything on hold.
10:53Major decisions on Hungary.
10:55Obviously, legal procedures are still pending.
10:57All of this frozen not to be used in the election.
11:01The one thing, however, that Brussels has been keen on not doing,
11:05and it's obviously keeping this as the ace,
11:08really the leverage that they have over the Hungarians,
11:11really, truly is the money.
11:12Obviously, we've talked about billions of euros that have been frozen.
11:15Hungary also applied for a loan to spend money, cash into weapons, around 17 billion euros.
11:21That has been frozen.
11:22It's the only country to not have its defense plan approved.
11:26And this idea that nothing will move until the election happens.
11:30The other point also we should note is that when it comes to the relationship now
11:33between Brussels and Budapest, I was there the last time for the election.
11:37Obviously, there's been tensions now playing out for years.
11:39But this time, what really changes is there's a very strong security aspect.
11:43Obviously, this is not just about an ideological clash, about the politics,
11:47but really now for a number of member states, Hungary now is so close to Russia.
11:51The tapes, the leaks, the conversations among the foreign ministers of the two countries,
11:55that has now really crossed the line.
11:57Because now you talk about defense and key security capabilities,
12:01and that is now seen really as a red line.
12:03The one thing I would note just very briefly also is when you talk to diplomats in Brussels,
12:07they tell you whichever way this goes, the relationship will have to change.
12:11If Magyar wins, obviously, that's a new government.
12:13If Orban wins, he could lose a lot of seats.
12:16And obviously, that could translate into perhaps a weaker Orban.
12:19So whatever happens on Sunday, something will have to change.
12:23And just briefly, you mentioned Peter Maillat.
12:24How does Brussels view him?
12:25You know, it's an interesting one because in a way,
12:28they have kept a very calculated distance.
12:31Brussels doesn't comment about Peter Magyar.
12:33They've also been low profile on that.
12:34He obviously does not want to get involved in Brussels.
12:37And we've not seen him really in the European institutions because back in Budapest,
12:41one of the attack lines from the Orban government is to say,
12:44ultimately, this guy, look, he's just a puppet of Ursula von der Leyen and the political establishment.
12:49What is interesting, however, there's been a number of moves that have been seen in Brussels.
12:54One is the fact that he says he wants to unlock the cash.
12:56If you want to unlock the fund,
12:58then it means obviously something is going to have to change in terms of rule of law.
13:01The fact that he went to Munich Security Conference, that was also perceived as, look,
13:05this could be a Hungary within NATO now that becomes less problematic.
13:09And the third, you know, his foreign policy and his advisors around it,
13:13they are seen as perhaps more moderate and more pro-European.
13:16But as I say, it's both an opportunity, but also an enigma and a lot of distance for the time
13:20being.
13:21OK, we'll keep a close eye on it.
13:22And you'll, of course, be in Hungary for that very important election.
13:25So do stay tuned to Euronews for that.
13:27And keep an eye on Euronews.com for more analysis.
13:29Now, moving on, as the war in Ukraine and the conflicts in the Middle East drag on,
13:34this April marks three years since Sudan's civil war broke out
13:38when a power struggle began between two branches of its armed forces.
13:42For the view from the ground, we spoke to Kristen Davis, the UNHCR ambassador
13:46and the American actress best known for her role as Charlotte in Sex and the City.
13:51She recently visited the East African country.
13:54With millions on the move and a conflict at risk of spreading,
13:57Kristen Davis started by telling us not to forget about one of the bloodiest conflicts in recent years.
14:03For some reason, media does not seem to want to cover it,
14:06which I find really interesting and I can't explain why.
14:09But I do know that I work with UNHCR, I'm a goodwill ambassador,
14:13and I knew that the war was ongoing and that many, many people have been displaced.
14:1812 million people have been displaced, which is a stunning number,
14:23especially because it isn't even something that's being reported on.
14:26So we just went a few weeks back.
14:28I went to South Sudan because I wanted to see for myself what was happening.
14:32Every time that I have gone on a trip to a refugee camp or a refugee area
14:36where people are crossing from conflicts, like really life or death level conflict,
14:42it's always upsetting, but at the same time it's also inspiring because the people are so strong.
14:47And in this situation, it's largely women and children and a lot of very, very young children.
14:52And they've had to travel far distances with very, very dangerous situations.
14:57So when they cross the border, they're relieved, but they're also, you know, stressed.
15:02They don't know where they're going to go.
15:03They don't know what they're going to do.
15:04They need to find a safe place for their children, just like you or I would feel.
15:08Obviously, they did nothing wrong to make them be a refugee.
15:12They're just trying to keep their family alive.
15:14And many of them told me stories of their husbands being taken out of the house and shot in front
15:19of them.
15:19And do they feel alone?
15:20Do they feel like the international community has forgotten about them?
15:22I don't think so.
15:23No, I don't think so.
15:24Because UNHCR is there.
15:26We're there.
15:26That is our mandate to be there for refugees, for people who are displaced.
15:31And we will do everything in our power to be there and to give them life-saving aid right away
15:36in an emergency.
15:38Now, there have been funding cuts, which is pretty upsetting.
15:41I could tell that that was your next question.
15:43This was the first trip that I had made since the funding cuts.
15:46So that was upsetting and depressing also because I've never been in a situation where we were not able to
15:54give them a hot food, a hot meal,
15:56when they have originally arrived to the camps.
16:00That was kind of upsetting.
16:01We had the high-protein biscuits that we were giving to children five and under and to pregnant women.
16:08But I haven't ever been in a situation where we couldn't say, here's your water, here's your tent, here's your
16:14hot meal.
16:14It was just really so deeply troubling after everything that they've been through,
16:21after the violence that they've been through, that we can't feed them a hot meal.
16:24But what is the future for these people?
16:26You described millions of people on the move, millions of people displaced.
16:29Where will these people go?
16:31Obviously, I'm sure they just want to go home.
16:32They do want to go home.
16:33And, I mean, one can only hope that some larger forces will intervene that will bring peace
16:40or at least encourage the players to put down their arms and stop the fighting.
16:46The region has obviously been through, you know, many, many, many struggles in the past,
16:52which I feel like in some ways influences the fact that people aren't talking about it in the media.
16:57I think there's some level of fatigue, which is unfortunate because it's still people's lives.
17:03You know, every single country there, and they're very poor countries,
17:06but every single country is making a huge effort to accommodate the people
17:10and give them the services that they can give them.
17:13They're very poor countries, again.
17:15You know, so you don't think about necessarily that that's where refugees are,
17:20but largely that I think 70 percent of refugees are in really poor countries
17:24and they never make it to Europe or the United States.
17:27You know, most people, I think, have the misperception that people are just coming freely.
17:32That's so not the case.
17:33I think it's one percent get resettled.
17:35So they're mostly in the poor neighboring countries who can be very, very welcoming,
17:41which is hugely important.
17:43You know, they may not have a huge amount of funding for them,
17:46but the warmth of the welcome is powerful.
17:50I think they just want to go home at this point.
17:52And it's so many people that it's hard to even imagine, you know,
17:56how they will be resettled into these new countries that they're in.
18:00But I do think everyone's making a huge effort for that to be a positive experience for them.
18:04And meanwhile, Kristen, the war, the U.S.-Israel war on Iran, it's entering its second month.
18:08It's turned the whole world upside down.
18:11Yeah.
18:12Could we be in this for the long haul, you think?
18:14I hope not.
18:15I hope not.
18:15I really hope not.
18:17It's obviously so deeply, deeply upsetting.
18:20And I was just talking to my UNHCR colleagues and over a million people have been displaced in Lebanon already.
18:29And it's just begun.
18:30So it's deeply, deeply disturbing.
18:32And I hope that people can, you know, find a way to de-escalate.
18:40I mean, this is what we always hoped for.
18:42No one wants war.
18:43And what would your final message of hope be to our viewers who are tuning in today,
18:47feeling very overwhelmed and stressed about the state of the world?
18:50The world is chaotic right now.
18:51I fully get that.
18:52But I feel that in terms of refugees and displaced people, empathy is more powerful in some ways, even than
19:01funds.
19:02You know, like understanding that they did not cause this, that they they the people who are displaced are not
19:08at fault.
19:09Nothing they did wrong happened that made them be displaced.
19:12Right.
19:12Just having that empathy and all of us know someone who's a refugee or the child of a refugee.
19:18You know, there's people around you that you may not even realize are refugees and having some understanding of what
19:24they've been through,
19:25being able to maybe just say a kind word to them.
19:28There's so many tiny things you can do that improve the world and that also make you feel better.
19:33I find that for myself, you know, it's a way for you to feel like, OK, I can make a
19:37positive difference in my little world right now.
19:40And that's something.
19:42OK, Kristen Davis, thank you so much.
19:44Thank you here on your own.
19:44So lovely to have you with us.
19:46Thank you for having me.
19:50Kristen Davis, they're the American actress and the UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador speaking to me earlier.
19:55Well, that brings this edition of Europe Today to an end.
19:58Thank you so much for tuning in, as always.
20:00For more news and analysis, do visit yournews.com.
20:03Take care and see you very soon.
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