resignation of its own speaker. the radical conservative wing of the republican majority did not like the fact that their fellow party member, kevin mccarthy, agreed on an interim budget with the democrats. they conspired with these same democrats to remove him from office. we would probably be of little interest in these questions if the adoption of the american budget were not directly tied to aid. or rather, on the contrary, assistance to ukraine depends on the adoption of the budget. president biden immediately convened a teleconference of allies to calm down there will be money, but in europe , nevertheless, they sensed evil. the head of european democracy, josep barel, has already warned that the european union does not have such funds, relying only on the united states. a tireless fighter against russia. slovakian marian kamensky. work based on

the decision of the us congress to leave assistance to ukraine out of the equation. the drawing is called the last cent. osmani simanco was born in cuba, but now lives in brazil and works for one of the local newspapers. this drawing is entitled: biden's child. jimmy marguli, rather about american politics. republicans delayed aid to ukraine. uncle sam says to zelsky: them. unfortunately, it is also not interesting to support democracy at home. simon reges from tanzania. by and large, everything is clear here without words, the drawing is simply called the ukrainian crisis. elon musk will not leave dave garlund indifferent. the screen says fighting in ukraine. in musk's hands is a remote control with the inscription starlink and the signature - a maniac who seeks to control everything. the more acute

the conflict, the more weapons and resources there are for it abandoned, the higher the domestic political price, people see cuts in social benefits, rising fuel prices, and most importantly , there is no end in sight, they just add fuel to the fire, without any strategy and there is no doubt that the patron of all this is the united states , judging by the statements of politicians, well, the same german... the majority of germans are still against the war for historical reasons: the nazi past, the second world war, defeat, and the germans as a whole still do not agree with the idea that their country will fight, especially since russia, but the media environment is extremely biased, the manipulation of public opinion is systemic, it has

... a structural basis: most of the media are owned by a limited circle of families or corporations that are closely tied to the government and it is very difficult for other voices to be heard. however, there is another point of view: everything that happens is turning into a kind of antidote, a vaccine against militarism. result of the war, greater resistance among european nations to militaristic approaches and the idea that war is a rational political instrument. the longer all this continues, the more obvious the terrible consequences and the more skepticism the very idea of ​​a war with russia by proxy causes. hawks are now talking about escalation, about a long war against russia in ukraine. but to be honest, i do not notice that these calls are understood by public opinion. in recent weeks , coverage of the conflict in the west has become increasingly realistic. the longer all this takes in time, the more senseless it looks,

the question arises, what is the reason for all this? this company, if as a result of it ukraine is destroyed as a state, public opinion in europe is for appeasement , it would like the war to end as soon as possible, people would like the resumption of diplomacy and some kind of peace agreement based on compromise, even such an agreement , which will require ukraine to cede territory to russia and limit its own sovereignty. public opinion believes that such an outcome is better than continuing the war until complete self-destruction. disputes about who will payments for maintaining ukrainian combat capability continue to increase, the question is not only about money, there is also a question about their own weapons, european countries are reporting one after another that all their arsenals have been exhausted, there is nothing more to give.

unprecedentedly, before all this began, no one in a nightmare could imagine a mediated war between russia and the west on the territory of ukraine, and even with such brutality that it could reach. before nuclear escalation, there were simply no historical parallels of this kind, but if still, try to find these parallels, the closest thing that comes to mind is the first world war. i will name three similarities: the first is the july crisis of 1914, the assassination attempt in sarajevo. it provoked a spiral of increased tension, which ended in a pan-european war, no one seemed to want it, and the way this unwinds... the second parallel is the nature of the bloodshed. human losses, especially on the ukrainian side, are beginning to take on proportions comparable to the first world war. and third parallel. during the first world

war there were calls to stop the carnage, to begin a diplomatic settlement, to negotiate peace, but these calls were resisted by everyone. the politicians didn't want peace. because they believed that politically they were risking too much power and prestige in this case. as a result, the massacre continued for an extra 2 years, at least. i see signs of the same now, but i hope that public sentiment will force politicians to listen to reason. let's talk about european weapons potential and the prospects for its development with participant meeting by our good friend, maxim shapovalenok. maxim, hello, hello, fedor, there are some new lamentations about the fact that everything is running out of weapons, the money for them is running out in europe, uh, what is this, is this a political game or are there really problems?

i think that if both, uh, there is, of course, certainly, uh, i would call it not a very effective expenditure of funds, by the ukrainian side, because over the winter of last year... and in the spring of this year, a lot of money was spent, and purchases and transfers were made weapons, but we see that this did not bring any results on the ground, so there is certainly dissatisfaction, on the part of ukraine’s european partners, with the way the funds were spent, there are really large losses in the material part, and i think there are certainly elements. games are here, but what we see is certainly associated with large losses, all reserves of soviet equipment were essentially raked out all over the world, not only in europe, and what is now being supplied from the arsenals of western

countries is all the equipment that was on storage is also not endless, its reserves are not endless, in the summer of 2020. the council of the european union approved an act to support the production of ammunition. as a matter of urgency, brussels was ready to allocate half a billion euros for the production of shells, missiles and cartridges. but since world war ii, the european arms market has changed a lot. by the beginning of the 20th century, the british empire was one of the largest creators and producers of weapons. on the eve of the first world war, they launched a good lee enfield rifle. through the efforts of the american hiram maxim, they mastered maxim’s machine gun, well known to us, and successfully bought the machine gun of another american, lewis, familiar to us from the white sun of the desert. he did not get along well with the army authorities, but the invention was appreciated in britain. after the end of the war

, the industry began to decline, and britain was ill-prepared for the next world war. her own submachine gun, mainly due to its appearance... received a playful nickname: plumber's joy. however, the biggest decline, oddly enough, began during the cold war, the standardization of nato gave rise to fierce competition between western manufacturers. what was required was not diversity, but a single standard, and the british were not very good at competing, because even their own elite units did not use english weapons. here is the famous photograph of thatcher with sas fighters, who... it is not surprising that the iron lady decided to privatize factories in the prestigious enfield. to make the purchase look attractive, along with production , there was a contract to supply the british army with its own l-85 rifle. however

this weapon was not a commercial success, but it turned out that the land on which the plant stood was very expensive, the production was closed, and the territory was given away. as a result, in britain there are only small arms companies that supply weapons to millionaires, such as double-barreled shotguns at the price of a rolls-royce, sniper rifles, for example, the famous company acuresy international. the weapons are expensive, but rare and niche. after the end of world war ii, france was among the winners; it received mauser technology and produced by walter, so that james bond's favorite pistol could be marked made in france. but the french were unable to take advantage of this know-how . the fate of their arms industry literally... repeated british history, the unsuccessful famas rifle forced the government to privatize the state

arsenal in chetellerault, also known as mas. in its place appeared elite housing blocks and a large archive. german, heckler and koch were adopted into service, and the french police received the domestic webre carbine, purchased, by the way, through germany, where it was slightly modified. spain since the nineties decided to go those. that france, but poland, the czech republic and bulgaria carefully maintain their production, although these are mainly soviet weapons, powerful industries exist in belgium, italy and germany, although before the ukrainian crisis berlin looked positively at the experience of london and paris, now a lot has changed, you say that, in general, you had little influence on the course of hostilities, but still. but here we are really dealing with

simply the destruction of equipment without any special i’m not saying operational even without any special tactical results is good, but regardless of the outcome of this company and the wall of non-europeans, the defense industry will have a very intense time. because at least replenish supplies, or create something new. how ready is europe for this? well, i think, of course, europe is ready to a certain extent, but not to the same extent as the americans, after all, the americans managed to preserve, well, with all the consolidation of the defense industry that took place in the 90s of the last century, they preserved the backbone of its personnel composition of its defense industry. for the europeans, the same processes were happening in europe, but there it seems to me that they minimized it to such a very critical level, and let’s say, if we

take the production of, well, let’s say , consumables and ammunition, then here the europeans are certainly very narrow place, including in the area of ​​special chemicals, these are explosives, gunpowder, shell production, not to mention everything that requires a long execution cycle, there are armored vehicles, aviation equipment, anti-aircraft missile systems, it’s just a question to say whether ukraine has enough time to wait for these orders to be fulfilled, because the available stock, yes, that’s what i said, transferred, yes, it is already almost exhausted, everything else is already at the level , so to speak, well, security, of the european countries themselves, well, exactly, the question is no longer only in ukraine, but let’s say, a number of countries are already talking about the need for drastic militarization, like poland? yes, yes, yes, yes, there is such a thing, well , because firstly, it is necessary to get rid of

from the old one, they did this, but so to speak, not in a row, but to a certain level, because from a certain level, questions begin regarding national security and the fulfillment of bloc obligations within nato, so yes, they will increase production, but this will take time of course, in medieval europe, perhaps the first mercenaries were the vikings, who were hired into the personal guard of the byzantine emperors, for example, the future king of norway, haralt ii was the head of the emperor’s guard. in 1474, french king louis xxi concluded an agreement with several swiss villages. he undertook to pay each of them 20,000 francs annually, and for this they had to supply armed men if the king waged war. this is how the swiss mercenaries appeared. in 1470.

headed by charles the bold. then all the rulers of europe, in particular the holy roman emperor maximilian ii, drew attention to the swiss. habsburg. he hired them to train his army of german mercenaries. gradually with receipt german lansknechts gained combat experience. on may 6, 1527, during the war of the cognac league , the out-of-control troops of emperor charles ii of habsburg burst into rome and subjected. the eternal city is plundered and destroyed. pope, clement ii. he managed to escape and took refuge in the castle of the holy angel. then the lansknechts killed most of the swiss guarding st. peter's basilica. since then , many european monarchies began to hire lansknechts. they often fought on both sides of the conflict, took

part in campaigns against the moors in africa and clashes with the russian army of ivan the terrible in livonia. during. during the thirty-year war, they showed high efficiency; it is not surprising that in addition to salaries, the mercenaries received income from robberies in enemy territories. in the 17th century , the famous flights of wild geese began in europe, as the irish were called when they fled britain and entered service in the french crown. about 2,000 irish were in louis' service. in the 19th century, with the advent of the era of conscript armies, mercenarism. europe has almost disappeared. their services were useful in africa in the second half of the 20th century century, when the term wild geese, as michael huar's battalion was called in the congo, took on a new meaning, stories about soldiers of fortune received film recognition.

but in the vatican, swiss mercenaries are in demand to this day, only of them zelsky recently made a loud statement that ukraine intends, in cooperation with western partners, something like 15 countries there, to turn into a powerful hub, a place where weapons are produced for everyone , for all of europe, for the entire entire nato organization, well, it’s clear that there is some advertising here, but ukraine, in principle, in former times it had quite a powerful potential, of course, within the ukrainian ussr there were all the enterprises of all nine defense enterprises, this nine defense ministries, all nine allied ministries that were engaged in the production of military products, but here you are in the current conditions, of course, this is on my mind

personally comes the old joke about an elephant in the zoo, that if he eats, of course he will eat, but who will give it to him, therefore... in those that the ukrainian economy is now in, i very much doubt that they will be able to expand something serious, the production of something very serious, but if not on your knees, here are drones, they do something small, because firstly, and this was shown last year, the energy system of ukraine, so to speak, is standing, its functioning is a big question mark, the first, by the way, retaliation strike after the first sabotage on the crimean bridge showed how easy it is to do, energy capacity, something so serious, so to speak, is very difficult to produce, plus the enterprise itself turns out to be objects influence in the near zone, well, i think that we are not even talking about zaporozhye there anymore, but even in the deep rear, they are exposed to the influence of our high-precision weapons, so i admit that they can

deploy something, but about some there is no need to talk about a serious production program, well, if you fantasize, imagine some kind of cessation of hostilities, one way or another, what remains, called the state of ukraine, there is no longer a risk of attacks there, in this hypothetical situation, can you imagine, what will they use ukraine, will others use it as some kind of platform? well, you can imagine, of course, but here another aspect arises in the personnel composition of the defense industry, it has been largely lost, well, due to natural reasons, yes, because for 30 years soviet personnel left the industry, and i don’t really remember something, so that ukraine purposefully trains specialists in these areas, during these interwar periods, as they say, so i also theoretically admit, but i think that, so to speak, their

personnel potential will be limited; if they produce something, they will focus on some very specific ones; something serious will most likely be purchased through military-technical cooperation with nato countries, of course, thank you very much, maxim shapovalenko was our guest from the center for analysis of strategy and technology. the pentagon announced that it is transferring to ukraine a large batch of iranian weapons confiscated on the way to yemen. it wasn’t long ago that two major military powers in europe would fight on both sides iranian weapons. advertising the iranian military-industrial complex will simply become a leader. but not about that now, but we ’d rather talk about something peaceful, about fashion.

when we talk about the fashion industry, the first thing that comes to mind is luxury style, but when we talk about iran, the conversation may seem strange, because the country has a strict islamic dress code and women wear hijabs, but ironically in muslim in iran, this industry is gaining momentum thanks to... who are trying to combine islamic culture with modern fashion trends, the owner of this atelier, leila al bustani, she has a wealth of experience with her team of designers who study the latest trends in the fashion industry and sprinkle elements of islam into them, the thirty-nine-year-old fashion designer believes that the hijab is not a hindrance at all, only then we will get islamic fashion. in iranian culture, women are always modest, but those who want to combine beauty and modesty. it is very difficult for my clothes to find anything suitable in the market; even as a child, my mother could not find islamic clothing suitable for my age, so she decided to sew it herself such clothes, and i wanted to open my own studio

of islamic clothing, which would be both fashionable and beautiful. now ms. albouneh has her own showroom in the west of tehran. customers like its design and the number of orders is growing. we have been working for 10 years; at first we had neither a workshop nor a store. now there is an atelier and two stores in tehran and a representative of our company throughout the country. in iran, women are required to wear the hijab in public. some also wear a coat with buttons called a manto and scarf covering the head. others prefer the hijab to the chedra, a piece of cloth covering the head and upper body. fashion experts say that with a little imagination, the hijab can look fashionable and beautiful. i find myself on the same wavelength with the viewer, i see and feel their emotions, they often ask me where i bought these clothes and how i tied the scarf, even people who are far from islamic

fashion react to me, they are influenced by the elegance of my clothes, despite the fact that that i am wearing a hijab, even religious leaders condemn glitter and glamor, they believe that it is necessary to develop islamic fashion, which corresponds to muslim commandments, because it is inclusive... it is great that more and more companies follow islamic fashion, some women do not like the hijab only because there is not enough diversity in society islamic clothing, islamic fashion provides this diversity, the ulema imams should support it. while fashion designers are struggling to gain a foothold in the market, they are falling behind elsewhere, on the streets. you don't often see outfits from leila al bustani in tehran. indeed, clothing from western designers is much more common; it is worn mainly by young people. but surprisingly,

this problem does not scare leila. she sees western fashion more as an opportunity than a challenge. western fashion makes me compete and try to win. i must produce clothes that are attractive to young people, which means i must know and feel their tastes. also , i can’t stay away from global fashion trends, we need to accept them and create a combined version, corresponding to the norms of our culture. until now , many women who follow the islamic code of dress are not even familiar with the term islamic fashion, which is why simple mantoes and monolithic black cedars predominate on the street. fashion trends remain on the sidelines because they are not supported by the state. experts say the industry is not enough. financed, leaving many designers struggling to make ends meet while trying to stay afloat. clothing production is a difficult business, especially in the difficult economic conditions of our

countries. the government should support all manufacturers, but it doesn’t get around to fashion. true, the government is already taking steps in this direction. every year , the fajer fashion festival brings together the country's best fashion designers to showcase their designs. however, according to experts. this is not enough. if the government provides us with media services, it will greatly help in promoting our products. we are still not on national television; many people don’t know us. another problem, smuggling, from the annual turnover iran's garment industry is worth $8 billion, $5 billion comes from smuggling. the reason is that it is more profitable to import clothes than to produce them domestically. smuggling is cheaper than our products because we import raw materials and sew here. most buyers prefer what is cheaper, but smuggled clothing has nothing to do with

islamic culture. no matter what, iranian fashion designers work hard to comply with the islamic dress code. it is clear that islamic fashion is still not in high esteem the iranian public, but enthusiasts say that with enough government support, they can create demand for their stylish products. the committee announced the award of the 2023 nobel peace prize to iranian activist nargiz mahamadi, she is a fighter for women's rights, in particular, she actively opposes the death penalty, she herself is now in prison, serving another of her many terms, the decision is quite traditional for the nobel committee, it

often gets burned with politicians, especially in recent years, you don’t have time to award prizes peace to one of them, as soon as he finds himself involved in some next war, therefore human rights activists are more reliable in this sense. in previous times, such a decision would certainly have had a very significant impact on the internal political situation in the country concerned. now it is not a fact that universal moral assessments given from the outside, in general, do not necessarily cause any reaction in the respective countries, sometimes they do not cause any at all, these are also signs of multipolarity and such a new unique ethical pluralism. it was an international review, this time from sochi. see you next week.

investment rating, economics, through specific stories, we can reach people, we often talk about money, the amounts are serious, in russia there is a clear and clear signal, at what point you will say, everything i did in this project, everything i could, i will never say whether russian industry is capable of replacing foreign suppliers, it is necessary to mobilize all resources, a recipe: in general, here is how to achieve what you have achieved? you feel like you're on top peace, got up, dusted himself off, is russia ready to change, does evolution occur in any structure?

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i worry every time when he leaves, but he returns, he didn’t promise, master of the wind, let’s get back to the news, the israeli army announced the start of a counter-terrorism operation in the gaza strip called iron swords. tsahal strikes at radical targets. this was a response to a massive attack on israeli territory. as the hamas leader said, the palestinian military operation was a response to quote: aggressive actions of the israeli authorities against the alyaksa mosque in jerusalem. we will return to this topic later, we are waiting for the direct participation of our neighbor’s boss.