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00:00With Trump's re-election in the U.S., fears about a shift in the Ukraine war have started

00:05to emerge.

00:06While Trump's exact policy is unclear, he has previously said that as president he would

00:11settle the war within 24 hours, raising fears that he may reduce or cut off aid.

00:16In Kiev, analysts and policy experts are discussing the likely impact.

00:21Well, Trump is an incredibly unpredictable politician, maybe the most unpredictable politician

00:25who's ever been in the White House, so it's always a bit of a guessing game.

00:31I think what we can say is that fundamentally he's inclined to make a deal with Putin.

00:38Trump's world view is very much about the top players sitting down together at the table

00:43and making the deals and deciding everything amongst themselves.

00:47The Trump campaign suggested a deal to end the war could include blocking Ukraine's NATO

00:52and EU access, but optimism remains in Kiev.

00:56We'll see if President Trump will surprise us.

00:59We're not exactly sure yet what that surprise will be, but I think we are looking forward

01:04to working together with President Trump, with the new administration, with the transition team.

01:10Even if Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin come to an agreement to end

01:15the war in Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky needs to agree to this.

01:21For many of Kiev's residents, the election results have only brought mixed feelings.

01:28The fact that he doesn't see it as an actual fight, but just as a misunderstanding between

01:32both the presidents, I'm really scared about what type of decision he can make.

01:37Maybe he can help us to solve this more quickly and this solution will benefit us. I hope so.

01:46Facing an uncertain fate, Ukraine's president, who was amongst the first to congratulate Trump,

01:52has appealed to the U.S. President-elect's commitment to peace through strength.

01:57Good day. We're here with Klaus Struntz, chief editor at Euronews.

02:13Good day.

02:14You've been working in Berlin as a journalist for 20 years.

02:19The end of the European Union, possible new elections in 2025.

02:24There have been problems for a long time. Why the divorce now?

02:29I think most Germans think it's finally over, because in the last weeks and months

02:35it has been a catastrophic representation of the government.

02:39Bad craft, bad sales, bad decisions.

02:43It's finally time to put an end to it.

02:45That's what Chancellor Olaf Scholz did yesterday.

02:48He dismissed his finance minister, Christian Lindner.

02:51That's a pretty unique act.

02:53After that, he also insulted him.

02:55That's an even more unique act.

02:57And with that, the worst government in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany is now at an end.

03:04Will the government crisis lead to a bad time for Europe?

03:09After Trump's re-election?

03:11Yes, the answer is clearly yes.

03:13This total collapse of the German government is at the same time a heart attack for Europe,

03:20because the most important power, the strongest partner, the most reliable partner

03:25is now in its weakest situation.

03:28All European partners, all partners worldwide, including the new American president Donald Trump,

03:34will ask themselves, can I rely on this chancellor and this government

03:40with whom it will come to an end anyway.

03:42With whom it will come to an end.

03:44It's just a matter of weeks and months.

03:46Is Germany still the reliable partner?

03:49And the answer from a political point of view is, of course, Germany is a reliable partner.

03:54But the acting people are just a few weeks and months away.

03:59And that's the weakest situation you can imagine.

04:02Germany and the USA are decisive supporters of the Ukrainians.

04:07What are the consequences of the new situation for Kiev?

04:11Yes, in the short term, today and tomorrow, none.

04:13The chancellor has determined, and it was important for him to mention this,

04:17that the support will remain and that nothing will change here.

04:21But the question is, can he still implement all that he intends to do now?

04:25And he himself seems to believe that, because from my point of view,

04:29he has made the wrong decision to remain in office

04:32instead of immediately stepping back or immediately freeing the way for new elections

04:38to give the citizens, the people in Germany, the opportunity to decide

04:42how they want Germany to be governed in the future.

04:45No, Olaf Scholz still wants to go on.

04:48Until Christmas he still wants to pass laws

04:52and then only on January 15th he wants to ask the so-called question of trust.

04:56What does that mean?

04:58It means that by the end of March next year, March 2025,

05:02as long as that is still possible, elections will be held.

05:05And until then, Germany is not a strong partner in Europe,

05:10but the weakling in Europe.

05:12Society in the USA is very divided.

05:16Is this also the case in Germany?

05:20The phenomenon of the complete division of our societies

05:23is, in principle, due to large parts of the Western world.

05:27America is the largest and now the most famous example by election.

05:32But also in Europe we see this trend in many countries and also in Germany.

05:36That is why the parties that are not currently in government

05:41benefit from this step that Olaf Scholz has now taken.

05:44And they will now stand up in such a way

05:47to achieve better results in the next year with possible new elections than they had.

05:53And this can result in a completely changed political landscape in Germany,

05:57which in turn has great significance for the radiance of Europe

06:02and for the role of Germany in Europe and for the politics of Germany in Europe.

06:06Which party benefits from Linz-Schachzug?

06:10I would say that the AfD benefits the most.

06:13Because the goal of the AfD, our far-right party in the political spectrum,

06:19has always been to destroy this government.

06:22This is a legitimate goal of an opposition.

06:25But in Germany there are many, many critical voices

06:29who say that if the AfD gets stronger and stronger,

06:32then the entire political climate in Germany,

06:35the entire position of Germany will change.

06:38Especially what Germany stands for.

06:41It worries many people, but it also gives hope to many people

06:45who wish for a change and not a continuous search.

06:59What will happen next in the war on our continent?

07:03Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election

07:06has cast a pall of uncertainty over the future of Ukraine.

07:10He had announced his intention to end the war in Ukraine within 24 hours, if elected.

07:17Mr. Trump has signaled his willingness and his capacity

07:22to secure a super quick peace deal,

07:25which could very well imply that Kiev would be forced

07:29to concede to Russian demands that it certainly doesn't want to, to end the war.

07:36On the corridors of the European Parliament, reactions are mixed.

07:41Delighted by Donald Trump's victory,

07:44this member of the far-right Patriots for Europe group

07:47certainly hopes that the end of the war in Ukraine is near,

07:50but also reaffirms his support for NATO.

07:56I hope we'll stop the war in Ukraine,

07:59and that everybody likes a solution, number one.

08:02And we are not involved in that, as you know.

08:04We support Ukraine, but we're not directly involved in that.

08:07That's one thing.

08:09The other thing is Europe must invest in defense.

08:12In defense, in defense industries,

08:15and because you don't have to make a war to have a defense.

08:20You prevent wars having a good defense.

08:24Faced with the return of America first and American non-interventionism,

08:28this socialist member, and former prime minister of Belgium,

08:31calls on the old continent to adopt its own industrial policy

08:35in areas such as energy, security and defense.

08:38There has not been this determined will

08:42to be at the forefront in terms of new technologies,

08:45to be at the forefront in terms of defense,

08:49in terms of our fellow citizens' own security.

08:54Today, we are totally dependent on the security of the United States.

09:00Within NATO, we must have our own capacity.

09:05We are friends with the United States,

09:09but I don't want to be the caniche of the United States.

09:13Although it is a bitter pill to swallow for some,

09:16others in Brussels hope that Donald Trump's victory

09:19will act as a wake-up call for Europe

09:21to finally take the reins of its own security and defense.

09:282024 will be the hottest year on record.

09:32According to the European Climate Service,

09:34this year's global average temperatures have been 0.71 degrees Celsius,

09:39above the 1991 to 2020 average.

09:42Copernicus Climate Change Service said this year

09:45has been 0.16 degrees Celsius warmer than last year.

09:50Our record goes back to 1940,

09:54but it's quite possible that this record stands on a much longer time series.

10:01And 2024 not only will be the warmest on record,

10:05but will also be the first calendar year

10:08above the psychologically important threshold

10:11of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial.

10:15Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius

10:18is one of the main goals of the Paris Agreement.

10:21Though a year-long breach doesn't mean this long-term target has been missed,

10:25what experts warn the world is getting dangerously close.

10:28If you look back at the ozone hole,

10:30we managed to get together as a global community and find a solution.

10:34Now the problem is incredibly more complex,

10:36has to do with our economic model,

10:39has to do with our way of using resources,

10:41and inevitably this means much more complex conversation.

10:46Scientists say the latest data should be a cause for concern

10:50ahead of next week's COP29 UN Climate Conference.

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