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00:14Good morning, it is Monday the 11th of May. I'm Maeve McMahon and this is Europe Today.
00:21Your daily date with European news and analysis live here on Euronews.
00:25Coming up, EU foreign ministers gather in Brussels for talks on the ongoing war in the Middle East.
00:32Joined by Canada's foreign minister, Anita Adnan, they'll be discussing the diplomatic deadlock between the US and Iran
00:39after President Trump slammed Iran's counter-proposals as, quote, totally unacceptable.
00:45And while the European Union celebrated Europe Day on Saturday, the Kremlin staged its annual Victory Day parade in Moscow.
00:54So, President Putin defended Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine.
00:58He criticised NATO and also hinted that the conflict could be nearing an end.
01:03We'll debunk his speech.
01:04And Hungary has a new prime minister.
01:07In an inauguration ceremony that took a rather lively turn,
01:11Peter Maillard was sworn in to lead the country for the next four years.
01:16Excitement levels were so high that the stage literally turned into a dance floor.
01:20And the World Health Organization says there's no cause for panic after a cruise ship linked to the Hansa virus
01:27outbreak docked in Tenerife.
01:29Passengers must remain, though, in quarantine for 42 days.
01:34But foreign ministers are huddling, as I said, in Brussels today,
01:37just while Russia's Vladimir Putin has said he's ready to meet Ukraine's President Zelensky to discuss ending the full-scale
01:44war.
01:45For the latest, we can bring in now our Ukraine correspondent, Sasha Vakilina.
01:49Sasha, is there any evidence to back up this statement, what Putin said, that he's ready to end the war?
01:54None whatsoever in a nutshell, because he also continued saying that he believes victory has always been Russia's and will
02:02always be.
02:03So probably what Vladimir Putin meant when he addressed the parade on the 9th of May was the way he
02:10sees the ending of his full-scale invasion of Ukraine has not changed.
02:14He still wants Russia to win there, which is also interesting given the fact that he actually gave that speech
02:21expressing that confidence
02:22that victory will be for Russia at the parade, which had no heavy military equipment in a very scaled-down
02:29format,
02:30and also the parade, the ceasefire upon which was only possible thanks to Donald Trump.
02:36And tell me, was there anything new in the statement that he said, apart from that?
02:40There were a couple of aspects.
02:41And first of all, there was the fact that Putin actually said that he would be willing somehow to meet
02:47Volodymyr Zelensky.
02:49This is the first time that he actually says that.
02:51And there are a few interesting things about it.
02:53First of all, even the fact that he admitted that he would be willing to do so,
02:58because for years now Putin has not been even recognizing Zelensky as president of Ukraine.
03:04So that's already a new thing there.
03:07And also he said that the meeting could possibly take place in a third country.
03:12And this is indeed crucial.
03:14Now, Putin said a meeting in a third country is also possible,
03:19but only once final agreements have been reached on a peace treaty for a long-term historic perspective
03:24to take part in this event and sign treaty.
03:26But it must be a final step.
03:30Now, one of the countries that I would like to mention right now would be Azerbaijan,
03:34because on the 25th of April, Volodymyr Zelensky visited Azerbaijan.
03:37And standing there next to President Ali, he actually said that he would be willing to meet with Putin in
03:43Azerbaijan.
03:44So there is this possibility there.
03:47And another thing is that Putin also said that he doesn't mind having an EU negotiated to help get closer
03:55to that moment.
03:56He did specify, though, that there could be any leader, according to him,
04:00who has not said any, quote, nasty things about Russia, unquote.
04:06And then he did float the idea of who could that be and who he wants to see as a
04:11negotiator.
04:11And here he knows very well that that candidate is a no-go both for Ukraine and for the European
04:17Union.
04:17And Sasha Vakilina, that candidate you're mentioning, of course, is the former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
04:22However, Putin has said that he could be the right mediator in the Russia-Ukraine peace talks.
04:26And we want to hear now how Germans have been reacting to this idea,
04:30so we can head straight over to Berlin and bring in our correspondent, Laura Fleischmann.
04:35Good morning, Laura.
04:36Can you just remind our viewers this morning who Gerhard Schroeder is and why Vladimir Putin likes him so much?
04:44Good morning to you, too.
04:46And well, with Schroeder, Putin brings one of the most prominent and also most controversial political figures in Germany into
04:52play.
04:53Schroeder was the German Chancellor, a Social Democrat Chancellor, from 1998 until 2005.
04:59And the relationship, the friendship between Putin and Schroeder goes way back.
05:04They've been friends even before his chancellorship.
05:06And during his time in office, they went to the sauna oftentimes together.
05:09This really shows how close they were.
05:11They visited each other's birthday parties, and Schroeder also called Putin a flawless Democrat.
05:17Some, however, called Schroeder one of the most important lobbyists of Putin and Russia here in Europe.
05:23But what is even more interesting is what happened after Schroeder's time in office.
05:27He started working for multiple Russian state energy companies, such as Gazprom, Nord Stream 2,
05:34and also for Rosneft, which is now on the EU sanctions list.
05:37And he kept on defending his friendship with Putin, stating that it might end the war between Russia and Ukraine,
05:47and that he even tried to mediate between both parties in 2022.
05:51He went to Istanbul and Moscow on his own without consorting the German government.
05:56However, this mediation attempt ended up failing.
05:59So it does come to no surprise that Russia and Putin are now floating the idea of Schroeder potentially mediating.
06:06And what is even more interesting is the timing of this proposal.
06:10Just recently, the EU Council President, Antonio Costa, stated that there might come a time
06:15when the EU and Russia will need to talk directly, to engage directly.
06:20However, he quickly added that now is not the time.
06:23So against this backdrop, it seems that Putin tries to influence the EU and tries to put pressure on
06:28in order to decide who is sitting at the table and when.
06:33And Laura, what have the reactions been to this in Germany?
06:36Are people taking this seriously?
06:40Well, the short answer is not really.
06:43The German government immediately rejected the proposal, stating that the offer is a sham.
06:48And furthermore, they added that it is part of the hybrid strategy of Russia,
06:53trying to further divide the European Union.
06:55And there is already some division taking place here in Germany.
06:58The SPD, the party of Gerhard Schröder, stated that one should at least be open to the idea of him
07:05being a mediator.
07:06That is what the Speaker of Foreign Relations of the SPD stated.
07:10But in the past, the former party co-president of the SPD stated that Schröder is not really a statesman
07:18anymore
07:19and that he is more of a businessman pursuing his business interests.
07:23But what is even more important is whether Ukraine would even accept Schröder as a potential mediator,
07:29which is, of course, unlikely, since Ukraine will likely not see Schröder as a neutral who serves both sides.
07:36So to summarise, Berlin sees this more as a political act and less as a genuine peace initiative.
07:42Laura Fleischmann, thank you so much for that live update there from the German capital.
07:47This is a topic, of course, that will be making an appearance at the EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting taking
07:52place today.
07:53For the view now from the Swedish government, I'm joined now on set by Sweden's Minister for Foreign Affairs,
07:59Maria Malmer-Steunergaard.
08:00Great to have you back with us here on Europe Today.
08:02Good morning.
08:03Thank you. Good morning.
08:03So you're hearing these reports this morning of Gerhard Schröder potentially mediating between Ukraine and Russia.
08:09Would you trust him?
08:10Well, I want to begin in another end.
08:13I think the main problem is that Russia is not really interested in peace.
08:18They are trying different manoeuvres, but we need to keep our focus where it needs to be,
08:24and that is on increasing the pressure on Russia and increasing the support for Ukraine.
08:29So there's a lot more to be done.
08:31And these are things that will be discussed today.
08:33But yet Antonio Costa has been saying recently that it is perhaps time to talk to Russia.
08:38We're hearing names floated like Emmanuel Macron or Georgia Maloney or Pedro Sanchez.
08:43Which person would you like to see?
08:45I'm not there yet.
08:46I think that sooner or later we will have to talk to Moscow.
08:51But since Putin is not really interested in any serious peace talks,
08:57then I think we should, like I said, focus on changing the calculus to make him interested in that.
09:03And then we will have a discussion about how the forms.
09:07So how do you change the calculus?
09:09That's the question.
09:10Yes.
09:10So we need to increase the pressure on Russia.
09:13There is a lot more to be done on sanctions.
09:15I need to see the full service maritime ban.
09:19And that is something that should be in a 21st sanctions package.
09:23And then we need to increase the support for Ukraine.
09:27I'm very pleased that we agreed upon the 90 billion euro loan.
09:31But this cannot be an excuse to do less bilaterally.
09:36So we need to continue to support Ukraine bilaterally and then add those 90 billions.
09:42Then that will make Ukraine a lot stronger.
09:45And we see how Russia is getting weaker and weaker, having problems recruiting new soldiers.
09:51And look at the big victory day.
09:55That was a very small victory day with no display of military hardware because the Kremlin was afraid of Ukrainian
10:04drones.
10:05And just bring us inside the council meeting today.
10:07How has the mood changed with the new government in Hungary and a new Hungarian foreign minister, Anita Orban?
10:12And she won't be there today physically because she's having her hearing.
10:15But of course, will things change now when it comes to Ukraine?
10:19Well, I think there are a lot more smiles in the room nowadays and better possibilities for Europe to be
10:29stronger and to act more swiftly,
10:31which is absolutely necessary not only to help Ukraine, but also to make sure that the EU becomes a stronger
10:37geopolitical player, geopolitical player.
10:42And yes, I'm very hopeful that with the new Hungarian government, we will be able to make those decisions that
10:50are absolutely needed for Ukraine.
10:53But we'll see what happens in Bulgaria.
10:55And on your plates, of course, today, the diplomatic deadlock between the US and Iran.
10:59And it feels sometimes like the EU is just staring at the Strait of Hormuz with absolutely no say in
11:05the matter and just hoping the problem will go away.
11:08Well, we are preparing for the next phase.
11:13So once we have a lasting ceasefire or a peace, then that is the time when Europe should bring assets
11:20and make sure that we keep the Strait open because that is so important for international trade and also for
11:26our growth.
11:28But we are not going to enter this war during these circumstances, but we are preparing.
11:35And that is very important because we want to contribute.
11:38You want to contribute. And of course, you're opening a spy agency, I believe, in Sweden as a reaction to
11:43the full scale war in Ukraine.
11:44Tell us about that. And do you have the voters on board, given this year you have big elections as
11:48well in Sweden?
11:48We have big elections. There is going to be a vote this summer on the new agency.
11:53I am convinced that this is something that should have been done a long time ago.
11:58We are now members of NATO. We align ourselves much more with the services of other countries.
12:04We need to develop technology a lot more, become better at looking into open source intelligence.
12:11And all of that is on the plate of the new agency.
12:15And on those elections taking place, Israel-Sweden relations will also play a big role.
12:21We know that Sweden did recognize the state of Palestine, but this decision could be reversed.
12:24Which camp are you in here?
12:26No, I think that we should not reverse that.
12:28I mean, we made our decision and people should be able to trust our decisions when it comes to foreign
12:33policy.
12:34So I don't see that there will be a change in that regard.
12:37However, I see the necessity to put more pressure on Israel because we are so worried about the development in
12:43Gaza.
12:44Not a lot of focus there right now because there is so much going on in the rest of the
12:49world.
12:49But the situation is still horrible for people living there.
12:54And the situation on the West Bank is deteriorating.
12:57So we need to put more pressure on it.
12:58And today you could sign off on sanctions on violent settlers in Israel.
13:02I hope we will be able to do that.
13:03But we should also move forward with sanctions on extremist ministers in the Israeli government.
13:10Okay, Minister.
13:11A lot, of course, on your plates today at that foreign ministers meeting, as always.
13:14Thank you so much for coming in to us.
13:17But now, moving on.
13:18Brussels is still digesting the outcome of the local elections in the UK last week.
13:23That saw the former Brexiteer Nigel Farage rise through the ranks 10 years on since the Brexit referendum.
13:29The question now is what this result will mean for EU-UK ties and, of course, the political future of
13:34Labour's Keir Starmer.
13:35Our Jakub Janus takes a look.
13:39To the victor go the spoils.
13:41Nigel Farage's pro-Brexit Reform UK party became the biggest winner of last week's English local elections, gaining over 1
13:48,400 council seats.
13:50We have absolutely stormed it.
13:53These are historic results.
13:55And as they were mostly gained from Labour, all attention turned to its leader.
14:00And I take responsibility.
14:02When voters send a message like this, we must reflect and we must respond.
14:10But is his time in number 10 already on the clock?
14:15Despite a massive Westminster majority, last Thursday's local election battering has left Starmer on notice.
14:22And ironically, this majority makes him easier to criticise.
14:26His own party members feel safe breaking rungs because the government is not at immediate risk of falling.
14:33And ousting a Labour leader is much harder than a Tory.
14:36According to the Labour Party rulebook, rivals need 81 MPs to go public just to trigger a vote.
14:43And while the trade unions and party members stay quiet, Starmer holds a structural shield that makes him safer than
14:50the headlines suggest.
14:52And with Britain's economy hurt post-Brexit, Starmer is pursuing a high-stakes pivot.
14:57At a recent summit in Armenia, he opened talks to join the EU 90 billion euro loan for Ukraine.
15:04And it seems to be a cash-for-play strategy.
15:06The UK helps to pay the interest in exchange for British defence firms accessing EU contracts.
15:13Ultimately, Starmer's future depends on how the next election is framed.
15:17If the conversation stays on the economy and closer ties to the EU,
15:22he's more likely to stay in power because public sentiment on Brexit has soured.
15:26But if the framing shifts to migration, Nigel Farage and Reform UK hold the advantage.
15:32And for now, the English public is left to see whether his grand vision for the country can survive a
15:38stark reality of local politics.
15:45Jakob Janis there on a story that's been closely watched here from Brussels.
15:50But now, just over one month or under one month after historic elections,
15:54Hungary's new Prime Minister, Péter Maillard, was sworn in on Saturday in Budapest,
15:58bringing an end to Viktor Orbán's 16 years in power.
16:02Tens of thousands of Hungarians gathered outside the iconic Parliament building in Budapest to celebrate the moment.
16:08For more now on what challenges face the new Prime Minister, I'm joined by our Hungarian correspondent, Sándor Zíros.
16:14So we're looking at those pictures there that quite frankly resemble a festival or a big, huge party.
16:19But huge expectations now on Péter Magyar.
16:21Their voters are euphoric, but the question, will he be able to deliver?
16:25Tell us more about this moment.
16:26Well, good morning.
16:28As you said, Péter Magyar made sure that everyone in Hungary during the weekend talks about his inauguration.
16:34They made a huge show, a huge festival out of these events.
16:39There was a children's corps playing in the chamber.
16:42Some deputies were crying.
16:44The minister was dancing.
16:46Péter Magyar made even the DJ.
16:48And then overnight there was a huge festival, a huge fiesta celebrating the end of the Orbán's government and the
16:56start of the new government.
16:58Now for the substance, Péter Magyar said that this is not a simple change of government, but a change of
17:04system.
17:04And he's opening a new era in the Hungarian history.
17:09He criticized Orbán for his corruption and he warned for investigations against him.
17:16He also called for resignation of the Hungarian president, Tomás Súlyok, whom he called a puppet of Orbán.
17:24And he called for a new style of governance in Hungary.
17:28Let's take a listen of what he said.
17:34A country can be lifted up by a few courageous and honest decisions, but it can also be destroyed by
17:41selfishness and arrogance.
17:43That is precisely what I would like to state clearly here in the House of Hungarian Democracy and Constitutionalism, that
17:49I will not rule over Hungary.
17:51I will serve my country.
17:55A very enthusiastic Péter Magyar there, the new prime minister of Hungary.
17:59But Chandler, what about Viktor Orbán?
18:00What is his legacy?
18:01He seems to have just disappeared from the political sphere.
18:04Exactly.
18:05He seems a little bit disappearing.
18:07And I feel like he's not taking this electoral defeat very lightly.
18:12So, for example, on Saturday, he was supposed to be in the parliament having his farewell speech and handing over
18:18the power in person to Péter Magyar, but he didn't show up.
18:22He's also not taking his parliamentary mandate, which is highly unusual and not traditional in many aspects.
18:30But Orbán wants to continue his fight.
18:34He wants to stay as a head of the Fidesz party.
18:37He wants to reorganize Fidesz party.
18:40But there are cracks already on his legacy and what we call the Orbán system is already cracking.
18:47There are many investigations running already against his associate, for example, for corruption or misuse of power.
18:56Many of his associates are trying to change sides and trying to get connected to the new government.
19:03And what is really remarkable, Orbán's media machine is largely silenced.
19:09All of these pro-Orbanist voices in the Hungarian media are disappearing.
19:14OK.
19:15Jander Zeros, thank you so much for those insights.
19:17And we can read, of course, longer reads from Jander Zeros on the challenges now facing Péter Magyar.
19:23But that does bring this Monday's edition of Europe Today to an end.
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