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00:30of European Security, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned following crisis
00:35talks with the NATO Secretary-General. Mark Rutte says Russia has grown increasingly reckless
00:42in recent months. We'll bring you the latest with our correspondent Angela Scudens.
00:47And we'll be live in Dublin where European affairs ministers are kicking off talks
00:53on the EU's long-term budget. It follows a meeting of foreign ministers dominated by
00:59Russia's latest attacks on Ukraine. We'll hear exclusively from Lithuania's Foreign Minister
01:05Kastushis Boudris on what's at stake for the Baltics. Plus, natural gas prices have spiked
01:12to their highest level since 2023, while oil has touched a five-week high. It comes as
01:19renewed hostilities between the US and Iran, with Tehran accusing Washington of war crimes,
01:24puts further pressure on bond markets. We'll cross live to Doha. But first, Europe must
01:30brace for a new era of security with increased hybrid threats, and allies must prepare to
01:36pay for it. That's the message coming from EU and NATO chiefs just hours after Germany formally
01:43blamed Russia for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig Airport last month. We can start by
01:48taking a listen to an excerpt of both Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Rutte briefing the press.
02:02Mark Rutte and Ursula von der Leyen, of course, briefing the press with Ursula von der Leyen
02:08saying that Europe is entering a new normal. For more on that story, we're joined here on set
02:14by Angela Scugins to tell us really, what does this all mean? Angela, and of course,
02:19we'll play that statement from Ursula von der Leyen and Mark Rutte in just a minute, but she did
02:22kind of raise the stakes here, saying this is the new norm of the security era that we're entering,
02:27that we have to prepare for, and of course, that we have to pay for.
02:29Absolutely. So it was an unprecedented meeting attended by the European Commission President,
02:34Ursula von der Leyen, and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte. They briefed the press prior going into those
02:39talks in which they stated that Europe must prepare for an increasingly reckless Russia. This is due to
02:46the country's continued full-scale invasion of Ukraine and Europe's steadfast support for Kyiv.
02:52But Europe can step up to the plate. The European Commission says that it can response a rapid
02:57response team. They can deploy that in the instance of hybrid threats occurring in the future.
03:03The EU can also go harder against Russia when it comes to its sanctions packages. The EU's top
03:08diplomat Kai Kallis stated yesterday that 1,600 individuals and entities have been proposed to
03:15be on the new blacklist. These are figures that are responsible for propping up the Kremlin's
03:20military-industrial complex. The EU can also help Ukraine acquire Patriot Interceptor missiles.
03:27And from Mark Rutte's perspective, he wants the 32 alliance members to make good on their funding
03:33pledges, which have been revised upwards from 2% of GDP to 3.5% of GDP.
03:39Let's bring them in now, shall we? Let's take a listen to both Mark Rutte and Ursula von der Leyen,
03:43briefing the press.
03:45Leipzig marks a new escalation on European Union soil directly attributed to Russia.
03:52But it is part of a broader pattern of increasingly dangerous incidents. Repeated incursions in our
03:59airspace, drones that paralyze our airports, interference with our critical infrastructure.
04:07Europeans are faced with the hard truth that this is the new normal.
04:13We are clear-eyed about how important it is that we work together, including with the European Union,
04:22to ensure we have what we need to address the threats we face. That means investing more in defence,
04:30something allies committed to last year in The Hague.
04:33So when it comes to this working together, we're likely to see more of Mark Rutte here in the EU
04:37quarter,
04:38Angela. But just tell us, how are European leaders thinking that Russia will take this?
04:42And are we seeing a shift, really, in how Europe responds to this threat?
04:45Yeah, absolutely. So it's important to underscore here first that Germany didn't trigger Article 4
04:51of NATO. This would require the alliance members meeting to discuss this event. This is the
04:56precursor to Article 5, which is effectively an attack on one, is an attack on all. Germany didn't
05:02do this. However, the rhetoric surrounding these incidents have certainly shifted, at least on the
05:07sidelines. What we heard before described as hybrid threats, a string of hybrid threats,
05:12perhaps we will see in the future this being described as kinetic all-out warfare. We're
05:18certainly not there yet, as indicated at least from the remarks coming out of Berlin. But perhaps
05:23this could shift, particularly as Russia's attacks through these hybrid warfare incidents on the EU
05:30and all-out warfare on Ukraine show no signs of abating. Maeve.
05:33OK. And just good. And thank you so much for your reporting. And in this very context of a heightened
05:38security climate, European foreign ministers, including the UK, Ukraine and Canada, have
05:43pledged unwavering support and vowed to stay united in the face of Russian aggression. For
05:49more, we can take you now to Dublin City, where our correspondent Shona Murray is standing by for
05:54us this morning as European affairs ministers are currently gathering. Shona, tell us European
05:58leaders have been defiant this week that they will not be disunited. What are you hearing there?
06:06That's right, Maeve. I think that decision on Tuesday by Berlin to formally attribute Russia
06:11to that drone attack in Leipzig airport, that really sharpened the resolve of EU ministers over
06:16the past few days, who remember were joined by their Canadian, Swiss, British, Ukrainian,
06:21Icelandic counterparts. And I think one thing that really emerged from that meeting is the consensus
06:26that much more needs to be done to restrict the number of Russians coming into the European Union and
06:31all across NATO territory. Because remember, it's emerging that potentially one of those responsible
06:36for the Leipzig attack came through the European Union through Italy back in April with a tourist
06:41visa. So that really was one of the very much important things that did emerge. In addition to
06:46that, and we heard it from Angela there, we're hearing from Mark Rutte, the NATO Secretary General,
06:50and Kayakalas, the EU foreign policy chief, that the Moscow war aims have not changed, but Moscow and the
06:56Kremlin are becoming more reckless and much more kinetic in their attacks on NATO territory. So what does
07:02all this mean? Does it mean we are at war in Russia or is it all going to be below
07:06threshold? Certainly
07:07it's a development, what happened in Berlin. So with this, I caught up with Kostosius Budras,
07:12the Lithuanian foreign affairs minister, and I asked him a little about Lithuania's position
07:16on what this means. They want to freeze the whole cities in Ukraine and to gain advantage. And we
07:23are part of this picture because we are the main supporters of Ukraine. In the Russian calculation
07:29probably is that if we are divided as the European family, if we are polarized within our societies,
07:36maybe support to Ukraine will decrease and maybe time will be on their side. So we also have the
07:44responsibility to deny them this projection. It won't happen. And we are resilient and we are strong
07:52in it. And if there is a miscalculation on the Russian side, this is also the message from
07:58Lithuania. If there are casualties in Lithuania, it won't take us a long time to make a detribution,
08:06one thing, and also to qualify it if it is as an act of aggression. It won't be the gray
08:14zone.
08:14They need to be aware, basically, that you are willing to trigger Article 4 and then Article 5
08:19of NATO.
08:20Nationally, you know, immediately, because we also have the rights as a sovereign.
08:25What does that mean?
08:26We move to another state or self of our country. So then we are moving to the self-defense.
08:33And then we ask for our allies, for the collective defense. And then we are moving to absolutely
08:39different escalation. So these operations with explosives in the civilian airport. So it
08:46is so close from the huge, huge damage that can be done and catastrophe. And I see how on
08:54the Russian side, they do not feel any consequences.
08:58Are you saying that if Leipzig, the drone with the military-grade explosives, was in Lithuania,
09:04for example, that the Lithuanian government would have responded differently, that you
09:09would have said that this is an act of aggression?
09:11That was the plot that was prevented. So we do not have the damage and the casualties.
09:17Okay. So you're saying if there was a damage, yes.
09:19Yes. If there is the attribution, there is the intention, there is the damage done, and
09:25it falls under UN-chartered definition, what are the conditions for the self-defense? Of course
09:31we would go for it. We don't need some working group and some commission to find out and that
09:37would take time. No, we will go immediately. And this is the thing that we have to collectively
09:43also make sure Russians, because they are playing here and their bets are really high and it is
09:50dangerous for our societies to fall into this trap. So we had the incidents with explosives
09:56already in the Baltic states. Those were prevented ones.
10:00Yeah. But we also had the attempts to burn a factory, the IKEA shop, the arson operation.
10:08That was successful. So the spectrum is really high.
10:13A number of weeks ago, the United States had an assessment that, now we've heard this a
10:18lot, okay, but we were sort of reinforced again a few weeks ago that there could be a potential
10:23attack on NATO territory by the Kremlin in a bid to unravel NATO somewhat, that it wouldn't
10:30be a full-scale invasion, but some sort of a limited ground invasion. And what are you hearing
10:34about that? And do you think then, therefore, if you were to trigger something like Article
10:395, that that could create a sort of chaos within NATO?
10:43Everything that we do or we consider, we do it with our allies, we coordinate and we change
10:49our intelligence and our knowledge and understanding of the situation. So I can assure that those
10:57pieces of information that are shared publicly among the nations of the region, Baltics, Nordics,
11:05Poland and Germany, and each time the US is mentioned, we are possessing the similar information.
11:11We see that there are some options considered on the Russia side, maybe to escalate also within
11:17the direction of NATO. And we are telling in this way that we are prepared. We know what
11:22you are cooking there and believe it, it will be then considered within the NATO alliance as
11:29activities against all of us.
11:31You think America would stand by you as well? The United States would stand by in the event
11:37of an Article 5 situation?
11:38I have no doubts in Article 5. And politically, militarily, this is the strongest alliance that
11:45ever existed on this earth. And each day we are working on preventing some things, ensuring
11:52what we know, and planning, planning, planning operationally in purpose to be stronger for the
11:57collective defence. And this is the deterrence. And this is the only reason we are still in peace.
12:04Now, moving on, the Spanish government has been plunged into a new crisis after a leaked
12:10police report suggested Moroccan forces played a role in pushing migrants into Thauta in an
12:15unprecedented border violation. The question of how much Pedro Sánchez's government knew in
12:21the eras prior is central to its political survival. For the latest, we're joined now on set by our
12:26Chief Europe Editor, Maria Tadeo. Maria, some explosive allegations here. What exactly do we know?
12:31Yes, Maven, that is a central question here. How much did the Spanish government know in the days
12:36prior before that illegal border crossing on July 30th, which ultimately is about national security,
12:42and it is about border control, not just Spain, but also the European Union. Now, as you say,
12:48yesterday, there was a report is 55 pages from the police that leaked to a number of media outlets.
12:54This report suggests, contrary to what the Spanish government has argued now,
12:58for a month, that Moroccan agents did in fact push migrants along the border. They were pushed into
13:03the sea, and that would happen. And we're seeing those pictures there. It was not accidental, and it
13:08was not a coincidence. This is a complete contradiction to the narrative of the Spanish government, which has argued
13:13this happened, and it was a tragedy. 150 people died at sea because of social media, because of human
13:20traffickers. And this week, of course, the Spanish prime minister also seemed to indicate that Russia
13:25and Israel played a part in amplifying some of this misinformation. But the Spanish government has not
13:30ever pointed the finger at Moroccan authorities. That report that sent the Spanish political debate really on
13:36fire yesterday would totally contradict that. It also blindsided the government and the interior
13:42minister, which did not seem to be aware of the existence of the report. It also suggests that there is
13:48a
13:48battle of leaks really coming out of very sensitive government departments that suggest they either want to
13:53embarrass the government in public, or there are new elements to the story that has not seen, or that have
13:58not seen the light of day. Now, sources close to the Spanish government, and Pedro Sanchez, the Spanish prime
14:04minister, is about to take questions in parliament in about an hour. They say, and they believe still, that
14:09Morocco is not involved, and they do not believe this report is conclusive, and the Spanish prime minister
14:13will take questions on this matter. Nonetheless, there is a general sense of molest across
14:20the Spanish population. There were protests yesterday that, nonetheless, this country
14:24or this crisis has been badly handled, that the government is not fully revealing the entire picture,
14:29and the opposition repeating that they know more things than they have led on to
14:34the public opinion, and they've decided to cover it up. Nonetheless, the Spanish
14:38government says, wait for this intervention from the Spanish prime minister in the
14:42next hour, who is today under immense pressure. Does Pedro Sanchez have a plan? I mean, the crisis is
14:48still continuing. There's still around 10,000 regular migrants in Ceuta. Well, and Maeve, to me,
14:52that is the bottom line, because this is a crisis that simply will not let go, because it has not
14:56been
14:57resolved. And you point to 5,000 people who are still in the territory of Ceuta. Half of them are
15:04understood to be minors. The local authorities say that number is probably double, so closer to 10,000
15:09people. This is a very small territory. So you see there's a pressure cooker effect.
15:14We've seen tensions between the locals and the migrants. There's a concern of violence.
15:18The local authorities said yesterday, this city is really at breaking point.
15:22But the Spanish government has not been able to offer a solution yet. Because some of them are
15:26migrants, so there are very strict laws about what you do with underage migrants.
15:30They have fundamental rights. You cannot just, excuse my language, but bundle people
15:34and send them back. The Spanish government also said that they would not
15:38send them over into the mainland and impact Schengen in the European Union.
15:42So that's failed to provide relief. And there is also a political deadlock between
15:46the conservative authorities in the city and the Spanish government over what to do. All of this is
15:51leading to big delays on the bureaucracy in terms of identifying who are these migrants stranded,
15:57and at some point, how to return them. Because the Spanish government continues to say
16:02they will have to return.
16:03Well, we keep, of course, a very close eye on that story and bring all the latest from that conference.
16:07Thank you so much, Maria Zayo, for bringing us all those details.
16:10And now to another development being watched very closely here in Brussels.
16:14The U.S. President Donald Trump has said the U.S. is ready to strike
16:18Iran at, quote, any time, but he does not expect
16:22the latest flare up to continue too long.
16:24In the meantime, Iran has accused Washington of committing war crimes
16:28after four civilians were killed and dozens
16:30injured in a reported U.S. strike in a wedding.
16:33For the latest, we can go straight to Doha and bring in
16:36our regional correspondent, Leila Humarai.
16:38Leila, just tell us, how serious is this latest escalation?
16:42And how is the region there reading into it?
16:47Good morning, Maeve. That's right.
16:49In the last 24 to 48 hours, the U.S. and Iran have exchanged a new round of hostilities
16:54in the form of airstrikes, missiles, and drone attacks.
16:58Now, Tehran retaliated against Washington's strikes on its very strategic
17:03Karg Island assets by targeting U.S. bases in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait.
17:10Now, in this region, GCC nations and leaders have been very clear
17:14that they cannot continue living in this war because each new wave of strikes
17:19leaves a lasting impact on the communities, the residents, and the economies in this region.
17:24And Qatar, here for its part, has vowed to continue mediating negotiations to find a peaceful resolution.
17:31And, of course, this is all happening in the backdrop of the continued standoff in the Strait of Hormuz,
17:37the central flashpoint in this conflict.
17:40U.S. has many times warned Iran that it will not tolerate a military buildup in the south,
17:46which will threaten the Strait of Hormuz.
17:48Both countries have said that they are both in control of the Strait of Hormuz
17:52and that it has reopened in certain conditions.
17:55But we see that the data from the traffic flow is just not yet near, not anywhere near, pre-conflict
18:02flows.
18:02Now, to add another spanner in the works, overnight U.S. President Donald Trump suggested renaming
18:08the Strait of Hormuz on True Social.
18:11He posted, and I quote,
18:12Now that we have it under USA control, should we change the name Hormuz Strait to Trump Strait?
18:18Like America itself, it would be hotter than ever before.
18:22Now, clearly, this indicates that Donald Trump believes that the U.S. has control of the Strait of Hormuz.
18:28But as I said earlier, that's just not translating to what is happening in those waters right now.
18:34Okay. Laila Humorai, thank you so much for that live broadcast there from Doha.
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19:21To be continued...
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