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00:00Experts and environmentalists are warning of devastating environmental consequences
00:05after an oil tanker and a cargo ship crashed in the North Sea.
00:11Talks between Ukraine and the U.S. have begun in Saudi Arabia, as both sides look to put
00:16an end to the war.
00:20In an exclusive interview with Euronews, Minister for European Affairs Benjamin Haddad explains
00:25the importance of no longer relying on the U.S. to safeguard its interests.
00:31Greenland opens its polls to around 41,000 eligible voters for its parliamentary elections.
00:42Experts and environmentalists are warning of devastating environmental consequences
00:47after an oil tanker and a cargo ship crashed in the North Sea.
00:52The jet fuel that poured into the ocean is highly toxic to marine life.
00:56There's an irony that crude oil is the least toxic of the oils that gets built into the
01:02oceans. And there are bacteria, there are microbes that break down the crude oil. When
01:07it gets to things like refined oils, like the jet fuel, that has a much higher toxicity.
01:12I feel like it's concentrated by the refining process. And so the impact of that on life
01:18in the oceans will be devastating.
01:20On Tuesday morning, the fire that burned for more than 24 hours on the oil tanker was largely
01:25extinguished. The Dutch company Boscales has been asked to salvage the tanker.
01:30The first thing we're going to do is get closer to the ship to try and measure the temperature.
01:39We're allowed to do that now. Until now, we weren't allowed to get close to the ship,
01:44especially not close to the container ship. And that had everything to do with toxic gases
01:48that were released there.
01:50The collision triggered a major rescue operation, which was called off late on Monday, with
01:54one out of 37 crew members still missing. British police arrested a man on suspicion
02:00of manslaughter as they searched for answers about the cause of the crash. An investigation
02:05into the crash is being led by the U.S. and Portugal, the countries where the vessels
02:09are flagged.
02:13Talks between Ukraine and the United States on Hoyt and Kiev's three-year war with Russia
02:18have started in Saudi Arabia. A senior Ukrainian delegation have met with the U.S.'s top diplomats
02:25in the Red Sea port city of Jeddah. The talks offer an opportunity for Kiev to repair its
02:32relationship with the Trump administration, after an unprecedented argument erupted between
02:37Zelensky and the U.S. president last month. Ukraine needs to persuade Washington to end
02:44the subsequent U.S. suspension of military aid, with officials indicating it is ready
02:49to sign a critical minerals deal.
02:58At least one person was killed in Ukraine in overnight Russian attacks across the country.
03:06Several buildings caught fire in Odessa, including fuel tanks, a residential house and a warehouse
03:11of children's toys, according to local authorities.
03:16More than 100 firefighters, paramedics, volunteers and members of the National Guard were deployed
03:21to deal with the aftermath, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said.
03:28In Kherson, a 40-year-old cyclist was injured in a Russian drone strike on Tuesday morning,
03:33a day after the Russian army shelled two high-rise buildings in the city.
03:39People were also injured in Russian strikes on Kharkiv, Sumy and Zaporizhia.
03:45In the same night, Ukraine also launched a massive attack on Moscow, killing two people,
03:50according to the regional governor.
03:56Among lots of statements regarding Ukraine by Donald Trump, there was one that really
04:00stood out and crossed red lines for the Ukrainians. It was when Donald Trump said that Ukraine
04:06should not have started the war.
04:08I came here to Bucha, the area that was the first to see and to witness Russian atrocities
04:15during one month of occupation.
04:17And while the buildings here in Bucha have been rebuilt and the streets are now looking
04:23completely different compared to March 2022, the wounds of the people have not healed.
04:37509 names, 509 peaceful people who died here, not from hostilities, but during the occupation.
04:52We did not talk about rape, robbery, kidnapping of children.
04:58For the Russians, negotiations are not a way to find peace, it is a way to achieve
05:03something that you cannot achieve with weapons.
05:06The Russians wanted to take Kyiv in three days, but they failed.
05:11With the help of Trump, negotiations and so on, they are trying to occupy Ukraine
05:16by some other method.
05:20Here is the question of justice.
05:22What worries me is that when there are negotiations, no one talks about crime,
05:29no one talks about responsibility.
05:32But still, they will be able to really look at what...
05:44Zelensky can sign anything.
05:47There may be points...
05:50What they will accept is very good.
05:53The question is different.
05:55Will it force Putin to stop shooting?
05:58Ukrainians understand the word peace.
06:00When they are not killed, when there is justice, when criminals are responsible for crimes,
06:06this is peace.
06:08From Putin's point of view, I think that peace is when they don't shoot anymore,
06:13because there is no one alive on our side.
06:16The territory has remained.
06:18EUROPE
06:27Europe and the US will always be allies, but Europe can no longer rely on the US
06:32to safeguard its interests.
06:34In an interview with Euronews, Benjamin Haddad, the French minister for European affairs,
06:38says President Trump's decision to cut military aid to Ukraine could harm US interests.
06:44I think they go against even the interests of the United States.
06:47How can it be in the interest of the United States to give a victory to Putin,
06:51to show capitulation in Ukraine?
06:54What kind of message would that send to China and to other competitors?
06:59President Trump talks about peaceful strength.
07:01This is something that we share.
07:03Indeed, as I just said, the only way to prevent this war is precisely through strength,
07:07through pressure on the aggressor, Russia, not pressure on the victim.
07:12The minister also stressed the importance of providing Ukraine
07:15with the security guarantees necessary to ensure a lasting ceasefire.
07:19He believes that for this to happen, Europe will have to assume its own responsibilities.
07:25This is why we also announced continuous support militarily for Ukraine,
07:30the last European Council, and make sure that tomorrow, when we have a ceasefire,
07:36it's not just a parenthesis, a break of a couple of years that Russia uses
07:41to re-arm and re-attack Ukraine, but it's real, just, and lasting peace.
07:47Following last week's summit, Haddad sees this moment as a chance to invest in European defense
07:52and guarantee greater military independence.
07:55If you have American components and Americans decide that they can't do deep strike
07:59to be able to defend themselves against Russian targets, they can control the use,
08:04even though the European countries that would want Ukrainians to be able to do so have agreed to it.
08:11You can watch the full interview on The Europe Conversation this Thursday.
08:19Greenland opened its polls for parliamentary elections on Tuesday.
08:23Around 41,000 people are eligible to vote and 31 lawmakers will be elected.
08:30Several parties are participating in the election, including the left-wing party,
08:35Inuit Atakatigit, led by incumbent Prime Minister Mute Burup,
08:41and the Simeut, which has led the parliament in the past.
08:45Unofficial election results are expected soon after 10 o'clock this evening.
08:50Greenland occupies a strategic location in the North Atlantic,
08:54halfway between the US and Russia,
08:57and contains rare earth mineral primal in driving the global economy.
09:03Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has been arrested by the police
09:08in connection with a case of crimes against humanity.
09:11Duterte was arrested at Manila's airport on Tuesday
09:15on the order of the International Criminal Court, ICC, after arriving from Hong Kong.
09:20The surprise arrest sparked a commotion at the airport
09:24where lawyers and aides of the former president loudly protested.
09:29The ICC began investigating drug killings under Duterte
09:33as possible crimes against humanity more than a decade ago.
09:58The bridge over the Strait of Messina, between Sicily and Calabria in Italy,
10:02was already being discussed in the Roman era.
10:05Yet the bridge over the Strait has never gone beyond a design phase.
10:10This year, the government of Giorgio Meloni assures that the maximum construction site
10:15will start thanks also to European funding.
10:19Too expensive or technically too complex
10:22has been part of the political agenda of Italian governments since the 1960s.
10:26The bridge over the Strait is one of the most expensive and controversial infrastructural projects in the world.
10:30Let's see why in this episode of European Stories.
10:39The project of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
10:41involves connecting the Italian island of Sicily to the Calabrian region
10:45via road and railway.
10:48With its 3,300 meters of central camping,
10:51it could be the longest suspended bridge in the world.
10:54It would also be an important element of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean corridor of the European Union,
10:59a artery that will connect Europe from north to south
11:02to facilitate the movement of people and goods.
11:05According to the latest estimates, this pharaonic work would cost 13.5 billion euros.
11:11The European Union has allocated 25 million to cover half of the costs
11:15of the project of the railway part of the bridge.
11:19The government intends to use part of other European funds
11:23for the development of the most disadvantaged regions of the south
11:26to cover the last increase in the costs of the bridge.
11:30Critics say that the area in which it should be built
11:33is known for its high seismic activity, raising security issues.