Russia hits Kyiv as Merz visits; Bolsonaro wins Brazil’s first round
Russia struck Kyiv while German Chancellor Friedrich Merz was visiting. That’s according to the latest edition of Europe Today, which also covered the Iran conflict and Brazil’s election. Charles Michel, former European Council president, joined the show to analyze Merz’s trip to Ukraine and the war with Iran. He urged European leaders to rethink their approach to that conflict.
From Doha, Aadel Haleem reported on Iran. The country’s deputy foreign minister said Washington had responded to Tehran’s proposal to end the fighting, and that the reply was being reviewed internally. Meanwhile, Maia de la Baume looked at a scandal involving Jordan Bardella. The head of France’s far-right National Rally denies writing antisemitic messages in 2013, as alleged by the left-leaning outlet Mediapart.
And in Brazil, the son of jailed former president Jair Bolsonaro won the most votes in the first round of the presidential election, beating incumbent left-wing president Lula da Silva. João Albuquerque, a Portuguese political analyst and former MEP, offered his perspective on the result. Europe Today airs live every weekday at 8 am Brussels time on Euronews and its digital platforms.
