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the is really hostages. it's due to release on saturday. the 3 men were abducted from the same people. it's october 7, 2023. the i'm telling me automatically. welcome to the program. well, leaders. gov every year here in germany to discuss international security policy and with the war raging in europe again, due to russia's invasion of ukraine. the agenda of this is munich, security conference seemed pretty clear from the stars of the top us official this year is vice president j. d von sending his performance on the opening day. on friday he relegated the clean war to academy a roll and took the opportunity for a political lecture. no one saw coming for the 1st face to face meeting between

ukraine and strongest allied is the trump administration, took office when after 3 years of fighting j. defiance making clear the us once towards the end. fundamentally, the goal is as the president trump outlined it, we want the war to come to a close. we want the going to stop, but we want to achieve a durable lasting piece. not the kind of piece is going to have eastern europe in conflict just a couple years down the road. the big question is, how would durable piece can be achieved, and certainly a piece that ukraine can agree with others. wonderful, thanks so much. i'll send you where am i? we're really what was the need to, to speak for, to work or add to prepare the jobs, all this stuff to continue to work. we want really, we want this word much, but we need a real security guard to use. the security guarantees a key to your paying leaders who are concerned. the trump may give concessions to

russia in the attempt to end the fighting concessions at the expense of ukraine. any speech of the munich security conference j. d. vans did level to allay yorba spheres. his main focus was not ukraine. instead, use your being countries of suppressing free speech. instead, the main threat, so you're up is not russia, but you're of itself. the threat that i worry the most about visa, the europe, is not russia, it's not china, it's not any other external actor. and what i worry about is the threat from within the retreat of europe, from some of its most fundamental values value shared with the united states of america, your j events and speech. you think silk way through your i brought a strong response from germany. these are they will cut to democracy, was called into question by the us, vice president for the whole of your body. i can just as he speaks of the, in my elation of democracy,

democracy and def. i understood incorrectly. he's comparing conditions in pots. if you end up with those, no authoritarian regimes, ladies and gentlemen, that is not acceptable, accept all the delegates of the munich security conference, always expected the trump administration to ask questions of the us, your p and alliance. now that scratching their heads over what those questions are david solver is the managing director of the alliance for securing democracy at the german marshall fund. i asked for his assessment of the state on the trans atlantic relationship for certainly an uncharted waters. i mean, we've had serious tensions across the atlantic before it feels like ancient history . but if you remember back to the early, 2, thousands and the brought up to the invasion of a rock. there is serious anti americanism in europe and serious disagreements within the alliance about how to approach that conflict. but this is different because this is a percept perception by europe. the united states has actually meddling and insure

european affairs and domestic politics inside europe. so this is certainly different i, i worry that this particular aspect of it, the, the perceived interfere in spite of europe will actually drive a real wedge between between united states and europe and ways that are different than what we felt back in the early 2, thousands and they were off to the invasion of iraq. and another issue that's causing a bit of strain is the ukraine war. now there's this meeting between advance and president zelinski have the 2 leaders managed to find any common ground as well? i think the common ground is that both sides obviously wants to bring this war to an expedient and i actually take the trump administration and that's where, when it says it wants to sort of, and the real decent disagreement as how to achieve that. and you know, the trump administration believes that ukraine could have real durable security

guarantees in the absence of american leadership in europe. ukraine obviously disagrees with that. i personally disagree with that as well. and i think many europeans disagree with that approach. so there in lies the, the tension in this nascent negotiation and how to bring this works with the clothes on that note j. valence has been critical of us monitoring a to create in the past. uh, do you think this meeting would have done anything to soften his position or even trump's position? no i, i really think that both the vice president and the president are, are opposed to providing a to ukraine in perpetuity. they may, in fact, agreed to extend military assistance as a form of leverage against russia. they perceive that russia is not, in fact, in a good faith negotiator. and i think they might learn pretty quickly that russia's not indeed a good faith negotiator. but i think the vice president has long said that

providing long term security and military assistance to train is simply on turning them all given finite resources. and the fact that he believes it will not lead to a decisive ukrainian victory on the battlefield. again, a dis, a difference in perception between ukraine, united states, i think you created, believes that you ongoing u. s. military assistance wouldn't lead to a decisive ukrainian victory. but clearly the thinking of washington is, at this point, that's wasted resources unless it will deliver russia as a to to the negotiating table to reach an actual relaxing piece. okay, we appreciate your insights. david salvo from the gym and marshall fund in washington. thank you. or thank you for checking on some other news headlines. supporters of the lebanese militant group, hezbollah have attacked the convoy of united nations peacekeepers heading to baby boot airport. one un vehicle was torched and the outgoing deputy commander of the

unit, phil mission, injured, prized by the protest as of blocked roads to evade with airport after 11 on preventive to iranian plains, from landing, the ukraine says, a russian drone is drunk, such an oval nuclear power plant, the weapon penetrate to the facilities, protective alto shell and started a file. you end atomic energy agency and set rate ition levels remain stable. kremlin is denied, keeps claims that it carried out the strike. at least 2 people have died and thousands more were injured. after a road bridge collapsed in northern through double decker, boston, a cock crossing at the time, fell into the river. below the cause of the collapse is not yet clear. local media reports say the bridge was at least 60 years old. boyfriends service has been taken to the hospital room with bronchitis. frances is complained of breathing

trouble since being diagnosed with the on this last week. 88 year old has struggled with multiple health issues for years and often use as a wheelchair or cain at public appearances. or how about us has it revealed the names of the 3 is rarely hostages, set to be released in the gaza strip on saturday. the militant groups that will free 3 men who, abducted from a kibbutz close to southern gaza during the october 7 terrorist attacks. any of this we come us threatening not to release more hostages, saying israel was not allowing promised aid into guys a israel's schedule to free more palestinian prisoners in exchange. any we had from journalist police letting and tel aviv on watch is ready. officials was saying regarding this next exchange schedule um the unnamed uh, is rainy fish. oh uh, just uh issued a statement and uh, this is a code name for premier to send it to me on hold or his a circle. uh,

the statement said that we have working in full coordination with united state to rescue as many hostages on live as possible as quickly as possible. and we intend to take full advantage of this opportunity after that options are open. why is this message coming? good, right? now, because uh, the premises office uh, came into uh, backlash uh earlier today because they released the statement saying that the less the mazda has given, is accepted by israel. something that the scores doesn't a gets along with the statement that we've seen throughout this week. the were saying that all the 911 hostages should at least by saturday, and then even the saying that all the hostages should the release by saturday. otherwise the hell will break out just like drum has. this said later on, the statement was deleted them. the instead of it, it was written that instead of the wording and the list is accepted in black as well, which would have been written,

the lesson was accepted in as well. in other words, as well, did not still med decide what it's going to happen after the magenta, the democratic republic of congo, nowhere m. 23 rebels have entered because of the capital of south cable province. after seizing the airport at the city, excuse me. the london back group as quickly advanced south after taking the key city of goma last month. armed a man in the town of coop. i'm. it's not being confirmed to the people in the footage are. for the m 23 rebels, seen here in a nearby town, have been advancing up lightning speed through sight of key bu province. much like they did in north keeper of the one to backed rebels have taken the main airport, serving the area and have entered the regional capital to cover its home to around 1000000 people. congolese troops were seen on patrol in the city.

unconcern had been growing among residents that they would leave allowing the m 23 militia to take control. here to turn that over to you, we all get i think i have to leave the city because those who are protecting us are already running away. and diamond civilian, i'm going to go to the mountains. the one on that don't comment about the about the recent surgeon violence has made an already dire humanitarian situation in the eastern democratic republic of congo. worse, the fighting destroyed tens of thousands of emergency shelters, affecting 350000 displaced people according to the united nations. in response to the latest escalation and the conflict congolese president, the like, she's a k

d speaking at the munich security conference claimed rwanda, which box the m 23 rebels, an expansion to stump. patients in the eastern part of congo to uncalled for sanctions against the country to do much good. what gets you don't come on. so if it can't be, how can the integrity of a country be violated like this on? so it's people must because without the country responsible being sanction tongue see only once that they you tell me that it's all set up for london, president polk academy has repeatedly denied his country supports the m 23 rebels. despite the accusations long made by the united nations of the latest escalation and violence comes those african union leaders gathering ethiopia with the aim of ending the conflict and outcome that people in the affected areas of the eastern d. r c are hopeful can be achieved. a kayak of paddling off the coast of chile has had an extraordinary encounter with

a humpback well after it temporarily swallowed him. adrienne simone, cuz the trip was going swimmingly when the huge well so fast nearby briefing you trapping him and it's miles his father managed to capture the whole thing. okay, i don't see that moment again with his yellow cat disappearing before popping up again. few seconds later as well as well. we surfaces the smoke ghost has been cold, but it is a reminder of our top story. us, the vice president 80 vans has criticized you of saying, saying retreats of free speech on the continent. speaking of the munich security conference, he said one cannot win democratic mandates by silencing opposing voices.

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