we want europe to be successful, but europe has got to take a bigger role in its own security. you can't do that without industry. >> thank you. >> we decreased our energy dependency because we got rid of our dependency on russian gas. this is something that germany has done throughout the last years and is made us stronger. like i said before, i don't have a problem with being told that it in the european union germany needs to step up, and i don't have a problem with being told that the european union -- we've been told we need new partnerships and we also know that we need to win trust in the world and therefore we need to engage more with the global south. to do this successfully i think europe needs to stand on three points or needs to be better in three points. first of all, we need to be faster. last year here at the mc was some talk on resource strengths and stuff like this. everyone was telling us everything sounds really good, but i have a problem, if i want to build a harbor, and the same time brussels did not respond to my letter. this is a big problem, we need to b

there has been a lot of talk lately in europe about the risk of a right wing waves sweeping across europe and in many respects, the expectation of this has already had a number of implications. for instance, issues which i guess are very dear to your heart light climate policy, but looking beyond and looking at foreign policy specifically, i am just wondering if you could reflect a little bit about what those implications might be for foreign policy questions broadly, but specifically for the united -- for that european union stance as far as ukraine is concerned. >> thank you very much. thank you for having me. i was born in 1994, so i am a child of the 1990's and was very much born with the notion of the end of history after the fall of the berlin wall the time of systematic competition is over. now we are standing not in front of the question of how democracy is spreading worldwide, but can democracy prevail internally when it comes to right-wing extremists but also externally in a world that is so much more reliant on cooperation when we talk about climate change, migration and other

i think there are very big changes, both in europe and in bulgaria in particular. mejust give you an example. for bulgaria, we have cut the dependence on russian oil completely. for this two years, we have cut the dependence on russian gas, nuclear fuel. we have increased our budget for defence above 2%, something that was requested two years ago. so we have changed ourselves quite significantly, and i participate in the discussions at the european council. all of the countries in europe see that we have to change rapidly, and have made the steps that are necessary to start this process. but it will take some time to get there, where we want to be. you make a lot of different points there, many of them about the economic relationship with russia, which clearly has changed. and i want to discuss that more with you. but before we get to the details of economics, let's just talk about feelings and the mindset of the bulgarian people. because, frankly, if i look at bulgaria today, from your head of state, the president on down, there are clearly many, many bulgarians w

i europe and people around the world. i believe _ europe and people around the world. i believe it— europein the fundamental interest— i believe it is in the fundamental interest of— i believe it is in the fundamental interest of the _ i believe it is in the fundamental interest of the american - i believe it is in the fundamental. interest of the american people... that is— interest of the american people... that is the — interest of the american people... that is the us _ interest of the american people... that is the us vice _ interest of the american people... that is the us vice president - that is the us vice president kamala harris addressing the issue that is at the top of the agenda here at a conference that is rooted in the belief of the importance of a strong transatlantic relationship, relationship between europe and the united states, as well as canada. of course the relationship of this transatlantic partnership with russia, especially at a time of this war ukraine that drags on, it is the top topic at all of the table tear. now there is another issue to discuss that is linke

of europe, maria pejchynovych-burych. let's talk with ms. maria about ukraine's path to the eu, how the council of europe can help ukraine on this path, as well as how to bring the bloody aggressor putin to justice. and how to build a compensation mechanism for the damage caused to ukraine by the war? dear madam secretary general, thank you for this conversation with us. you have been the head of the council of europe for almost 5 years, and during all this time the council of europe and you personally have always done a lot to support and help ukraine. reflecting on these years, what do you consider to be the main achievements? in fact, i started working in this position even before the start of this terrible full-scale aggression of the russian federation against ukraine. from the very beginning , cooperation with ukraine has been very active and important, but our kyiv office has become the largest office in the member states. this is a testimony of how important ukraine was and remains for us. speaking about achieveme

why does europe support israel so much? what does europe gain from the occupation of palestine and further escalation across the middle east? how much of this is europe following its own interests versus being subservient to us imperial designs? in the region, as we've seen with ukraine. is europe actually united on this or are there segments of the body politic that disagree with the us in israel's imperialist aims in gaza? does the eu have any awareness of its own hypocrisy, and are there consequences for those speak out against the status quo? joining me to discuss this and more, are two members of the european parliament, claire daley and mick wallace. but before we jump into it, this is just part of this episode. the whole interview is available to breakthrough news members only. you can become a member at patreon.com/breakthroughnews and as always, be sure to hit the subscribe button and the bell so you get notification whenever we post new content, and if you appreciate this show, you can also donate below on youtube

europe has recently been gripped by mass protests.dreds of tractors blocked highways and streets in german cities. france, spain, ireland, belgium and the netherlands. farmers are dissatisfied with the agricultural policy of the european union and demand a revision of national legislation. amsterdam requires reducing hydrocarbon emissions, for example, by reducing livestock numbers. berlin ends tax subsidies for farmers. all farmers worried about the eu's new free trade agreement with. these are brazil, argentina, uruguay and paraguay. brussels, farmers say, does not require latin american suppliers to comply with the same standards as in the domestic market. the eu's green policy is presented as an attempt to create a healthy food system in the eu. with its help, brussels hopes to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 . for farmers, this means a sharp reduction in pesticide use. protesters believe that the tasks set will lead to the destruction of agriculture. the number of angry citizens is growing. in france, for example, in addition

has europe completely lost its fighting spirit?urope has built a welfare state and wants to spend resources on social needs, not on defense. of course, almost every european country has a military industry is interested in developing it, but none of them has the potential to play the role of a completely independent entity on the international stage. western europeans were never able to fully accept the fact that they had lost. we'll skate cleanly on points , you remember everything, you know everything, we calm down, get together and win, kiss already, well , it's beautiful to go out on the ice, this is skill, come on, sank, all the hope is in you, well, old age is not a joy, yes, leaving beautifully, a whole art. we can’t lose from you either, because irkutsk loves you, it loves you, it has become a coach, we are now colleagues, i don’t want to do this, how else can i explain it to you, don’t look, don’t look , of course, the whole world, you’re a goner or what? i think, if i were you, i would punch myself in the face, like every

with our t-mobile activities and here in europe. the others are invested in europe. in europe, there are more than 45 players. in the other markets, there are three players. the economies of scale in our industries in europe are worse. most of the players are not earning the capital cost. how can industries who are suffering that much invest in the digital infrastructure? we are doing our part an of better collaboration among the telcos, but we need the support from the political institutions here. >> telecoms were meant to maximize the 5g journey with new revenue and sources of revenue. have they not done that enough? >> to be honest, 5g is not making a lot of money. the opposite is the case. people are now using 5g for 4g prices or 3g prices. our price for gigabyte has gone down. telco industries find in germany lost 1% compared to others which raised by 10% or 20%. we are not able to pass through prices because of the overcompetition of our market. we are investing into the infrastructure 5g and fiber. we have to pay spectrum billions to build it. in the u.s., you

, the people of europe, that is, europe, which was actually the birthplace of israel, now all the cities and countries of europe are condemning israel for the same. it doesn't mean, what happened that the people of europe, who themselves are the birthplace of israel, come to the street and say palestine from the river to the sea, from the river to the sea, from the river to the sea , so called in arabic, from the river to the sea. they have forced the people of europe to say something that only iran has been saying for years, or the palestinians themselves are also saying that, anyway, those who are looking for palestinians , only their own resistance, only the resistance force in palestine is talking, there are absolutely no other palestinians in the west bank , that is, for example, the government. are you self-governing? it should be the same palestinian state that the americans say means the west bank and gaza. the same americans used to say that now it doesn't say anymore. now we say that it means the maximum thing that even the arab governments of saudi arabia, jordan, egypt who ar

europe has completely lost its fighting spirit.a welfare state and wants to spend resources on social needs, not on defense. of course, almost every european country has a military industry. interest in its development, but none of them has the potential to play the role of a completely independent entity in the international arena. western europeans were never able to fully accept the fact that they had lost the imperial power that they had possessed one and a half to two centuries ago. they think they are still big players, but they are not. economically possible, but not in the classical military sense. it is significant that the theme is uniform european defense. arose not in the soviet or russian context, but mainly in relation to germany, not as an ally, but as a hypothetical threat, within the framework of european integration, the creation of a european army, this was the answer, the answer of the french, to the task posed by the americans, that the germans needed to be put under arms again , give them a bermah, a general s

europe, it gets behind new rules on artificial intelligence. the european union is trying to lead the world. but will its new laws get the balance right between keeping us safe and allowing businesses to make money from this fast developing technology? i'm going to be discussing all of that with these two. there they are, one of the top tech thinkers from the consultancy giant ernst and young. she tells me that companies are already worried that different parts of the world will have different rules. and the big boss of digital europe, whose members include the biggest names in tech such as amazon, google and microsoft. she helped draft the new rules, and she's going to tell me how she thinks europe can catch up with america on al. and to top it all off, joining me on the show is the woman behind it all. she's been called the world's most powerful regulator, margrethe vestager of the european commission. she's the driving force behind these world leading regulations. and i'm going to ask herjust how can europe strike a balance between protectin

because this is the largest centripetal force in europe, the blow to germany is 100%, if today europeeady be under the direct control of washington, so today europe must wake up, these are the politicians who will set aside national interests , so to speak, to bring europe back from the brink of the abyss, because the war is in europe. is not beneficial to either the russian federation or any european country, and today we are without, you know, once again, there is still this, some people think, no , where are nuclear weapons, you know, in order for a gun to fire, it must first be hung up, when you have an accumulation of equipment, when from south korea they are bringing it here, weapons are being brought from north america, generals are placed under american generals, first they are trained, and then provocations are needed, but you can enter from the territory of poland not as a nato country, but you can enter as developmental sabotage groups, but it is possible in this way... and development, because if we relax and count on the fact that they will be afraid of this or that nucle

react, statements europe and what's going on, mr.t you finish your thoughts, then? to the ministry, the minister of foreign affairs of lithuania said that the protests on the polish-lithuanian border, and the reason for them is supposed to be the situation that the grain that goes, goes in transit through the territory of poland, gets to lithuania, allegedly turns around, is repackaged in lithuanian cars, is returning to poland, and that is why the polish-lithuanian border is being blocked, the lithuanian foreign minister, on the other hand, said that it all reminds him of gi.

, europe would turn neutral.t would become a giant neutral zone, because europeans, if faced with a choice of cutting back social benefits and six weeks of vacation and free health care and free education, or increasing their defense spending would say we will go neutral and keep the fence spending low in keep those benefits. that was my interpretation of the dominant theme, that europe would become neutral, because they need the united states military to protect them, and if we do not, we will have a big neutral zone. i do not know if that argument applies today or not, but i would be interested to see if it survived. it was dominant in 1971. justin: thank you for that question. let's also take the one from the gentleman in the front. we will take the mansfield mmn and if it is alive today. >> i am peter humphrey, an intelligence analyst and former diplomat. so putin finally gets his act together, breaks out of his corner, moves along the coast, succeeds in taking odessa after a horrible battle. and then there i

, the council of europe and you personally always did. in fact, i started working in this position even before the start of this terrible full-scale aggression of the russian federation against ukraine. from the very beginning, cooperation with ukraine has been very active and important, but our kyiv office has become the largest office in the member states, this is evidence of how important ukraine was and remains for us. speaking about achievements, i would start with a few areas in which we worked, and already now you can see tangible results. one of these directions are certainly improvements in the protection of human rights for internally displaced persons and those returning home. another direction is the new media law, and the field in general. also another direction and i am very proud that ukraine has made huge progress here in the last 5 years, this is the fight against domestic violence, violence against women and children, including the ratification of the istanbul convention, our gold standard in this area, which ukraine ver

about europe we talk about how analyzing europe helps us, the fact that there are american troops ins, going to a rally, all pr agencies tied to the west joined in to encourage regional ones. the main task is to capture the enemy people not physically, but ideologically, to bring confusion and confusion into their souls, this is the surest path to victory in the war. the content and the agenda itself are formed by hundreds of people, professional people from the state, who spend their entire lives influencing minds. i personally trained in ipso courses, there are chats where assignments are received today. we are scaring the russians that the russians will force them to fight, tomorrow against the dagestanis, which means that they will take to the streets, remember when they endlessly explained to us that ours is not the same country, that we should be infinitely ashamed already, because we are russians, that’s it and there was a real hybrid war. hello, i'm boris akimov, and i... stepanov and we are the creators of the russia 2062 project of the headquarters of free thought. together

in europe is worried. this, what's nato's promise of protection applies with that restriction on hold for 11 for all. i see it, i don't see when it comes to the security of the western world, if nothing can replace american power countries, but for obvious reasons, we in europe need to wake up in security in europe even possible without the usa. that's of course, the question of some european leaders as we saw are extremely concerned. well, that's a is that, is that justified? do you think they should be fearing? unimed power rush? of course, if it's justified, because without the help of the us, if you look at the conflict on the war in the ukraine at, they are totally different perspective. it's obvious that even if the union scales up, it's a help for ukraine. it can't replace the military aid from the u. s. the, that chunk is just too big. so the perspective of this war is totally different without the funding from the us. what about the perspective for the european security as a whole, as well? i thin

europe.ain its use not only by the american military, but also by nato aircraft , special exercises were conducted. paris also has its own nuclear weapons in europe. and london. france has about 290 warheads. delivery means - mirage-2000n bombers, super etandar aircraft based on the deck of the aircraft carrier charles degaulle, as well as four nuclear submarines. in 2021, great britain announced an increase in the threshold of its nuclear warheads from 180 to 260 warheads. they can be used on four. they were leased from the usa. well, the question here is what exactly is holding back, how important is the quantitative factor here, because in principle everything is in order with the qualitative factor, there is france, which has quite advanced submarines, missiles, warheads, aviation. component with very advanced superzukov cruise missiles, another question is that france is unlikely to want to transfer its sovereign rights to use nuclear weapons somewhere to national authorities. fundamenta

undersecretary nuland: we have 54 billion dollars in new assistance, and it is not just europe, but europe and our global partners are outstripping us on the economic support pieces of all of this. you see a lot of money in europe now going into building up their own defense and industrial base, to replace what you sent to ukraine, but also between other countries and ukrainians. i think there is a good amount of angst in europe about whether we will continue to do what we need to do. frankly, we need to send a strong message not just for ukraine, but about peace around the world. max: ever since putin's goals shifted, it began essentially with a regime change operation to take out zelinski and take the regime over, as you noted. is that still subjective? are you nervous about his ability to achieve that? undersecretary nuland: as we have been saying, as difficult as it is on the battlefield in ukraine now, putin has already failed that his primary objective. he thought it would be a cakewalk and that he would be in kyiv in a week, people would say yes, we would like to be russian -- now h

will float away, this means that the usa will not defend europe, and the usa will not defend europe,will not exist if there was a real conflict, but never against it russia and belarus will not... fall, this is nonsense, what is the risk? the americans invested millions of dollars in poland, in this militarization, in weapons, in the army, for a reason, no one gives money for nothing. ukraine is an example of this, all the money that was given to the ukrainians, they have already given 10 times more, their businesses, their people, their lives, their country. and the poles and americans have never believed and do not believe in any victory over russia. they understand perfectly well that russia can be defeated by military means. perhaps the goal, we talked about this, and we will talk about it here, is one: to prevent europe from becoming strong, and so they see that the ukrainian conflict has no prospects, they have plans to create another conflict zone of war in the european union there is a better way to do everything, through the most subordinate country, what, lithuania, poland,

within europe.europe. we need it for ourselves, but even more important, we need more _ but even more important, we need more to— but even more important, we need more to send to ukraine. gn but even more important, we need more to send to ukraine.— more to send to ukraine. on that issue, more to send to ukraine. on that issue. we — more to send to ukraine. on that issue, we spoke _ more to send to ukraine. on that issue, we spoke to _ more to send to ukraine. on that issue, we spoke to president - more to send to ukraine. on that issue, we spoke to president due more to send to ukraine. on that i issue, we spoke to president due to on the programme on friday saying he would look at any sort of initiative may be even some post—pandemic fund for weapons —— president duda. we raised 800 billion euros for the postman intimate fund, can we do something of a similar nature to boost weapons production to put in to the defence industry? if boost weapons production to put in to the defence industry?— to the

germany and europe must respond as they did. even the very thought is disgusting if the americans left europe. our defense spending would increase fivefold, no, the whole point is that the americans still have doubts about keeping their nuclear weapons in europe. this is the cheapest guarantee we can have. neither french nor british nuclear weapons can compensate for this. europe will not be able to replace american nuclear capabilities for several years. we must look at the promises of the americans and let them understand that the war that russia is waging against ukraine is a war against all of us. well, the ukrainians seem to have noticed. russia's new weapons suddenly forgot about all our irons, microwaves, refrigerators, washing machines, from which, as they previously believed, our missiles were made. so, ukrainian experts claim that when striking the cave, russia used the cerka hypersonic missile for the first time, this is supposedly its first use in 2 years of war. at the kiev research institute they showed videos foun

estonia's prime minister: europe to issue billions in bonds to fund defense spending -- calls on europeo issue billions in bonds to fund defense spending. more on the munich security conference coming up next. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: estonia's prime minister says the eu should work on a plan to issue 100 billion euros in bonds to boost the continents defense industry. telling bloomberg in an interview at the munich security conference that in the meantime bloc -- the bloc must do more to get weapons to ukraine. good morning and thanks for joining us. what do you make of this call by the leaders of estonia? how realistic is it? what does it speak to the urgency in europe to ensure they have the defenses needed? >> what it really reflects is this growing concern that at some point in the coming years europe may be on its own. you can see that from the climate in the u.s.. regardless of who wins the election at the end of the year. there is a nagging sense that at some point europe has to become more self-reliant. there has been talk for years but they have not got there in terms of defe

, by and large we are now seeing that europe is deciding on europe the greatest responsibility that itas to answer for the whole world , despite what it has inside itself. vasily , today africa, the arctic, asia, those parts of the world to which the attention of all mankind will be riveted, because grandiose projects are coming, in which both the republic of belarus and the russian federation are taking part, and europe, in fact, is approaching the point of its knowledge, one might call it that, is still among european politicians today. they made a decision in advance and gave instructions to the globalists to their executors in the european union to hold a summit at an extraordinary eu summit regarding the allocation of a tranche in ukraine, they pushed, pushed, the fact is there , that is, there is a political decision, but look, what ’s interesting is that joseph came to kiev barel, most importantly, he did not bring anything new for zelensky. but as soon as barel left for poland, what did he say there? he said that, you know, the european union there is no magic wand to supply we

by and large, we are now seeing that europe is deciding on europe the greatest responsibility that not now has to answer for the whole world, despite the fact that god knows what is going on inside itself. vasily, today africa, the arctic, asia are those parts of the world that will attract attention. analyst, we will have the opportunity to talk today, but what do you think, that is, this is already the point of no return, aren’t there brave souls in the european union who they will ask a question, what if? but look , hope, the davos globalists made a decision and gave instructions to their executive globalists in the european union to hold a summit outside... the next eu summit regarding the allocation of a tranche in ukraine, they pushed through, held it, the fact is there, that is, there is a political decision, but look, what’s interesting is that jose barel came to kiev, most importantly, he didn’t bring anything new for zelensky, but as soon as barel left for poland, what he said there, he said that you understand, the european union does not have a magic wand, to supply weapon

is europe, so mr., he promotes the whole thing, takes this interview, the interview will come out, this means that you can interview vladimir. they say whether to give money to ukraine or not, i felt it, i walked around for so long, but in the end, in the end, wait, wait, so if you give money to ukraine, then if you don’t give money to ukraine, ukraine is going to give it back, now there’s advertising, we won’t continue after that, well, when will we go for the inheritance? premiere on rtr, i’m sorry for your wife, what do you want from me now? i want you to operate, now no, stop, i’m in karil, help, sleposovsky, new episodes, tomorrow on rtr. there was no sadness, the woman bought a pig, as soon as you get a pet, life will never be the same again, it will put everyone in the mood, this is an incredibly charming face that forgives everything, they they’re not bored at all, and then i clean up, i’m not bored either, because each of them is a real star,

categories for europe, for europe, it is primarily hard grain, grain of hard varieties, but nevertheless it is a fact, that is, it is also an export of russian companies, which are carried out through... the baltic countries and other countries. this is what europe should pay attention to. and that really contains a certain threat for the european market as a whole. and in the end, we perfectly understand that the money they receive from this export, where do they go? they go to finance the war in ukraine, which can be a logical continuation war in europe. therefore, this is where you need to understand and this is where you need to make a difference. and artificially, excuse me, from grass. well, putting two consumers in such positions , that is, depending on the situation, you don't take ours, we don't take yours, it's still a road to nowhere, and it seems to me that this story should be depoliticized as much as possible, in some cases when there is a direct violation of the law , as was the case, for example, with scattered grain, other blockages, it is necessary to act through law en

europe, then someone will have to show leadership. thesis with the words that yes, i believe that we europeans need... to build our own defense, our own industry in this sense, the death of nato does not at all mean the death of the desire or need to cooperate in the military sphere. i would draw attention to two points in this sense , such a long-term influence of this idea, because of course it will die, it is senseless, partly crazy, but nevertheless it reflects some deep processes in european politics, an era to preserve or in any case to extract some dividends from the very serious anti-russian consensus that arose in february of twenty-two and is still generally preserved, in principle europe is quite is united in its attitude towards russia, even such states as hungary and slovakia, they still criticize or make some comments regarding a single line on a tactical basis, but in general they of course work in the same spirit, in this sense, military schengen . which the europeans created, this is the idea of ​​the gardener and bar

because this is the largest centripetal force in europe, a blow to germany is 100% if today europe is intimidation as old as time. the forecasts are not encouraging; the appetites and activity of the collective west will only increase. washington and its allies will continue to expand nato; the situation is more than favorable for them. i will say frankly, without unnecessary diplomacy, almost all european leaders have turned into subjects of the united states of america. joining nato, finland. here comes sweden, this is the next stage of expansion to the east, they will be drawn into the alliance to bosnia and herzegovina, moldova, georgia, serbia, all this will be according to the ukrainian scenario. disappointing forecasts, they correspond to our great regret, he said that we will do everything, firstly, to prevent this, but we, you know, must very soberly assess the situation and consider the most dangerous development scenarios for us, because if we relax and count on the fact that they will... be afraid of this or that nuclear potential and so on, for them, to a certain extent,

feels that it is left without a master, europe has been a vassal for a long time, now a movement ise management of this territory, this continent, there are actually not very many contenders, this is the brussels bureaucracy and this a separate state, first of all paris, so paris took the first step in this attempt to talk about europe. voice, but as we understand, this step turned out to be quite a failure, although in general, well, really not, it was not definitely failed from the point of view of what the french found as several states that have such a review, well, accordingly, as for the russian federation, we have already talked here about the fact that we cannot talk about this with this europe, with these leaders what , europe and i have something to talk about, about security , what is happening near avdeevka will continue, the collapse of the front, in fact the process that has begun, convulsions, replacements in commander-in-chief, some kind of discord in nato, the union, all this is some kind , means, swallows that the west is surrendering and is ready for peace on our

he admitted that europe has time. ukraine's own reserves will run out no later than june or even earlier. let me remind you that france, cyprus and greece opposed the european union’s initiative to purchase shells produced outside europe for ukraine. at a meeting of the eu political and security committee, these countries did not agree that assistance to kiev was more important than the profit of the european military-industrial complex. spring will arrive on schedule, in the last days of february in belarus the temperature will be 6-8° above normal. after a cloudy and foggy monday, the weather will begin to improve and the sun will come out. tomorrow it will be up to 12 degrees, in the middle of the week up to +14. on thursday , a frontal section is expected to move across the country from west to east. therefore, short-term rain is expected in places throughout the country at night for most of the day. the air temperature will drop during the day and will be +5 +10, in the southwestern regions to +13°. alexey, hello

vitali, that is, if we are talking about europe, again, the munich security conference, and according to its results, many people noted that, let's say, not very there were optimistic moods in the crowd, and in europe, well, there is a feeling that putin managed to scare europe, i think again that the conference is just a conference, these are words, not events that have been familiar with each other for decades they meet there to say certain important things there, well, again, i have never followed conferences and forums, to be honest, because i think you know it, such a movement from one capital to another, such a nomadic tribe of people, in which we all know each other, communicate, exchange opinions, but decisions are made completely differently, well, if outside the conference, summarizing our... language, what we hear from the governments, well, today, yes, today, the german parliament recommended the transfer of weapons, including long-range weapons, there is no there were taurs, which all our media are writing about , but nevertheless, the events, actually, that we have now f