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to both. let's start, frank come with start. frank come up with , we had washington.'\fl’e have had'threats donald trump to we have had from zele ns ky zelensky needs do? 7 do you 7 do you think 7 do you think are 7 do you think are at where do you think we are at the moment in to the where do you think we are at the momefgarz :’ a o the where do you think we are at| the moméggiiig american position? in a very bad place. — american position? in a very bad place. as _ american position? in a very bad place, as far _ american position? in a very| bad place, as far - is qqq;ql§;€;%3 as�*aaf loce is all badelacei aster lace is. all of this from — ”fiiiffif psi. rink {e�* �*1 i; 5545:sz iandwhich”: " fl iandwhich”: a" h gui/high”: arcold and europeans. cold and europeans. c was a shower for europeans. it was a wake—up call that entire wake—up call that the entire security architecture eeeehe’?�* é'eh'eeeeefe §f w 77 w w w that eekw'f? éfth'fekt�*jf? §f w 77 w w w that has eekw'f? éfth'fekt�*jf? §f 77 fl 7" w ” that has relied on eeffiee tiiiét. “hi? féfiiifl’fifi ”7 7" w w that eeffiee tiiiét ltfiég filliii’fifi ’w w' 7 7 w that there since 1945, that there was a us back stop protecting
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military back stop protecting if all else failed, that " necessarily gone, is now not necessarily gone, but it is in question. donald trump is a very transactional, know tfeh�*e '%§§¥f¥“§ h%§=*'f“�*§�* know that, tfeh�*e '%§§§f¥tféfifé=t'fifiél know that, fie};— got close personal relationship with vladimir putin. talked that the friday about that duringrthe friday clash about that duringrtha friday clash office, we have he we have gone over vt—aaimir eating; aaar't'h-a' "ww of vladimir putin; aaar'tha"""' of vote to guy interference. so on, election interference. so, there is clearly rift tranaattantiata�*f;—it ==hak¥ ' ,. now. the attianaa'naw; tha afaatar'n la does the military it just: military it just about |ry it just about what it you not just about what number you put on gdp for put on gdp percentages for whether it is to .5 or defence, whether it is to .5 or 3.5, is the capacity produce weapons to to produce enough weapons to an effect the a=he~e a" effed a" the _wwwww7w7 europe battlefield. europe does not have that without the —m
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usa. adjective today to an adjective today to describe european desperate. is european efforts, desperate. is desperate as the russians it as desperate as the russians us believe? i it as desperate as the'rttssians m would have us believe? i don't it is as would have us believe? i don't -it is as_thel would have us believe? i don't - it is who _ the | would have us believe? i don't - it is who are - the | would have us believe? i don't -it is who are-a|the| would have us believe? i don't -it is who are-afanel would have us believe? i don't| - it is who are - a fan of russians, who are now a fan of european — russians, who are now a fan of european countries, i if european countries, i think if you _ european countries, i think if you looked at facts, the w” lust“! at the taste; the im” whatever see. teehed at the tests; the whatever donald - 77 7 says, europe 2 says, europe 2 now, is military now providing more military summ— now providing more military- suppcwt— the it is abou w w it is abou0% 7 w i it is about 60% coming i countries. european countries. i think - is europeancauntries. i thinkthe - m— european cauntries. i thinkthe - is the top european cauntries. i think the is the top and european cauntries. i think the the; the top and european eauntries. i think the the cream, ie top and european eauntries. i think the the cream, as op and european eauntries. i think the the cream, as op a senior stuff, thecream...as one seniol source is western source said, is from the us _ western source said, is from the us. patriot missile _ high- the us. patriot missile high miles rockets, =-— wants more of, ej= and wants more of, they come the and wants more of, they come - the us _ and wants more of, they come - the us if_ and wants more of, they come the us. if you at the europe spends its own money e -e=7 w 7 whe mownt, there 7 whe mownt, there is w at the moment, there is european they european defence industry, they are ramping production, for
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“ample thee teeter-te- shells esarnatet thee efem-itt-t'tretfltn'rer shells before war this war but now they have - that _ this war but now they have - that up _ this war but now they have that up. but if you look wwww defence spendin- at the defence spending—of? -m_ at the defence spending of, poland, are say, poland, what are they buying? _ say, poland, what are they buying? are not the are mostl i “ets are mostl i “ets and nostl i “ets and tanks, a south korean equipment as ww sea:- , . e place iii! um enough of what it needs, and it europe — enough of what it needs, and it europe has shown time and europe has shownptirne andrti. - that europe has shownrtime andtirne - that it is not europe has shownrtime andrtirne that it is not very again that it uranium iw again that it is not very good agreeing amongst ourselves 725 w ww w w i to how to go forward - i to how to go forward with, i as to how to go forward with, for example, the fighterjets. am reading that the am rminister that the am rminister is that the am r minister is that th a been 775g; 7 75béha75ne7d7f7 7754}; 7 sbqalienea, but has been not abandoned. but not has been not abandoned, but not given money has been not abandoned. but the not given money has been not abandoned. but the not g in n money has been not abandoned, but the not g in n years. 1 is the of the . , ,at ,, 7 7 7atth7e7 defense industry at'the'moment? what does it need
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lar-e though they contain large german i think they though they contain large german it. i think they though they contain large gerr a n it. sfesennk they though they contain large gerr a lot it. sfesennk they though they contain large gerr a lot f’s it. if esenink they though they contain large gerr a lot f’s it. if ease look hey though they contain large gt detainees: it. if e; eight i hey at defence spending irret'g'ht _w- at defence spending in eight countries, a lot on being the for tar eeri; 7|- w777 77w7 ww-me eountries would strueate one a, eountries would struggte one a, to do. eountries would struggleeon— ——————— — w— eountries would struggleeon— w — w their own to do. in a lot in just the i who just the i who do just the i who do you t the i who do you think would the coalition of form the coalition of the from what we know at it france and the moment, it is france and may be some canadian auteugmu segujmu, be probably wouldfieptobablysmall some of the contributions fromsomeef the nations like smaller nations like denmark and the baltics. it hard to b“ e!— q what shape this
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agreeing to the eteeenee eff ,,,, " h member on nato member troops on its in ukraine. russia wwww w ukraine as wwww_wn considers ukraine as part of it is a wwhw- 77 in77 �*view, that be. 6ft,,,,,,,,, t, w7 of7likrai7ne777 77 w7 6f7iiiir5ihé77 77to im- they have 7 ofit,ande areoia e 77777they 7 7 7they were given would say they were given assuranses the americans and i!!! weapons. 7 ,. , , what deterrence look for does mean mm ue’: t , �*own’ resist on their own, security guarantees like does it resist on their own, security guaraétees see its s it mean ukraine keeping its what 7 7 166k77 7 7 looklike? 7 7 zelensky shit so would w nato membership, - nato membership, he l like, nato membershi, - '. like, nato membershipthels
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get that. inside country, that is {jujj that we i he {jujj that we as is that to happen. what we kn . ' .. to happen. what we knoxllsihat plans that to happen. what we know is that plans that are being the peace plans that are being and the peace plans that are being _ and we _ the peace plans that are being and we have not i not j not know dlucb detail we do notknow _w— that w -w poland, because if like poland. becausenif sou a,” w w a... ngpaipeg |- . . -< gm; is that interpret that? is that your direct— interpret that? is that your direct involvement in the war then are next? w777 777 77 777 7-77 77 77w —m to have second rorried, are going to have second thoughts that. think in fig 777 of what western i,7 of what western officials terms of what western officials are talking, and we have heard m! this ceasefire about— are talking, and we have heard about this _ are talking, and we have heard about this french ceasefire plan, — about this french ceasefire plan, it_ about this french ceasefire plan, it is talking about plan; it is taltnaat-rut ’” "ww ’ air elf" i; ii??— §ell""5e1:":"ey 777 w ”7777 "m"? air 352“; 55 is: �*fuflaft-w�* w’ "ww w having _ plan, it is talking about having air power, jets in the air 'ets in the tr ,,,,?,fzzgzgggz j 7: sky, — having air power, jets in the sky, trying to make sure that j - tr to mae sure - 2 tr to mae sure that russian — sky, trying to make sure that russian aircraft cannot violate, or missiles cannot violate _ violate, or missiles cannot violate air space. making sure or s-ace. makin viglate air space h black the black— violate air space. making sure the black sea ports are able to iviglate air space making—mm - black ports viglate air space making save black ports are do trade, — the black sea ports are able to do trade, as they have done, to some _ 77—2 do trade, as they have done, to some extent. it still being
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targeted, even in this past week, _ targeted, even in this past week, by russians. some of the ships— week, by russians. some of the ships in— week, by russians. some of the ships in the _ week, by russians. some of the ships in the shipping lanes at the black sea. and then having some _ the black sea. and then having some troops around... essentially, critically national infrastructure like power _ national infrastructure like power plants and nuclear plants _ power plants and nuclear plants. at the moment, this is a problem _ plants. at the moment, this is a problem. western officials are talking, i am talking about british, — are talking, i am talking about british, french, they are talking _ british, french, they are talking about small numbers of troops — talking about small numbers of troops. up to 30,000. that is not going _ troops. up to 30,000. that is not going to be able to police the front _ not going to be able to police the front line. you have then got — the front line. you have then got and _ the front line. you have then got... and that is why then the next _ got... and that is why then the next line — got... and that is why then the next line is, _ got... and that is why then the next line is, but we need a us backstoo _ next line is, but we need a us backstop. because they know they— backstop. because they know they need america, ultimately, to deter— they need america, ultimately, to deter russia, to say we are going — to deter russia, to say we are going to — to deter russia, to say we are going to step in if you violate any kind _ going to step in if you violate any kind of ceasefire. it is notjust — any kind of ceasefire. it is notjust deterrence, - any kind of ceasefire. it is notjust deterrence, you | any kind of ceasefire. it 3 notjust deterrence, you need some leverage to get the russians to the table. let's suppose, for a second, this french proposal it was a grower. that there was a month truce in the air and at sea,
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