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united states of america. for more on that, let's go live to the munich security conference to speak to elizabeth palmer, who's senior foreign correspondent for cbs news. hello, elizabeth. hello. just exlain hello, elizabeth. hello. just explain to — hello, elizabeth. hello. just explain to us _ hello, elizabeth. hello. just explain to us what - hello, elizabeth. hello. just explain to us what jd - hello, elizabeth. hello. just| explain to us what jd vance, hello, elizabeth. hello. just- explain to us what jd vance, how he eve'ar�* to us hat ed vance he he ~r~ ~~ on 5vd'3" t5 d5 “? !d "3"'5 he 55 ~r~ ~~ on the 5vd'3a t5 d5 hat !d "3a'5 “a 55 ~r~ ~~ on the threats coming 5vd'3a t5 d5 hat !d "3a'5 “a 55 ~r~ ~~ within )n the threats coming 5vd'3a t5 d5 hat !d "3a'5 “a 55 ~r~ ~~ within in the threats coming 5vd'3a t5 d5 hat !d "3a'5 “a 55 ~r~ ~~ within in europe. ats coming from within in europe. iii—z noes from within in europe. iii—z aoes bit from within in europe. if; aoes bit like from within in europeg _ goesl bit like this, i argument goes a bit like this, that europe has generally failed on europe'hasgéner-allyfailéd d11 immigration that it is controlling immigration that it is out of control, in his view, and that there is a huge out of control, in his view, and that there instead ie public out of control, in his view, and that there instead of jublic out of control, in his view, and that there instead of dealing with 55551555 “$555 5? 5551“? filth european are it, european governments are anti—immigration parties muzzling anti—immigration parties and politicians, attacking free speech, and that's fundamentally they are éflszfléifidfiéfiitfig} 551515555165” " authoritarian and éflszfléifidfiéfiitfigy 55151555516?” 77 need 'itarian and éflszfléifidfiéfiitfigy 55151555516?” 77 need to rian and éflszfléifidfiéfiitfig} 551515555165” 77 need to take and éflszfléifidfiéfiitfig} 551515555165” 77 need to take a and
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party in germany, the alternative and he met the head of pa ewgiz party. this is days the the partydthislsdays befere the the partydthislsdays befere the the federal election, is proving to be more which is proving to be more contentious than perhaps any german in decades. so we know supporters, this of the trump supporters, this part of the republican party, likes to show that it has allies on 555" the —:: -=:: of the spectrum in right 55 555 555515’5155-5555rfi �*i5 ”" f ’ the fi5,55 55 555 5555155155555“;rfi �*i5 ”" f ’ the fact fi5355 55 555 5555555155555“;rfi �*i5 ”" f ’ the fact that fi5355 55555 5555551555555;r5 �*i5 ”" f ’ the fact that the vice jd vance has vocalised presidentjd vance has vocalised in such a clear way days before german election at a security iimagine i imagine people in conference, i imagine that people in capitals, this a scenario for them. that 77 politics, 7 77 politics, dead? their domestic politics, dead democracies are being interfered with the us president and his with 55; 55555555555555555 55 official. with. 53 the'ds'pteside nt—5z--5—--.5f-. official. �* , 5, 5 with. 53 the'ds'pteside nt—5z--5—--.5f-. official. , 5, ”73155559, interfering, as iiiilf'iite’i'i'eetii'ig, as you put tfg as you put it, that interfering, as you put it, because like—minded that interfering, as you put it, becaus in like—minded that interfering, as you put it, becaus in power like—minded that interfering, as you put it, becaus in power in europe e—minded that interfering, as you put it, becaus in power in europe orminded that interfering, as you put it, becaus in power in europe or is nded that interfering, as you put it, becal some iwer in europe or is nded that interfering, as you put it, becal some kind in europe or is nded that interfering, as you put it, becal some kind in�* deeper>r is nded there some kind of deeper strategy here, a reason to this kind here, a reason to ferment this kind of stuff? 5, 5, ~'
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here, a reason to ferment this kind of stuff? 5, 5, ~ 5, of stuff? eifii§f5 stratea of stuff? eifii§f5 strate: as m of stuff? eziéi§f5 strate as american uni polarity in the world, economic, and and i—:= you have allies j you have allies in european if you have allies in european capitals, and there are some if you have allies in european capitals, such :here are some if you have allies in european capitals, such :here are orban, if already, such as viktor orban, if you can get allies on the part 555 555 555 allies. 55. the same part 5 5 55, .. the spectrum in france, of the spectrum in france, germany, in the uk, with reformat, that's a 7—7 to preserve uni— wag to piqse},:j1,,:,1, 4t- wgg tg press}, m, 4?- polarity. divide and rule. ggéifly is polarity. divide and rule. giggly; l is something i polarity. divide and rule. giggly; l is something that i polarity. divide and rule. gzééiflléf l is something that europeans fi polarity. divide and rule. e!% l is something that europeans are it is something that europeans are uniquely vulnerable to and it is something that the administration is to be poking out for many going to be poking out for many to g ., ., ., going to be poking out for many ? e is called the came out yesterday is called the challenges of democracy. do you thinkjd vance had some of the same mind? challenges in mind? i doubt it! the seech challenges in mind? i doubt it! the speech was — challenges in mind? i doubt it! the speech was silly — challenges in mind? i doubt it! the speech was silly and _ challenges in mind? i doubt it! the speech was silly and immature. - speech was silly and immature. democracy and free speech are certainly— democracy and free speech are certainly challenge in many
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certainly under challengeein, many challenge but certainly under challangain, many challenge but leave hunry out aiat 77 hunry out aiat the 77 7 the-challene 7 7 the-challene is 7 7 the-challene is no 7 the challen-e is noomin- moment. the challenge is not coming from governments. these criticisms mm - re rich, from a are pretty rich, coming from a president— are pretty rich, coming from a president who is quite uniquely although i authoritarian. although i accept that democracy and freedom of speech are under_ that democracy and freedom of speech are under challenge in our country, they. under_ are under challenge in our country, they under challenge much more they are under challenge much more so in the _ they are under challenge much more so in the boss is the man so in the us and his boss is the man who is_ so in the us and his boss is the man who is responsible. so in the us and his boss is the man who is - responsible.— so in the us and his boss is the man who is - responsible. eff-1.77 t w our challenges coming from? there is a significant — our challenges coming from? there is a significant come _ our challenges coming from? there is a significant come a _ our challenges coming from? there is a significant come a large _ our challenges coming from? there is a significant come a large minority - a significant come a large minority of people. — a significant come a large minority of people, especially among the young, — of people, especially among the young, who don't accept the basic yaung, whiz; dan't assapt tha aa'. of - of democracy _ yaung, who dan't assagt the basis of democracy who free 2 free speech. the - free speech. the problem, - - free speech. the problem, the - fre forieech. the problem, the - fre for free i. the problem, the - fre for free speech roblem, the - fre for free speech is alem, the - fre for free speech is not1, the from it's comin- coming from governments, it's coming from the _ coming from governments, it's coming from the pressure of opinion from - fellow— from the pressure of opinion from fellow citizens and that's a difficult ourfellow citizens and that's a difficult thing to deal much more difficult thing to deal with than— much more difficult thing to deal with than the pressure coming from government. with than the pressure coming from government-— government. basically what we call cancel culture? _
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government. basically what we call cancel culture? well, _ government. basically what we call cancel culture? well, - part i government. basically what we call cancel culture? well, - part of| cancel culture? well, that's part of it but a cancel culture? well, that's part of it but. a problem _ cancel culture? well, that's part of it but i a problem that _ cancel culture? well, that's part of it but i a problem that goes i cancel culture? well, that's part of} it but i a problem that goes back it but it's: a prabtsrn that gasa ti... the it hat it'a a prahtarn that gaaa hart? iw it hat it'a a prahtarn that gaaa hart? i the origins of it hat it'a a prahtarn that gaaa hath the origins of mass democracy, to the origins of mass democracy, that conformity is the instinct of many— that conformity is the instinct of many. our— that conformity is the instinct of many our fellow citizens. many of our fellow citizens. listening _ many of our fellow citizens. listening to you, i you said listening to you, i know you said that you and jd vance agree that you and jd vance don't agree but are naming the problem but you are naming the same problem but you are naming the same problem but different for it? yes, but different culprits for it? yes, absolutely. _ but different culprits for it? yes, absolutely, i is _ but different culprits for it? yes, absolutely, i is what - but different culprits for it? yes, absolutely, i is what is i i'm seekin- to happening but i'm seeking to point out that— happening but i'm seeking to point out that the country which out that actually, the country which has gone _ out that actually, the country which has gone furthest in destroying these _ has gone furthest in destroying these values is the united has gone furthest in destroying — thes in/alues is the united h has gone furthest in destroying — thes in particularie united h has gone furthest in destroying — thes in particular the nited h has gone furthest in destroying thes in particular the administration and in particular the administration of which _ and in particular the administration of which vance is a part. and =-—e talkediut talked about immi - ration mehreen, he talked about immigration quite a lot. we were baby gaita a tat. lala waraitaalay , ~ ,, in brussels together 57 end”? ,, ,,,,,, "ya—f ~ end of the crfsis e'fi'd’étfié icrfsiisbut” fright” ' the . . 1’ight 1the1h1ugew 11 fight; 1 the huge numbers of he's right about the huge numbers of coming to in the last people coming to europe in the last decade �*so. the numbers are very decade or so. the numbers are very big. decade or so. the numbers are very bi. ~ , decade or so. the numbers are very bii. . , ., decade or so. the numbers are very bi. ~ , . , ., , big. well, why are these people comini in big. well, why are these people coming in and — big. well, why are these people coming in and i are - big. well, why are these people coming in and i are they i coming in and how are they entering
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europe? of course we have 111 1i1t1hink 1 1 1 11111i1th1ink1w1h1a1t11 1 11 1 i think what vance 11 i think what vance is 11 i think what vance is getting11at but i think what vance is getting at is a sense of cultural anxiety, civilisational anxiety, he thinks that christian europeans be more protectiee and should be more protective of and that governments are not paying attention to. i sufficient attention to. i don't thinkjd vance knows about the of migrants working gercentage of migrants working in countries. germany ee feeeeh 539 el” el e'etfité “it? needs ee feeeeh ee�*e fift'ee11ee1ttfie n? needs migration ee feeeee ee�*e eeti ee1: 1e'e1teee e? needs migration more demographically needs migration more than any other outside italy the than any other outside italy in the eu. these are the issues thatjd ell these are netrthe rissges thatj-d wants to grapple with. he's vance wants to grapple with. he's trying to ferment the kind of 1 heard in 11th1e11 1 1 1 1 the decade 1 1 gh;”"a;’.;d;';.a 1 th1e1111d1e1cadg1andm1a1k1e111 1 t1h1e1111d1e1cadg1an1dm1a1k1e11th1e1m 1 of mainstream europe. zof mainstream europe. let's part of mainstream europe at the other thing that was doing 1 1 was doing in 1 1holding vance was doing in europe, holding talks with president zelensky of the first time they've met and the first chance to chat after donald trump and vladimir putin spoke
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will include so—called security guarantees for ukraine. anders fogh rasmussen. he spoke about the internal threat to europe. of the trump administration? well, i think we're seeing a gradual disengagement from europe. so, what i have learned here in munich is that we have to speed up in europe when it comes to increased investments
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and that includes providing security guarantees for ukraine. is that that is where neville chamberlain allowed hitler to get yes, indeed. and the lesson from munich is, appeasement with dictators does not lead to peace. on the contrary, it leads to war and conflict. and if you give concessions to dictators, they only get appetite
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so definitely i will not be happy. for our all security, then that could be a decision which could be justified. prime minister, thank you. the prime minister of latvia speaking to the prime minister of latvia us short while ago. speaking to us a short while ago. she did not rule out the jonathan, she did not rule out the idea of a big peacekeeping force in 1�*the 1 1�*the war 1 1�*the waris 1 �*the war is over. is ukraine after the war is over. is that what to happen? i thinkitcan 1 th|nk|tcanberu1l1e11d11 11thi1r1ik1it1c11an1b1e11ru1l1ed11ou1t1. 11thi1r1ik1it1c1an1b1e1ru1l1e11d11ou1t1. it ttok it can be ruled out. it ttok it toi be ruled out. it ttok it to be! ruled out. it 11 tt1o1k1it1to be1historicall1y it seems to me to be his . ' . z well-informed. efla�* sea a a and well-informed. e"a�* sass a; _ and absolutely i moreover should be concern about the prime 1— because 1 because the three m- imm- “m in the sense that unique in the sense that they were an unique in the sense that they were - an integral— unique in the sense that they were an integral part of the soviet once an intedinart of the soviet and like for example once an integral part of the soviet _ - and like for example poland _ a memberof 111 11 1 _aember of the 111 11 1 1a1member of the warsaw -e but not part of the
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union. —— unlike poland. these are the prime _ union. —— unlike poland. these are the prime of an union. —— unlike poland. these are the prime ofan ambition and the prime targets of an ambition andr _m_ the prime targets of an ambition andr _ autocrat like predatory autocrat like putin. that would justify _ predatory autocrat like putin. twat would justify having people would justify having so many people as a trip wire in ukraine? but also have to afafizeza a t::: 11111_e1111 122111111 recognise the truth of the point - europe _ recognise the truth of the point europe coming up to about europe coming up to the plate in terms _ about europe coming up to the plate in terms of— about europe coming up to the plate in terms of its own defence. we have for a ton. time under azaz.m. 7am? ”as 777,7 111-1 1111111 11111 1111 111t1_1 11111 1 111 1111e_1 1111 security of the united states and have helped ourselves peace 1 peace dividend to a peace dividend which turned out to a peace dividend which turned out to be _ to a peace dividend which turned out to be very— to a peace dividend which turned out to be very short lived after the collapse — to be very short lived after the collapse of the in collapse of the berlin wall. in other collapse of the berlin wall. i�*i other words could collapse of the berlin wall. in other words could money to other words we could save money to on schools and spend on schools and hospitals instead? ., instead? exactly. the united kingdom whose armed — instead? exactly. the united kingdom whose armed forces _ instead? exactly. the united kingdom whose armed forces are _ whose armed forces are closely integrated with those of the united the united states is states, the united states is now unlikely— states, the united states is now unlikely be in very unlikely to be in future a very unreliable ally and we therefore unreliable allyeanatswesther to unreliable allyeandswestherefore to disentangle and
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ee�*es ta eliaentanata waflsesfi - ourselves less fi ee�*ee ta eiaentanete waist“: ene ourselves less on ee�*ee ta eiaentanete meal“- a a - ourselves less on the 1 states and 1 states and if that means 1 united states and if that means having — united states and if that means having a — united states and if that means having a much larger army, and spending — having a much larger army, and spending much more in defence and 1: 1 boots on - round boots on -round in é boots on? ground in places having boots on the ground in places which _ having boots on the ground in places which are _ having boots on the ground in places which are very vulnerable, like the republics and ukraine, so be it. you have been at nato and the eu institutions in _ it. you have been at nato and the eu institutions in brussels _ it. you have been at nato and the eu institutions in brussels and _ it. you have been at nato and the eu institutions in brussels and watched l institutions in brussels and watched from a distance as well. can you see a where the eu member a world where actually the eu member states and nato members would agree to this huge ended to this huge open ended deployment? we have to think about the multiple other issues that pump is also otherfissuas'that pump is also europeans othem�*ssuss't'nat pump is also europeans notjust threateningeuropeans with. notjust” and fiscal he threateningeuropeans with. notjust” am: with l he threateningeuropeans with. notjust” am: with tariffs, he threateningeuropeans with. notjust” am: with tariffs, also ie thrsatsning with? eatiffsl’atsia” "” they thrsatsning with? eatiffs’.’atsia” "” they undermine regime. 1 1 regime. it is regime. it is a entire regulatory regime. it is a three pronged attack. four if we p1olitics. the calculation = which countries are willing to edqui which countries are willing to the eye of donald and provoke the eye of donald trump and that includes many european we talk about that the via he wants that the ma he wants to tariffs that the way he wants to them is a divide and conquer apply them—is a divide and conquer we apply them—lea divideand conquer we know apply them—is a divide and conquer we know the apply them—lea divideand conquer we know the uk government more to be more
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is more willing to be more conciliatory to trump we —:= = -:= = -7= 11 11 to1do1a1de1al1 1 11 111tl1>1do1a1de1al1to1 1 to do1a deal to protect want to do a deal to protect from and would we efieaeae'ee emea ear“; eeeeeele as; 1 want be part of m�*em ee—" 2" �*ee ”12"; “5 "eh“ ' r " " ' willing countries �*le— ee—" 5" le ”1,5"! “5 "eh“ ' w w ” ' willing countries to �*lel eel“ �*el le leel�*: l5 lle"ll ' w” w ” ' willing countries to send with willing countries to send if means that next? we �* donald trump thinks about a way. if i give in a heterogeneous way. if i give you a deal which i will give you slack. this is more complicated than slack. this is more compticated than both know and the legalistic way european think11s 1 european thinks about 1 european thinks about se1ts the european union thinks about sets it the european union thinks about sets there i a bit of how the i a bit of? how the i a bii for? how the i a bii for spending e about how the account for spending. their own rules. about how the account for spending' i m— on their own rules. we had from von der on their own rules. we had from - von der leyen _ on their own rules. we had from - von der leyen it - on their own rules. we had from - von der leyen it will- on their own rules. we had from - von der leyen it will be l ursula von der leyen it will be carved which will not carved up spending which will not count other structures count towards other structures applies a member states. an unprecedented 1 1111an unprecedented thing an unprecedented thing to outside 1 outside of 1 outside of a 1 outside of a live 1 1 1 101.3513;5i151ii1v1g1c§afii1ct11 11111t11h;1l1a1st11 11 1 1 thelastthing 1 11111t11h;1l1a1st1thir11g1 that 1 1 11111t11h;1l1a1st1thir11g1 that happened area, the last thing that happened during the pandemic. is area, the last thing that happened during the pandemic.— during the pandemic. your deficit does not include idea your deficit does not include how much you on defence how much you spend on defence and you get a slap wrist.
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you don't get a slap on the wrist. your deficit will no longer take �* defence account of defence spending so ultimately you have free reign. the gjtimately you have free reign. the is that gjgmately you have free reign. the is that might be good news reality is that might be good news for some countries but some will be fiscally constrained. and taxing citizens in both of those are pernicious for big france and like france and germany. jonathan, ou have like france and germany. jonathan, you - have to — like france and germany. jonathan, you - have to be _ like france and germany. jonathan, you i have to be an _ like france and germany. jonathan, you i have to be an expert i like france and germany. jonathan, you i have to be an expert on i you don't have to be an expert on the eu but hearing them talk about some spreadsheets in 1and hearing anders fogh brussels and hearing anders fogh rasmussen so you have to send 100,000 troops to ukraine, there is mismatch there. i 1ismatch there. ., �* 1ismatch there. , . is necessarily. what we're there is necessarily. what we're actually— there is necessarily. what we're actually talking about is the rules governing size of deficits. e75 111 ifj_7_— e under the arrangements for—the - m— under the arrangements for—the - currency. it _ under the arrangements for the currency. it seems to me at risk of somewhat 1 inflation, that of inflation, that is maybe something you have to do. the alternative is going be to cut social security spendingfonexample. .
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i social security spendingforexample. . i think social security spendingforexample. i i think it'll social security spendingforexample- i think it'll have be cut 111m 11_11 11_1 1— it will have to be by very much more. to go back to the historical do ou more. to go back to the historical _ do you think - more. to go back to the historical _ do you think the i more. to go back to the historical. _ do you think the current perspective do you think the current crop of leaders in the uk and across could to their 11 11111the11id1ea111 the idea 11all the1i1d1e131 11all the populations the idea of all the british troops we saw in the rhine the decades, thousands of for the decades, thousands of american troops on the border with americantroaes en�*le eefeer—witi�*r north and game-ricanitraaesi en�*le borderi'aith north and south game-risanitreaesionitheiborderiwith north and south korea? 1 gamerigntroopson—theborder—teith i north and south korea?i the north and south korea? i think in euroe the north and south korea? i think in europe that _ the north and south korea? i think in europe that is _ the north and south korea? i think in europe that is an _ the north and south korea? i think in europe that is an easier- the north and south korea? i think in europe that is an easier task i in europe that is an easier task than _ in europe that is an easier task than the — in europe that is an easier task than the united states because the is pretty well from invasion. the �*the invasion. the �*the invasii states has population of the united states has a much _ population of the united states has a much lower level of awareness of a much lower level of aware-.ss . risks a much lower level of awliaresieeeefl _ m_ a much lovver level of avliaresieeeefl _ risks than most - european... and the uk? in that i think european... and the uk? in that - i think the _ european. .. and the uk? in that - i thinkthe i is- european... and the uk? in that - i think the i is very - european... and the uk? in that - to hink the i is very - european... and the uk? in that - to other he i is very i european... and the uk? in that - to other european ery i european... and the uk? in that i - to other european countries. european... and the uk? in that i - and ther european countries. european... and the uk? in that i - and france ropean countries. european... and the uk? in that i - and france are ean countries. european... and the uk? in that i - and france are ean two tries. britain and france are the two countries _ britain and france are the two countries in europe a
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tradition of w — 7 i 7 fl w" w m" long tradition of military —, out of their expeditions out of their own country _ expeditions out of their own country. britain is in a much less expeditions out of their own country. brita than n a much less expeditions out of their own country. brita than france :h less expeditions out of their own country. brita than france to .ess expeditions out of their own country. brita than france to give good position than france to give effect _ good position than france to give effect to— good position than france to give effect to that but will have to change. ’7§§,:§:,7§ " f " " "' ' er change. ’7§§,:§:,7§ " f " " "' --aer this change. ’7§§,:§:,7§ f' f f' f ff' --aer this week, a surve of your paper this week, a survey of generation z, young adults, something like half say they would not serve their country a war. are you rare you going are you going convince that how are you going to convince that generation to spend less on 1573 00
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