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mindset, it is vladimir putin's mindset, it is not europe's mindset. is the world we are c-oin into that is the—world—we are going into i don't think going back and i don't think they're going back the one we had before. whig and i don't think they're going back i the one we had before.- and i don't think they're going back i the one we had before. to the one we had before. why do you sa that? to the one we had before. why do you say that? the — to the one we had before. why do you say that? the one _ to the one we had before. why do you say that? the one before _ to the one we had before. why do you say that? the one before was - to the one we had before. why do you say that? the one before was based i say that? the one before was based on the unipolar— say that? the one before was based on the unipolar moment _ say that? the one before was based on the unipolar moment when - say that? the one before was based i on the unipolar moment when america had both the means and well to had both the means and the well to assert �* across the world. it assert itself across the world. it created what we called international globalisation, the international structure. globalisation, the tnternationat structure. it is now security structure. it is now a significantly smaller player relative to than was, and relative to others than it was, and it's well be that the person has = so it still remains a diminished: so it still remains a you prodigious country. you america at your peril, underestimate america at your peril, but its ability to make rules across teat its eh'fitetfi mete nflee errn’ee w w world is not layered now. the world is not layered now. after the rhetoric today catherine, after the rhetoric today what will president be thinking? i is cheering, isicheerihg, he ’ is cheering, he is very think putin is cheering, he is very happy— think putin is cheering, he is very happy at — think putin is cheering, he is very happy at what he heard, even before trump _ happy at what he heard, even before trump spoke today, even before the

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hemisphere then they must recognise our of strategic influence in our sphere of strategic influence in ukraine _ our sphere of strategic influence in ukraine and also in central asia. how— ukraine and also in central asia. how do — ukraine and also in central asia. how do you _ ukraine and also in central asia. how do you respond to that? yes, ukraine and also in central asia. how do you respond to that? we are seeing deals, we are think we are seeing deals, we are seeing the conversation about of influence, and i think spheres of influence, and i think the only people who haven't woken up to this reality is us. europe? yes, there is entry ticket to there is an entry ticket to this conversation and it is not soft our values, it is hard power power our values, it is hard power and it leaves a category challenge for in how do we build for us in europe, how do we build that to get a seat in this for us in europe, how do we build | that to get - -| this for us in europe, how do we build | that to get - _s for us in europe, how do we build that to net , conversation? donald trump has as we know - president _ conversation? donald trump has as we know - president zelensky i nasn’t condemned the today. he hasn't condemned the russia's he didn't ask episglas invasion; he didn't ask to stop their attacks on them to stop their attacks on ukraine before that meeting yesterday. president putin must be in dreamland. l yesterday. presi �* | ' | u or in dreamland. ~ , ., absolutely in dreamland right. there is a french are right. there is a french business _ are right. there is a french business man i speak to who is based in moscow— business man i speak to who is based in moscow and also working with

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ukrainians is only 4%. this disinformation. we understand and we have evidence that these numbers it is unfortunate that president trump, and with great who constantly support us, unfortunately lives in this disinformation space. why do you think president trump wanted to respond that? l why do you think president trump wanted to respond . that? wanted to respond to that? i think it i unfortunate _ wanted to respond to that? i think it i unfortunate and _ wanted to respond to that? i think it i unfortunate and i _ wanted to respond to that? i think it i unfortunate and i agree i wanted to respond to that? i think it i unfortunate and i agree with i = -: that has 77 that has been catherine that it has been to putin. i don't know emboldening to putin. i don't know �* donald trump actually russian line but 7 russian line but i 7 77ku7ssi7a}; in; but 717th7ir71k77777 77 77i7

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not about territory, putin said it was about he was super �*when he 7 �* when he started the existence of ukraine as a in a free country was an sovereign in a free country was an unacceptable affront to russian security. you will not stop until unacceptable affront to russian security is ou will not stop until unacceptable affront to russian security is not will not stop until unacceptable affront to russian security is not a ll not stop until unacceptable affront to russian security is not a country)p until unacceptable affront to russian security is not a country)p l more. ukraine is not a country any more. that is a completely different and there is more, is 7 putting 7 is putting constraints on there is nato putting constraints on its presence in eastern europe its presence in eastern’europe and back to previous borders in going back to previous borders in 1997. this is well of scope and 1997. this is well out of scope and i think it is stuff he has i don't think it is stuff he has clearly thought about but you are into it. russia came instantly into it. russia came out and said not gpgdgggigithey would'not accept troops in iggngdgggigithey would'not accept troops in �* ukraine. western troops in of ukraine. course they would say that, they are 7as ah undefended determined ukraine as an undefended basket case. it still feels for �*fundamentally of this bluster fundamentally irreconcilable.— of this bluster fundamentally irreconcilable. ., ., , ., irreconcilable. how worried should --eole irreconcilable. how worried should peeple who _ irreconcilable. how worried should peeple who are — irreconcilable. how worried should people who are watching - irreconcilable. how worried should people who are watching tonight i irreconcilable. how worried should | people who are watching tonight to be? i

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