to the us president donald trump promised has to start told to russia ukraine was also speaking to the b is on both sides of the conflicts, the carrier dentist. and this is i'll just say right away from the also on the program . president trump says us access to ukraine's rent estimate is could be key to a deal. as a treasury secretary host took some key israel issues more threats to resume the warrant concepts, katara and egypt trying to rescue a franchise spot of agreement. and serious new preston phones a committee for a national donald,

discuss the country's political future. the u. s. president donald trump has said that he and the russian president vladimir putin have agreed to meet him, begin torques to end the war and ukraine. a soft of trump spoke with food to on the phone for over an hour. he also called ukrainian preston, automated semanski. that'll trump said the c spot in ukraine was likely and then not too distant future. we're going to have some other meetings and we'll be, i'll be dealing with president potent, largely on the phone and we ultimately expect to meet. in fact, we expect that he'll come here and i'll go there and we're going to meet also probably in saudi arabia. the 1st time we'll meet in saudi arabia and see if we can get something done. but we want to end that, or that was a disaster. although trump was also asked if you crane would have to see, have a treat to russia. what are you gonna have to do? what he has to do?

but, you know, his poll numbers aren't particularly great to put it mildly, is got a country where, you know, it's been savaged and attacked and he's got an army that's been very, very brave actually, despite the fact that, you know, we've given them, in my opinion, 350000000000 dollars, that's what the real number is. you don't hear that number. and europe is given in my opinion, a $100000000000.00. and they've done it in the form of a loan. and i have a secretary of treasury right now is actually quite brave. he's over in ukraine on the train. and there's a lot of things happening around that train that aren't so good. and he's going there to get a document done where we're going to be in a sure that we're going to in some form, get this money back because we're putting up far more money than europe in europe is and far more danger than we are. we have an ocean in between. europe has nothing

in between. let us go to my 100 down in washington dc might firstly tell us more about this quote. i didn't repeat it. what does appear to be a very, a nickel cold president, trump described it as bomb. he said that the president putin is open to the idea of fits of station or facilities, perhaps even a sci fi in the foreseeable future. as president trump put it. but hearing very much, the transactional nature of the way in which a president trump views any negotiation to end the will in ukraine. this has to do with agree claiming of money as he puts it, that has been given to ukraine $350000000000.00. the claims has come from the us at during the war. and so once again, you are seeing a beginning of a negotiation phase of bro could to an extent by the us, which is already tilting heavily towards the russian side. us. and what about the

us treasury secretaries visit the keys and then it was what came out of that? well, we don't know exactly what came out of it. the 1st that we knew that the treasury secretary was actually in cuba was when the president trump said. so he also made very clear, as i mentioned, that the treasury secretary is seeking to come for the funds that were paid into the ukraine into u. k. and during the bytes and administration, because president trump contends it is 73 times as much as what europe has donated or given to ukraine, talking about getting some of this money back, talking about some kind of red. uh, so getting minerals out of ukraine in exchange for the money that has to be given, not to make very clear as the money that was sent to ukraine, will the assistance that was sent to ukraine. and we, since he is, has been in connection with ukraine's will efforts. it was not, as donald trump would have had some form of loan, it was

a grand match shop. the assistance was in military equipment. once again, a trump putting a dollar finger on this assistance over the last few years. but looking at this already using the pension of what the us plan is for a negotiated solution. he has already, uh, president trump rolled out you credit and getting back any territory until before 2014. he has also ruled out as president trump. any ideas that you claim might have of starting nato. this would be normally part of the negotiation. here you have the us presenting itself as an honest broker in these talks, or really assessing the terms for any c spy or any agreement between russia and ukraine. terms that on the face of it exceedingly and favorable to ukraine. my how to thank you. or are you crazy? impressed as the minister lensky gave his nicely address, softer his phone call with donald trump. he said they had that substances

conversation deeper stem from wayne from a law firm. and that brought the president, trump informed me of what boots and had told him on see what we believe that america strength is enough together with us and all of our partners to push russia and pollutants a piece at i'm a piece of data, she would i also met with us treasury secretary to prepare an agreement that will strengthen our security and to give a new impetus to our economic relation. you guys, nationalist, you know, stuff about it but has more on rushes reaction to order this from us going. or there are many positive comments. so russian politicians on the sloan, anticipate of donald between the 2 presidents, even de, nobody's calling. it's a breakthrough. many say that all this get done over the best of them is absence. people hear hopeful, they see the trump is actively trying to keep his promise to boot and then to the when you trade, that still there is no way to go before any turning point seemed relations between the washer and the united states. because according to the russian side,

from street assesses, are responsible for the to a ration of relations for too long. and patient is obviously not an easy person to negotiate with. he never gives into ultimatums. it's only possible that there will be any kind of the so called to a tree exchange, a criminal spokesman to be troops. coal also has said that russia is not discussing the issue of exchanging territories with ukraine. something that you create in presence of blood the minute the landscape have previously offered, according to best called o ukrainian units, which apparently occupying ponds on precious horse. the region will be expelled from that. and russia is not going to make any territorial concessions, retaining all the previous had taken cranium liners. something that you create is no growing type set, but still we can see that things begin changing quite rapidly. here we can mention the risk of present a swap between the 2 countries. so despite all the disagreements, there was room for pushes, optimism, dealership of all of the elders, the rent, most current, the new us defense secretary, p, texas,

told him they to meeting it's unrealistic for ukraine to attend to his pre 2014 borders and for it to join nato. if he wants the war to end, i shouldn't hold by reports from brussels. a fix for natal numbers. this was a crucial moment. the old $1.00 to $2.00, he was in us defense secretary, how to say about ukraine on his 1st official trip abroad order. the u. s. has been the largest supplier financial and committed to support for ukraine. ne, to n d, a u strongly believe supplying more cash and weapons to keep is the best way to end the war. but the us under trump, things differently. we want like you, a sovereign and prosperous ukraine. but we must start by recognizing that returning to ukraine's pre 2014 borders is an unrealistic objective.

chasing this, illusionary goal will only prolong the war and caused more suffering headsets also said ukraine must abandon any idea of joining data. and that the us had no intention of sending tubes to the country to support any peace deal. earlier in the day, the native secretary general said the alliances members were increasing their defense spending to reach 2 percent of that g d p. this home where your brain is on the battlefield, the strong that they will be as if you go straight to the table. the greater the chance of getting a good deal for lasting piece. this is know is also russian. besides trying targeting, keep on wednesday, the will shows no sign of letting up. now to members the pushing ukraine to a pretty much your, the couldn't. bolden russia to expand its influence across europe? us president donald trump, once they to members to stop relying on us protection and spend 5 percent of the g,

d. p on defense. it demand dismissed by germany and many of the european countries . long as of its type, which we see is a target of 3 percent or 3.5 percent is not the main issue. what method is, is a clear continuous increase in defense spending. as i often say, we need a security mixed generation plans. one of them choose sustainable, long term investments and defense capabilities and the parents until a few days ago they to and you members were hoping they might convince the drum on the merits of solid transatlantic alliance to navigate an event changing geo political landscape. the even offer to buy more weapons from the us as a sign of gratitude, but from seemingly wasn't swayed. this is going to be

a moments when most european countries have to risk. think that defense priorities and why the or the said wait on how to move forward, then don't accept that. it's just a matter of time before the us shifts its focus on defense strategy way from you are to come to a, china's economic uncommitted to rise. costume i bought a honda 0 brussels. all right, so is that what is known? the residence senior fellow at the atlantic cancels europe sense that she joins this live now from washington dc. welcome to the program. so overall, then what do you make of america's position now? when it comes to the war you create, then trump's strategy to ended as well. i think that trump has been saying for months, if not years now, that if he was elected president again that he would end this war in 24 hours now, it has been longer than 24 hours since he was inaugurated and that hasn't happened

. but he sees this war as i would say, a political distraction. he doesn't see it as the same sort of assault on democracy that binding and his administration side. so really he wants to be sort of done with it. and so i think that we're seeing him approach this war in the same way that he approaches his other negotiations, which he comes to the table with a position that might seem outlanders to some people, but at least provides a starting point for potential talks. and so we saw this in the conversation that he had was put in. we solve this when a secretary of defense p tags that spoken nato today. and so i think this is just the starting point, but i do think that they're being pretty realistic about what the us is ready and willing to support and what it's not going to be willing to support which is boots on the ground or nato membership for ukraine, at this point,

you mentioned starting point that, i mean, it seems that the usaa saying that nathan membership fee trained, for example, is already off the table even before negotiations begin. i mean, ukraine might say that simply on fed, and it probably would say that that's unfair and there are probably people in the, by the administration and in europe that would say that's unfair as well. i think the problem here is that, remember, nieto is a consensus based organization. there are now 32 members and all 32 members need to agree on these major decisions, including nato expansion. and i think it's a hard batch to, to push that all 32 members would agree to let ukraine in the alliance right now, or even 5 or 10 years in the future. because what comes along with nato membership is mutual defense guarantees. which means that an attack against one is an attack against all. and so i don't think those are the things that the us or potentially

even other europeans are willing to provide you create at the moment. but notably, trump didn't say anything about the european union. so i could see a scenario where he makes it clear. nato might be on the table, but then he really pushes the europeans to put the you on the table and to have the european boots on the ground to secure a ceasefire line by somebody. so we appreciate your insights. thank you. it's the media to southern a race against time to save. the goal is a safe spot and that's delegation is arrived in colorado as egypt and try to try to salvage the deal. as part of the agreement time boss is due to release the next group of his early captives in just 3 days. but it's accusing is rather validating

the deal and that's postpone the exchange. is rarely defense minister is a cuts has reiterated that war and the strip will review if the release doesn't happen on saturday from the sell. who has more on this, not from jordan's capital among us because he's where the government and the pad a single thought to have bend deltas here from reporting inside these ro, an occupied westbank. it is really defense minister israel cath reiterating comments by is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu just the day before noting that is how much doesn't release the captives by new local time. on saturday, the war would resume, but the defense ministers comments were a little bit more severe saying that the war would be much different in its intensity and scale, saying that quote, the gates of hell would open on gonzo, which is a little bit difficult to comprehend. given just how much carnage we witnessed in the 15 months of war, tens of thousands of palestinians killed. and nearly the entirety of the gaza strip destroyed him. us has accused israel

a violating the deal in the 1st place saying that they are holding up critical and vital humanitarian aid that is supposed to come into the strip in the form of tens, caravans and other temporary shelters to house palestinians in the interim. but in the meantime, these really military is drafting a plans for the potential resumption of the war and is really prime minister benjamin netanyahu was set to visit, is really military southern command center that's according to was really media to talk about the next steps for what's gonna happen if this war to resume, but nonetheless, mediators are scrambling behind the scenes to try and make sure that this cease fire holds. this was a sensitive deal from the beginning that was never guaranteed to set forth and just eat off a month. was that stuff, palestinians have relocated back to the result of 15 months of war fare is growing that the conflict will start again. honey might lead reports from reference, southern goals. so is there any forces maintain a significant presence were still reporting from rough i city and just minutes

after the sunset, the area started to become more of a desert here with the lot of people who were here during the daytime, inspecting their homes just within this area not going far away because they're still 60 percent of the area according to run by municipality under these really military control and within the range of fire are departing the area and making their way back to their 10 site. this is part of the growing fear as statements and news about the possibility of the ceasefire to collapse at any time giving the stand up in the past 48 hours as these really military repeatedly failed to meet its obligations and honor the terms of the ceasefire. and the chief among them is the do i have the permission to allow the many of them much needed aid and basic necessities to enter the gods. among them dates the fuel trucks as well as the tents and the mobile homes that have not made there. we have not been allowed to enter their overhead crossing for

a much needed population. the northern parts of district garza city. all of this, coupled with the mounting fear of the ruler route to resume. there is almost a unanimous agreement among people here that as soon as these really military return the, the captives or the cap is, are being released. they're going to resume the war. and that has post once many of the people, the plans here to go back to their homes in northern part of districts and gods in many of the area that being control and devastated by these rating military. we're still in rough. i city, we're seeing much of the devastation that is causing this not only causing fear, but also much of them on certain of the, of the future of this city, similar to other parts of the gaza strip. honey. my mother was just data from rough acetate, palestine said i had all that. we'll just say the west. yes. the generous report highlights the record number of need to because count

the had low, the winter storms of the story across north america. the latest one, pushing its way out. east spring, significant snow to eastern parts of canada, freezing rain, and very heavy rain all the way across the mid atlantic. down to florida and the gulf of mexico behind that is cooler but quiet of the central parts of the us and canada, but not for long. we go to the system working its way in west, and that mr. rivers at spot flood slash flooding, potentially in california, and that will bring some snow to the sierra nevada and further afield. use that wintery mix working its way in. now that cold air has been felt as far south as texas. there's

a change to come. we'll see the temperature pick up to 22 degrees celsius by saturday for dipping down once again. now there's looking a lot cooler across the north of mexico as we move to central america and the caribbean west. the weather is expected to pour in here on thursday. by friday, we'll see the big bus of rain extending down to you could turn potentially moving into believes as well. we could see some flooding from that. there's some heavy rain as well to come for costa rica and panama quieter, across the car, being to end the week, the, the

the, [000:00:00;00] the, you watching out to see a reminder about top storage. now the, so i'm asked that again is arise in colorado. the talks of the settings will postpone the next attempt to produce egypt and cats are trying to salvage. the goal is a safe spot deals, as well as mobilize troops and ones that will receive us present. donald trump says he and russian president for the preaching have agreed to meet again towards the

end, the war and ukraine. trump says a si, size, likely not too distant future. we'll use present. donald trump says ukraine supplies of where us minerals could be the key to a piece deal, the minerals on the bottom component. so many new technologies and ukraine has potentially huge reserves in non con reports. now, from the don't yet screeching this use mines adult, the landscape of ukraine's east, but the mining sector could be powering up and going into production again. the ukraine sits on the 12 trillion us dollars with the rarest minerals needed to power technology, including lithium and titanium. it could be arrival to china, the world's biggest current supply. and that's interesting to the us, which is wary of china, is rise globally. the famously transactional us present. donald trump says he has found the deal he wants to make with ukraine to help and the wall. so we're looking to do

a deal with your brain with giving them weapons and aid and return the rest of materials and ukrainian presence. without them is lensky is open to the idea is russia, it's pot says the almost the minerals deal as some have deb this is a sign of the us slowing down the simple for ukraine. the biggest commercially viable array of mineral deposits. i'll also in the territories, russia has a hand ext away, the west of the will rages. they include the hands did. that's that breeze you. together. they all with 6 trillion dollars or 53 percent of ukraine's red of mineral deposits. but with that much money involved, ukraine is clear, no development of resources until the full and to the war and complete russian withdrawal. ukraine, a strategic resources only after the war. and so we can do it

only when the territory of you grant will be deep occupied when it will be liberated because manual such resources are right now are located in the territories occupied by russia. but donald trump has said, maybe ukraine will be russian, maybe not a statement that is confused many here and bots, even if the will ends tomorrow. ukraine has to be safe. an open said business. one of the many challenges to that are the line lines that russia has so many across the east. it's slow, dangerous work, according to the mining organizations, one year of laying down and burns takes 10 years to remove. that's the t. yes so far. another big challenge will be the full and soldiers and dead civilians. in the face of those sacrifices giving up territory to most go is an emotional issue. but that's exactly what russia once, according to that public statements, at least. so getting peace through red minerals is going to be

a very difficult challenge. and we're on con, how does there then? that's the region the committee to protect journalist has released its annual report. findings show that last year was the deadline, is for jeff. this says organization began documenting in 1992. it says 124 journalist and media workers were killed across the world in 2024. israel is responsible for almost 70 percent of that total. with 82, john was killed in gauze and 311 and 139 german. this were killed in other parts of the well. so don, unpacking stone were among the most dangerous for the media. at least 24 jen. this were killed because of the work. but that includes 10 cases where israel nodded members of the press by deliberately targeting them, garza and 11 in their posts also highlights the unprecedented kings of free launches. 43 died in 202431 of those with palestinians in gaza

area. we spoke to frank, smite the found, and c o table just of security and a veteran that press freedom advocates. he says the germans death toll from the mess. israel was the highest on record. we've never seen a conflict with so many journalists have been killed ever since. 1992 going back and c, b j's data base and going back even to 1981 when the organization was found that. and if you go back in time to prior conflicts, there's no, there's no death toll even in world war 2, world war one that we know of reach is this level. so this is extraordinary. and the fact that 70 percent of them had been killed by is really forces in the, in gaza or in the wider theater around gaza. is alarming a, c, b, j has also talked about impunity. now in the past, when c, b, j is talked about impunity,

they're usually talking about impunity for journalists who were murdered or killed in homicides 2 shots in the back of the head. and then there's some, there's always been concerned about disputed shoes and shootings, such as maison dana who was killed in a rock, i believe in 2003 or writers journalist and a shooting by us forces. but this is extraordinary, and it raises the question of impunity for war crimes or violations of the rules of war committed by is really forces. there are also work crimes agree, just war crimes committed by a mosse at the start of his conflict. but the over whelming majority of journalists killed since october 2022 in god's in new york surrounding theater had been killed by his really forces a lawyer who was visited, the detains director of gauze has come out. one hospital says the adults who is being subjected to torture, then is very prison. doctor,

has some other sophia was taken in december. this is where the forces rated the hospital in northern goza, on several occasions he met directly with. is there any troops, se, manage the forced evacuation of his patients and stuff? is the 1st time anyone has been allowed to visit, talk to, of who saffir, who is being held in of a prison an occupied westbank lawyer summit, a nama is part of the legal team, representing doctor august the 5th, and an interview with l. just air, he describes the situation and is what are the dimensions i got on my left who just called despite the 9 all the charges against him. he was beaten with stick. an electric stick enhanced by these really are not the whole to get a confession from him and talking after that he was transferred to these really said a team on prison where you was held in solitary confinement for 25 days. you know, they investigated him continuously over 10 days and very difficult situation inside

the prison cells where he fainted, due to feeling suffocated. small jenny, a lot of the sofa. some soccer has some denied all the charges against him, and no evidence was proven against him. that could convict him $47.00 days of investigations having proven any charge against the doctor. and therefore, there is no indictment from the is really general prosecution against him. until this moment, the rebel lee does have match with the delegation of the catholic bishops and the congress city of game and effort to resolve ongoing conflict of fighting between the army and am 23 rebels resumed on choose day of the to day pause. the when it says more than 110000 people have been evicted from displacement camps in the east, there's no obvious place to go around and back to m 23 levels and it's on the eyes, the noise, forcing them out, training. they're moving one entirely. sorry. is it transitional preston has announced the creation of

a committee to shape the country's political future. syria has been under the control of an interim government led by and i'll show since the full about shaw on the side in december. several infections have agreed to disband, the members being integrated into a future national force. it's not clear if general elections will be held a sullivan job reports not from the capitol. domestics. the interim government has announced a 7 member committee, which comprises off members from the ruling coordination, the higher side of the shop group, which has been disbanded by the intern president. it also includes members of the civil society and 2 women. one of home is a christian, so all of them on the tv, the hearing from the international community and the city and people of inclusive at the and diversity being reflected in the actions of this government seems to