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00:00 Lead candidate for the European left says the EU risks its global credibility by applying
00:05 different responses to Israel's war in Gaza and Russia's war on Ukraine.
00:12 Vladimir Putin is in China to further strengthen ties with Beijing.
00:20 The shooting of Slovakia's Prime Minister Robert Fico has sent shockwaves across Europe.
00:26 The country's interior ministry hinted that the attack might have been politically motivated.
00:32 Investigative journalist Andrey Matyshak tells Euronews Serbia that Slovakia's extremely
00:38 divisive politics has created a breeding ground for violence.
00:43 The polarization or even probably the radicalization of at least some part of Slovak society is
00:53 first of all a result of what politicians are doing.
00:59 We had a parliament election in September, then in March, April two rounds of presidential
01:05 elections.
01:06 Now we are in the middle of the campaign before the European Parliament elections.
01:12 So yes, so constant campaigning, constant political lashing and bashing 24/7 for many,
01:18 many months and even before that.
01:22 Many drew parallels between Wednesday's attack and another episode of violence occurred in
01:27 Slovakia, the 2018 murder of investigative reporter Jan Kušák and his fiancée Martina
01:34 Kužnirová.
01:37 Let's use this horrible act of violence in somewhat positive way.
01:44 It would be good to see, I don't know, the politicians from all political party being
01:49 at one moment being in one room and really saying to the voters, please, please don't
01:58 spread the hatred, don't spread the violence, don't spread lies.
02:05 Slovak authorities have described the attack as the darkest day in the country's modern
02:10 history.
02:12 The alleged attacker has been charged with attempted murder.
02:18 Fico is still in hospital.
02:20 His condition remains serious, although stable.
02:29 Slovakians are condemning the attack against their Prime Minister Robert Fico.
02:34 Some gathered around Banska Bystrica's hospital where he underwent surgery.
02:39 In democracy nothing like this happens.
02:42 It's unbelievable.
02:43 You can't imagine this.
02:46 You can't accept this.
02:48 Even if someone is dissatisfied, this is not a solution.
02:52 It's hard to say what I thought.
02:54 It's not possible.
02:55 It's not possible, because we are all people.
02:58 But in the last 12 years in power, everything is messed up.
03:03 People are getting angry, some love him, some hate him.
03:07 And here is the result.
03:09 But it shouldn't have happened.
03:11 Definitely.
03:13 We were very sad.
03:15 We didn't sleep all night and waited for the results.
03:21 Defence Minister Robert Kalinák held a presser on Thursday morning.
03:28 After more than five hours of surgery, Robert Fico's condition has stabilized.
03:36 The head of the Slovak government is still in critical condition at the intensive care unit of Bestercebány hospital.
03:42 As the presser said, it is still unknown when Bestercebány will be transported to another place.
03:49 And when he will be able to work.
03:52 Five shots were fired yesterday.
03:54 Three bullets were fired at his body.
03:57 Two medical teams worked to save him.
04:00 Kónyarita, Euronews, Bestercebány.
04:05 Vladimir Putin is in China again.
04:07 His second visit in six months marks 75 years of China-Russia relations.
04:13 A partnership that became stronger than ever since the war in Ukraine.
04:17 The Kremlin leader is there with the aim of deepening ties even further.
04:21 The energy sector is a key area of cooperation.
04:24 Russia is a reliable supplier of energy for the growing Chinese economy.
04:30 By the way, last year, we reached record levels of supply of Russian oil, gas and coal to China.
04:37 We are expanding cooperation in the industry, including automotive.
04:42 We are increasing the turnover in agriculture.
04:45 High-tech and innovative plans are being implemented, including space and nuclear energy.
04:53 After a morning packed with high-level meetings, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin attended a gala concert later on Thursday.
05:01 China-Russia relations.
05:03 The history of the three quarters of a century shows
05:10 that China and Russia have been friends for a long time,
05:15 and that comprehensive strategic cooperation and mutual benefit cooperation are fundamental to the interests of the two countries and the two peoples.
05:24 The meeting takes place while Russia mounts its biggest offensive in Ukraine since the war began.
05:31 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has visited Kharkiv amidst an ongoing Russian offensive.
05:43 At the bedside of wounded soldiers in a military hospital, Zelensky decorated doctors and fighters.
05:51 The Ukrainian leader said on social media that the situation in the region is generally under control.
05:58 He also met with senior military officials.
06:03 I would like to thank my brothers from the 92nd brigade.
06:08 You did not let the enemy through.
06:12 You are strong warriors, as well as other Kharkiv warriors who fight in other brigades,
06:18 for defending the world, the whole of Ukraine.
06:23 But today we are here in such an important direction.
06:28 Thank you again, take care of yourself, please.
06:32 I wish you only strength, victory, health, family and friends.
06:38 Meanwhile, the Ukrainian Interior Minister has said that Russian troops are taking prisoners
06:45 and executing civilians north of Vovchansk, a town 5 kilometers from the Russian border.
06:51 The national police are evacuating civilians amidst intense clashes.
06:57 The European Union is risking its global credibility by applying different standards
07:04 to its response to Israel's war in Gaza and Russia's war on Ukraine.
07:09 This is according to Walter Beyer, lead candidate of the European left for the EU elections in June.
07:15 In an exclusive interview with Euronews, the co-founder and president of the party lays blame
07:19 at the door of the Commission President.
07:22 Ursula von der Leyen's initially uncritical support for the Israeli government has been misguided, he argues.
07:28 Her behavior is typical for the double standard.
07:33 It's inadequate, it bears responsibility for that what is happening, and it's also not honest.
07:45 Because to blame everybody who is critical of the current Israeli government being an anti-Semite,
07:55 it's wrong, it's unjust, it's unfair, it's against history, it's against reason.
08:02 So, generally speaking, she dealt very badly.
08:07 And I see now they are saying something about Rafa, but they're saying it lately.
08:13 However, Beyer is reluctant to go as far as Jean-Luc Melenchon, the leader of left-wing party La France Insoumise,
08:19 which considers the situation in Gaza to be a genocide.
08:22 LFI is not a member of Beyer's party, but shares its leftist values.
08:27 I don't like the big words.
08:31 I mean, 35,000 killed people, two-thirds of them civilians,
08:39 a large part of them being kids.
08:43 Destroyed cities, destroyed hospitals, a complete destruction of infrastructure.
08:49 What would you like to call this?
08:52 In my words, it is war crime, it is a tremendous crime towards humanity, and we have to stop this.
09:05 In the interview, the 70-year-old Austrian politician also strongly condemns the recent statements
09:11 made by the centre-right European People's Party about the far-right.
09:15 Listen to the entire interview on Euronews next week in our new edition of Global Conversation.
09:30 Hello, my name is Myrto Tripati, I am the president of a European citizen association called Voices of Nuclear,
09:37 whose goal is to make the central role of nuclear energy recognized in the energy transition.
09:41 If I were elected to the European Parliament, my first decision would be to give back to Europe
09:47 all its ability to make decisions for itself and for itself,
09:51 especially by regaining real energy sovereignty.
09:54 This energy sovereignty must go through the development of nuclear energy and hydroelectricity.
09:59 These two energies are massive, controllable, low-carbon, environmentally friendly.
10:04 They already represent 70% of our own electricity.
10:08 We must help France, but we must also help Germany, Italy, Spain to regain their nuclear industry.
10:15 We must develop the European academic curriculum.
10:18 We must support and retain our researchers, develop their technologies in factories on the territory.
10:23 These two energies must be designated sovereign and strategic.
10:29 Hello, I am Marine Chollet, head of the ICHINOX party for the 2024 European elections.
10:41 If we were elected to the European Parliament, one of the first measures we would take would be to tax kerosene at the European level.
10:48 Indeed, kerosene is the only fuel that has not been taxed since the 1944 convention in Chicago.
10:54 This creates a huge competition bias by other means of transport, which are, however, for most of the carbonated.
10:59 We would like to reinvest this money in rail and infrastructure development,
11:03 but also in the maintenance of rail infrastructure at the European level,
11:07 so that we make rail the European means of transport.
11:15 France has declared a state of emergency after four people died in rioting in the Pacific Overseas Territory of New Caledonia.
11:23 The unrest started on Monday with a protest over France's efforts to expand voter lists
11:28 that would benefit pro-Paris politicians and marginalize the Kanak people.
11:33 The Kanak are indigenous to the islands and once suffered from strict segregation policies.
11:39 Gendarmerie and police reinforcements took off from France on Wednesday in a bid to curb spiraling violence.
11:46 (whooshing)