The United States has proposed a resolution at the United Nations on ending the war in Ukraine.
That is despite an earlier European-backed statement demanding the withdrawal of Russian forces.
The UN General Assembly will hold a special session on Monday, the 3rd anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The European Union and Ukraine produced a draft resolution that mentions a full scale invasion and demands that Russia immediately, completely and unconditionally withdraw military forces from Ukrainian territory. By contrast, the US resolution calls for a swift end to the conflict but does not use invasion or other wording critical of Moscow. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the resolution is consistent with the views of President Donald Trump. He urged all UN member states to join the US.
Meanwhile, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Dyapkov reportedly said the top officials from the US and Russia will have a second round of talks within two weeks. The talks aimed at ending the conflict will take place in a third country.
The speaker of Ukraine's parliament says a team of experts will start working toward an agreement with the Trump administration over mineral resources and security assurances.
Ruslan Stefanchuk, who is close to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, spoke with NHK in the country's capital, Kiev, on Friday. He said Zelensky had proposed to the United States to jointly develop Ukraine's rare earth minerals as part of his victory plan last September.
Stefan Chuk said that after Zelenskyy's meeting with US special envoy Keith Kellogg, the Ukrainian team will start from Monday working towards signing an agreement with the United States.
Ukraine is ready to work with partners on matters concerning the country's mineral resources, but we also want to receive specific security guarantees as well.
Now, regarding Trump's comment that Ukraine needs to hold a presidential election, Stefan Chuk said the country's laws clearly state that no elections can be held during martial law. He said it would be impossible to hold fair elections amid Russia's invasion, as the military could not participate.I want a summit with the US to be held as soon as possible. It's important to have constructive discussions.
Stefan Chuk said that for the war to end, Russia must withdraw from Ukraine's territory and also be brought to justice and pay reparations to all those who suffered during the war.And meanwhile, Trump says the United States is pretty close to striking the deal with Ukraine.
We're getting our money back. We're going to get our money back because it's not, it's not fair. We're asking for rare earth and oil, anything we can get.
The comment comes as Trump has lashed out at Zelensky, calling him a dictator without elections. This is apparently out of dissatisfaction that an agreement on mineral resources has yet to be reached with Kiev. Treasury Secretary Scott Besant said in an opinion piece published in the Financial Times that the US has proposed that revenue received from by Kiev from natural resources and other assets be used to rebuild Ukraine. He added that Washington will have economic and governance rights in those future investments. Some US media say a deal could help ease tensions between the two leaders.
Germany holds its general election on Sunday. An anti-immigrant party is in second place in an opinion poll.Attention is focused on how much the party will expand its support.
The vote is taking place following the collapse of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's ruling coalition last November.
The latest opinion poll by German public broadcaster ZDF shows that the largest oppositionThe center-right alliance of the Christian Democratic Union and the Christian Social Union is in the lead with 28% support.
The alliance's candidate for chancellor, Friedrich Metz, is viewed as a frontrunner for the German chancellorship. The alternative for Germany Party, or AFD, is at 21%. It takes an exclusionary stance toward immigrants and refugees and is deemed to be far right. Rascholz's center-left Social Democratic Party and its coalition partner, the Greens, are facing an uphill battle, with their support rate hovering at around 15 percent each. Germans are concerned over how much of the vote the AFD will capture on the back of public dissatisfaction over the country's immigration policy. US entrepreneur Elon Musk, who holds a key position in the Trump administration, has repeatedly expressed his support for the party.
None of the parties are expected to secure an outright majority in the election. It is viewed as likely that the largest opposition will gain the most seats and lead negotiations to launch a coalition government. Each party refuses to form a coalition with AFD, so discussions are expected to exclude that party.
An ethnic minority militia guarding Myanmar's border says it is raided one of the transnational scam centers in the east of the country near Thailand.
It's believed that many people from around the world, including Japan, are being coerced into carrying out different fraudulent activities at these facilities. This footage of the scam site was taken in eastern Myanmar from the Thai side.
Laundry is drying on the balconies and many people seem to be living there.
Luxury cars can also be seen.
Thai media quoted a Myanmar militia called BGF as saying it had raided a site known as KK Park. Local sources say Chinese and other nationals suspected of orchestrating the scams have been detained. They add that some foreigners believed to have been confined at the site have been freed. It is unclear whether Japanese citizens are among them. KK Park is known as a human trafficking hub and a Center for online scams and other offenses. In recent years, it has apparently served as a base for Chinese criminal gangs that are increasing their illicit activities.
And snow continues to fall along the Sea of Japan coast due to a strong cold air mass. More snow is expected through Monday between Hokuriku and the Chugoku region. Heavy snow is also expected in the inland areas of the Kinki and Shikoku regions. The Japan Meteorological Agency says a winter pressure pattern and a strong cold air mass are bringing intermittent snow to areas along the Sea of Japan coast. The agency says accumulated snow has exceeded the annual average in many places. Now, as of 11:00 AM on Sunday, snow had reached a depth of 5.08 meters in the Sakai area of Aomori Prefecture in Hirosaki City, Aomori Prefecture. The snow reached 1.6 meters, the deepest since record keeping began. The winter pressure pattern is expected to continue till Monday. causing snow to intensify in areas between the Hokuriku and Chugoku regions from Sunday night to Monday morning. Now, heavy snow is also expected in the inland areas of the central Kinki and Shikoku regions, where snowfall is usually light.
Snowfall during the 24-hour period through Monday morning could reach 70 centimeters in Niigata Prefecture and 50 centimeters in the Tohoku, Kinki and Hokuriki regions. Weather officials are urging people to be on the alert for traffic disruptions, avalanches, snow falling from roofs, power outages and fallen trees caused by snow.
And those are the top stories for this hour.
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And that's a wrap for this edition of NHK Newsline. I'm Ramin Mellegard. Thank you very much for joining us.
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