watching it for a lot of money. i can't help but wonder if anybody thinking about the future of this country with is at risk. the global voice of crisis unveiled jobs march 21st on d w. this is data of the news life from valid a watershed moment for your of the presidents of your pain commission issues. this stuff, warning as a you need is gather full on emergency summit, the future of europe in defense and support for ukraine top. the agenda also on the program, the russian missile destroys a hotel and central new crime. the attack killed several people in these rescue was racing to save thousands injured by the blast. the

. i'm phil guy who welcome to the program. european leaders of being joined by a ukrainian president for ultimate savanski, for crisis talks, and boosting europe's defense spending and showing up support for ukraine. the meeting in brussels comes to stays after the us post. the military and intelligent sharing with keen european nations are under pressure following the trump administration's decision to distance the united states from european security or the head of the summer to european commission presidente to the front line stress. the importance of this moment, this is a watershed moment for year old and to crane as part of our european family. it's also water shaped moment for ukraine. europe faces a clear and present danger, and therefore europe has to be able to protect itself to defend itself. as we have to put ukraine in a position to protect itself and to push for loss thing and just peace.

so how united are you repeating leaders on the idea of building the defends independence of the united states? i asked brussels bureau chief alexander, found on as well. so it seems that they are more united to it and then and there and diplomats are telling us on of the records that they have since a change of mindset among you are p n leaders. not a long time ago, it was the 1st and foremost friends that was pushing for more strategic autonomy and sovereignty when it comes to europe's defense. now everybody is talking about that and about the ways to achieve that goal. even leaders such as victo all button, the prime minister of hungry, he is considered a close friends of donald trump and an ally of the lot the reporting, even. he does not seem to oppose this motion for more european

independence within comes to erupt. defense, of course, there are some uh, different ideas and we understand it better when we mentioned the french proposal to show the french nuclear umbrella, which europe and allies. so they do not need to rely on you as nuclear weapons. this proposal was matched with some resistance, also from germany. so there on you and says, but i would say overall a great to you need to you when it comes to strengthening europe's defense. okay, so what about concrete steps? what are they actually expected to do? one save agreed, well, we expect leaders to, well come the proposal instead. so were put forward by that you were p and commission this week. and one of the measures could be implemented very quickly. the youth pin commission has promised to borrow money at international markets, up to 150000000000 euros. and this money can be handed over to member states of the

you appear to be union as loans and they can invest this money. and in the on defense or in the or defense industries, or they can use this money to buy weapons, then they can deliver those weapons to ukraine. there are also other measures like relaxing the fiscal rules into your opinion. and that could give some member states a bit of fiscal space to spend more money on defense. so all of that is on the table and we expect the leaders to give it a go. i don't ukraine, which of course is not then a member. we had the commission president sort of found the line describing it as part of a your a p and family that needs to be defended. how strong and indeed have united is to support for ukraine inside the block. we heard from many leaders emphasizing their support for ukraine,

but we should not be no eve. there are still countries such as hungry. i already mentioned that or slovakia, they say they are not delivering new weapons to create and they are rather skeptical when it comes to welcoming ukraine as a new member of the european union. but the rest of you members, they are supportive and of course, this meeting and the whole, i will see you here and the facts to develop the means that lensky was invited was meant as long as talk contrast to the contentions meeting in the oval office. but let's have a listen to what the you creating and president had to say here in brussels. the word sample that we are not alone and this on, on just some words. we feel as a signal to increase our production and sickness to with a new program to increase the european security it that's i think, the great decisions alexandra, european leaders keeping say thing that the

e u needs to be included in any piece initiative for with ukraine the us presence seemed unconvinced. so how does brussels elbow its ways the table, the well do you opinions are trying to push for dads, we know that friends together with the u. k. now, outside of the blog, not a member of the european union anymore, but both countries are trying to work on that proposal for a truce to and to fighting in ukraine. their names can seems to be open to that. russia not so much and of course they need the approval of donald trump and you as a ministration, so they are trying to show initiative. but in the end, of course, everyone knows that the u. s. will have a seat at the table and it's not ruled out said to your parents may not get a seat at their table, but they are trying to prevent that from happening. okay, thank sounds 100 dw is that brussel bureau chief alexandra phone was the ukrainian

president shows of your parents support for his country. the violins at home continues a hotel in flooding music landscapes. hometown of cliffy v was reported to hit by russian. miss oliver nice killing at least 4 people and hospitalized and dozens more ukrainian officials say us citizens were among those in the hotel when he was struck. a correspondent, max on the in keith told me more about the attack or um, from what we know uh close to 30 people were, were injured. um, initially 3 people were killed. the 4th people, a 4th person, died reportedly died, died in the hospital, and this is roughly a 100 kilometers away from russian occupied territory in, in the central ukraine. and this is an attack on civilian infrastructure that follows a string of similar attacks that happened over the last couple of years with hotels being attack often occupied by journalists or by

n g o workers for example. and the i put some context to the situation regarding air defense. um right now you create a struggle to protect the skies looking at a lack of fear defense in the future. and attacks like this could become more often . right. the ukranian president of course, in brussels optimum and what uh, ukrainians, expecting from this latest you summit as i would say there's a lot of hope for europe at the moment. so, i mean, think everybody here and you crane has been following the follow up and the law office last week. the events of the news coming out of washington. and there's a sense of being abandoned by your um yeah, strongest supporter who's been by your side for the last 3 years. so from what we're hearing, zalinski is team is trying to fix relations with uh, with the americans. and they won't be able to do without them by the same time, they're also turning to the europeans and hold for them to be able to step step it up, fill some of the capacity. so some of the capabilities that, that the you,

that the americans are likely to pull out or have pulled out already. but all of this is, of course i'm going to need more than just political will or money. it's also going to need lead time. if you, europe does not have the capacity at the moment, this will, it will take time to, to fill the shoes of the american sort of se. and if you really want to make a change on the battlefield, you will have to do more than that actually. okay, so highways you crate, going about finding the school without us military and intelligence assistance are right. so regarding the intelligence assistance i'm from what we're hearing the printers are still assessing what exactly that means the us has intelligence capability. is that no one of the country in the world has, they have their own intelligence capabilities of other countries like france for example, have promised to share what they have,

but this is likely not going to make up for the loss of us intelligence. and this is crucial on the battlefield. i'm defending yourself against russian attacks, but also attacking within russian territory. for example, just to give you an example, according to experts, it's going to be very difficult for ukrainians to make out the russian air defense systems in russia or russian occupied territory, which is going to lead russian aviators get closer to your trade in hel, territory. use their glide bombs, use their cruise missiles, for example, to pave the way for their own ground forces. at the same time, ukraine still has capabilities to strike within a russian territory with medium rage rockets, for example. um, just what they need is the according targets to be able to be effective. so what has proven a very successful strategy in the past is attacking russian command, post, attacking russian, munitions, depos, within russia. this is going to be a lot more difficult without us intelligence. it's going to make the ukraine

weapons less effective and it's going to embolden likely to present volume. important to yeah, to, to try to take more um territory a while. um, ukraine is trying to adapt to this new situation as max dw max on to in keith as well. take a look at some more stories. making headlines now stocked in lithuania, which has become the 1st european union, a country to withdraw from the international convention on cluster munitions. one of the 120 nations, the signatures to the convention, which prohibits the acquisition use and production of the weapons with the weight is voted by the russian territory of coming in crowd and rushes closest ally, bella roost. us president donald trump is taken to social media to issue what he calls his last warning to how much lead is threatening further destruction in gaza . and that's only remaining is there any hostages released? the us president met with free captives at the white house and slides to return

those still being held. meanwhile, donald trump has doubled down on his stated goal of alex in greenland, in an address to congress. he said the i'm and what do you mention the be in american hands one way or the other, but we've elections on the island fast approaching. many folks has a taking the opportunity to reignite the debate over what really matters to offend, which is independence from denmark. america is donald trump reiterated his desire to antics greenland to the us and 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. while under the ice ly valuable rear f metals vital for telecommunications as well as billions of barrels of on top of the oil of denmark, illinois the islands 300 years ago and still controls its forwarding and defense policies. greenland has been sent me a ton of us since 1917. i 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 pretty 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. so is that mount explorer administer set the most important part of the trump speech was to respect the island, the sovereignty. why to that they want to loosen that ties to denmark, but i've no idea that the 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 itself it's, it's amazing. i think what's the most important part of the speech residents of the capital nuke gave a mixed reaction. this is one way or the other way, going to keep on dreaming on the drum. so you've got the ability to so you've got the fluids, you've got everything. i think she didn't get bogged it relented. really tap no more than this homo. everything we did. we did have and he might like to add add a lot of taxes here, which would also increase the homeowners here. so it's really we feel like it's a bad idea and we just more why don't be like a little. i land this more independent than anything else. meanwhile is greenland prepares to vote. the message from its incumbent prime minister is clear. we don't

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