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00:00Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanks the G7 for facilitating a 46 billion euro
00:07loan package to Kiev.
00:11The Tartan army is out in force in Munich as Scotland faces Germany in the opening match
00:16of the 2024 Euros.
00:25Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has thanked the leaders of the G7 countries for
00:30agreeing to keep sanctioned Russian assets locked up until Moscow pays reparations for
00:35its invasion of Ukraine.
00:38That agreement has paved the way for a 46 billion euro loan package for Kiev funded
00:43by the interest earned on Russia's frozen central bank assets.
00:48Details are still being finalised but those funds could reach Kiev before the end of the
01:24Security for Ukraine was also high on the agenda and Zelenskyy ended the first day of
01:29the summit with two new accords signed with international partners.
01:34He signed a 10-year security agreement with US President Joe Biden that both sides hailed
01:40as a milestone.
01:41With regard to the plan, that is a plan in process now.
01:46We're discussing with our Ukrainian friends exactly what it would be.
01:49We have a lot of movement toward that.
01:52We know the outlines of it.
01:54We have not done the detail of it all.
01:56But we know what Ukraine is capable of doing when given the material to defend themselves.
02:02Zelenskyy also signed a 10-year security agreement with Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
02:09That deal will see Tokyo release 4.1 billion euros to Ukraine this year to fund security,
02:15defence and humanitarian aid.
02:18As Zelenskyy referred to that deal, the first such agreement Ukraine has signed with a non-NATO
02:23country as historic.
02:27But not everyone in southern Italy was happy.
02:30In nearby Brindisi, the No G7 group staged an anti-war rally in protest against the summit.
02:38And as G7 leaders made their way to a state dinner, protesters held what they called the
02:43Poor People's Dinner.
02:50G7 leaders met in Italy to discuss the use of Russian assets for Ukraine.
02:58The summit opened with an agreement reached regarding a US proposal backing a $50 billion
03:04loan to Ukraine.
03:06Russian assets will be used as collateral.
03:11The US proposal involves engineering the loan to help Ukraine in its fight against Russia.
03:18It would use interest earned on profits from Russia's frozen central bank assets, most
03:24of which are held in the EU, as collateral.
03:28The decision is a strong show of support for Kiev even as the recent European elections
03:33showed the EU's political chessboard is shifting to the right.
03:39Other guests at the summit include Brazilian President Da Silva, Indian Prime Minister
03:44Modi and Turkish President Erdogan.
03:50NATO defence ministers have finished their meetings in Brussels, during which they agreed
03:54on a plan to provide long-term security assistance and military training to Ukraine.
04:00The ministers met over two days at NATO headquarters for the last high-level talks before a summit
04:06hosted by US President Joe Biden in Washington in July.
04:11NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the defence alliance needs to sustain its
04:15level of support for Ukraine.
04:18Since Russia's full-scale invasion, Allies have provided around 40 billion euros worth
04:25of military support each year.
04:28I have proposed that we sustain this level of support as a minimum for as long as it
04:34takes.
04:35NATO's central focus for Ukraine is long-term, predictable security assistance amidst growing
04:41global insecurity.
04:42Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said there has to be an end to gaps and delays in the
04:46transfer of weapons, given what has been an extremely harsh six months for the country,
04:51with Russia taking even more territory.
04:54Defence ministers are also discussing training for Ukrainian soldiers and financial assistance,
04:59all of which is a prelude to the big leaders summit in July in Washington DC.
05:04Shona Murray, Euronews, NATO.
05:10Yemen's Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for missile attacks on three ships in the
05:16Arabian and Red Seas.
05:18The attacks were carried out using ballistic missiles and drones, and all successfully
05:23hit their targets.
05:25A spokesperson for the group said the first attack in the Arabian Sea caused the ship
05:30to catch fire.
05:32The Houthis launched attacks on Red Sea shipping they believe is linked to Israel in November
05:37in solidarity with Palestine.
05:44The EU's Green Deal is set to survive the European elections, despite a surge in far-right
05:49parties that are sceptical or even opposed to climate policies, and the Greens being
05:54amongst the biggest losers in the vote.
05:56Although the European Parliament is tilting further to the right, environmental organizations
06:01are not expecting a 180 degree turn.
06:04The new institutional political cycle should maintain the long-term climate ambitions of
06:09achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.
06:12Questions remain, however, about the pace of reform of the Green Pact.
06:22I think there is a risk that we go too slow, first of all, and that we kind of have this
06:29mood of deregulating still in the narrative.
06:35Climate policy may no longer be the political compass of the next European Commission.
06:40The Green Pact could therefore enter a new phase focused more on industrial strategy
06:45and the need for competitiveness.
06:50We clearly see that the European Conservative parties and the EPP really want to strengthen
06:56the industrial competitiveness.
06:57They are concerned about the threats from China and the US, which have very aggressive
07:01policies and investments.
07:03We see that the industrial jobs is a key topic for the trade unions, so they don't want to
07:08have austerity measures anymore.
07:10They think, let's invest here, let's manufacture here, let's create the good jobs here, which
07:14is key for the Social Democrats.
07:16And then you have the Renew that really want to have market leadership, and they see that
07:20it's on batteries, electric vehicles, electrolyzers and wind where the growing markets are.
07:28Negotiations on climate targets for 2040 will serve as a test of the ambition of the Union's
07:32new institutions.
07:33In February, the European Commission proposed a 40% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
07:40This target must now be approved by the Member States and the new European Parliament.
07:50A severe weather event pummeled parts of Europe this week, with Greece experiencing
07:59the first heatwave of the summer.
08:01On Thursday, temperatures exceeded 40 degrees Celsius in the country.
08:06The fire brigade stood on a high alert as authorities issued a fire hazard warning.
08:12In Bulgaria, a hailstorm left several parts of the country without electricity Wednesday
08:17evening.
08:18The 20-minute hailstorm was accompanied by rain and destroyed people's cars and shoemaking
08:23in the northern region.
08:25It also destroyed the peach crop in several villages, while residents in the north-central
08:29region reported flooded yards with fruit and vegetable gardens destroyed.
08:34Meanwhile, in Morsia, Spain, a storm left streets submerged in water, damaging key infrastructure
08:41in the southeastern city.
08:43According to local reports, Wednesday's deluge came just 48 hours after another major rainstorm
08:50prompted weather alerts across the region.
08:56US journalist Evan Gershkovich will stand trial for espionage charges, Russian officials
09:01say.
09:02Gershkovich has been in Russian jail since March 2023, after he was detained while on
09:08a reporting trip to Yekaterinburg for the Wall Street Journal.
09:13Russia's Federal Security Service alleged at the time he was acting on US orders to
09:18collect state secrets, but also provided no evidence.
09:23The prosecutor general's office now reveals he's accused of gathering secret information
09:28for the CIA about Uralvagonzavod, a Russian facility that produces and repairs military
09:34equipment.
09:35Gershkovich faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
09:44The Tartan army is out in force in Munich as Scotland faces Germany in the opening match
09:49of the 2024 Euros.
09:53It's the start of a month of football that will take place in 10 cities across Germany.
09:59Head coach Steve Clarke said he was confident his side would deliver the goods as Scotland
10:04looks to qualify for the knockout stages of a major tournament for the first time.
10:10We believe we can get a result every time we go to the pitch, otherwise what's the point
10:13of going to the pitch?
10:14So we've prepared well, we think we're ready and hopefully you see that tomorrow night.
10:20Scotland showed during the qualifying campaign it can surprise beating Spain and Norway.
10:25But they've only won one of their last 13 matches against Germany and that was more
10:30than 25 years ago, 1-0 in a friendly in 1999.
10:37Things were more muted in the Germany camp, possibly due to a series of recent defeats.
10:43Germany went out at the group stages of both the previous World Cups and were eliminated
10:48by England at Euro 2020.
10:50I think they will be very uncomfortable, but they will also be very good in terms of playing.
10:56So I don't think we should underestimate them.
11:00I have a lot of respect for them, but we also know what we can do, that we have a lot of
11:07qualities.
11:08And if we manage to reach our potential, then I'm very confident that we have to win tomorrow.
11:16And someone else who's confident of a win for the German side is Boubi, an African elephant
11:21who lives in a reserve in Thuringia.
11:24She hoofed a ball upfield into a goal marked with the German flag, confidently predicting
11:29victory for Germany against Scotland.
11:3224 teams from across Europe will play in a total of 51 matches before the final in Berlin
11:37on July 14.