this is not the subject matter of the budapest mammon -- budapest memorandum. this document was on the premise that first countries who provided security assurances to ukraine will themselves not use force against us. second, if that happens, they will do their utmost to stop it. this is exactly should be the subject of the consultations that ukraine has initiated recently. countries who belong to this legal and political space created by the budapest memorandum have to come together and reach an agreement on which specific action can they take to protect ukraine. we understand that one of the signatories of the budapest memorandum is russia. who as secretary blinken rightly said violated all international agreements. this does not waive other countries of their responsibilities to do their best in order to help ukraine. ukraine exists in a security vacuum. our security guarantees, our ukrainian army and diplomacy. we realize that but we do believe the decisions taken in 1994 when the memorandum was concluded, they should be respected because we sacrificed a lo

and of course the budapest memorandum. in which russia promised to respect ukraine's independence and sovereignty and refrain from using force against ukraine. in the past 24 hours alone, with his actions toward ukraine, president putin has violated all of these agreements. he is undoing more than 30 years' worth of painstaking diplomacy by russia and the countries in europe and the north atlantic atlantic region to preserve stability and security, for the sake of hundreds of millions of our citizens. every time russia breaks one of these agreements, it not only endangers the country that it is threatening at the time, but nations everywhere, that have been made safer and more secure by the international rules-based order. last week, i agreed to meet russian foreign minister sergey lavrov, this week, february 24, to discuss our country's respective concerns about european security. but only if russia did not invade ukraine. now that we see that the invasion is beginning, and russia has made clear its wholesale rejection of

the budapest memorandum is indeed a format without legal obligations under international law. but i think that now we need to try everything to avoid war. i mean, i would say that it's disappointing, that we're not hearing more outrage and condemnation from the west, new jersey and steven rescind such an in century statement. but then maybe it's not surprising, unfortunate. we've seen it every single time how nato and its allies of failing to press key of to abide by those very simple fighting points in the midst agreements . instead, claiming that the kremlin is the only violated up despite independent monitors. on the ground, easton crane saying, well, that's actually not entirely the case just so that we understand back in the day ukraine what had the world's biggest nickina austin old just one of its heads exploded. was about $37.00 times the size of the hiroshima atomic bomb $37.00 times . as part of the budapest memorandum, those facilities were destroyed. so yes, it would be a stretch. now that said, crucial elements are still in place. i'm talking about uranium mining.

that was the budapest agreement in 1994. it was an amazing thing at the end of the soviet union with so many soviet nukes all over the soviet union. that countries like ukraine that had hosted some of those soviet nukes gave them up to agreement that russia and the other countries would recognize and protect their sovereignty and protect them in the future. and emthat was a big thing for ukraine to do. they stepped up to help the world and now he hopes the world will continue to step up and help ukraine. that was a significant statement that he made, jake. >> thanks to both of you. i appreciate it. let's talk about all this with director clapper. the ukrainian foreign minister kuleba said he wanted the world to respond with all its economic might. these sanctions are not that. do you think biden needs to do more? >> well, i think what the administration is trying to do is to have an exquisite gradations, if i can use that phrase, of sanctions. so assuming, i think a sound assumption, that russia will do more. i don't think t

just to be clear. tearing up the budapest memorandum means that ukraine goes quite literally. and the backdrop to this is that as the sergent union was collapsing, key of pushed by the u. s. and the u. k. gave up all, it's all signal. so everything from strategic bombers to was to intercontinental ballistic missiles were handed over to russia. the successor, of course, to the u. s. a thought it was, in fact, one of the conditions on which washington recognized unsupported ukrainian independence said you're good to go. just 2 things. one is the weapons and to please just please don't turn into a hateful nation. americans will not support those who seek independence in order to replace a far off karen with a local despotism. they will not aid those who promote a suicidal nationalism based upon ethnic hatred. while bush senior was likely came back to haunt him because in 2014 off to the crime in referendum union to mishenko former ukrainian prime minister, how one of the house phone calls neat. and what did we have from the countries political establishment to a pledge to continu

and then he speaks of the budapest memorandum of course, which. ringback is incredibly dangerous because the whole has in the west of ukraine are really dangerous people. i wonder if the european union understands who they support. it's to me that the real surprise is how little lane and deciders in brussels understand about the human geography of ukraine. you know, most populations east of the down, russian speaking forever. and the use of language is in your brain is a real scandal. i think he's trying to upgrade a government, a major itself was a victim in this story. the care of as the, as the government which sacrificed its chance to be a nuclear power and believe, you know, those on the us now being turned over and deceived. and so, and that's really what he's trying to do. he's trying to put that on the mac level to effect, to reclaim more i was going forward as a result of this sacrifice that be made in the past. i think that's what he's planning or that's what he's positioning with this statement. and now for the story we're across to day

i personally don't do what he does, i go back regularly, ijust came today from budapest.y i do that, because there are so many people who need our music there and we have a very large following and i can see in their eyes how much they need music. and this is what we provide, and it gives me pleasure to simply make music for people. before we end, i want to get you to consider the future. you have said that the symphony orchestra, the very idea of it, has to continue constantly to evolve and develop, or it will simply become a museum. you are still full of energy and creativity, so where are you taking the idea of the orchestra and classical music next? i think a symphony orchestra must reform in order to survive. i would go even further, the danger is not that an orchestra becomes a museum, the danger is that an orchestra dies out like the dinosaur. really? yes, because they must reform, they must go with the age, they must recognise what the new generations need. and the danger is that orchestras play a limited repertoire the last maybe 200 years, the music of the last

and i always appreciated or i, let's start out with georgia in budapest. well georgia, the last 2 days have had this kind of like, i think, fake shuttle diplomacy. everybody wants to come to moscow and they come to moscow who's saying that there are, they are there while they're in moscow. and as they're leaving, they say war is eminent, invasion is imminent. ok, no evidence is been presented here. i mean, this is and is primarily coming from the u. s. and the u. k. i. and in between time, on the center of all this, at least the western narrative is ukraine. and again, presidents zalinski has come out and asked even his western backers for evidence of their claims of an imminent invasion. i mean, this is beyond bizarre, it's kafka. ask, what is the state of play, george? go ahead. that's a very good question. imagine what it is that the americans and the british in particular, are asserting. they are claiming that russia will attack without any kind of publications without issuing a list of demands without an ultimatum, without a list of grievances. just s

i also mentioned the budapest memorandum. she has done it twice a day in this hall, despite thee a detailed explanation that we have provided on that matter to day. the budapest memorandum between russia and the u. k. and the u. s, guaranteed is the little guarantee or other provided guarantees of security to ukraine as a non nuclear state. the standard guarantees that are provided to any non nuclear state. they bought the best memorandum does not oblige russia or the u. k. or the u . s. b u r. to acknowledge all of the to, to, to go to accept the coo, but that was carried out by neo nazis and various other marginal groups in ukraine . beckett, 2014. and this budapest memorandum that was also signed by ukraine and france. in addition to the members i've mentioned, it's you that was the calls on it, demands that all members of this memorandum will do not violate any of the o is c, a principals including the principle for respecting and protecting? are you doing minorities, national minorities and ethnic minorities humorist, no

we are initiating under the budapest memorandum a call for the foreign minister to have this meeting,we are not going to guarantee the defence after this summit, we will think the budapest memorandum is not working. it is decisions of 1994, and they have been put in question and compromised. in the next few weeks, i propose to call the summit of the countries of the security council with the participation of europe, germany and turkey to resolve security challenges in europe and come up with new, effective guarantees, security guarantees, for ukraine. the guarantees that we need before we become the members of the defence counsel being in this grey zone, in a security vacuum, so to speak. what else can we do now? we can continue the active support of ukraine and its defence capabilities, providing the european perspective, presiding the support is provided to the candidate countries, and providing specific timelines for ukraine possible membership in their alliance. we need support for the transformation of our country to create the stability and restoration funds, the land stability

i want to thank my guest in budapest and here in moscow. i want to thank you for watching us here to see you next time. remember, oh ah, ah, well, the panoramic no, certainly no borders on the slide to please and you face as a merge. we don't have with the we go to the vaccine, whole world leads to take action and to be ready, people are gonna come with, we can do better, we should be better. everyone is contributing each in their own way. but we also know that this crisis will not go on forever. the challenge is great. the response has been massive. so many good people are helping us. it makes us feel very proud that we are in it together. oh and i dropped that control center with there's things we dared to ask in will a oh i.

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this was not the subject matter of the budapest memorandum.oncluded on the premise that, first, countries who provided security assurances to ukraine will themselves not use force against us and, second, if that happens, they will do their utmost to stop it. so this should be the subject of the consultations that ukraine has initiated recently, countries who belong to this legal and political field space created by the budapest memorandum have to come together and reach an agreement on which specific action can they take to protect ukraine. we understand one of the signatories to the budapest memorandum is russia, but this does not waive other countries of their responsibilities to do their best in order to help ukraine. ukraine a country that exists in a security vacuum. this is true. our security guarantees are ukrainian army and ukrainian diplomacy. but we realize that. but we do believe that the decisions taken in 1994 when the memoranda -- budapest memoranda was concluded, they should be respected because we sacrificed a lot to -- to make

right now what about the budapest agreement? everybody forget about it. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much. >> you have already responded to the question of delivery of weapons. maybe antony would like to say a few words. mr. blinken: mr. mayor, good to see you. i appreciate not only the substance of your words, but also the emotion behind them. here is what i can tell you, just speaking on behalf of the united states. when it comes to security assistance, as you know, in the last year alone we have provided about $650 million in defensive lethal assistance, more in the past year than any previous year. we continue to provide that assistance. i have personally authorized some of our partner countries who have american-made equipment to transfer that to ukraine, baltic countries. and we are continuing to do everything that we can with other partners to help you provide for your defense. at the same time, i'm convinced that the work we are doing together to bring the countries not just in europe, but beyond europe, together and making clear to russia that if

the budapest memorandum is indeed a form it without legal obligations under international law. but i think that now we need to try everything to avoid war. they say, having nukes keeps us safe, the principle of mutually assured destruction mad turns out growing numbers. think zalinski is panza. just that because while he might have been a comedian, even he should have known. a that this was no laughing matter. a european journalist look river says the ukranian president appears confused about what approach to take his seat bounces from one plan to another. he's very nervous and so he says so many different things on the same day that it's incredible wants to meet the president put and then he says that he doesn't know what russia was. all, isn't it clear yet? and are 30 says that he wants a date for joining nato. and then he speaks of the budapest memorandum of course, which is incredibly dangerous, because the hot hess in the west of ukraine are really dangerous people. i wonder if the european union understands who day support. it's to me that the real surprise is how little

vladimir putin the budapest manner and -- budapest memo a dead letter with his invasion in 2014, but the betrayal of budapest is not forgotten in kyiv, as the ukrainian president noted bitterly in weekend remarks in munich, saying again it shows again the folly of trusting parchment promises in a world where auto rats think might -- where autocrats think might makes right. countries give up their nuclear arsenal at their own peril. that is the lesson north korea has learned, and iran is following the same playbook as a connive's to build -- as a connive to build the bomb even as it says it is not. debbie, independent, good morning. caller: am i on? host: yes. caller: nobody is talking about the real problem. it is about the water. nobody is seeing this and i am shocked nobody has mentioned this. they cut off the water to crimea. crimea is almost all arid now. they have no water there at all. this is the same reason yemen started and syria. it is about the water. everybody is saying the oil, the oil. it is not the oil. it is the water and this is just the beginning. host: ok. capital

the budapest miranda means ukraine can go. you cannot quite, literally, it would become just the 10th country to have the most dangerous weapons on us. now, this could be a bluff, political blackmail. you don't send me more troops, more money, more weapons. you don't bring us in tomato. you don't sanction moscow. right now than get ready, i new king up. it's possible and it wouldn't be the 1st time he has tried that line . ukraine has no other choice. either. we are part of the lines such as nato into doing our part to make this europe stronger. or we have only one option to arm ourselves and maybe think about nuclear status again. how else can we guarantee our defense? but let's just say philanthropy really does con to re arm. now back in the day, ukraine had the world's 3rd biggest, and you can also know crucial elements all still in place. non talking uranium mining research reactor, the capability to build missiles, croft and delivery vehicles. and of course the expertise. yes, it would be costly. yes, they would be time c

the budapest memorandum is indeed a form it without legal obligations under international law. but i think that now we need to try everything to avoid war. they say having nukes keeps, are safe. the principle of mutually assured destruction mad turns out growing numbers. think zalinski pounds a just that because while he might have been a comedian even he should have known. a that this was no laughing matter. here with our t mobile news ahead fi works. light of the bay during sky is the winter and then fixed rules with close of 2 weeks of competition, uncontrolled to see just one of our stories after the break. ah oh, driven by dreamer shapes bankers and those with dares sinks. we dare to ask for what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have. it's crazy even foundation, let it be an arms race is on offensive. very dramatic development. only nationally, i'm going to resist. i don't see how that strategy will be successful, very difficult time. time to sit down and talk with more monday's headline news now in optimal than 3 weeks of protests against cobit health rules

and in budapest we have george sally. he is a pod cast or at the goggle, which can be found on youtube and locals are generally crossed up rules and effect . that means you can jump in anytime you want. and i would appreciate it. i was going to patrick 1st year that are going to look at the reasons why a putin decided on this special military operation in ukraine. the 2 issues that he focus most on only on actually is demilitarization and the not the cation. now the 1st one seems quite obvious that the, the russians don't want to have offensive weaponry with the backing of nato pointed in russia, but also discussed this di notification because i have seen no talk about it in western media. first, demilitarization neat nuts, vacation. go ahead, patrick, you're in and out. we can't leave out. also the humanitarian aspect of it. and securing done yes. and again, which they recognize. but to the point of demilitarization, you have to look at this and frame it properly. this is a proxy war. this is russia versus nato, and nato

the budapest memorandum is indeed a form it without legal obligations under international law. but i think that now we need to try everything to avoid war. they say, having nukes keeps us safe, the principle of mutually assured destruction of man turns out growing numbers, things zalinski panza. just that because while he might have been a comedian, even he should have known that this was no laughing matter. you're with our team or world news ahead, fireworks light up the beijing sky as the winter olympics draw to a close optimal than 2 weeks of competition. i'm controversy. just one of our stories after the break. ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah. a ah, with join me every thursday on the alex sarlin. sure. i'll be speaking to guess of the world politics sport business. i'm sure business. i'll see you then. ah ah mondays headline news for you. and after more than 3 weeks of protests against kobe health rules and canada police, there of now made almost $200.00 arrests as they tried to break up the persistent rallies in the capitol. some officers have taken a particularly heavy handed app

i want to believe that the north atlantic treaty will be more effective than the budapest matter random -- memorandum. for the refusal -- the fact that we are refuse from the biggest nuclear panel security guarantee, we no longer -- we don't have that weapon. neither do we have the security. we have lost parts our territory which are bigger then switzerland and elgin. millions of citizens have been lost. -- elgin. -- belgium. millions of citizens have been lost. we have moved from the appeasement policy to ensure that there was a guarantee of security. since 2014, 3 times, the ukraine has tried to call for consultation and guarantors of the countries who guarantee budapest. three times, and no success. this will be the fourth time. we are going to do this. the president for the first time, the ukraine and i are going to say it is the last time. we are exchanging the memorandum. we call for the foreign minister to have this meeting, and we are not going to guarantee the defense after the summit. we will say that would've passed manna memorandum -- budapest's memorandum of 1994 has been p

but obviously on the budapest memorandum, those facilities will broken down and shut up. so yes, it would be a stretched box. still a lot of the crucial elements are still in place in ukraine. so i'm talking about, for example, research reactor or the capabilities to develop bill delivery vehicles, missiles across, obviously the expertise and crucially, you run uranium mining. so yes, it would be costly and something we've been talking about. ready, the countries crippled, you know, it's on the brink of economic ruin. yes, it would be time consuming and so we've been know, we're narrow, visible levels of russia will be us. but it would still be nice capability at a time. obviously we can talk about global tension and to thought in europe, you know, in a country that still in the throes of civil war. the so much instability in a country that unfortunately has shown itself by repeatedly shelling its own citizens, already shown a disregard for peace, ensuring measure. so like he said from the very beginning this, this is chilling and it should be horrifying to the global com

the budapest memorandum is indeed a form it without legal obligations under international law. but i think that now we need to try everything to avoid war. they say, having nukes keeps us safe, the principle of mutually assured destruction mad turns out growing numbers. think zalinski is panza just that because while he might have been a comedian, even he should have known. a that this was no laughing matter. now, after more than 3 weeks of protests against covey, health rooms in canada, police have now made almost $200.00 arrests as they continue to break up. the persistent rallies in the capital low faces are being accused of heavy handed tactics. a journalist alexander lavoie claims they beat her with a trunk shoes at the spray. they also shorter to gas canister from point blank range. she gave more details to artes, piece rollover deborah resort. busy a number of tensions flare between the press and protesters with some journalists, hassle during their reporting. we also saw some journalists falling fall of law enforcement as well. i sat down with one reporter who was hitti

it's agreement to the budapest agreement that it made over ukraine and respecting crane it's not why and ski brought up nuclear weapons. and so much as part of that agreement was that ukraine agreed to give up its, its weapons under budapest, in return for a territorial guarantee by russia. and he was saying there is that russia then ignored that guarantee. it gave a try. and in the, in the budapest and it's the same will if you're going to ignore your part of it, then we'll ignore our part of it and re on with nuclear weapons. it's, it's, it's right in the criticism. men are so i'll stop you that more from eastern european specialist and editor in chief of be any until the news up to this great with oh, more than 20 years ago since one of the world's deadliest terrorist attacks that took thousands of lives, people started to scream, they always leave that chemo for us. that was like opening up an oven door, not all wounds of heel. the survivors and responders have increased rates of cancer and other health issues due to the dust and chemicals they inhaled. i come here to get my bloo