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00:00 More humanitarian aid reaches the besieged Gaza Strip, but distribution remains a problem and drinking water is running out.
00:09 Russian President Putin said Moscow could agree to cease fire without conditions imposed by Ukraine.
00:17 EU candidate Moldova moves to prevent Russian influence in the upcoming referendum and presidential election.
00:29 Humanitarian aid falls from the sky into war-torn Gaza.
00:35 The United Nations says more of it is arriving, but the entire population continues to experience high levels of acute food shortage.
00:46 More supplies are getting into the besieged territory after Israel agreed to open a new crossing point, but distribution is slow.
00:56 Now there are concerns about water.
00:58 The conditions on the ground haven't improved in any meaningful way.
01:02 I think there's going to be the immediate thing, which is obviously what we face just now, the challenge of water.
01:09 This is becoming very hot there now. The water supply system, people have got very... much less water than they need.
01:16 And as a result of that, waterborne diseases due to the lack of safe and clean water, and the destruction of the sanitation systems,
01:23 is bringing about problems for the population living there. As a result of that, there's been a lot of illnesses that have arisen.
01:30 In Israel, relatives of the hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza since October 7 have taken the campaign for their release to the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv.
01:41 They blocked roads outside the building in a message to the Biden administration to put pressure on the Israeli government to cut a deal with Hamas.
01:51 Vladimir Putin said Russia could negotiate with Ukraine about ending the war, but without certain conditions.
02:01 Speaking with the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, he said Moscow has never refused to peacefully resolve the war with Ukraine.
02:10 He also underlined Russia had not been invited to peace talks in Switzerland next week.
02:18 We were invited, but they said we were going to refuse. It would be funny if it wasn't so sad.
02:23 But I want to stress once again that we are for, not only in the format, but also in the imposition of any schemes that have nothing in common with reality.
02:36 The Kremlin has dismissed Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky's ceasefire requests.
02:43 This includes Moscow pulling back troops, paying compensation to Ukraine and facing an international tribunal.
02:50 Speaking from the Lithuanian capital at a Three Seas Initiative Summit, Zelensky warned European leaders that a lack of assistance could lead to further casualties and an ongoing conflict.
03:05 Moldova's government is taking action to counter potential Russian influence in a referendum on its bid to join the European Union.
03:13 Its newly created Centre for Strategic Communication is designed to react to so-called misinformation campaigns and fend off efforts to bribe the electorate.
03:24 The EU believes Russia is pouring money into the country.
03:30 The money is being used to bribe the people.
03:35 It all started with the transfer of money from the border to the border.
03:41 The money was not declared until 10,000 euros.
03:47 It was necessary to transfer the money to the border.
03:53 The vote is expected to take place in October.
03:58 The majority of Moldovans want to join the bloc.
04:00 However, opinions are mixed.
04:03 We are in favour of Moldova joining the EU, as well as Latvian countries and all the former countries of the Soviet Union.
04:15 We are different from the countries of the European Union.
04:22 It will be difficult for people to integrate and everything in the country will have to be rebuilt.
04:28 I think this is not the best option.
04:31 Moldova's pro-EU president is standing for re-election later this year.
04:36 Maya Sandu's allies have raised fears Russia will try to influence that ballot.
04:42 Moscow opposes its former Soviet-era ally joining the EU, but has dismissed allegations of political interference.
04:50 interference.
04:50 (whooshing)