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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.

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