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Europe Today: Nahost-Spannungen steigen, Europas Unterstützung für Ukraine wächst
US-Angriffe auf Iran schüren Spannungen im Nahen Osten und Ängste um Straße von Hormus und Energiemärkte. In Kyjiw vertiefen EU und Ukraine mit einer Drohnenpartnerschaft ihre militärische Zusammenarbeit, Europa ringt um seine Rolle im Krieg.
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US-Angriffe auf Iran schüren Spannungen im Nahen Osten und Ängste um Straße von Hormus und Energiemärkte. In Kyjiw vertiefen EU und Ukraine mit einer Drohnenpartnerschaft ihre militärische Zusammenarbeit, Europa ringt um seine Rolle im Krieg.
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00:54Ukraine have signed a new Defense Industrial Partnership, marking a major step forward in
00:59the integration of the European and Ukrainian defense industries, one of the highlights
01:03of Ursula von der Leyen's one-day visit to Kyiv.
01:06The Commission also launched the EU-Ukraine drone deal to deepen cooperation on drone
01:12and counter-drone technologies.
01:15More than four years into Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine faces mounting pressure
01:20on the battlefield.
01:21Russia continues its offensive, drone and missile attacks remain relentless, and Kyiv
01:27is urging its allies to deliver more weapons and faster.
01:31As Europe accelerates its own rearmament and debates its long-term security role, one question
01:37remains urgent.
01:38Can the European Union do enough to help Ukraine hold the line?
01:43We'll speak to EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubelius.
01:46And Argentina and Spain will meet in the World Cup final in New Jersey on Sunday.
01:52The defending champion kicked out England in Atlanta last night after a stunning two-to-one
01:58comeback victory with both Argentinian goals scored during the final minutes of the game.
02:04We'll have more later in the show.
02:06But first, the situation in the Middle East.
02:09The war in Iran risks turning into a war of attrition that could go on for a long period of
02:15time.
02:16President Trump visibly struggles to end the conflict.
02:19His about-face over his one-day proposal of a 20% fee on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz
02:25was just the latest example.
02:27The already fragile ceasefire agreement he struck with Tehran weeks ago seems to be dead, as strikes and counter-strikes
02:35have only intensified this week.
02:38Let's bring in Adel Hamil in Doha now, who can bring us up to date.
02:43Good morning, Adel.
02:44What is the situation in the area this morning?
02:49Good morning, Stefan.
02:50The ceasefire may still exist on paper, but the fighting is only intensifying.
02:54Instead of de-escalation, both sides are ramping up military operations, and the conflict is spreading across the Gulf.
03:00The U.S. is keeping up its campaign against Iran.
03:03Wednesday marked a fifth straight day of strikes.
03:05And what's now interesting is that the pace has changed.
03:09Instead of just limiting to overnight operations, Washington is also striking during the daylight as well,
03:14and that signals a more sustained military campaign.
03:17The focus remains on the Strait of Hormuz.
03:19The U.S. is targeting Iranian military sites to protect commercial shipping across one of the world's busiest energy routes.
03:26Now, meanwhile, Iran is responding across the region overnight.
03:29It claimed attacks on U.S. military facilities in Kuwait, Jordan, and Bahrain.
03:35Jordan says it intercepted eight Iranian missiles.
03:37Kuwait says it downed 21 drones and four missiles.
03:43And air raid sirens were heard across Bahrain before dawn.
03:46So what's becoming clear is that this conflict is spreading, and that raises the risk of further escalation if more
03:51countries become involved.
03:53The bottom line is that the pace is increasing, the fighting, the conflict is widening,
04:01and there is still no sign that either side is ready to back down.
04:05Stefan?
04:05All right, Adel Halim in Doha for us.
04:08As ever, thank you for keeping us in the loop.
04:11European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ended her one-day trip to Kiev on Wednesday,
04:16her 11th visit to Ukraine since the war broke out.
04:20She praised Ukraine's performance on the battlefield, saying that it has built a strong military momentum,
04:26and further adding that the tide is turning.
04:30Covering her visit for us was our correspondent, Jorge Liborero, who sent us this report.
04:37The visit of Ursula von der Leyen to Kiev concluded with a headline-making announcement.
04:43A deal between the European Union and Ukraine to jointly produce drones is the first of its kind
04:49and will allow Europeans to tap directly into Ukraine's cutting-edge expertise.
04:55Notably, the agreement will enable Ukraine to store some of these drones inside EU territory
05:01to protect them against Russian strikes.
05:04President Zelenskyy held the deal as a truly historic step
05:08and said that relations between the two sides are now deeper, stronger, and more personal than ever before.
05:15But besides drones, there was a lot of talk, of course, about accession.
05:19President Zelenskyy and President von der Leyen both held the momentum in the process
05:24and encouraged member states to open new clusters of negotiations with Ukraine,
05:30a decision that requires unanimity, and we all know how difficult that can be.
05:36In fact, von der Leyen, during the press conference, gave us a very strong hint
05:40of what cluster might be next.
05:43Take a listen.
05:45There are different clusters for different topics.
05:47For example, the cluster number two is for the internal market.
05:50And our candidate countries have very different starting positions.
05:55If you take Ukraine, Ukraine has already done a lot what is potentially in the cluster two.
06:02So it has done already homework in the cluster two because we have the DCFDA,
06:07the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement.
06:09But even more, we also have, specifically only for Ukraine, the Ukraine facility that comes investment with reform.
06:19And the reforms are often concerning the single market.
06:22So, for example, that is a cluster where I would say it's ready to be opened
06:26because some of the work is already done by Ukraine.
06:29And I think this illustrates that we can truly say as soon as possible.
06:39Jorge Liborero reporting from Kiev.
06:42Thank you very much.
06:43Ukraine is making gains against Russia.
06:46This includes striking more than 100 maritime vessels,
06:49including oil tankers and cargo ships, in less than two weeks,
06:53following attacks against oil refineries crippling Russia's energy infrastructure.
06:58For more on this, I'm now joined in the studio by our correspondent Angela Skugins.
07:03Good morning, Angela.
07:04Now, you discussed this with the EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubelius.
07:09What did he have to say?
07:11Good morning, Stefan.
07:12So, yes, he stated that these strikes by Ukraine are remarkable
07:16and could push potentially the Russian President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table,
07:22hopefully bringing an end to the country's full-scale invasion of Ukraine,
07:26which is grinding into its fifth year.
07:28He also underscored the need, however,
07:30for Europe to get serious when it comes to its own defensive capabilities.
07:34This was underscored by statements on Wednesday from the Lithuanian and Latvian presidents,
07:40stating that Russia could be potentially planning a sabotage attack against critical infrastructure
07:46in those Baltic and region, as well as Poland in particular.
07:51However, he underscored as well that Europe is coming to the table when it comes to supporting Ukraine.
07:57Of course, in that report just earlier, we saw that the European Commission President,
08:02Ursula von der Leyen, went to Kiev to announce that mammoth drone deal.
08:06I did speak to the European Commissioner for Defence exclusively on Wednesday,
08:11and I started by asking him whether these strikes by Russia are short-wind victories
08:17or whether they could lead to a full-scale end to the bloodshed.
08:22It's remarkable what Ukraine managed to achieve during recent half a year,
08:28really with deep strikes against oil refineries close to Moscow,
08:33close to St. Petersburg, even far away, close to Omsk, somewhere in Siberia.
08:38Also, the recent week attacks against the Russian Shadow Fleet in Azov Sea and in Black Sea,
08:48those are really amazing achievements, which are making big impact on, in general,
08:54on perception, both globally, but also in Russia itself,
08:58because definitely when in Moscow and in some other cities people need to stand near gasoline station for hours and
09:08hours,
09:09that's an impact.
09:11Definitely, we can expect that such kind of development should be a clear argument for Putin and his surrounding,
09:22that he is not able to achieve any significant development in his war aims.
09:30And, you know, that is the moment when really negotiations on just peace should start.
09:39But for that, really, we need to keep our support and even increase our support,
09:44because just peace in such a war can come only through the formula peace through strength,
09:50and strength should be on Ukrainian side.
09:51And how does the European Union provide that strength to Ukraine?
09:56We started new financial support mechanism, so-called Ukraine support loan,
10:0160 billion to support Ukrainian defense during the next, this year and the next year.
10:07From one side, we are supporting Ukraine.
10:09From another side, Ukraine is starting to support us,
10:12because their defense industry achievements are remarkable.
10:17And I absolutely agree with the United States' state secretary, Marco Rubio,
10:24who was saying that Ukrainian army is the best in Europe.
10:28And it's the best in Europe, not only that they have brave soldiers and smart generals,
10:32but also that they have very innovative, very dynamic defense industry.
10:36Should Ukraine be spending more to buy European?
10:39European money has very clear principles.
10:43First of all, we're looking if Ukrainian defense industry is able to produce what they need to have on the
10:49front line.
10:50If not, then we're looking to European industry.
10:53And European industry really is getting up and producing more and more.
10:57But is European industry, is it there yet to provide Ukraine with what it needs to repel Russia now?
11:03If both Ukrainian industry is not producing and European industry is not producing,
11:09then no.
11:10And if Ukrainians are coming with clear evidence that why they need some kind of products
11:17which are not produced by Ukraine or by European Union.
11:20U.S. President Donald Trump at the NATO summit in Ankara reiterated his desire to acquire the Arctic island of
11:27Greenland.
11:28What can the EU do to come to that nation's aid if he made good on this defensive threat?
11:34We have heard the same language several months ago back in early spring or late winter.
11:43And our answer was very clear.
11:47Denmark was promised all the support from our side.
11:50We do not agree with some kind of that language.
11:53The countries that have successfully acquired a portion of that safe loan, the 150 billion euros,
12:00what are the countries particularly along Europe's eastern flank and those Baltic regions using the money for?
12:07Those countries who are investing a lot, frontier countries,
12:09they also took the biggest responsibility to spend safe loans,
12:13which are European Union support mechanism for other countries to develop their capabilities.
12:20We see that some countries are a little bit, you know, diminishing their, let's say, initial wishes, what they wished.
12:27Now we have perhaps 11 or 12 signatures, different countries, which we agreed with them.
12:34We shall see which will be not taken by member states.
12:37And we shall look into possibilities, how and for what purposes we can use those money.
12:43President Zelenskyy was very clearly asking exactly, you know, to find a way, how to finance, for example,
12:48this anti-ballistic production of an anti-ballistic system.
12:51So we shall look how we can do.
12:55Definitely, besides, you know, those, how to say, actions which we are doing now,
13:00we need to see also challenges which are coming and very soon.
13:03Especially, we need to evaluate how our transatlantic partners are starting to diminish their presence.
13:14EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubelius speaking to Angela Skujins.
13:18The war in Ukraine has created a new sense of threats among the general public in Europe.
13:24According to polls, a majority in many member states therefore supports increased defence spending.
13:29But not everyone is willing to make a personal contribution as well.
13:33In Germany, the number of applications for conscientious objection has continued to rise sharply
13:39and has already surpassed the previous year's figure in the first half of 2026.
13:45How to explain this trend?
13:46To find some answers, I'm now joined by Niklas Hepst.
13:49He's a member of the European Parliament from the European People's Party from Germany.
13:54Good morning and thanks for coming on.
13:56Good morning. Thanks for having me.
13:57So, last year, there were fewer than 4,000 applications in Germany for conscientious objection.
14:04In the first half of this year alone, there have already been more than 5,000.
14:10Is fear of war driving this increase?
14:14Basically, of course, people are in fear.
14:17But we have a new military service law that started on the 1st of January this year.
14:22So, I think for many people so far, you know, thinking about war was we have soldiers doing that for
14:28me in case if needed.
14:31But now I think this law also forces people to think about their own contribution.
14:37And, I mean, has the German government unintentionally frightened young people by constantly talking about the possibility of war?
14:45I wouldn't say that.
14:46And, of course, you have to put the numbers into perspective.
14:48We're talking about 5,000 people.
14:51It's not only young people.
14:52It's even, you know, some reservists, some, you know, former soldiers, people who are not even affected by the law.
14:58So, it's not a, you know, very high number.
15:02I know, 5,000 in a country of 85 million.
15:04Exactly.
15:05But the increase is at least surprising.
15:08It is.
15:09But on the other hand, you have a different number as well.
15:13The number of people who are revoking, who are withdrawing their objection is also rising.
15:18So, you have, you know, pacifists, for example, who now change their mind and say we would be willing to
15:24serve in the army in case if needed.
15:26So, it's an interesting situation.
15:29And, in the end, we need a discussion about resilience in society.
15:32That's the ultimate goal that we should have.
15:34We need to talk about our own resilience.
15:36There are many ways to serve your country and your fellow human beings, also in terms of collective defense.
15:42You don't have to take a weapon into your hand.
15:44There are other ways as well.
15:46So, this is a broader discussion.
15:48And I wouldn't say that the government has, you know, supported fear of war.
15:53But you have to be honest with people as well.
15:54And, of course, people are watching the news and they know what's going on.
15:58All right, Niklas Herbst, MEP from Germany, from the Christian Democrats.
16:01Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us on this topic.
16:06And now to something entirely different.
16:09Chat Control 1.0, a temporary derogation from e-privacy rules designed to detect online child sexual abuse, was adopted
16:19by the European Parliament a few days ago.
16:21Ever since, the discussion about it remains heated.
16:24The controversy around Chat Control 1.0 is not primarily about its objective, fighting sexual abuse of children online, but
16:33about how it does so and what it means for privacy, encryption and democratic oversight.
16:39To learn more, I'm now lucky enough to have Simeon de Brauwe by my side.
16:43He's a digital policy advisor at the European Digital Rights Network, Idri.
16:47Good morning and thanks for making time for us.
16:50Good morning, Stefan.
16:51So, your organization basically says Chat Control threatens fundamental rights.
16:59But your critics say you're putting privacy ahead of children's safety.
17:05Are they wrong?
17:06Yes, they are wrong, because we're not putting it ahead, we're putting it together.
17:10There is a way to address this problem without doing mass surveillance and without undermining everyone's privacy and other fundamental
17:17rights.
17:17And this is what we're putting forward, proportionality.
17:20And where do you draw the line between protecting privacy and protecting children?
17:25Well, if you can do both at the same time, that's the line that you need to draw.
17:30And in the Chat Control, the big issue is mass surveillance, that is turning inquiry into a phishing net.
17:40Mass surveillance means treating everyone as a suspect instead of looking for actual clues, actual suspects.
17:49If you reject Chat Control, what could be the alternative?
17:55This is what the Parliament itself is pushing.
17:58It's a way of doing scanning of communications, which is not undermining encryption and not mass surveillance.
18:08It is targeted scanning.
18:10And we can do this without turning everyone into a suspect.
18:15Of course, the solution is not in technology alone.
18:19We need also measures that are societal and we need work with police.
18:24This is not really being done right now.
18:26For example, the police doesn't take down online material.
18:29All right.
18:29This is a big issue.
18:30All right.
18:31Simon de Balver from European Digital Rights.
18:34Thank you so much for coming on the show this morning.
18:36And now, the World Cup.
18:44Argentina 2, England 1.
18:46The uncompromising rivalry between these football nations has produced several memorable contests on the World Cup stage through the years.
18:54But this semi-final will be remembered as the stuff of legends in Argentina, as the South Americans denied England
19:01with two late sucker punches.
19:02The atmosphere was one of the most aggressive and nervous of all games in the competition already before kickoff, when
19:10supporters noisily booed the other team's national anthem.
19:14England had been on course to reach their first World Cup final since 1966, after Anthony Gordon fired them into
19:21the lead 10 minutes into the second half.
19:23After that, Argentina switched to constant attack mode, turning superstar Lionel Messi into the hero of the evening.
19:31First, Messi set up Enzo Fernandes to fire in an 85th-minute equalizer and then, with extra time looming, cross
19:39for substitute Lautaro Martinez to head in the winner in the second minute of stoppage time.
19:45A personal triumph for Messi, who will become just the second player of the Brazilian great Cafu to appear in
19:52three World Cup finals.
19:55There you have it.
19:56That does it for us today.
19:58I'm Stefan Grober.
19:59Thank you for watching.
20:00Take care and see you tomorrow.
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