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00:00Thousands of Germans participated in major climate protests across the country ahead

00:06of the upcoming federal election scheduled for the 23rd of February.

00:11Protests were organized by the global youth-led climate strike organization Fridays for Future.

00:17The group says more than 100,000 demonstrators participated in the nationwide protests in

00:22more than 150 locations.

00:25Climate activists in Germany say the crisis has been completely ignored and overshadowed

00:29by other issues like the economy and immigration in the upcoming vote.

00:34Polls currently project the far-right Alternative for Germany party to secure second place with

00:39just over 20 percent of the vote, which would be their strongest performance to date.

00:44The party has often dismissed the climate crisis and have routinely called to end all

00:48major climate action efforts in Germany.

00:52Activists say they're determined to continue protesting to raise awareness to the issue

00:56and push for change.

01:00Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky met with U.S. Vice President J.D.

01:06Vance on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany.

01:11Zelensky told Vance at the meeting that Ukraine requires security guarantees before any meeting

01:16can be held with Putin.

01:19The Ukrainian leader also stressed the need for Europe to be involved in any potential

01:23peace talks, adding that Ukraine's security affects Europe's security.

01:29Vance agreed with Zelensky, noting that Washington is interested in brokering a quote,

01:33durable and lasting peace, and not a deal which would throw Eastern Europe in conflict

01:38in just a few years.

01:41Zelensky described the meeting with Vance and the delegation of U.S. officials as productive

01:45and the first of many to come.

01:48He also stressed that no deal will be reached in Munich, noting that any deal must involve

01:53U.S. President Donald Trump, who is not attending the event.

01:59A Russian drone with a high-explosive warhead has struck the protective shell of Chernobyl's

02:05nuclear reactor, according to Ukrainian authorities.

02:11President Zelensky says the key region was attacked overnight and the drone hit the safe

02:16confinement of the destroyed fourth reactor unit of the nuclear power plant.

02:21He added, however, that although the confinement sustained significant damage, the fire was

02:26extinguished and radiation levels have not increased.

02:31Russia's invasion of Ukraine has brought repeated warnings of dangers to Ukraine's four nuclear

02:36plants, especially at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhia plant in southern Ukraine.

02:44Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said the strike on Chernobyl

02:50and military activity near the Zaporizhia plant have left the U.N. agency on high alert.

03:01Maybe Russia will give up a lot, maybe they won't. That's how U.S. President Donald Trump

03:06described on Thursday his initial vision of a deal to end the Russian invasion of Ukraine

03:11during a press conference with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

03:15Meanwhile, he's more clear about what Ukraine needs to give up, the prospect of a NATO membership.

03:45That bloodshed to stop Ukraine wasn't in and never requested to be in until more recently.

03:51So that's the way it is and I think that's the way it's going to have to be.

03:56Europe is cautious about Trump's assertion. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz agreed with

04:00Trump that the Russia-Ukraine conflict must end as quickly as possible, but said there

04:05must be a just peace to have any hope it may last.

04:16We Europeans are the ones who support Ukraine the most, as long as it is necessary, and beyond a possible peace agreement.

04:30Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, on the other hand, said he would not accept any

04:34negotiations about Ukraine that do not include his country in the talks.

04:39European governments also demanded a seat at the table.

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