meals culture identity, man, let's say together. parts of our community life on the research is now on the is the the news coming to live from berlin? us vice president criticizes europe at the munich security conference. j events slammed european leaders. what he calls free speech in retreat, he also said europe has to step up on its own defense. also coming up from us names the hostages. it's due to release on saturday. the 3 man were abducted from the same 2 boats on october 7th, 2023 and trying to survive in gaza. people there say they're facing a new war as they struggle to find food and shelter in the devastated territory the

low and terry martin, thanks for joining us. us vice president. gd betts has told a conference of european defense and government leaders that free speech has in retreat in europe. benz claimed europe as a routing freedom of expression and called it a bigger threat than russian military aggression. he also addressed the issue of migration saying europeans had not voted to open when he called the floodgates to margaret's fence was speaking half in unix purity conference, where many european countries are concerned with us policy towards europe and create any particular together as week us present donald trump had a phone call with russian liter bladder way of putting where they promised to work together to end the war in ukraine. european leaders fear this will be done without hearing quite ukrainian or european names. right. and you know, one of your cell,

of what vans had to say about what he regards as trips to free speech in your, to, in britain and across europe. free speech i fear is in retreat. so i come here today, not just with an observation, but with an offer just as a binding ministration, seem desperate to silence people for speaking their minds. so the trump administration will do precisely the opposite, and i hope that we can work together on that. so let's cross straight over to our corresponding terry shoulds. so terry, the us spies present, use the security convers to criticize e governments for their approach to free speech and migration. what do you make of his remarks? that's right, i don't think these remarks came as any big surprise if people have been paying attention. for example, to defense secretary pete heck says appearance at nato over the last couple of days . they would know that the trump administration is,

is really bent on being critical of europe. uh, in trying to um make your feel that it is in a weekend position for negotiations, for example, and that's what j d bout said, almost every sentence was criticizing the european union as, as sort of diminishing democracy here you use this sound like there were he gave one example, he also said, you know, that basically the commissars in brussels, referring evidently to the european commission, basically tried to shut down the internet whenever they get to something that they consider hate speech. he said this is very unfair and that this is even dangerous for european democracy. he said, european leaders should make a choice. listen to people's voices. he says, and i think that some people may find this quite puzzling, given that the trump administration, of course, considers diversity

a bad thing and is trying to read it out. so diversity of voices is something that g, d, vance is, is a, you know, speaking in favor of here. but back in the united states, it doesn't seem like things are going that way under the new administration. so the vice president spent a lot of time talking about free speech did. did vince address more direct security challenges facing europe and the world security challenges we would consider to be more conventional terry as well, he didn't really go in to what we dealt with it. nato, for example, about talking about, about the threat from right what europe feels is the threat from russia. you know, potential threat and threats from china. what he said was one of the biggest security threats here, other than he said, european leaders, a sort of, we, you know, closing down some free speech is unbridled migration. this was really one of his

big talking points. he said, you know, people here in europe don't want these, you know, hordes of people screaming across their borders. and so that, of course, it's not a big issue in the united states. one of the, the primary objectives of the trumpet administration. and he asserted that that's true here as well. now the europe and commission president yourself on the line. she also spoke at the conference earlier today. she said, europeans need to end together when confronted with different views of the international order. how much unity is on display at the conference today. terry? well, to be fair, we're just getting underway here. so we haven't had a lot of the, the speeches yet. people are, are talking all the time and different then use, but i in or is it live under lion? did you speak about this? she made an effort very much to sort of and look for ways that the, that the europe and the you can agree with the united states. she went back to the

issue of defense spending and said, yes, we all know we need to spend more. and this is an area on which we can find convergence. she said, but you know, uh, this is going to be a battle going forward there. i would mention 11 positive thing that i think europe will, will look for in, in the vans comments. and that is that it, he met secretary general, a native x regional mark route to here. and to confirm that the united states does want a sovereign ukraine. so that will sell and you know, that will be music to the ears of some people here who are worried that the united states is not willing to support ukraine. being a territorial e territorially independent there of course a lot of questions there, but he did seem to to uh, sorted be some of the concerns that came from a comments out of the the us administration and recent days. terry, thank you very much. that was our corresponding terry shoulds estimated security

code. well, j events is also meeting ukrainian president belonged to me as well as the later on friday. later today, for talks on how to negotiate a settlement to the russia, ukraine conflict, the us push to bring las go to the table has been a major focus of the conference in munich with, along with security and the rest of europe. let's listen to what the vice president had to say about nato allies posting their defense spending. and i'm sure you all came here prepared to talk about how exactly you attend to increase defense spending over the next few years in line with some new target. and that's great, because as president trump has made abundantly clear, he believes that our european friends must play a bigger role in the future of this cotton that we don't think you hear this term burden sharing. but we think it's an important part of being in a shared alliance together that the european stuff up while america focuses on

areas of the world that are in great danger. well, in the next curity conference comes just days after us present, donald trump spoke to rushes, blinding me a protein, and agreed to start piece talks aimed at ending the ukraine war. the move has alarmed leaders in both europe and keep as it raised fears that the 2 sides are planning to settle the conflict over the heads of the ukrainians and europeans. more on that in a moment, the 1st this report, or the battlefield in done yet in eastern ukraine. one of the regions, russia has tried to swallow, and the ukrainians have fought for years to get back. last year, ukrainian president follow to me as a lensky, laid out a victory plan to world leaders that included nato membership and a return to the countries 2014 borders before russia annex the crimea province. lawn during the school. it will surely be sad that the roches war against your brain has ended. not frozen, not paused,

not forgotten truly. and this will have not because someone got tired of the war, not because someone traded something with pushing. but that was then this week, us defense secretary p tags have said that nato membership for ukraine is unrealistic, as is a return to ukraine's old borders in line with key demands from moscow. he's also said that your opinion on non european forces should provide security guarantees, but that there would be no us boots on the ground. the trump administration has also indicated that the sanctions relief or russia is on the table. ukraine does hold one card territory. it's taken in russia's cost region since a surprise cross border operation last august. now the russian side of the border is the sight of some of the fiercest fighting since the war began. ukraine holds over 600 square kilometers in cost. that's much less than the territory. russia

holds in ukraine, about 20 percent of the countries land mass. but the cost incursion is an embarrassment to moscow. and it's brought in north korean troops, as well as reinforcements to try to get the ukrainians out before negotiation start . ukraine also has something for the us treasury secretary scott best and was in keith this week, seeking an economic deal that could include ukraine's rarer minerals. aside from ukraine's perspective, any eventful negotiations will be off to a bad start. with its comments on nato and borders, the west has already given away 2 key points. before any talks get underway, the front line has moved little in the past 2 years, despite tens of thousands of casualties. giving up the territory, it's fox, so hard to retake would be a better outcome for ukraine after so much sacrifice offer more of a spring in julian miller, tyler here he is an expert on transatlantic relations at the german council on

foreign relations. thanks for being with us. julie on the us and europe have given joint support to ukraine for the past 3 years following russia's full scale invasion is the us to on board with that? yeah, i would say it still is on board, but i think the conversation has become bit more realistic. i think what was lacking over the last couple of years was that the trans atlantic data set that they want to create a win, but they failed to define what winning actually means. like. and i think now with a, an american president that is determined to end the war, there is a bit more honesty in the debate, even though if it will, and my, at the cost of, of ukraine in the months to come. as you know, there are concerns given statements from this week and the talk between trump and putting that there are concerns that the trump of ministration may seek to bypass the europe ends in any decisions to end the war in ukraine. is that a possibility?

yeah, most certainly i think that is infected the oral scenario for, for europeans. i think that fulton wants to negotiate european security architecture and that it is not just about ukraine that he will have on the table. you know, took deployment of the americans, medium range missiles stationed in europe. and europe can only hope that it has a seat at the table because otherwise, the old saying applies to it. if you don't see a sit at the table, you're on the menu. and particularly if the discussions and arrangements are to be larger than just ukraine, you are paying a security architecture will be very much at stake. well, with that architecture at stake, what can your opinions do to stay in the game to stay at the table as well? you already see rob a desperate attempt. so in terms of, of, you know,

declarations to increase military spending, the problems that the europeans with regards to ukraine really have is that they might be able to pick up military assistance. they might be able to pick up financial assistance. but the intelligence sharing that the americans provide, and the capabilities that the americans provide to the ukraine instead, really to make a difference on the battlefield. all the things that really matter for ukraine. so europe, unfortunately, lex, the technical and military capabilities to replace that intelligence. so they are very much dependent on the americans, which is why i said in the beginning that the debate is becoming a bit more on this now, on what solutions that, that ought to be fine between those that are involved in supporting ukraine. and it's not just up to keith to decide what's a settlement and potential peace negotiations look like at the end of the day. what to make is the fact that us buys president judy vance in his speech. did not talk

about ukraine really just a brief and brief passing. instead, he focused almost entirely on what he felt was the lack of democracy in europe. the yeah, i've seen the this the, the vice president speech, i think here that many in europe will see it as a, as a publication. no doubt about this. i think he has a point in the sense that you can defend democracy against your own people. but on the other hand, you know, it's a very interesting interpretation of stare, immediate coverage, and fair regard of the people's voices. because it, it often is right when populace that, you know, lead the valid unfriendly media assets. whether it is an associated press reported that refuses to call the gulf of mexico gulf of america that is no longer allowed to ask questions to the president or whether it is the alternative for jamie that doesn't wanna see coverage from the idea to the f. a in their events, so i think they have

a pretty interesting interpretation of what of what the freedom of speech truly means. but yes, i mean, it is remarkable that he went to munich to talk about democracy in europe and not so much about the security architecture where this conference really is about you. and thank you very much for your insights. that was really another color from the german council. important relations. pleasure to be with you. thank you. now to the middle east and how much has revealed the names of the 3 is really hostages set to be released in the gaza strip on saturday. the middleton group said alexander, to fund off the our la la, horn and side. we deco chan would be freed. all 3 man were abducted from a temple. it's close to southern gaza during the october 7th terrorist attacks a mile said earlier, threatening not to release more hostages saying israel's not permitting promised aid into gaza is really set free more of a palestinian prisoners an exchange of more. let's go now to journalist,

probably sliding in tel aviv uh, a bike. the names of the 3 hostages have now been released. what more do we know about them? this is all the hostages are a from a new all the word keeping up from any other ones. we're talking about this again and he's an american citizen. that habits ment yet his the daughter because he's the wife was uh, the brick minutes about the time that he was at getting up to will meet her tomorrow. hopefully sasha is the russian citizen as well. and he is the $29.00. he was getting up, wiley was visiting his mother's house, where is the experience i was actually in the oils and that they took her 7th. his father was killed by. yeah, a mazda operatives there, and his mother, his girlfriend, and his grandmother as well. hopefully we're getting back, but they were turned in the 1st deal back in the end,

november 20th when the 3 of the 3rd one is yet more and he is the 46. he was getting up also from man, you know, all the wrong side. his brother, a time that will stay in her mazda as captivity because he is not included in the 1st page of this that deal with her is really officials saying about tomorrow's exchange with, with is really captives in the, in gaza, supposedly being released the 3 that you've described in exchange for palestinian prisoners in his really custody as well. okay. that is what went uh in a dramatic week after how most of the statements on monday. yeah. when they said that uh, the next round for leaves uh will be and will not happen. actually until as well, the lives the uh a the enter the gaza strip. and we've had the lots of, uh, contradictory statements from these radio visuals on the prime minister's office and from sources the unnamed sources as from the prime minister's office. some they

were saying the old hostages shouldn't be released, otherwise helm will, uh, may break out in the gaza. that's exactly what the drum has said as well. and the others were able to think that the, the 9 hostages, that the a are still in who wants to come to the, that they shouldn't be released in the 1st page. they should actually be released and the next round, the so, and this saturday. and that today i would say i don't work moment because the prime minister offers the issue, the statement that you use when one that is that israel has got in the list of the hostages that are set to be released, the best is accepted by as well. later on to deleted this message and wrote a clarification that, that instead of the list is accepted by his mother to have been written, the less was accepted in israel. that means that it will still does not actually decide on how to respond tomorrow. saturday after this, after 12 o'clock we'll have

a break house. i would say that no is around those that it doesn't have leverage. and he wants to see at least that, that is the hostages. back in the 1st phase of, you know, israel is also supposed to release palestinians that are in his really jails. what do we know about them? yes. so that will release tomorrow. 369. the stimulus 30 is $300.00. excuse me. instead of 3 of them are right because of the was arrested during the military and ground operations of the service and they were not involved in the door 7th attacks . we're not talking about any new bi unit that were involved in the the door 7th and another 56 lives them, test the prisoners out. so people that were involved in effects against is ready to use in the past that killed or wounded is for eighties. we got no and from now because of we didn't know exactly who's going to be released to more of a solid. these people will be deported outside the the better skiing and territory

is upside is run. of course. others will be presented in homes in the gaza. and the west bank or, and he's dead originally, so it's been school is going to be uh, be, is going to be released tomorrow. but uh, is there a little that of course, uh do that immediately after uh, it sees uh its, it's hostages back in as well. but a thank you very much. so as journalists by the excited the intensity thank you. while the announcement that more is really hosted is, will be released, follows day is on start to israel, threatened to scrap the deal after a mosque accused the government of benjamin netanyahu, of failing to live up to its commitments. meanwhile, people inside garza are struggling to survive is due to a body of refuge account in northern garza or what's left of it. one's home to thousands of palestinians. 15 months of is a devastating more have destroyed homes, neighborhoods, nice memories. displaced and exhausted residents return home with the switches to

help them cope with the devastation. hello, how ya? of the life is unbearable. we go to sleep and to use and we wake up in t is no one to. no one is even offered us the proper team or the top pool and for shelter. when it rained, we drowned in the water. i don't know if it goes or has been. so what happens is i can anyway, i got the we are here and we feel very worried. nothing has changed. they said there would be improvement, but we are back to where we started at the beginning of the war. what is the i with no food? no water, everyone survives on can food, and even that is scarce, we have open 0. about after the war. this feels like a new war. as you can see, there are no houses in the water. we beg, anyone, please bring us water. a water truck only comes once every 3 days. i my point is that the a lot of dish on like the united nations estimates that hearing the rattle and

rebuilding costs that we take years and tens of billions of dollars. and that depends on whether the ceasefire hostage release agreement even reaches the next phase. this also you as president, don't know, terms can to reset regardless as 2300000 people to jordan egypt or of the append the u. n. human rights t says would amount to full, so the transfer of the international of $500.00 on the job. we only hope that life returns to normal. yeah, the clinic is open again, the okay. and we want food and water to be available again, or just restaurants to even eat assemble for an awful lot. but no, there's no income, no work, cause you can see we have the living dead and we don't even feel it. a lot of it. what is the, what we have enjoyed?

no one should either experience. for a year in full months, the world crushed us. we felt just approaching every day and thought we would die. the uncertainty about the franchise ceased by agreement is looming over the people of garza and the future over which they have lived. in se prosecutors in the german city of munich say the suspect and thursday's car ramming has admitted to deliberately driving into a crowd. 36 people were injured and the suspect was arrested at the scene. authorities believe the 24 year old of gun national had an islamist mode too, but found no links to extremist groups. he's been charged with attempted murder german president font fountas charmaya held a moment of silence for dozens injured in the car, ramming attack and munich city center. police say among the critically injured

is a young child. the residents of the south german city said they were in shock rock, losa, zip, i'm speechless. it is so sad when something like this happens. we've had too many other cases like this in other german cities. for me, it is really sad and kind of continue for the students, have to do something and we as a society to we have to stand together and fight it right out. it was um, cuz i'm and husband bush, often police and prosecutors have been interrogating the suspect and off gone man who was arrested at the scene of the crime. he had no prior criminal record in germany. so nice to me, to you, to the suspect is identified if you and he's a 24 year old. i've gone national there. he came to germany in 2016 as an

unaccompanied minor asylum seeker. she's been residing legally here. type point. the guy here, police say the suspect appears to have acted alone. well, no evidence has been found of contact with extra mas groups. the prosecutors investigating religious motivation. now that's hard after the attack, the suspect shouted a low akbar at the police search window. and after his arrest, he prayed. he's at the level of part, exclamation is the reason that we took on the case. that's who was with us to take us for fun. so for you find them hot hot, i'm glad he admitted to intentionally driving into the demonstration pounds was on the incident comes as migration is that the forefront of german elections less than 2 weeks ahead of the vote. that sits on consequence. it will have consequences.

and people will feel more anger to wit, asylum seekers. and that's not right because of all of the criminals and get a it will be difficult in the future. essentially, it excites some unit grapples with the aftermath. the suspect remains in custody and is facing attempted. murder chargers, you're watching dw news, just a quick reminder of the top story. we're following for you this hour at the munich security conference, us vice president j. d. events has expressed of criticism of europe. band said he was seeing a retreat of free speech here. the said one cannot win democratic mandates by silencing a thursday of next year on the news. it's to the point of asking a billionaire and spar taking over the united states government. i'm terry martin

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