that's christine betsy. the managing director of the german marshall fund. nope, any time. thank you. let's take a look now at some of the stories making headlines today. several people were injured when protest of stone, the parliament in a break away region of georgia of kazi allies in the northwest corner of georgia, and as of stacked by russia. unrest broke out over the proposal to allow russians to buy property that the mitchell has since left. the austrian government saves it will not be blackmailed as russia from the cutoff gas delivery to move by the state for the state produce a gas from follows. the loss of a contract dispute with all 3 of o m w energy group. austria relies on bush and gas and boats. us president joe biden has held his last meeting with the leaders of japan and south korea before donald trump returns to office next to speaking at the summit in february biden's that the world is facing a moment of significant political change officials and focused on some job problems subject lead a health emergency over talk. 6 small schools and colleges must clos

that's christine betsy. now managing director of the german marshall fund, nope. any time. thank you. now ukrainians, living neil, the front lines still face relentless, russian attacks, 10 villages in the hockey region under evacuation. all those as russian troops pushed forward. all those also couple of villages for the note, some 6500 people have left the homes in the last 2 months villages and pick it up tipsy, hoping to avoid being occupied by russian troops for the 2nd time. old. how do you have chuck is packing how most treasured possessions should be able to brought to school the use of the photos? i will definitely take the memories of happier times to bring with her when she leaves her home. she will have to leave most of her belongings behind such a download certainly. so. so from the allies we've been striving to have something . today. we sold a couch. we have no pension, no salary. she was a bread winner. the room is full of the roughly 2 and a half 1000 residents of the village of peace skewed i'd give sky have been told to evacuate. the front line is current

those is christine betsy. know as managing director of the german marshall fund. note, she told us more about the timing of this coal, which also follows donald trump's re election last week in the us to the end of this year. and really the last few weeks had changed of political realities. folks in germany and in the united states. and there is a process of coming to ahead of the question of what happens next. and ukraine president trump, now re elected in the united states has promised to bring a swift end of the war. and this will of course me to greater burden eventually for europe because trump's desire to pay significantly for you crazy and security or pre creating reconstruction is very limited. the european role must be bigger and social. it's now also spacing very challenging political wins in germany. we'll have to have a say, uh, and have to have a better understanding about what happens next in european security and sense rumors then a possible phone call between the schultz. now, given these changing political realities have actually come to fruition