the people sizing the raising the prize and why are they willing to risk avon faces of anger? does march 19th on d, w? the is a state of leaders like from roland. your team leader is gathering brussels for an emergency summit. top of the agenda will be how the content and can build up its defense, as well as fledging, more practical support to ukraine. the country's presidents will be among those attendees also coming on the newest president, donald trump needs freight is really hostages in the white house. as the issues a staunch warning to militant groups from us to free, the others fail held in golf. spots and investigation begins out for a south. korean fighter jets accidentally drops farms on

a civilian area close to the north korean border. several people are being treated in hospital the welcome to the show on the call fairly. european leaders are gathering for an emergency summit in brussels today with the name of wrapping up defense spending and showing up support for ukraine. among those attending will be ukraine's beleaguered president will let him or zalinski the meeting comes at a pivotal moment for europe. as the united states offends it's close alliance with the continent and pauses all support for ukraine, a visit to not to dom cathedral. an invitation from king charles flattery, europeans hoped, would win over donald trump. we're already equipment to you. but he did exchange on

like television between the american and the premium presidents. not only touch in the us, a supports to your grade, but also turned into a moment of reckoning for your up. it's time to reorder a said, you commission president of 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 rearmament and europe is ready to massively boost its defense spending bows to respond to the short term urgency to act and to support ukraine us. 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 for me to replace over the long term united states contributions to european securities that include, for example, control and combined 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. d. 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 it wants the risk of being seen is to involve extending its reach by member 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. during rush as bidding inside the you or ball has often try 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 the president drum. it could be hot for europe in leadership to get him to go along or bother. scroll down the e u to follow trump's 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 how greece opposition, by 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 be steve, between you green and russia, that, 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 if 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 hosted by non e. you need to remember the u. k. y is hungry and slo, kabbage is also seen as being soft and russia left out for your up. it's a bio dime ship, and it's going to be a massive undertaking. there are no illusions about that. germany's leadership is also headed to brussels. and so i asked the w political correspondent, my few more what the german side once from today, summit exactly. to nicole. the key words today about the summit this emergency summit is really about unity and european unity. since donald trump one election that the phrase that we've had so often in europe is europe united and the, the aim of this summit today is to discuss offing defense spending across europe using rules on budgets. so that countries can, can do that. but really what we're going to see is we're going to see all our shots

that representing jeremy at this meeting, the chance of germany. but really behind the scenes, we've also seen lots of unofficial meetings with features match the man who is some of the shuttle tons law. he won the elections just over a week ago and we've seen a very unusual sight. and that is human brussels over the last few hours, meeting mach roots at the head of mitchell. and it was a fun the line at the defense head of the european union commission. and senior leaders really bump unofficially behind the scenes and, and his message and his, his whole election campaign was about really delivering germany to a leadership role in europe. and in the last few hours here. and by letting you know, he announced mazda of plans to, to lucian dead rules here in germany, just really tight that rules to, to run pop military spending. what she'd been applauded for across europe. so we need to come back to the key questionnaire. the question that generally is we the

evening to get out of this summit and in the coming days and weeks is to, to unite, jab europe and really return germany to kind of leadership role on the continence. now that you mentioned further humorists pulling the strings behind the scenes there in a way the french president even referenced him in his speech last night on expanding frances nuclear deterrence was, listen to what do you have to say? this is only our nuclear deterrent protects us. it is complete, sovereign, fully french on since 1964. it has always have explicitly played a role in the preservation of peace and security in the early the on off. but answering to the historian call of the future german chancellor. i decided to open the, the strategic and debate on the protection through our deterrent of our allies on the european continent. so not yet the chancellor and already have only influencing the european agenda. matthew, where does the free mission mat stand on this issue?

is this idea of france or the united kingdom fearing it's new, clear umbrella with the rest of europe is actually not a new idea macro, and has mentioned it numerous times over the years. but whenever he's mentioned, it's often been dismissed by a political leader, so all of shots are dismissed it. and the reason the short for dismiss, if you'd say we shouldn't, don't, america, the united states has commitment to natal. however, the fact that this discussion has been raised again, nicole just shows you that there are serious thoughts about that commitment immediately after the election features match. to to this issue up and willing, we took this issue up and said we need to discuss it. there are lots of complex questions that arise and you said, you know, among them who holds the suitcase, who decides when there should be a minute, a nuclear responds to it's not just something that can be done casually. and so there are many, lots of issues and complex questions arise from that. but the very fact that

predict mounts hasn't dismissed our right. and hasn't noticed that there should be a discussion of it, which marks a big see change in, in the, in the tone. and they cut off in the attitudes here in europe about what is necessary going forward. i think said that there, it's very early days. but the fact that micro mentioned again last night on the fact that and we just met someone who's likely to be the next chance of gemini, has said that he's willing to have this conversation to shows you how far europe has come the abilities, matthew moore, thanks so much matthew after the show down in the white house last week and the trumpet ministrations announcement is cutting all aid for ukraine. how important is the summit for keith? earlier i asked the w corresponding next sunday or right, i mean, we also remember what happened in the white house. so just a couple of days ago, i think the memory still very fresh and especially here in the ukraine. the dispute that the conference that when, when went off the rails is one thing, the, the actions, the consequences that followed. and the last couple days,

including yesterday, were another with the senior consequences for your training on we saw that you do us a us a stopping military, a deliveries to your train. we learned as the stopping of, i'm halting of intelligence sharing for the train. the military provided by the west, which will make the life for um, soldiers are kind of on the battlefield. very difficult. um now the europeans have been very important partners of the ukrainians ever since the beginning of the war . they. they stepped up gradually. um, they are the 2nd largest donor military aid. they are the largest donors of, of a when you take everything into account them queued, including humanitarian assistance. and europeans have been following. trump leading up his comments on the cream leading up to the, you know, ration his comments on nato and criticizing europeans not doing enough and not spending enough prenatal. and they have also been watching. uh, yeah,

the washington to the situation with the relationship between kids and, and washington shower so that they are aware that more needs to be done. and ukraine is turning toward to them. exactly for that at the moment. so this to somebody is an opportunity for you trained to, um, yeah, get together with your opinions and hopefully find more concrete steps towards piece. although we already heard in the story just there that are all 27 leaders of the block will be present and not everybody is a very strong supporter of few pre as we hear there from lock center. and us military support for ukraine has served as a crucial lifeline to keep in its fight against russia's full scale invasion. billions of dollars worth of equipment, either on route or on order. well now no longer be delivered. the us government's decision to suspend intelligence sharing for ukraine is also a major blow. it is perhaps the biggest blow yet to ukraine's war a 3rd. the united states. c, i, a director consuming,

it has cut off us intelligence, cheering to ukraine, so depriving it's frontline forces of key information in its fight against russia. wisdom allies, including the u. k, have been banned from sharing washington's knowledge through the limiting us support alongside pausing. it's military aid to tease previous lifelines from its biggest military backup. the u. s. has provided more than $64000000000.00 topping europe's spend. but of all of that was before donald trump took office it's and before his dramatic whitehouse route with follow to me as the landscape, the always provides about the cheapest seem to of ukraine's weapons, including many of its most powerful among them in defenses. like the national advance surface to air missile system or nasa,

them's hook missiles and patriot missiles, old volume, so and shooting down russian drone and messiah tax. the patriots as the us, as most advanced a defense system and is key and protecting ukraine's energy infrastructure. but it's not cheap and into sick to miss all costs. around 3800000 euro used to round the launch. it's cost about $9400000.00 h the crane will now have to carefully ration its remaining supplies. the us also provides keen ground defense equipment such as abrams tanks, bradley vehicles, how it says and high must rocket launches high. must rockets have been particularly effective and allowing ukraine to sit munitions depos behind russian lines. the us also supplies smaller weekends and munitions like javelin,

empty tank muscles considered crucial and stopping russians advance. it's not just the lack of new width and sick to stymie ukraine's flight. many paths required to fix damage equipment and specialists. munitions are only available from the us. ukraine can keep slicing for now with military expense estimation. current supplies will last until summer. military experts, a us supplies will run out by the summer. but what happens after that defense and security policy journalist, who am i speaking with, give us his assessment as well. it's not as savvy decline, it won't be that to ukraine is fighting. and sometime in june, they say no, it's older. it will start as we heard the already it will start to pretty fast because i have to erase and the munitions they have. they run low and summer part

of it can be replaced by your p and that's, that's, that's not all. and the main problem. hello, be air defense. as we've seen the drugs to ever before. they need to patriot missiles to establish a certain level of defense, all the infrastructure. and this is, this runs all that is a big, big problem. but it's not only hardware is of the us as also stopped intelligence sharing with ukraine. france just now offer to stedman can make up for what is lost or is ukraine now partially in the dark when fighting gets aggressor as well. that's a big classics. and um, you are p and that lice can deliver some to put some of the intelligence the u. s. has been delivering so far. but the crucial point here is speed. the targeting cycle, as it's called, the military is to speed up the reaction from it's finding

a target and delivering a below to this target. so how fast you can react on the intelligence who have makes crucial difference. and the problem is that the system, the u. s. has established this as well established. this is working at the french and other european allies. they have to do work because the ukrainians to make their intelligence as fast and as reliable as the u. s. intelligence. so far before and how fast this can happen, that's, that's a big question. now in the wake of that historic falling out in the white house, european meters responded by stepping up. you mentioned that they can do something but can be realistically filled the void left by the us, a giant one in the ukraine, and in europe as a whole, a m b and bacon. and at the moment that not for the time being uh,

i've mentioned there, defends, there so far is no european system that could match the capabilities of a petri or the defense system. the drum, an iris ts alarm system is in the range. well below the d a, the producer of the artist, the system is developing a new aesthetic system, but this will be some time until this is available and operational. so all the time being no, there is no european answer to that. we talk about many proposals that will boost your theme defense in the long term, but maybe briefly, if you can. what about short term measures that need to be implemented now, especially to support ukraine? well, the short term measures might be, are ramping up. what is available in europe perente not production, even more than it's been planned on to know those to us legal, defense,

and security policy journalist always great to have you on the show. thank you so much for your time. you're welcome. and a quick look at some of the stories making headlines around the world today. for you as president, donald trump has temporarily lifted terrace for car makers after tax with us auto executive. the one month exemption applies to imports from canada and mexico that comply with existing free trade agreements, trans, 25 percent loving and almost all goods from those nations came into effect on tuesday. the german postal service storage post says it will cost a $1000.00 jobs by the end of the year. the cuts will come from the full of 187000 employees working in the domestic letter and parcel division. such a post says high costs and a significant drop and advertising, mail, and reduce letter volumes has led to the cuts. bosnian serve leader miller, i don't think has approved several laws. banning central government,

police and judicial authority. in bosnia autonomy, semi autonomous served territory. laws will escalate the tensions in bosnia and herzegovina were doting is already facing present time. and removal from office was sentenced last week for ignoring decisions by the authority overseeing the countries piece of ports. he was president, donald trump has issued what he called his last warning to hamas leaders, threatening further destruction and gaza. if all remaining hostages are not immediately released. he published the ultimatum on troops social, his social media platform. the president also told gardens that a beautiful future awaits, but if they hold on to hostages, they were quotes that most of the drums threats are aimed at encouraging israel to avoid implementing the ceasefire and gossip. earlier the us president met with the freed captives in the white house where he pledged to return those still being held . on wednesday,

the united states confirmed that its envoy had held direct talks with her mazda spine, and so the canadian, as a terrier group by the us in multiple countries, journalists, bollix, letting until ever you've told us more about the us ending it's decades long. policy of not negotiating with her. yes. well, uh to uh, my understanding, uh, this is the, the special invoice for uh, hostages out in boulder to admit the with the how much is a piece of the in the, the us uh us books person of the warehouse books version, excuse me, said that he has the permission to do that because that that's his mission to actually bring it back. americans at home detox were held in the doha, but 2 weeks ago. a see to how much that piece of the i guess. so they speaking to a guitar and who's paper said that they, they were focused on the uh, the floor. i'm going to come the hostages. and that has, uh, these ladies to visit you a bit as well. we know that there are fine american hostages,

but they said that they at least the floor and uh, the mazda and the location was the one that raised the issue of a comprehensive deal that would lead to the disease of those hostages. but it would also lead to the end of the war and that so what we understand regarding the thought that there were not actually a leading anywhere to uh, the extent to but, and my understanding this is only just a talking between the 2 sides nowadays. right? inside the business from the permit is office. yes. so they said that they have expressed the opinion to those talks. didn't say what that opinion is. in other words, they are not approve. a go this um a talk said that were direct between as an buller and they'd be how much is it the location and the before that the just the yesterday evening and only there is a the senior official which is usually a code name for and benjamin that then you or someone in his circle set, that is what i was informed of these thoughts and was not then tuesday as think

about them. in other words, they don't approve of them again. and by the way, the families of the hostages as well. basically the statement saying that this categorization of hostages is not the thing that we want. we want a comprehensive, the in the we bring back all the as to just not only some of them and according to their nationality or something else. so they also did express the consent. yeah. because of besides, those is really american jewel nationals. there are 54 other hostages still in gaza . about $22.00 of them assume to be alive. where do negotiations between israel and how my stand right now. then what is your legal issues, of course are still made to there's nothing that is being done the correctly and that what type of these ready, the, which let's call it is to actually extend the 1st phase of this deal. they said that they accepted the outline which met. it describes the 2nd day of

destruction to the next few weeks. in continuation with disease firewall, releasing half of the remaining costs are just dead and alive. and only after this, the release of the start the beginning positions for the 2nd phase of the deal with the start of the is there any interest to you is to actually get back as much a hosted use as possible without being without the the clinic, the end of the world, we don't, i didn't get on these for the end of the war. a, something that affected will not happen. and apparently it is indivisible that we will go back to your exploding in tel aviv, thanks spike. and some more world stories, tropical cycling alpharetta stalled off australia as east coast and is now expected to make landfall on saturday. schools and airports has been closed as a region, braces for its 1st cycle and decades. more than 4000000 people live in the storms projected past. the used climate monitor reports that global sea ice cover reached

a historic low last month. the lack of ice comes as temperatures mirror, the north pole rose to 11 degrees higher than average. the comparative cuz climate change service warren, that the loss of heat reflecting ice exacerbates global warming. south korea's military says that pilot arrow was what caused one of his fighter jets to accidentally dropped a bombs on a civilian area during training. a people were injured in several buildings damage when the k ups exchange ads release the bombs onto a cd close to the border with north korea. the military says they will help live drills while they investigate the accident, and then they will compensate the victims. earlier i spoke to journalist bobby and catch bowes in the south korean capital sol. he began by explaining how this incident unfolded or yeah,

the incident happened during regular military exercises that are conducted here by the south korean army, together with the u. s. army and been something really unprecedented happened and we talk about an area that is actually quite close to the north korean border because those submitted to exercise as a part of a deterrent strategy against the french from the north. but the usually um, those fighter jets, they fly around shooting ranges and then drop their bombs. but this time a fight a pilot has dropped a bombs on civilian area on a village. and um yeah, people were injured, buildings were destroyed. but given what we know, i think it's rather astonishing that the damage is not even much greater because the bombs that were dropped are a so called mock 80 to bottom stair, 500 pounds heavy. they are more than 2 meters in length, and their radios of destruction is comparable to a football field. so it's really serious damage to that was being touched by there

and talking to his earlier from salt authorities in the united kingdom have launched a new scheme. and aimed at preventing flooding and parts of the country side with the help of beavers. the semi aquatic mammals protect wetlands by building dams that receive areas of open water, which in turn also encourages other spaces to thrive. they were hunted so near extinction in the u. k in the 16th century by slowly releasing beavers in certain habitats. it's hope they will now make it come back. and before we go, here's a quick reminder of our top story. europe, a meters are gathering in brussels for an emergency summit. was the aim of ramping up defense spending and showing up support for ukraine. the meeting comes as the united states pause is also ford for ukraine, and as war with russia, including the sharing of the town. with that here,

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