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00:00Residents in Kiev and Moscow react to talks between U.S. and Russian officials in Saudi

00:07Arabia.

00:09EU leaders have met with the U.S. envoy to Russia and Ukraine to demand they part in

00:16peace negotiations.

00:21Belgium is reinforcing maritime police forces at the harbour of Antwerp to fight rising

00:27drug violence.

00:30Residents in Kiev have expressed both scepticism and concern about the meeting between U.S.

00:36and Russian diplomats in Saudi Arabia.

00:40The talks were aimed at negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, but did not include

00:45any officials from the war-torn country.

00:50In Moscow, however, some locals believe that Russian interests should be a top priority.

01:18Outside of the warring nations, there are concerns surrounding the safety of Europe

01:46in general.

01:48In Poland, for example, a NATO nation that borders Ukraine, many fear that a deal made

01:53between Washington and Moscow could damage security and democracy both on the continent

01:58and beyond.

02:03Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says he's cancelled his scheduled trip to Saudi

02:08Arabia to avoid what he called coincidences following a meeting between U.S. and Russian

02:14officials in Riyadh.

02:16The meeting, to which Kyiv was not invited, focused on negotiating an end to Moscow's

02:21war in Ukraine.

02:42Zelensky's announcement came as he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for

02:47talks in Ankara, during which he said any Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations shouldn't

02:53take place behind the backs of the parties involved.

02:57Meanwhile, President Erdogan stated that the United States' approach aligns with Turkish

03:03policy.

03:04He also suggested that Turkey would be an ideal host for upcoming peace talks between

03:28Russia, the U.S. and Ukraine, due to his country's efforts to mediate between the warring sides

03:34in the past.

03:39The European Union continues to push for a seat at the negotiating table on future peace

03:44talks regarding Ukraine.

03:47On Tuesday, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, and the

03:51President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, met with the U.S. Special Envoy for

03:56Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, who said a few days ago that Europe would be excluded

04:02from the negotiating table.

04:23Even though von der Leyen told Kellogg that the EU was ready to step up its financial

04:27and military support for Ukraine, it appeared that little had changed after the meetings

04:32concluded.

04:33However, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio did hint after meeting with Russia officials

04:39in Saudi Arabia that the EU could be involved in negotiations to possibly lift sanctions

04:44on Moscow.

05:05Euronews met Budkavich in Brussels on the day when the delegations from the U.S. and

05:08Russia set down for the first talks about Ukraine but without Ukraine at the table.

05:14He says anyone who thinks that Ukrainian people can be just ordered what to do plays right

07:20Family members of Israeli hostages held in Gaza expressed mixed emotions of happiness

07:25and grief ahead of the next release.

07:28The mother of a hostage held by Hamas, who was not slated to be released in the first

07:32phase of the ceasefire, said she is worried about the ceasefire holding.

07:37I'm scared.

07:38I won't get to the point where I can hug him and feel him again and start our lives again.

07:48There is a chance this is the end.

07:51And I'm really terrified.

07:54And we haven't got to the second stage yet.

07:58The surprise acceleration and releases were apparently in trade for Israel's allowing

08:03mobile homes and construction equipment into Gaza.

08:08Israel began allowing entry of rubble-removing equipment on Tuesday, including bulldozers

08:13from Egypt that were seen cleaning rubble near the Rafah border crossing.

08:18Meanwhile, Palestinians in Gaza expressed hope that the ceasefire will hold as the first

08:23phase nears its end.

08:25The warring sides have yet to negotiate the second phase, in which Hamas would release

08:29dozens more hostages in exchange for a lasting ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal.

08:40Belgium is reinforcing maritime police forces at the harbour of Antwerp to fight rising

08:45drug violence.

08:47Belgian Interior Minister Bernard Kvinten confirmed that 100 extra people would be hired

08:52as he attended daily inspections.

08:55The port of Antwerp is an important location within Belgium's broader fight against drug-related

09:00violence.

09:01More than 7,000 people were checked at the port last year, and 51 suspects have already

09:06been arrested this year.

09:08Efforts are being accelerated after the country's capital, Brussels, saw a wave of drugs-related

09:13violence in recent weeks.

09:15The city saw six shootings related to drug gangs in the span of just two weeks, with

09:20two people killed since the start of February.

09:24Kvinten and Justice Minister Annelies Verlinden have committed to reinforcing police forces

09:29in both Antwerp and Brussels.

09:38Pope Francis has developed pneumonia in both lungs, the Vatican announced on Tuesday.

09:45After being admitted to Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Friday with bronchitis, new tests showed

09:50a further complication in his condition.

09:54The Pope's respiratory infection also involves asthmatic bronchitis, which requires the use

09:59of cortisone antibiotic treatment.

10:02Nevertheless, the Pope is in good spirits and is grateful for the prayers for his recovery,

10:06said Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni.

10:09A small group of well-wishers gathered outside the hospital on Tuesday night to show support

10:14for the 88-year-old pontiff.

10:21Around 100,000 Germans live in Spain out of nearly four million who will vote from abroad

10:26in the upcoming elections.

10:29Spanish Premier Pedro Sanchez has criticised the rise of the far right in Germany and what

10:34he considers election interference by Elon Musk.

10:38However, among Spaniards, there is little knowledge or interest in the process.

10:51Yes, her, right?

10:52Who is it?

10:53I don't know the name, but the candidate, right?

10:57I don't know if she's a right-wing.

10:59Would you know who he is?

11:01No.

11:02He's not very interested in German politics.

11:04No, I'm not interested in Spanish politics, to be honest.

11:07This is the current president, right?

11:09Well, president or chancellor, right?

11:12Do you know what the chancellor's name is?

11:15No, it sounds familiar.

11:18Who is it?

11:19I don't know, it sounds familiar, but I don't know who he is.

11:21Do you know anyone?

11:23No, my love, I don't know him.

11:26No.

11:27None? This one, for example?

11:29No.

11:30No, I don't remember the names, but I do know that the far right is also winning there,

11:34and that worries me a little.

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