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Europe Today : Merz de nouveau sous pression, la plus grande frappe ukrainienne touche Moscou
Europe Today : Merz sous pression après la débâcle de la CDU, attaque de drones ukrainiens sur Moscou, tensions Iran‑États‑Unis et projet de bannir la burqa de Meloni.
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00:04Sous-titrage Société Radio-Canada
00:30More than 1,000 drones were launched, killing at least two people and damaging a major oil refinery, according to
00:37the mayor of Moscow.
00:38The attacks came as Russians headed to the polls for the first parliamentary elections since 2022.
00:44A vote that President Vladimir Putin's United Russia Party is widely expected to win.
00:51The far-right in Germany continues its political rise.
00:54In crucial state elections in East Germany, the AfD party scored big gains, but not enough to seize power.
01:01The Christian Democrats of Friedrich Merz suffered heavy losses, which will only increase the political pressure on the Chancellor.
01:08In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the AfD came in first, closely followed by the Social Democrats, and the CDU missing the
01:165% hurdle.
01:17The city-state of Berlin saw a win by the left, with the AfD ending up third.
01:23We'll go live to the German capital.
01:25Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has announced that the government is preparing a bill that would ban burqas and kneecaps
01:32in school and limit the number of foreign pupils in each class.
01:36Italy hats to the polls next year, with competition intensifying to the right of Meloni's party.
01:42Several European countries, including France and Belgium, already ban face coverings in public places.
01:49And, as tensions are escalating in the Middle East, Iran has threatened Washington and its allies in the region with
01:56renewed strikes, should the U.S. resume action against Tehran.
02:00The warning followed reports the White House was preparing fresh attacks on Iran.
02:05Meanwhile, U.S. embassies across the Middle East issued security alerts, and President Trump cut short a visit to Camp
02:12David without explanation.
02:13We'll speak with our correspondent in Doha.
02:17Welcome to the program. I'm Stefan Grobe.
02:20The war in Ukraine shows no sign of abating.
02:24Over the weekend, Ukrainian forces launched massive drone strikes against Moscow and its region, and also claimed territorial gains in
02:32a key area of Donetsk.
02:34This came after weeks of relentless Russian attacks on targets in Ukraine.
02:39Let's bring in Federico Borsari now, a fellow with the Transatlantic Defense and Security Programme at the Center for European
02:46Policy Analysis, who joins us from Paris.
02:49Good morning, and thanks for coming on.
02:52Thanks for having me. Good morning.
02:54So, Ukraine is hitting Moscow, attacking another refinery on the day of Russia's parliamentary election.
03:01How is Putin going to react? Should we expect another Russian offensive?
03:08I think we definitely should expect Russian further attacks in Ukraine.
03:13This has been ongoing for more than four years now, so I don't see any sign that Russia will try
03:22to negotiate or will try to diminish its pressure on Ukraine.
03:26We should expect more missile and drone attacks against Ukrainian critical infrastructure, against Ukrainian cities and villages.
03:36And also, we are approaching the winter, so there will be definitely an attempt by Russia to destroy and damage
03:47even more the power grid and the critical infrastructure of Ukraine in order to try to ban the population and
03:55diminish the willingness of Ukrainians to continue to resist.
03:59And what about Russian hybrid attacks on Western Europe?
04:03Will the situation deteriorate here, too?
04:06We just had stark warnings from France, from President Macron, and even from Marine Le Pen.
04:13Yes, I think the trend is that Russia is trying to increase the pressure also on European capitals and European
04:22allies.
04:23It's trying to, you know, increase also the hybrid attacks.
04:30And in this sense, I think the trend is clear.
04:33There is an increase in, you know, subversion, sabotage operations, hybrid attacks and cyber attacks as well.
04:43On the other hand, I don't see signs of a potential conventional attack by Russia, also because, you know, it
04:52needs significant preparation for that.
04:55But I think many leaders across Europe and many intelligence services are converging on the fact that Russia is trying
05:05to increase the pressure and to see if there are ways to, you know, weaken European willingness to support Ukraine.
05:17All right. Federico Borsari from the Center for European Policy Analysis.
05:22Thank you very much for your insights.
05:24And now to Germany, where the latest political trend continues.
05:28In two more regional elections, the far-right AfD party made significant gains, though it did not come anywhere near
05:35gaining power.
05:36The parties represented in the federal government, Christian Democrats and Social Democrats, are facing difficult times, even more difficult than
05:44before.
05:45Let's head straight to Berlin, where our correspondent Laura Fleischmann has the latest for us.
05:50Good morning, Laura.
05:52So what are the key takeaways from yesterday's elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania?
06:27Good morning, Stefan.
06:28The AfD has been a very strong, which is a historic loss for them in the capital.
06:31The AfD had also some significant gains here in Berlin.
06:34And looking at Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, it has been a very tight race between the far-right AfD and the
06:39SPD until the very last second.
06:42Now the AfD came out on top, but they will likely not be able to form a government since they
06:47are lacking a coalition partner.
06:49Far behind are all the other parties, among them the CDU, which will no longer be part of the state
06:54parliament, since it didn't manage to take the 5% threshold.
06:59That is quite remarkable.
07:00I mean, Chancellor Mertz is in trouble.
07:03Just how big is this trouble?
07:07This was, of course, a devastating result for him and his party.
07:11He called it a disaster before he even knew that his party will no longer be part of the state
07:16parliament.
07:17Nevertheless, he wants to keep going and wants to push down on his reform cause even harder, even though it
07:22is responsible for a lack of support from voters.
07:24There's been quite a lot of tension within the CDU, with some party members calling for him to step down
07:30or for him to be swapped out for another chancellor.
07:32But as I said, he wants to keep going.
07:34And there's now a lot of pressure within his coalition partner, the SPD, as well.
07:38All right, Laura Fleischmann with the latest.
07:40Thank you very much.
07:42And we're staying in Germany.
07:44What do these election results mean for the country and for Europe?
07:48To find out, we're now joined by Sabrina Repp, a member of the European Parliament for the Social Democrats, who
07:53hails from Mecklenburg, Western Pomerania.
07:56Good morning.
07:57Great to have you here.
07:59Good morning.
08:00Thank you very much for the invitation.
08:02So, we're seeing the same trend that we saw in Saxony-Anhalt two weeks ago.
08:06The AfD scores big gains and the parties of the federal government are being marginalized.
08:12How much pressure can Friedrich Merz's coalition sustain?
08:16At what point is its collapse inevitable?
08:20Yes, so there is lots of pressure to the coalition in Berlin.
08:23And what we saw is when you are looking to the results since the European Parliament, since the elections of
08:29the European Parliament, there you can see, especially in the eastern port of Germany, really much increase of the results
08:37of the AfD, over 30%.
08:39So, it is not that something is, it is not that it is new.
08:44So, we see it since the elections of the European Parliament, but now we see that lots of people lost
08:52their trust in the federal government.
08:55And these are the results also for the state parliament elections.
09:00Would the Social Democrats support the Christian Democrats replacing Merz by somebody else?
09:07So, this is something we need to discuss because there is lots of pressure, but we need to really look.
09:13These are now our results for the local elections.
09:18And here it is the most important thing that we now stabilized the situation and that we can have a
09:25good coalition in the different federal, in the different state governments.
09:31And for that, we need to see how we can end up in this special situation and then we can
09:38see what is going on in Berlin.
09:40But there is lots of pressure and something that was really new is that Friedrich Merz gave an interview directly
09:46after they represent the results of the elections.
09:50And there you can see there is lots of pressure.
09:53All right, Sabrina Repp, Social Democratic Member of the European Parliament.
09:56Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.
09:59In the Persian Gulf, the situation remains murky, despite the escalating rhetoric on both sides.
10:06Is there really no perspective for a peaceful solution?
10:09The Iranian president and foreign minister were given visas by the U.S. government to attend the U.N. General
10:15Assembly in New York this week.
10:17That could be a positive signal.
10:20Could be.
10:21For more on this, I'm now joined by our correspondent Adel Halim in Doha.
10:25Good morning.
10:29Good morning, Stefan.
10:30So, Adel, President Trump addresses the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday.
10:34What will the Gulf countries be listening for?
10:40Stefan, the big question is, what does President Trump say about Iran?
10:43Does he see a way out of this war through diplomacy or is more military action still on the table?
10:48Because right now we're hearing both.
10:49Trump has again threatened Iran with more military action if there's no deal.
10:54But he's also said he's willing to meet Iranian President Masoud Pazeshkian in New York.
10:58And diplomatic channels are still open.
11:00Iran says it sent Washington its conditions for ending the war through Qatar.
11:04Those include ending the fighting, releasing frozen Iranian assets and ending the U.S. naval blockade.
11:10And Tehran says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until those conditions are met.
11:14Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Arakji is on his way to New York with a stop here in Doha for talks
11:19on the latest developments.
11:21So there is a lot happening behind the scenes.
11:23Both sides are talking about diplomacy.
11:24But both sides are also saying the situation could get potentially worse.
11:28And Gulf countries will be listening tomorrow to see any indication on which direction U.S. President Donald Trump wants
11:34to go.
11:35And Donald Trump is also expected to meet Gulf leaders in New York.
11:39What will they want from that meeting?
11:43Well, I think the first thing is clarity.
11:45What is Washington's endgame?
11:46And what happens to security in the region when this war eventually ends?
11:50Because the situation became much more serious over the weekend.
11:53Saudi Arabia says it intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile targeting Riyadh on Saturday.
11:58And flames and thick smoke were seen near the city's main international airport.
12:03The Houthis are warning that their attacks on Saudi Arabia will continue.
12:07So the stakes are very high here.
12:08Qatar's prime minister described the fallout from the war on Sunday as a, quote, earthquake, saying it had challenged assumptions
12:15on security and stability.
12:16So the question for Gulf leaders is simple.
12:19Does Trump have a path out of this war?
12:21Or is the region heading for more escalation?
12:23And either way, what comes next?
12:26All right.
12:27Thank you very much, Adel Halim, in Doha.
12:30And now to a different sort of conflict.
12:32In the city of Brussels, shootings related to drug trafficking have become routine over the past couple of years.
12:39There were over 100 in 2025 alone and more than 65 shootings so far already this year.
12:46Just a few weeks ago, one particular neighborhood saw three shootings in as many days.
12:51Many are already comparing Brussels to scenes from major U.S. cities.
12:56Really?
12:57Is Brussels starting to resemble Detroit or Chicago more and more?
13:02Now, who better to address this question than the U.S. ambassador to Belgium who joins me now on the
13:08set?
13:09Welcome, Bill White.
13:11Hey, Stefan.
13:11How are you?
13:12Nice to see you.
13:13I'm very good.
13:14Thank you so much.
13:15So, is Brussels looking more and more like Chicago?
13:19Do you still feel safe here?
13:21Oh, yeah.
13:22Well, I feel safe.
13:23It's not fair to ask me if I feel safe because I am very grateful to the Belgian federal police
13:30who are here in the studio with me.
13:33They're wonderful men and women who are serving their country.
13:37They are also very frustrated with the crime here.
13:41There are certain policies, of course, that we all know, as there were in major U.S. cities, until President
13:48Trump came to town in Washington, D.C., where criminals really are not being properly prosecuted or put in jail.
13:57I actually went to visit the jail here.
13:59They renovated the beautiful Palais de Justice, and I went with my husband to visit, and we talked with the
14:06police officers.
14:07I actually went into the jail to see it's full.
14:11We have many, many, many illegal aliens in the jails here, but some good news, the Minister of Migration and
14:21the various countries from where these people have come from are moving quickly to extradite them back to their home
14:29country.
14:30That's a good thing because there will be more room in the jails then to put the real criminals who
14:34keep getting let out.
14:36We have a prosecutor here in Brussels who is the king's prosecutor, and he's doing a fantastic job trying to
14:43clean this up once and for all.
14:45What would be your number one recommendation to the Belgian authorities to fight drug crime?
14:51Yeah, I think they keep doing what they're doing.
14:53Minister Canton and the Minister of Defense, that's the Belgian Federal Police, that's the military.
15:00They're on the streets in front of the synagogues and at the train station.
15:04I went there the other day, and they're doing a great job.
15:06The crime there is coming down.
15:09You have a new minister president in Brussels, Boris Deliers.
15:14They are focused on this.
15:16They know it hurts business.
15:17It hurts tourism.
15:18It hurts, of course, their own citizens first and foremost.
15:23I know you love Belgium.
15:25You love the Belgians.
15:26I do, yeah.
15:27I'm going to ask you this question about that survey that came out during the summer,
15:32that now more than half of Belgians believe that the U.S. is a bigger threat to global security than
15:38China.
15:39Why do you think that is?
15:41Oh, I don't know.
15:42I think it's because of fake news.
15:44The news here in Belgium is very negative on President Trump.
15:49It really disappoints me.
15:51I had a nice talk with the man who owns most of the stations here,
15:56and I said the last time I did a survey, it was 90% of the media on President Trump
16:02is negative.
16:03I will tell you one thing.
16:05In the United States, our GDP is going through the roof.
16:09It's 4.3% and rising.
16:11In Europe, it's fairly stagnant.
16:15The economy is surging.
16:18Unemployment is way down.
16:20We have $19 trillion in new investment.
16:22With President Trump encouraging NATO to come to the 5%, you'll have $1 trillion now.
16:30$1 trillion.
16:30It's the Trump trillion that you'll be able to spend in Europe.
16:34That will be millions of jobs over the next 10 years, that those funds will be spent to build a
16:42stronger defense for NATO and for Europe.
16:45If I may, I mean, President Trump doesn't always make it easy for Europeans to like the U.S.
16:53I mean, there are his attacks on European leaders, the tariffs, there's the anti-European rhetoric in general, there's NATO,
17:02there's Greenland, all these things.
17:04Does that make your life more difficult here, representing the U.S.?
17:08No, not at all.
17:08In fact, you mentioned Greenland.
17:12It's been resolved.
17:13So everybody here who was worrying and calling me and coming to see me, I told everybody to relax, take
17:19a deep breath.
17:20It will all be fine.
17:22And yesterday, it was announced that it's all fine.
17:26President Trump was looking to secure the strategic importance of Greenland to the safety and security of the United States.
17:32If the United States is not safe, it certainly cannot help Europe if Europe is attacked.
17:38Because if America is not safer, stronger, more prosperous, it cannot help anybody or be a good partner.
17:45So I think the criticism is really unfair.
17:48I hate it.
17:49I will tell you that.
17:50I wish people knew President Trump the way I do.
17:53I've known him for 32 years.
17:54He's a fantastic human being.
17:57He's a great father.
17:58He's a great grandfather.
17:58And he's a great friend.
18:00And he's a great president.
18:01I would say he's the best president the United States has ever had.
18:05With the EU-USA trade deal being signed, you will see hundreds of billions of dollars moving forward.
18:12So we're across the street from the EU.
18:14They signed a historic trade deal.
18:16I'm talking about $50 billion of LNG coming into Belgium.
18:20I'm working on $10 billion of U.S. financing for nuclear power plants.
18:24I'm also talking about getting global entry for Belgians so they don't have to wait on any lines when they
18:30go to the United States.
18:32And on October 2nd, I will announce this with you first, we have three World War II veterans, 101, 102,
18:41and 103, coming to visit the Henry Chappelle Cemetery, where one of the men is visiting his brother-in-law
18:49who's buried there for the first time.
18:51I love your enthusiasm, Ambassador, but I've got to ask you this.
18:55What good does it do attacking America's closest allies almost constantly and not, for example, Vladimir Putin?
19:04Oh, that's not fair at all.
19:06President Trump is not attacking its closest allies.
19:10He is in a longstanding – I would say it's like a marriage.
19:14It's a longstanding – I'm married 26 years.
19:17We do have arguments.
19:19This is normal.
19:21In loving relationships, sometimes you have to do a little tough love.
19:25And tough love is actually very effective.
19:27I understand where this is going.
19:29I think he's doing a great job.
19:30All right.
19:31Thank you so much, Ambassador Bill White.
19:33Thank you so much for coming on.
19:34All the best.
19:35And that does it for us today.
19:37Stay tuned for more news throughout the day here on Euronews.
19:41Thanks for watching.
19:42I'm Stefan Grobe.
19:43See you tomorrow.
19:47See you tomorrow.
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