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Europe's top five defense spenders discuss NATO future World News Tonight TVP WORLD
Our main stories tonight:
E5 LEADERS MEET IN BERLIN AHEAD OF CRUCIAL NATO SUMMIT
The leaders of Europe’s five biggest defense spenders, including Poland, met in Berlin ahead of a crucial NATO Summit to be held in Ankara in two weeks.
BELARUS’ LUKASHENKO CAVES FOLLOWING KYIV’S ULTIMATUM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Belarus has turned off the equipment used to guide Russian strikes, following Kyiv’s warnings to Minsk.
RUSSIA TARGETS UKRAINE & EUROPE’S SPIRITUAL HERITAGE SITES
A Russian strike has damaged Kyiv’s historic Pechersk Lavra Cathedral, one of the most important spiritual landmarks in Eastern Christianity. Ukrainian officials say the attack is part of a broader campaign to target the country’s cultural and religious identity.
Chapters:
01:03 - Leaders of Europe’s top five defense spenders meet in Berlin
06:22 - Zelenskyy says Belarus turned off equipment Russia used to guide strikes on Ukraine
09:12 - Russians target spiritual heritage of Ukraine
12:05 - Ukraine Recovery Conference to open amid Warsaw-Kyiv row over history
14:24 - Hungary dashes Ukraine’s hopes of fast-tracked membership
16:44 - Governments react as heatwave sweeping across Europe claims lives
19:30 - Interview: Elevating E5’s role in Europe’s security architecture & upcoming NATO summit
23:27 - Interview: Historical tensions between Poland & Ukraine
24:50 - Interview: Europe’s defense boosting effort & gaps left by U.S. pullout
26:24 - Interview: U.K. support for Ukraine after leadership change
27:25 - Interview: How seriously to treat Putin’s willingness to return to peace talks?
Host: Ashim Kumar
E5 LEADERS MEET IN BERLIN AHEAD OF CRUCIAL NATO SUMMIT
The leaders of Europe’s five biggest defense spenders, including Poland, met in Berlin ahead of a crucial NATO Summit to be held in Ankara in two weeks.
BELARUS’ LUKASHENKO CAVES FOLLOWING KYIV’S ULTIMATUM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Belarus has turned off the equipment used to guide Russian strikes, following Kyiv’s warnings to Minsk.
RUSSIA TARGETS UKRAINE & EUROPE’S SPIRITUAL HERITAGE SITES
A Russian strike has damaged Kyiv’s historic Pechersk Lavra Cathedral, one of the most important spiritual landmarks in Eastern Christianity. Ukrainian officials say the attack is part of a broader campaign to target the country’s cultural and religious identity.
Chapters:
01:03 - Leaders of Europe’s top five defense spenders meet in Berlin
06:22 - Zelenskyy says Belarus turned off equipment Russia used to guide strikes on Ukraine
09:12 - Russians target spiritual heritage of Ukraine
12:05 - Ukraine Recovery Conference to open amid Warsaw-Kyiv row over history
14:24 - Hungary dashes Ukraine’s hopes of fast-tracked membership
16:44 - Governments react as heatwave sweeping across Europe claims lives
19:30 - Interview: Elevating E5’s role in Europe’s security architecture & upcoming NATO summit
23:27 - Interview: Historical tensions between Poland & Ukraine
24:50 - Interview: Europe’s defense boosting effort & gaps left by U.S. pullout
26:24 - Interview: U.K. support for Ukraine after leadership change
27:25 - Interview: How seriously to treat Putin’s willingness to return to peace talks?
Host: Ashim Kumar