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00:13Υπότιτλοι AUTHORWAVE
00:43Υπότιτλοι AUTHORWAVE
01:02Υπότιτλοι AUTHORWAVE
01:30Europe must brace for a new era of security with increased hybrid threats
01:34and allies must prepare to pay for it.
01:37That's the message coming from EU and NATO chiefs
01:41just hours after Germany formally blamed Russia
01:43for an attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport last month.
01:46We can start by taking a listen to an excerpt of both Ursula von der Leyen
01:51and Mark Rutte briefing the press.
02:02Mark Rutte and Ursula von der Leyen, of course, briefing the press
02:06with Ursula von der Leyen saying that Europe is entering a new normal.
02:12For more on that story, we're joined here on set by Angela Scugins
02:15to tell us really what does this all mean?
02:18Angela, and of course, we'll play that statement from Ursula von der Leyen
02:21and Mark Rutte in just a minute, but she did kind of raise the stakes here
02:24saying this is the new normal, 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.
02:30So it was an unprecedented meeting attended by the European Commission
02:33President Ursula von der Leyen and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte.
02:37They briefed the press prior going into those talks in which they stated
02:41that Europe must prepare for an increasingly reckless Russia.
02:45This is due to the country's continued full-scale invasion of Ukraine
02:49and Europe's steadfast support for Kyiv.
02:52But Europe can step up to the plate.
02:54The European Commission says that it can response a rapid response team.
02:58They 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.
03:08The EU's top diplomat, Kai Kallis, stated yesterday that 1,600 individuals
03:13and entities have been proposed to be on the new blacklist.
03:17These are figures that are responsible for propping up
03:19the Kremlin's military-industrial complex.
03:22The 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
03:32on their funding pledges, which have been revised upwards from 2% of GDP to 3.5% of GDP.
03:39Let's bring them in now, shall we?
03:41Let's take a listen to both Mark Rutte and Ursula von der Leyen briefing the press.
03:44Leipzig 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.
03:58Repeated incursions in our airspace, drones that paralyze our airports,
04:03interferences 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,
04:19including with the European Union,
04:22to ensure we have what we need to address the threats we face.
04:27That means investing more in defence,
04:30something allies committed to last year in The Hague.
04:33So when it comes to this working together,
04:35we're likely to see more of Mark Rutte here in the EU quarter, Angela.
04:38But 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.
04:46So it's important to underscore here first that Germany didn't trigger Article 4 of NATO.
04:51This would require the Alliance members meeting to discuss this event.
04:55This is the precursor to Article 5, which is effectively an attack on one,
04:59is an attack on all.
05:01Germany didn't do this.
05:02However, the rhetoric surrounding these incidents have certainly shifted,
05:06at least on the sidelines.
05:08What we heard before described as hybrid threats, a string of hybrid threats,
05:13perhaps we will see in the future this being described as kinetic, all-out warfare.
05:17We're certainly not there yet, as indicated at least from the remarks coming out of Berlin.
05:23But perhaps this could shift, particularly as Russia's attacks through these hybrid warfare
05:28incidents on the EU and all-out warfare on Ukraine show no signs of abating.
05:33Maeve.
05:33OK.
05:34And just good.
05:34And thank you so much for your reporting.
05:36And in this very context of a heightened security climate, European foreign ministers,
05:41including the UK, Ukraine and Canada, have pledged unwavering support
05:45and vowed to stay united in the face of Russian aggression.
05:49For more, we can take you now to Dublin City, where our correspondent Shona Murray
05:53is standing by for us this morning as European affairs ministers are currently gathering.
05:57Shona, tell us, European leaders have been defiant this week,
06:00that they will not be disunited.
06:02What are you hearing there?
06:06That's right, Maeve.
06:07I think that decision on Tuesday by Berlin to formally attribute Russia
06:11to that drone attack in Leipzig airport,
06:13that really sharpened the resolve of EU ministers over the past few days,
06:17who, remember, were joined by their Canadian, Swiss, British, Ukrainian, Icelandic counterparts.
06:23And 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
06:30coming into the European Union and all across NATO territory.
06:33Because, remember, it's emerging that potentially one of those responsible
06:36for the Leipzig attack came through the European Union, through Italy,
06:40back in April with a tourist visa.
06:42So that really was one of the very much important things that did emerge.
06:45In addition to that, and we heard it from Angela there,
06:48we're hearing from Mark Rutger, the NATO Secretary General,
06:50and Kayakalas, the EU foreign policy chief,
06:53that the Moscow war aims have not changed,
06:55but Moscow and the Kremlin are becoming more reckless
06:58and much more kinetic in their attacks on NATO territory.
07:02So what does all this mean?
07:03Does it mean we are at war with Russia,
07:04or is it all going to be below threshold?
07:07Certainly it's a development, what happened in Berlin.
07:09So with this, I caught up with Kostosius Budras,
07:12the Lithuanian foreign affairs minister,
07:13and I asked him a little about Lithuania's position on what this means.
07:18They want to freeze the whole cities in Ukraine and to gain advantage.
07:23And we are part of this picture,
07:25because we are the main supporters of Ukraine.
07:27In the Russian calculation, probably, is that if we are divided as the European family,
07:33and if we are polarized within our societies,
07:36maybe support to Ukraine will decrease,
07:39and maybe time will be on their side.
07:42So we also have the responsibility to deny them this projection.
07:47It won't happen.
07:48And we are resilient, and we are strong in it.
07:52And if there is a miscalculation on the Russian side,
07:57this is also the message from Lithuania,
07:58if there are casualties in Lithuania,
08:01it won't take us a long time to make a detribution, one thing,
08:08and also to qualify it if it is as an act of aggression.
08:13It won't be the gray zone.
08:14They need to be aware, basically,
08:16that you are willing to trigger Article 4 and then Article 5 of NATO.
08:20Nationally, you know, immediately,
08:22because we also have the rights of the sovereign...
08:25What does that mean, then?
08:25Yes, so we move to another state or self of our country.
08:30So then we are moving to the self-defense,
08:33and then we ask for our allies for the collective defense,
08:37and then we are moving to absolutely different escalation.
08:41So these operations with explosives in the civilian airport,
08:46so it is so close from the huge, huge damage that can be done and catastrophe.
08:51And then I see how on the Russian side they do not feel any consequences from it.
08:58Are you saying that if Leipzig, the drone with the military-grade explosives,
09:03was in Lithuania, for example,
09:06that the Lithuanian government would have responded differently,
09:09that you would have said that this is an act of aggression?
09:11That was the plot that was prevented.
09:14So 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,
09:23there is the damage done,
09:25and it falls under the UN-chartered definition,
09:27what are the conditions for the self-defense?
09:31Of course we would go for it.
09:32We don't need some working group and some commission to find out that it would take time.
09:37No, we will go immediately.
09:39And this is the thing that we have to collectively also make sure Russians,
09:45because they are playing here,
09:47and their bets are really high,
09:49and it is dangerous for our societies to fall into this trap.
09:54So we had the incidents with explosives already in the Baltic states.
09:58Those were prevented ones.
09:59But we also had the attempts to burn a factory,
10:04the IKEA shop, the arson operation.
10:08That was successful.
10:10So the spectrum is really high.
10:13A number of weeks ago, the United States had an assessment that,
10:16now we've heard this a lot, okay,
10:19but we were sort of reinforced again a few weeks ago,
10:22that there could be a potential attack on NATO territory by the Kremlin
10:26in a bid to unravel NATO somewhat,
10:29that it wouldn't be a full-scale invasion,
10:31but some sort of a limited ground invasion.
10:33And what are you hearing about that?
10:35And do you think then, therefore,
10:37if you were to trigger something like Article 5,
10:39that that could create a sort of chaos within NATO?
10:43Everything that we do, we consider,
10:45we do it with our allies,
10:46as we coordinate and we exchange our intelligence
10:51and our knowledge and understanding of the situation.
10:54So I can assure that those pieces of information
10:59that are shared publicly among the nations of the region,
11:03Baltics, Nordics, Poland and Germany,
11:07and each time the U.S. is mentioned,
11:09we are possessing the similar information.
11:12We see that there are some options considered on the Russia side,
11:15maybe to escalate also within the direction of NATO.
11:18And we are telling in this way that we are prepared,
11:21we know what you are cooking there,
11:23and believe it,
11:24it will be then considered within the NATO alliance
11:29as activities against all of us.
11:31You think America would stand by you as well,
11:33the United States would stand by in Lithuania
11:36in the event of an Article 5 situation?
11:38I have no doubts in Article 5.
11:40And politically, militarily,
11:43this is the strongest alliance that ever existed on this earth.
11:47And each day we are working on preventing some things,
11:51ensuring what we know,
11:53and planning, planning, planning operationally
11:55in purpose to be stronger for the collective defense.
11:58And this is the deterrence.
11:59And this is the only reason we're still in peace.
12:04Now, moving on,
12:06the Spanish government has been plunged into a new crisis
12:09after a leaked police report suggested Moroccan forces
12:12played a role in pushing migrants into Thauta
12:15in an unprecedented border violation.
12:18The question of how much Pedro Sánchez's government knew
12:20in the eras prior is central to its political survival.
12:24For the latest, we're joined now on set
12:26by our Chief Europe Editor, Maria Tadeo.
12:28Maria, some explosive allegations here.
12:30What exactly do we know?
12:31Yes, Maeve, and that is a central question here.
12:34How much did the Spanish government know
12:36in the days prior before that illegal border crossing
12:38on July 30th,
12:39which ultimately is about national security,
12:42and it is about border control,
12:44not just Spain, but also the European Union.
12:47Now, as you say, yesterday there was a report,
12:49it's 55 pages from the police,
12:52that leaked to a number of media outlets.
12:54This report suggests,
12:55contrary to what the Spanish government has argued now,
12:57for a month that Moroccan agents did,
13:00in fact, push migrants along the border.
13:03They were pushed into the sea,
13:04and that would happen,
13:05and we're seeing those pictures there.
13:06It was not accidental,
13:07and it was not a coincidence.
13:09This is a complete contradiction
13:11to the narrative of the Spanish government,
13:13which has argued this happened,
13:15and it was a tragedy.
13:16150 people died at sea
13:18because of social media,
13:19because of human traffickers,
13:21and this week, of course,
13:22the Spanish prime minister
13:23also seemed to indicate
13:24that Russia and Israel
13:25played a part in amplifying
13:27some of this misinformation,
13:28but the Spanish government
13:29has not ever pointed the finger
13:31at Moroccan authorities.
13:32That report that sent
13:34the Spanish political debate
13:35really on fire yesterday
13:37would totally contradict that.
13:39It also blindsided the government
13:41and the interior minister,
13:42which did not seem to be aware
13:44of the existence of the report.
13:45It also suggests
13:47that there is a battle of leaks
13:48really coming out of very sensitive
13:51government departments
13:52that suggest they either want
13:53to embarrass the government in public
13:55or there are new elements
13:56to the story that has not seen
13:58or that have not seen
13:59the light of day.
14:00Now, sources close to the Spanish government
14:02and Pedro Sanchez,
14:03the Spanish prime minister,
14:04is about to take questions
14:05in parliament in about an hour.
14:07They say, and they believe still,
14:09that Morocco is not involved
14:10and they do not believe
14:11this report is conclusive
14:12and the Spanish prime minister
14:13will take questions on this matter.
14:16Nonetheless, there is a general sense
14:18of molest across the Spanish population.
14:21There were protests yesterday
14:23that nonetheless this country
14:24or this crisis has been badly handled,
14:26that the government is not fully revealing
14:28the entire picture
14:29and the opposition repeating
14:30that they know more things
14:32than they have led on to the public opinion
14:35and they've decided to cover it up.
14:37Nonetheless, the Spanish government says,
14:38wait for this intervention
14:40from the Spanish prime minister
14:41in the next hour,
14:42who is today under immense pressure.
14:45Does Pedro Sanchez have a plan?
14:46I mean, the crisis is still continuing.
14:48There's still around 10,000
14:49irregular migrants in Ceuta.
14:50Well, and Maeve, to me,
14:52that is the bottom line
14:53because this is a crisis
14:54that simply will not let go
14:55because it has not been resolved.
14:58And you point to 5,000 people
15:00who are still in the territory of Ceuta.
15:03Half of them are understood
15:04to be minors.
15:05The local authorities say
15:06that number is probably double,
15:08so closer to 10,000 people.
15:09This is a very small territory.
15:12So you see there's a pressure cooker effect.
15:14We've seen tensions
15:15between the locals and the migrants.
15:17There's a concern of violence.
15:18The local authorities said yesterday
15:19this city is really at breaking point,
15:22but the Spanish government
15:23has not been able to offer a solution yet.
15:25Because some of them are migrants,
15:27so there are very strict laws
15:27about what you do
15:28with underage migrants.
15:30They have fundamental rights.
15:31You cannot just,
15:32excuse my language,
15:33but bundle people and send them back.
15:35The Spanish government also said
15:37that they would not send them over
15:39into the mainland
15:40and impact Schengen
15:41in the European Union.
15:42So that's failed to provide relief.
15:43And there is also
15:44a political deadlock
15:45between the conservative authorities
15:47in the city
15:48and the Spanish government
15:49over what to do.
15:50All of this is leading
15:52to big delays
15:53on the bureaucracy
15:54in terms of identifying
15:55who are these migrants stranded
15:57and at some point
15:58how to return them
16:00because the Spanish government
16:01continues to say
16:02they will have to return.
16:04Well, we keep, of course,
16:04a very close eye on that story
16:06and bring all the latest
16:06from that conference.
16:07Thank you so much, Maria Zayo,
16:08for bringing us all those details.
16:10And now to another development
16:12being watched very closely
16:13here in Brussels,
16:14the U.S. President Donald Trump
16:16has said the U.S.
16:17is ready to strike Iran
16:18at, quote,
16:19any time,
16:20but he does not expect
16:22the latest flare-up
16:23to continue too long.
16:24In the meantime,
16:25Iran has accused Washington
16:26of committing war crimes
16:27after four civilians
16:29were killed
16:29and dozens injured
16:31in a reported U.S. strike
16:32in a wedding.
16:33For the latest,
16:34we can go straight to Doha
16:35and bring in
16:36our regional correspondent,
16:37Leila Humarai.
16:38Leila, just tell us,
16:39how serious
16:40is this latest escalation
16:42and how is the region
16:42they're reading into it?
16:47Good morning, Maeve.
16:48That's right.
16:49In the last 24 to 48 hours,
16:51the U.S. and Iran
16:52have exchanged
16:52a new round of hostilities
16:54in the form of airstrikes,
16:56missiles,
16:56and drone attacks.
16:57Now, Tehran retaliated
16:59against Washington's strikes
17:01on its very strategic
17:03Karg Island assets
17:05by targeting U.S. bases
17:08in Jordan, Bahrain, and Kuwait.
17:10Now, in this region,
17:11GCC nations and leaders
17:12have been very clear
17:14that they cannot continue
17:15living in this war
17:17because each new wave
17:18of strikes
17:19leaves a lasting impact
17:20on the communities,
17:21the residents,
17:22and the economies
17:23in this region.
17:24And Qatar, here for its part,
17:26has vowed to continue
17:27mediating negotiations
17:29to find a peaceful resolution.
17:31And, of course,
17:32this is all happening
17:33in the backdrop
17:34of the continued standoff
17:36in the Strait of Hormuz,
17:37the central flashpoint
17:39in this conflict.
17:40U.S. has many times
17:41warned Iran
17:42that it will not tolerate
17:43a military buildup
17:45in the south
17:46which will threaten
17:47the Strait of Hormuz.
17:48Both countries have said
17:50that they are both
17:50in control
17:51of the Strait of Hormuz
17:52and that it has reopened
17:54in certain conditions.
17:55but we see that
17:56the data from
17:57the traffic flow
17:57is just not yet near,
18:00not anywhere near,
18:01pre-conflict flows.
18:02Now, to add
18:04another spanner
18:04in the works,
18:05overnight U.S. President
18:06Donald Trump
18:07suggested renaming
18:08the Strait of Hormuz
18:10on True Social.
18:11He posted,
18:12and I quote,
18:12now that we have it
18:13under USA control,
18:15should we change
18:16the name Hormuz Strait
18:17to Trump Strait?
18:18Like America itself,
18:20it would be hotter
18:21than ever before.
18:22Now, clearly,
18:22this indicates that
18:24Donald Trump believes
18:25that the U.S.
18:25has control
18:26of the Strait of Hormuz,
18:28but as I said earlier,
18:29that's just not translating
18:31to what is happening
18:32in those waters right now.
18:34Okay.
18:35Laila Humorai,
18:36thank you so much
18:36for that live broadcast there
18:37from Doha.
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