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Europe Today: il capo della NATO Mark Rutte al Defence and Space Summit di Euronews a Bruxelles
Euronews ospita a Bruxelles il suo evento più grande, il Defence & Space Summit, con il capo della NATO Mark Rutte. L'Ucraina accelera sui droni intercettori contro gli attacchi russi e l'Estonia accusa Mosca di un incendio doloso in un’azienda della difesa.
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Euronews ospita a Bruxelles il suo evento più grande, il Defence & Space Summit, con il capo della NATO Mark Rutte. L'Ucraina accelera sui droni intercettori contro gli attacchi russi e l'Estonia accusa Mosca di un incendio doloso in un’azienda della difesa.
ALTRE INFORMAZIONI : http://it.euronews.com/2026/09/30/europe-today-il-capo-della-nato-mark-rutte-al-defence-and-space-summit-di-euronews-a-bruxe
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00:14Good morning, it's Wednesday, September the 30th, you're watching Euronews, and this is
00:21Europe Today.
00:22Coming up.
00:23Today, Euronews is hosting its biggest news event ever.
00:27The Defence and Space Summit 2026 in Brussels is bringing together policy makers, industry
00:34executives, security experts and innovators to discuss the future of European defence.
00:40From the NATO Secretary General to EU Commissioners, from Defence Ministers to Ambassadors to CEOs,
00:46the day-long conference will bring exclusive insights on one of the defining topics of our
00:52time.
00:52We'll have the latest for you.
00:53Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree to boost the army by more than 15,000
01:00troops in the fourth such order this year.
01:03Putin previously signed decrees boosting the army's size in March, June and July.
01:09The combined increase since March amounts to almost 48,000 soldiers.
01:13Russia's president did not state the reason for the decision, but it has been taken against
01:18the backdrop of rising losses in Moscow's full-scale war in Ukraine.
01:24And a British investigation into a suspected bomb plot at an airbase used by the United States
01:31was mired in confusion yesterday, after media reported no explosives were detected in the
01:37vehicle seized nearby.
01:39That East fears that an attack had been foiled, but left many questions unanswered.
01:44As armed guards maintained a cordon around the nearby village, Washington questioned the decision
01:51to release on bail five men arrested near the Royal Air Force Fairfoot base in southwest England.
01:58Welcome to the program, I'm Stefan Grobe.
02:01With Europe facing escalating hybrid threats and Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine, governments
02:08across the continent are racing to rebuild their armies and strengthen their defenses.
02:13Today, Euronews brings together the people shaping the defense of tomorrow, from procurement
02:19and intelligence to crisis response and military readiness at our defense and space summits
02:25here in Brussels.
02:26NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte is among the senior leaders joining us, alongside defense
02:32ministers, military commanders and industry chiefs.
02:35Our Europe editor Maria Tadeo is joining us now and she'll be sitting down with Rutte later
02:41today.
02:42Good morning, Maria.
02:44So, European defense, what are the big themes we're looking out for here?
02:50Yes, good morning, Stefan.
02:52And it is very much about security and it is very much about defense.
02:55We're seeing certainly in this continent an active war, the war in Ukraine in a sharp escalation
03:02since August, that ceasefire nowhere to be seen.
03:05That is having big security repercussions for the rest of the European Union.
03:10Obviously, it also impacts NATO supporting Ukraine in that war, but that has also complicated
03:16the picture, as you alluded to, with the perception of escalating, it's not just a perception, of
03:21course, but escalating hybrid warfare and hybrid attacks from Russia on the eastern flank.
03:26And certainly, there has been a sense over the past three weeks that this security picture,
03:31not just for Ukraine, but also for the rest of the European global security, has deteriorated.
03:36That is one of the questions that we'll put to our guests.
03:40The other big element to this conference really is about the defense industry, the contracts
03:45and the money, because there is money to be spent.
03:48You've seen it in some of the countries, including like yours, major money putting forward to rebuild
03:53armies in Europe. But when is this going to happen? What is the timeline? And also, how can
03:58you fix some of the delays and the bottlenecks when it comes to the procurement? And there's
04:03another fundamental question, which really is, who do you buy from? Is this a made in Europe
04:08story? Or do you still rely on the US at this stage? There's another big location or dislocation,
04:14I should note, and that is President Trump pushing to a different strategy when it comes to
04:18NATO, that NATO 3.0, which sends a clear picture. Going forward, the Europeans need to
04:23to take care of their security, and they will have to provide for their defense.
04:28Maria, you will be speaking with Mark Rutte. What do we expect?
04:34Mark Rutte, the head of NATO, the head of NATO at a difficult time, because there is, of course,
04:40an active war in Europe. But there is a second one in the Middle East, that is a war in
04:44Iran,
04:44having major repercussions in the energy market. Mark Rutte is also a man who has a difficult job
04:50at a difficult time. He needs to keep the alliance engaged. We've seen the Secretary General really
04:56pushing to take those wishes from President Trump to see more money spent in the alliance come to
05:01fruition. At the same time, he needs, and that is a big challenge to his job, to keep the US
05:07aligned and to keep the US as an active participant in the security alliance that is NATO. Because,
05:14Stefan, let's be honest, if there is a ceasefire, both in Iran and in Ukraine, it is President Trump
05:20sitting around the table who is going to have, ultimately, a final say. So this is a man who
05:25is leading an alliance at a fragile moment, but also an alliance where you see money really come
05:30to fruition. You see now countries stepping up, and you see those new defense targets and goals.
05:35Some of the questions, of course, I will put to Mark Rutte in this event.
05:38All right. Our Europe editor, Maria Tadeo, thank you very much. Ukraine is racing to scale up a new
05:47generation of interceptor drones as Russia increasingly deploys jet-powered drones in its
05:53attacks. Rio News gained exclusive access to an air defense position protecting the Kiev region
05:58and spoke exclusively to the head of Ukraine's presidential office, Kirillou Budanov, about the
06:04technology being developed to counter the new threat. Our correspondent, Sasha Vakulina, joins us now
06:10from Kiev. Good morning, Sasha. So what is the latest? What can you tell us?
06:21Another rather sleepless night here in the capital with the air defense working non-stop. Kiev residents
06:29woke up by around 3 a.m. local time with at least 10 explosions as Ukrainian air defense were
06:34intercepting the incoming ballistic missiles on top of the endless drone attacks. Now, Ukraine is
06:40currently working on the technology to intercept Russia's new jet-powered drones. And I spoke
06:47exclusively to Kirillou Budanov, the head of the office of the president of Ukraine, who told me the
06:51technology is already being implemented. Moreover, it is being tested at the battlefield. And he said
06:56that the challenge now is to be able to scale up the production of these interceptors. But he is
07:02confident that it will be possible to do before the cold comes here, before the winter in Ukraine.
07:09And he also told Euronews confirmed that the countries who have already signed the drone deals with Ukraine,
07:14who are negotiating those drone deals with Kiev, will have access to these new interceptors capable of stopping
07:22Russia's jet-powered drones. This isn't about any specific product. In principle, it's about cooperation
07:31between countries on similar products, so to speak. So Ukraine's latest technologies, which are currently
07:37being scaled up, including interceptors for jet-powered drones, could also become part of agreements with the
07:42European countries? Anyone who has made such agreements with us has the right to continue negotiations on specific products.
07:50Euronews was also given exclusive access to some of the air defense troops working in the
07:55Kyiv region to see what the changing threat means for them, for those people who are indeed in charge of
08:01protecting the skies. Now, they told us that when a jet-powered drone is incoming, there are about 10 seconds
08:07before it can reach Kyiv. And this is more or less the time that they also have to be able
08:12and to prepare
08:13to shoot it down between 10 to 15 seconds. And of course, this intensity is taking its toll on
08:19the cruise as well. Some of these troops I talked to in Kyiv and in the region of the capital
08:25told me
08:26that over the past couple of days or even weeks, they could only do about an hour and an hour
08:31and a half
08:32of sleep. We also talked to Pavlo Tsugunov, who is aircraft battery commander, and he described the pressure
08:39on his crews under why these new jet-powered drones are so difficult for some of the existing systems
08:46to intercept and what exactly the troops are doing to do that nevertheless.
08:55First of all, there is this constant pressure. The enemy is constantly putting both those defending the skies
09:02and civilians under pressure. In my view, this is a tactic aimed at intimidating the civilian population.
09:12Since the Russians are not currently making progress in direct combat on the front, they are trying to
09:16frighten the population into withdrawing its support from the military and ultimately to force the military
09:22to accept capitulation.
09:32Sasha Vakulina reporting from Kyiv. As ever, thank you very much.
09:37An important element in Russia's war machine is Belarus,
09:41a neighboring country with pariah status in Europe. Conversely, Alexander Lukashenko's regime
09:47benefits from Moscow's support. But unlike in Russia, there is a strong pro-democracy movement
09:54in Belarus that is preparing in exile for the end of the dictatorship in Minsk. The opposition leader is
10:01Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, who works tirelessly for her country's freedom, as she did yesterday at the
10:07European Parliament in Brussels. I had the opportunity to speak with her about her take on the likelihood of
10:14the war in Ukraine spilling over into the EU. Look, I don't know what the plans of
10:20Russia and Lukashenko's regime are, but we are seeing what's happening in Belarus, for example,
10:28how regime is building new infrastructure that is not supposed to be there if a country is not
10:34like preparing for escalation or provocation. So I think that Europe has to be aware of what might
10:43happen. You know, and experts say about Suvalki gap, about threats to Lithuania, Latvia, Poland,
10:51and we already see these hybrid attacks on these countries. We see drones flying over their territories.
10:59We see these balloons over Lithuania that interrupts airspace. We saw already attacks on
11:06and trains near Polish borders. So we see how like Russia is trying to test how far it will go
11:14until there will be reaction. But I'm absolutely sure that if such like physical attacks will take place,
11:22they most certainly will use Belarusian territory while Lukashenko is there who is serving to Russia's
11:29interest. So that's why, you know, I encourage our European partners that please help Belarusians to
11:36get Belarus out of Russia's clause, to make Belarus reliable partner and not the source of constant
11:43threat, because these attacks, you know, on the NATO alliance, it might happen at any moment.
11:49How would you describe Lukashenko's role in the current conflict?
11:56Lukashenko is the puppet of Putin's regime. He's ready to sell independence,
12:04sovereignty of Belarus, just an exchange of political and economic support. He wants personally
12:09survive as politician. And in 2020 Putin saved him, saved Lukashenko. Now Lukashenko is paying his debts.
12:17He's on the leash and the issue is how long is the leash. Putin can shorten it or make it
12:23longer,
12:23but it's illusion that we can drag Lukashenko from Putin. They have this symbiotic relationship,
12:32they need each other, they use each other. And that's why I don't think that Lukashenko can be
12:40re-educated or that he can turn to his eyes to Europe.
12:46Would you say that the moment Putin's reign comes to an end, that would also be
12:54the end of Lukashenko's regime in Minsk?
12:57Look, I rather often hear from politicians that, oh, until something changes will come to Russia,
13:04nothing will change in Belarus. But I'm absolutely confident that changes in Russia can start from the
13:10changes in Belarus, because in Belarus society is more consolidated. You know, we know that we voted
13:19against Lukashenko in 2020 and this anti-regime moods, they're still there despite repressions,
13:24despite political prisoners. And, you know, it's much easier, you know, to help Belarusians to win
13:32our country back than to work with Russia and persuade all the Russians that they have to stop their
13:39imperial ambitions. You know, the contexts are different in Belarus and Russia.
13:43Recently, NATO shot down a drone over Lithuania. Is that a sufficiently strong message to Moscow?
13:53And how should NATO react if this happens again?
13:57You know, when this drone fell down, there was almost no reaction from the NATO alliance. Like,
14:03drone didn't kill anybody. Like, maybe it's accidental. The next drone might harm somebody. So,
14:09you know, Russia also watches what will be the reaction from the Western countries. There is no
14:15reaction. Okay, they can go further and further. As I said, test the borders. No. And of course,
14:22and among population, you know, these narratives intensifying that the war can start, there might be
14:29attacks on Lithuania. And Lithuanian people, for example, they're not sure that NATO alliance,
14:34you know, other countries will come to rescue them. We have to take example from Ukraine. You know,
14:40because before it was only attacked by Russia. Now it is attacking back. I'm not like encouraging
14:46Europe to attack back immediately, but just to be prepared for possible counterattack. You know,
14:52if this happens, Europe has to be ready for this.
14:55I have one more, and your answer can be short. If you had one message to European leaders about the
15:04Russian-Belorussian drone threat, what would it be?
15:14Don't panic, but be prepared.
15:19That was Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tsikhanouskaya.
15:24Let's return to the Euronews Defense Summit happening this morning here in Brussels.
15:29The transatlantic partnership is under pressure like never before as a result of the second
15:34Trump administration's transactional America First policies, which among other things includes a
15:40major shift away from the US role in European security. All of this while the continent grapples
15:46with the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, soon to be marking five years. At the summit today,
15:52we'll speak exclusively to US Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whittaker. I'm joined now from there by our
15:59NATO correspondent, Shona Murray. Good morning, Shona. Good to see you. What do you hope to hear
16:05from Ambassador Whittaker about the role of the US in European security?
16:11Well, good morning, Stefan. Indeed, we know that the United States has moved significantly
16:15from its traditional role as guarantor of European security to a situation where its
16:21withdrawing capabilities, conventional capabilities, and also in the next few months,
16:25will announce a significant reduction in troops all across NATO territory. Now,
16:29this has been a priority for the Trump administration. It was well flagged. But the
16:33problem for Europe is that it's happening. Well, there's Russian aggression in Ukraine
16:36and escalating Russian aggression all across NATO territory with these increased hybrid attacks.
16:42So we'll be asking the ambassador a bit about this and whether he believes this is not just about
16:47intimidating countries to stop supporting Ukraine, but also about testing NATO unity,
16:52which is a lot of the secret services across Europe are saying it is. So the question is,
16:56will the United States be there for NATO if this were to happen? Other questions are very
17:01important around the scarcity of important patriotic interceptors that are very patriot systems that
17:07are very important for Ukraine and intercepting ballistic missiles. And overall, a conversation about
17:12NATO relations with Donald Trump and his NATO allies, given the conflict and the confrontation
17:18over the war in Iran. So all of that coming up this morning. Stefan?
17:23Also, Shona, yesterday, the Estonian government formally attributed responsibility to Russia
17:29for an attack on a defense company, the second of its kind. Undoubtedly, this will feature as
17:35part of today's summit. Tell us what happened.
17:40Well, this situation overall will very much dominate today because we are seeing Russia being less risk
17:47averse when it comes to these attacks all across NATO territory and the fact that they're it's being
17:51they're much more violent and kinetic. And the one in Estonia was very similar to that in Leipzig
17:56Airpark in Germany in August, where this was a sabotage and arson attack on a robotics defense company in
18:02Tallinn in mid-August. The Estonians came out yesterday and said, according to their secret
18:07services, that they can confirm with certainty, conclude with certainty that the arson attack
18:12was an act of sabotage ordered by the special services of the Russian Federation. The second time
18:18a NATO country has said that this is definitely Russia, which means that countries themselves
18:23are becoming much more confrontational with the Kremlin. Now, what does this mean?
18:27It means that it's an escalation in tensions, but that doesn't mean that they want to go to war,
18:33per se, but certainly relations are getting that much more tense. Stefan?
18:38All right, Shona Murray there for us. Thank you very much for that update. And that does it for
18:43us today. Make sure you follow our defense summit on TV and online. Thank you for watching.
18:48I'm Stefan Grobe, and I see you tomorrow.
18:53the other day.
18:59Okay.
19:01Let's go.
19:02Any other people?
19:13All right.
19:16Let's go.
19:16Let's go.
19:17Let's go.
19:18Let's go.
19:19Let's go.
19:21Grazie a tutti.
19:58Grazie a tutti.