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Μια σπάνια εκεχειρία στο ρωσοκρατούμενο Ολέσκι στην τέταρτη μέρα, ενώ αναμένεται βοήθεια, μετά τον θάνατο τουλάχιστον 14 από ρωσικό drone στον σταθμό Ντνίπρο. Στην Αλβανία, διαδηλωτές αντιμετωπίζουν πρόστιμα έως 5.500 ευρώ
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Μια σπάνια εκεχειρία στο ρωσοκρατούμενο Ολέσκι στην τέταρτη μέρα, ενώ αναμένεται βοήθεια, μετά τον θάνατο τουλάχιστον 14 από ρωσικό drone στον σταθμό Ντνίπρο. Στην Αλβανία, διαδηλωτές αντιμετωπίζουν πρόστιμα έως 5.500 ευρώ
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01:39The ECB gave no reason.
01:41Speculation about Lagarde's early departure had been building for months.
01:45Rumor had it that Lagarde planned to leave early so that French President Macron and German Chancellor Merz could oversee
01:51the choice of her successor before France's presidential election in April of next year.
01:57Welcome to the program. I'm Stefan Groper.
02:01Humanitarian aid is expected to reach the Russian-occupied Ukrainian town of Oleschki today as a rare localized ceasefire between
02:09Moscow and Kiev enters its fourth day.
02:12The truce, which began on Tuesday, has allowed military units to clear landmines ahead of the humanitarian operation.
02:20But concerns remain over the fate of civilians trapped in the devastated town and whether those evacuated will be allowed
02:27to reach Ukrainian-controlled territory.
02:29For more on this, our correspondent Sasha Vakulina is joining me now in the studio.
02:34Good morning, Sasha.
02:35So, what do we know about this humanitarian operation expected to begin today?
02:41And what about the evacuation of civilians?
02:44It is the first operation like that in years, Stefan.
02:48Now, first, let's look at Oleschki.
02:49Oleschki is a small town in southern Ukraine.
02:52It's across the river from Kherson city.
02:55So, when Kherson was liberated by Ukrainian forces, Oleschki remained occupied.
02:59And all the territory around it is heavily mine.
03:02And this location is something that makes it very, very complicated.
03:07People in Oleschki, there are about 2,000 residents who stay there.
03:11They don't have access to food.
03:13They don't have access to medical help, no health services.
03:16There's nothing there.
03:17Oleschki was also severely flooded when the Russians blew the Kohovka Dam in Kherson region.
03:21Now, they have just a few hours to decide whether they want to leave,
03:26given that they might have to go through harsh interrogations and filtration camps
03:30to reach first Russia-occupied territory before they can go back to Ukraine-controlled territory.
03:36They have to make the decision before 2 o'clock in the afternoon local time.
03:40If not, if they stay starting from 2.30, they will receive humanitarian aid.
03:46But then it is not clear how it will be controlled, how it will be observed.
03:49And also, after today, when will be the next the humanitarian aid delivery,
03:54if there will be any.
03:56Now, I discussed this operation with Ukraine's former Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk,
04:00who is very skeptical about what's happening in Oleschki today.
04:04They actually took all these civilians as a hostages.
04:10And now, they are trading these hostages.
04:14They launched a stage operation that those who hold them in captivity
04:19are going to provide them some kind of survival.
04:24So, they brought to this special operation the First Lady of the United States,
04:30which is Melania Trump.
04:31And the good news is that at least they've announced a partial ceasefire.
04:36But the bad news is that once again that they are using these human beings
04:40as a shield, as a hostages, as those who would be depicted by the Russian propaganda
04:49that have been saved by the egregious Russian military.
04:54And in this way, they try actually to buy some kind of positive attitude from the White House.
04:59That's my take.
05:00Do you trust the fact that the Russian army will allow Ukrainians who are trapped in Oleschki
05:07to not only to evacuate, but finally also to evacuate to the territory under Ukrainian control
05:13and not to be forcefully deported into Russia?
05:17There is no way to trust Russians, period.
05:20And they will conduct it as a special propaganda operation.
05:24It depends on the White House.
05:26whether the White House would be really ready to provide a humanitarian support for the Ukrainians
05:33and to give the Ukrainians a chance to decide whether they want to go back to Ukraine.
05:40There is no information so far about any sort of official U.S. mission slash U.S. observers
05:47on the ground in Oleschki.
05:50Well, there is.
05:51Newsmax, Fox News will participate in covering these opportunities.
05:56So, let me deliver a very clear message to the journalists of Newsmax and Fox News.
06:04We kindly ask you folks to be journalists and to tell the truth, but not to parrot the Russian propaganda.
06:10This operation, the planned operation in Oleschki,
06:15overstretched, but still, could that be the first step towards any possible ceasefire
06:20that is now back on the diplomatic table?
06:22My answer would be very short.
06:24No.
06:26Russia will not agree to the ceasefire.
06:28No way.
06:28And that's an issue.
06:30Look what Russians are telling.
06:33They've told that they are ready to resume so-called technical talks.
06:37What the hell is technical talks?
06:40Putin is ready to end the war on his terms.
06:44He is ready to get the peace deal, which is similar to capitulation.
06:52Everything he is doing right now is a real way how to buy the time,
07:02how to pretend that they want to cut the peace deal,
07:08how to bypass sanctions, circumvent sanctions,
07:12how to drive the verge between Americans and Europeans,
07:16and actually how to outweigh us.
07:18This is the plan of Putin.
07:19Where are Europe?
07:20Is it at the table or on the menu?
07:24We need to have Europe at the table.
07:27And it's up to Americans, let me once again reiterate,
07:32Americans, to have their closest ally, which is the European Union,
07:38sitting at the table.
07:40Who shall represent the European Union?
07:42Should it be Antonio Kosta?
07:44Should it be Kaya Callas?
07:45Who shall be that voice?
07:46You remember this notorious phrase of former Secretary of State,
07:51whom should I call in Europe?
07:53Well, it's up to the European Union to decide.
07:56It could be the president of Finland.
08:00It could be the president of the European Commission.
08:03We're going to hit the wall because Russians object this.
08:07Who cares?
08:08But Russians object to anybody.
08:10Correct.
08:10Correct.
08:15Sasha Vakulina speaking to former Ukrainian Prime Minister
08:18Asini Yatsenyuk.
08:20Albania introduced heavy fines for people present at demonstrations
08:25that turn violent as the government seeks to manage daily protests
08:29demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Edy Rama in the capital, Tirana.
08:33The fines can go as high as 5,500 euros.
08:37Quite a number in a country where the average pre-tax monthly salary
08:41stands at 930 euros.
08:44The pecuniary penalties are not limited to people directly engaged in violence.
08:49They will be imposed on anyone who chooses to remain in a crowd
08:53that is carrying out acts of violence or looting.
08:57Is this government overreach or legitimate punishment for destroying property?
09:02Joining me now in Tirana is our correspondent Ardit Hoksha.
09:05Good morning, Ardit.
09:07Good morning.
09:08So, these fines, what was the public reaction to them?
09:14So, it was expected that the public reaction would be a little bit high on the street,
09:20but what we have seen in these two days, especially yesterday,
09:24when the fines were approved by the parliament, was a little bit low.
09:29and I said this because in the square we saw yesterday only a few people protesting.
09:36So, after the government made the decision, it was approved yesterday in the parliament
09:43and the people that protested, even in front of the parliament,
09:50but also in front of the prime minister's office were only like 200 or 300 of them.
09:58So, the expectations now are for the Saturday when it's called like a national protest
10:05and a huge protest like it was in the previous Saturday and we will see if the reaction this time
10:13will be like huge
10:15and will cause even more damages or the fines will make the effect and the people will fear from them
10:26and will not go in the squares or cause any problems or damages like we have seen in the previous
10:32weeks.
10:32And could these massive fines actually backfire, provoking even more anger and bigger demonstrations?
10:40Yeah, this is a fear and one of the expectations to all people here that this kind of fines,
10:49but also the other decisions that the government has notified that all people who provoke violence
10:58and made this kind of violence in the streets, they can also have the ban to entry in the EU
11:07countries.
11:07So, together with the fines, these are very repressive measures by the government against the protesters that may also backfire.
11:21Arit Hoksha in Tirana, thank you very much.
11:24Israel has voted, but the political deadlock continues.
11:28Benjamin Netanyahu is fighting for survival, his opponents are struggling to form an alternative government
11:34and Arab parties have emerged as potential king-maters after historic electoral gains.
11:40But will any of this make a difference for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank?
11:45Or is Israel's political establishment fundamentally united in rejecting their aspirations for statehood?
11:52Let's bring in Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, member of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
11:57Good morning and thank you for joining us.
12:00Good morning to you.
12:02So, Dr. Barghouti, Benjamin Netanyahu has lost his parliamentary majority, but he's far from politically finished.
12:09From a Palestinian perspective, is this election a victory, a disappointment or simply more of the same?
12:18No, unfortunately, it's a combination.
12:21First of all, the fact that Netanyahu's bloc has lost is important.
12:27Second, the unfortunate thing is that all Zionist parties in Israel, whether in government with Netanyahu
12:35or in opposition to Netanyahu all share the same views of rejecting Palestinian rights, including rejecting a Palestinian state, rejecting
12:44the right of the Palestinians to have self-determination, rejecting the idea of ending the Israeli illegal occupation.
12:52And most importantly, all these parties support the continuation of illegal settlement activities, which are destroying any potential for peace.
13:02That is the problem.
13:04And they all are supportive of continuing the genocidal war on Gaza.
13:08On the other hand, none of these two blocs can form a government without the third factor in these elections,
13:15which is the very big rise of the number of seats that Palestinian Arabs in Israel hold, 19 seats.
13:22They are the decision maker in this case.
13:24And I hope this will have an impact on removing at least the most fascist ministers in the Israeli government,
13:32like Mottrich and Bingvir, who have been responsible for terrible attacks, including ethnic cleansing in the West Bank.
13:40Let me follow up on this.
13:41Gadi Eisenkot could replace Netanyahu, but he's a former Israeli military chief.
13:47Would a government led by Eisenkot really be any better for Palestinians?
13:52It would be better if they remove these fascist ministers like Smotrich and Bingvir, and if they have the sufficient
13:59courage to rely on the votes of the Arab members of the Knesset, who are ready to provide this support,
14:06so that a change can make and end this whole era of Netanyahu's administration.
14:12Netanyahu has been responsible not only for slaughtering Palestinians in Gaza and for enhancing ethnic cleansing in the West Bank,
14:21but he has been responsible for creating wars with Lebanon, with Syria, threatening Jordan, and trying to impose Israel as
14:30an imperial force controlling the Middle East.
14:33Removing Netanyahu is the most important thing today.
14:36So if Eisenkot have the courage, he can do it.
14:40On that note, Arab parties have made historic electoral gains and could now hold the balance of power.
14:47Isn't that an extraordinary opportunity for Palestinians to influence Israeli politics?
14:53Yes, and it shows you that the Palestinians, many of whom have been passive and worried and afraid because of
15:00oppression they are subjected to,
15:03and because of the terrible racism in Israel, where they speak about Israel as a Jewish-only state, ignoring the
15:10rights of the 20% of the population.
15:13And now they are not passive.
15:14They are active.
15:15Now they believe in themselves.
15:16They believe that they have strength and they have the power to demand their rights.
15:20And that's an important addition to the overall Palestinian struggle, whether in the occupied Palestinian territories or among Palestinian refugees
15:28in the diaspora, or now inside Israel.
15:31I think this is a very positive factor, and it shows that the Palestinian community inside Israel will defend its
15:38rights and defend itself in democratic means, of course.
15:43But the most horrible thing is when you see Israeli parties, whether in governments or in opposition, using racist terms
15:50like the votes of the Arabs should not count and they should not have a right to have a power
15:57inside the Knesset.
15:58That is absolute racism, and it brings back the main question.
16:02How could Israel claim to be a democracy when it is practicing apartheid against another nation?
16:08And how can Israel be a Jewish-only state when 20% of its population are Palestinian Arabs?
16:15Let me ask you about the two-state solution.
16:17Is it politically dead in Israel, regardless of who becomes prime minister?
16:23The only way to save Palestinian statehood and what they call two-state solution is to remove illegal Israeli settlements
16:30from the West Bank, which are now more than 560.
16:35Netanyahu has made every possible effort, and his government, to create as many settlements to kill the idea of a
16:42Palestinian state.
16:42In my opinion, maybe they have already killed the idea of a two-state solution because of the lack of
16:49response from international community, which should have imposed sanctions on Israel to stop this terrible attack on the possibility of
16:57peace and justice.
16:58But if a two-state solution is killed, what is the solution?
17:02For these extreme Israeli parties who reject two-state solution and reject one democratic state solution, the only solution for
17:11them is ethnic cleansing of Palestinians.
17:13But we are not leaving.
17:14We are here.
17:15We are going to stay.
17:15We will resist and try to stay in every possible way.
17:19And that's why, in my opinion, the only alternative that is really possible and that really brings the minimum of
17:26justice is one democratic state where everybody has equal rights and equal duties.
17:31All right, Mustafa Barghouti, member of the Palestinian Legislative Council.
17:35Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us this morning.
17:39And now I want to go back to Sasha.
17:41You're not only our Ukraine correspondent, also our Israel specialist.
17:45You've heard Barghouti and his remarks.
17:48What's your first impression?
17:50Well, Stefan, it is no doubt that our parties indeed emerged as kingmakers with 19 seats.
17:55This is very, very significant.
17:57But I think, you know, we've got to be careful regarding the Netanyahu result because 53 seats, this is still
18:04the largest result for his bloc.
18:05This is still very significant.
18:07Yes, it is short of the 61 seats of majority, but it is the largest and the most successful and
18:13the highest result emerging after the elections.
18:16Now, when it comes to Gadi Eisinger, we're talking about 48 seats.
18:20This is such a deadlock for Israeli politics.
18:25When we discussed the elections this week, we said that, you know, we are going to see a couple of
18:30weeks, between two weeks to two months, more or less, of the negotiations about how to form the new government
18:35for Israel.
18:36I think we are now looking at a month or two months because this deadlock, it's also about not only
18:41whether Netanyahu or Gadi Eisinger are willing to speak to the Arab parties, but also from we now heard from
18:47Mustafa Barghouti whether the Arab parties are ready to speak to any of them.
18:51And which conditions would be there to join the forces?
18:53Like, we've heard now from Mustafa Barghouti that it's about ministers like Smotrich and Ben Guir not to participate.
19:00Would that be enough, though?
19:01Would that be the only condition they're going to put out Netanyahu to join forces?
19:06So we're talking about three parties and the three sides that are not really willing to communicate and work together
19:12as of now.
19:13And the other option is still on the table, another election and another vote.
19:17Do you fear this is coming?
19:18We'll see.
19:20Okay, Sascha, thank you so much for that comment.
19:24And that does it for us today.
19:25Thank you for watching.
19:27I'm Stefan Grobe.
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