to where is the voltage disappearing to grid is at risk. the global war surprises unveiled starts march 21st on dw, the basically as the w and use 5 from the land. the french president says the trump administration has turned the world on his head and addressed to the nation memo. my clause says he wants to believe the united states as on his site. that once france, as you are to be ready to defend themselves, the ways holds intelligence sharing with case it could have that ukraine's ability to target the russian forces and is more bad use of the washington post military a to the country breeland's private as to declare as greenland is out of to trump details congress, he thinks the i think island will join the us. one way all the of the

i've been visible and welcome french president the memo my cause says he plans to discuss sharing frances nuclear deterrence with its european allies. you made the announcement during a national, televised address to the nation in which he expressed uncertainty over the trans atlantic partnership with the west. as washington moves closer to moscow. this is a class because it doesn't use, i want to believe the us will remain at our side for it. but we also have to be ready if this is not the case. could it be on it with a piece and ukraine is achieved quickly or not to the is it though you repeat in states must institute in the face of the russian to threaten that i've just described. they took that capable of defending themselves better, and of the tearing any future aggression. whatever it happens, we have to equip ourselves further and was it keep it that all the lights bring it

in now corresponded lisa louie and paris. so what's the french president's plan? as well as president and my, my call was tonight appealing to the french people to change the mindset. you know, he said russia is a clear threat not only for ukraine, but also for europe and france that defense needed to respond to that. accordingly, he was talking about increasing defense capacity in france. you know that there needed to be made sacrifices that money would have to be spend on that. he was also talking about fonts as nuclear deterrence. you know that fonts is one of the only countries in the european union's union to have nuclear weapons that it becomes easy as a to times ended by my club has been talking most of the past few days about maybe extending back to town capacity to other countries across the european union,

all this comes ahead of a meeting tomorrow in brussels, with the 27 heads of state of the european union will come together and are planning to, you know, to determine and to agree on a common statement on a common plan. for maybe common spending and also to provide more municipal weapons who you're trying to stand with she crying in front of the russian aggression as you've some. and then the lead up to that meeting. he's an interesting one. him i'm on my call has been meeting with henry's prime minister victor, oregon. i would have loved to have been a fly on the wall is absolutely victor urban is known to be one of the leaders in europe that has a pro. russian stands just as the leader of slovakia, for example. and so a mount of my car was trying to meet him, was meeting him tonight to try to convince him to actually agree on that draft

agreement that is already circulating amongst your team members and member states. so one point where the hung gary lead to it seems to be disagreeing when it comes to that statement is you know, sending but the, the fact that the, you able to send additional i'm your mission to ukraine. so in my, my class in vice with victoria herb on to night, hoping that he might convince him that he might negotiating with with him, be able to negotiate with him so that he will sign that common statement tomorrow. mind you and my, my call has been advocating for a so called up the default defense lions that the european union should turn into. and he's now pushing forward for your to build up its own production capacity is when it comes to the defense sector. but he also knows that a, b, b, u is playing for time as for the coming years. they will still need the support of

us. and that's, as we just heard. also part of the strategy he wants to, you know, convince your team lead us to, to go towards the common defense capacity, but also try to keep the us on board. it is a fine line really get your is thanks for joining us. that we use leisurely in a french capital well that some of these usually as gets on the way thursday, they'll be debating how best to bolster europe's defenses and increase help to ukraine, who's president thought of me as the landscape will join them out. brussels correspondent and shows bore, has more as a visit to knocked down cathedral. an invitation from king charles flattery, europeans hoped, would wait. or what donald trump, we're already equipment you met our brother. he did exchange, unlike television, between the american and the premium presidents over the weekend. not only defect in the us as a boss to your grade, but also turned into

a moment of reckoning for europe. it's time to reorder said, you commission president or slough on the line as allies prepared to discuss a plan that could unlock around 800000000000 euros in defense investments over the next 4 years. we are in an era of we argument and europe is ready to massively boost its defense spending its most to respond to the short term urgency to act and to support ukraine. but also to address the long term need to take on more responsibility for our own european security. the funding for this would come from a shop increase in defense spending by member states. europeans will need to replace over the long term um, united states contributions to european securities that include, for example, control and come on equipment, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. but that could take

a decade or more and terms conditions for the us has continued security umbrella, increased defense, expanded to 5 percent of national g. b's is deemed unrealistic. but most to europe in boston, us, the lead us would face sylvia political opposition at home. if they attempt to slash social welfare and die, what that money to, what's defense, the european union is trying to take the initiative to bring the member states together and find a way to fund the real moment. but as long as the risk of being seen is to involve extending its reach by members, states believe defense is the responsibility of national governments. and then there is victor or bon hungry as prime minister. so many here in brussel c. as a trojan horse doing rush as bidding inside the you or ball has often tried to block aid for your grade, but often relented when the time came to exercise as we do now, as he tries to grace, she had himself with president drum. it could be hard for europe in leadership to

get him to go along. or bond has gold on the e. you to follow jumps lead and discuss a ceasefire directly with russia. x. but say that you could still find a way to move forward, even in the face of hungary opposition, but forming a coalition of billing nations on certain decisions, such as sending a degree as well as on the proposal to send your being troops to police a few jump b steel between your green and russia. that mean many instances also in the euro, crosses where europe. and so i've been able to go ahead in smaller groups rather than the framework. so one way to look at it is to say that the use of binding it's consensus approach. and other way to look at it is to say that the eu has always been very flexible in the face of the us as new foreign policy. there is a sense of urgency in europe to ramp up its defense. but have some member states refused to participate. others outside the block can be brought in as partners. no, we and canada were present at the conference posted by known

e. you need to remember the u. k. y is hungry, and sla kabbage is also seen as being soft and russia were left out for your up. it's a barrel dime ship and it's going to be a massive undertaking. there are no illusions about that. the director of america is the central intelligence agency. john ratcliffe says, the you where says, paused intelligence sharing with you create the decision, cuts key both from vital information about russian movements on the battlefield. it follows the suspension of o u. s. military, a to key 5 to friday's fractious, oval office meeting between president trump and savanski us national security advisor mike walls was asked about the pause in a press conference as we have uh, we have taken a step back uh and or pausing and reviewing all aspects of this relationship, just in the last 24 hours sense the public statement from zalinski and then the

subsequent conversations, which i'm going to walk inside and continue. i think we're going to see a movement in very short order number on is a military expert of kings college funding. she told us how the loss of u. s. military and intelligence support will change the way you can fights this war? well, i think the most critical right now is the lack of intelligence support because it is not something that you're peons can supplement in a sense that us military satellites or satellite capabilities across a period through what the europe has and what the u. k. has therefore, even if you're creating hassle weapons, but it will not be able to determine where the targets are. it will greatly affect and intelligent surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. so even if you crane in forces, i'm not going to run out of weapons just now. ready and they munition of course,

as well, it is not something that you can provide and, and also really important thing. all logistics for 8 to ukraine and i went up just talking us a but also european aides, the united states has been providing logistical support for that. so that will have an effect. so i assume that the immediate effect will see when it comes to the lack of intelligence that the ukranian troops see. and only later on, of course, bearing in mind that the enemy also has a phase that is to say, depends on how the russians designs are operations. and they might try to push even harder and all knowing the ukrainians will lose this capability when the ukrainians will run out of amunition. as or 8th of the us supplies, military export, marina moran from king's college funded will donald trump is out of field to the fire over his ambitions for greenland. the president told congress he reckons the

island will end up in american hands one way or the other. so many greenland is the main issue with head of elections next week isn't joining the us. but full independence from denmark. as america is, donald trump reiterated his desire to antics greenland to the us in typically contradictory style. we strongly support your right to determine your own future. and if you choose, we welcome you into the united states of america, but we need it really for international world security. and i think we're going to get it one way or the other way. going to get it. the reason for the sudden interest in an enormous arctic island with just 57000 inhabitants. well there's, it's coveted strategic location. well under the ice ly valuable rear air metals, vital for telecommunications, as well as billions of barrels of on topped oil,

denmark illinois to island 300 years ago and still controls its forwarding and defense policies. greenland has been sent me a ton of us since 19. 17. know you know elections next week we'll see the question of filled greenland independence brought into sharp focus on the elections on the march 11th. that going to be historical? it's very likely that there will be a process at talking about independence, real independence for the 1st time, or between denmark and greenland. for denmark, for administer, set. the most important part of trump. speech was to respect the island of sovereignty by 250. and that they want to loosen that ties to denmark, but i've no idea that they want to do that in order to, to, to become, you know, an integrated part of america. so we emphasizing what he did, the rights with sophia to, to a nation that i think was the most important part of the speech. as president of

the capital lute gave a mixed reaction. one way or the other way, going to keep on dreaming on the drum. so you've got the village. so you've got the fluids, you've got everything. i think she didn't keep audit related to really tell no more than is normal every day we did. we did have and he why like you mad at a lot of taxes here, which would also increase the homeless here. so it's really we feel like it's a bad idea and we just more why don't be like by little i land this more independent than anything else. meanwhile is greenland prepares the votes. the message from its incumbent prime minister is clear. we don't want to be americans, nor danes, which would be exit route on facebook. greenland is ours. that brings up today to know the international news. i've been puzzling thanks for watching dw,

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