i'm nato, from a new come into nato. i was foreign minister of my country. i was embarrassed in washington trying to convince the allies to invite my country to join native. he'd anybody tell us when this will happen? did anybody give us a solemn promise that by that date you will be a member of nato. you, romania, you will area you the baltic states. you are the other. know they're fighting. we can be on the border. mr. joe, on like we have been russia. we have been on the, on the, on the border or russia directly or indirectly, like the multi countries for many, many decades. this is not an easy thing. what i'm saying that the booker, as decision on open doors, is that the say it was reconfigured our summit. and it's also up to us to reach consensus within the alliance. and also for we friends in ukraine. the continued up at the reform, you're not going to give them a firm answer, because what russia, d a d c. afraid of want to in time, we are working on open door policy. our foreign ministers will be meeting next december to to give additional support to

the china as a distraction for nato? i agree with what our lead us all our leaders, including the french president, the german chancellor, the american president, the president, romania, they all agreed on the language and finally communicating nobody was forcing those countries even when he motion did something immediately afterwards. it's important that we, that's why i thought, i'm biased, our relation just fine. china. that's fine. we can huge to be a regional organization by un sanders. we are your atlantic organization by the rise of china is a global thing. oh, okay. the language that also beijing has criticize, you know, if i don't communicate is it is, is lighter than the language on china. and he will language on china, official language, a view on china that they see china is a systemic rival. ok. i think he's much harsher in terms of and that's again prison, macro, again, other european where we run out of time. unfortunately, thank you very much for being on conflicts and i appreciate your time. thank you. a

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has deteriorated and all of the nato partners have had to the values and the things we value in nato. the most pressing aspect is the acquisition and continued use of the missile system. this remains an impasse and has now grown the most significant part of our relationship and it deeply troubling. it is unacceptable to reap the benefit of the benefit while refusing to commit to the basic relationship, interoperable alliance. they seemed to have forgotten that nato was formed specifically to push back against russian aggression dealing with them on military purchases like this is simply unacceptable. this is an issue i raise turkish leaders at every opportunity. i had a clear discussion with the president in person, face-to-face where i laid out size nature of the problems created caused by the president of russia made, as 400 on the soil of a nato ally he understood are persistent, this issue will not go away and greatly impacts our overall relationship on several fronts when it comes to nato matters including f35. speaking of f35, after our conversation, he understood clearly even

i'm the 1st division, i'm nato, from a new come into nato. i was foreign minister my country. i was embarrassed in washington trying to convince the allies to invite my country to join nato. if anybody tell us when this will happen, did anybody give us a solemn promise that by that date you will be a member of nato. you, romania, you bulgaria, you the baltic states you the others know they're fighting, we can be on the border. mr. joe, and i think like we have been russia, we have been on the, on the, on the border with russia directly or indirectly like the monte countries for many, many decades. this is not an easy thing. what i'm saying that the booker, as decision on open doors, is that the say it was reconfigured our summit. and it's also up to us to reach consensus within the alliance. and also for we are friends in ukraine, continued up at the reform. you're not going to give them a firm answer because what russia did a diesel freedom. in time, we are working on open door policy. our foreign ministers will be meeting next december to to give additional support to our fr

and, and nato considered it once they made the decision. basically them came to the conclusion that this war was not one that they could win, that the taliban could not be finally vanquished militarily. they really did rush to the exit, and this moving up of the deadline of us troops to leave is something that we had heard rumored moving it up from september 11th, which was the official deadline. but i would not be surprised that within the next couple of days, by the 4th of july, we hear that all us troops are out of the country. that is quite a spade up, terry. tell us what nato achieved in its 20 years and if kind of phone the end chapter is not written yet, but signs do not look good. even us and nato commanders confirmed that the taliban is re taking territory. even before the pull out was announced. the taliban controlled half the country. i mean, i think that's a to do think that would shock a lot of people after 20 years of us and nato forces their people on the ground are very scared it without, without us and nato forces. there a

but it's a difficult job, even for nato troops. so now we'll be looking at the civilian airport, which is another part of town. and at the moment there is a military side to that airport. and there are discussions with turkey about taking over security of that military side, which would allow nato forces and the u. s to perhaps leave some equipment there, but those talks have not concluded as far as i understand it. so we really don't know. but that will be the only airport then that diplomats and arriving and remaining troops who will stay to guard the embassies, can you and terry the overall security situation in afghanistan is precarious. there. rising phase of civil war with the taliban and was battling for power after nearly 20 years in afghanistan, doug, nice, our troops have a certain responsibility to stay and help they will say that they've done what they can and that there is no military solution to this war so there's no reason for them to stay and continue fighting that it's up to the afghans, the afghan armed forces to

it poses a significant threat to nato. it poses a significant threat to u.s. pilots and a significant threat to our partners. under no circumstances will i support the lifting of the sanctions nor what i support turkey rejoining the program. i'm proud of the role played by congress to advance the sanctions and ensure their implementation. the message should be clear any effort to begin nato from within or outside will be met by a robust response by the united states. in syria the united states and turkey remain in cross purposes through multiple interventions some of which were directly greenlighted by the previous administration. turkey has created several zones of control that encompass 4,000 square miles roughly the size of lebanon and contain 4 million people equivalent to the population of croatia. while these provide safe haven for millions of government controlled areas, they've done so at a horrific cost to the local kurdish population who have endured the forced displacement and kidnappings, unlawful detention and

i'm nato, from a new come into nato. i was foreign minister my country. i was embarrassed in washington trying to convince the allies to invite my country to join native. he'd anybody tell us when this will happen? did anybody give us a solemn promise that by that date you will be a member of nato. you, romania, you will area you the baltic states you the others know they're fighting. we will be on the border. mr. joe on. is it likely we have been rush? no, no. we have been on the, on the, on the border or russia directly or indirectly, like the multi countries for many, many decades. this is not an easy thing. what i'm saying that the booker, as decision on open doors, is that the say it was reconfirm that our summit. and it's also up to us to reach consensus within the alliance. and also for we are friends in ukraine, continued up at the reform. you're not going to give them a firm answer because what russia did a diesel freight of i did want to in time, we are working on open door policy. our foreign ministers will be meeting next december to to give a

nato and supporting it. which of the get a return for it? and then they see nato's unlikely soccer teams to come or we have the best athlete, why is that? it became a pr battle with the nato. and they're constantly trying to put forward a different these restrictions are in response to each german political action. it is their preventing of blocking that travel between east and west germany themselves but now with the creation of the wall. so they made sure the consumer pr campaign on this. basically all of the countries as they hosted different sporting events. it was quite challenging and then ultimately recognizing the east germany in the end kind of reduce the travel restrictions and east germany concedes in every sport quite strong the last couple decades. >> i see, that is interesting. wechat about this a little before the webinar, the dutch government was really trying to get nato to be more flexible on this front. and yet could not really make it happen despite the fact the general was dutch at the t

i'm the 1st that the surgeon, i'm nato, from a new come into nato. i was foreign minister of my country. i was embarrassed in washington trying to convince the allies to invite my country to join native. he'd anybody tell us when this will happen? did anybody give us a solemn promise that by that date you will be a member of nato? you, romania, you bulgaria, you the baltic states? you are the others. know they're fighting on the border. mr. joe, and it's likely we have been russia. we have been on the, on the, on the border with russia directly or indirectly, like the multi countries for many, many decades. this is not an easy thing. what i'm saying that the booker, as decision on open doors, is that the say it was reconfigured our summit. and it's also up to us to reach consensus within the alliance. and also for we are friends in ukraine, continued up at the reform. you're not going to give them a firm answer because what russia did went to a diesel freight in time. we are working on open door policy. our foreign ministers will be meeting next dece

including because of the departure of nato and the u. s allies, some of those are strategical because they decided as far as we know for them to concentrate the resources that they have considerable resources that they have in order to protect the most strategic irrelevant places. but in the end is not up to us to decide you know, the future of going on and we hope and we encourage interrupt gone p stocks because at the same moment the room for diplomacy will arrive. and i hope you are very soon. well, there is enormous criticism of your withdrawal from experts from military personnel generals who are involved in commanding forces in nature intelligence chief saying that basically this is a sorry moment for western grand strategy. we've lost the plot here. that's no, david richard's a former british commander of nato forces in afghanistan. he said a country that we promised a huge amount to faces almost certain civil war with the likelihood that the taliban will be back to where they were in 2000. and one you think he doesn't know what h

well, we really wanted to join nato, beginning from all for answer. so go down to revolution. together with georgia, after there rose revolution of france and germany said no way. and still, there is no consensus inside nato, and you need a full consensus of all members to expand the alliance. so your plane is not joining because of that. and they believe that that is not that they're in russia good enough. and that's a sore point for you, premium the european western relationships. i could talk us very clear. thank you so much for outlining not to have for us russian ministry unless you have a cell going. how in moscow and colombia says it will send an intelligence mission to haiti to help investigate the assassination of president driven and maurice haitian police claim. they've captured 17 suspects and killed several others amongst those arrested columbia, ex military and to jewelled us haitian citizens, whose motives remain and clear. authorities are still searching for more members of the alleged squad. the pursuit for haiti's assassins is on man

the nato trust funds for gun. his dance on forces is fully replenished up to 2024 billions of dollars that we haven't already suppose of to continue to train. of course, not in in country. they're also allies, america, 1st and foremost, that are now looking and preparing over the horizon as we call them military and capabilities to be able to intervene in, in case of need. so i think i did that way. i think of need now they're not intervening. now, but there's a lightning advance going on by the taliban. whereas with that, which i would politely disagree because there's also public reports that there is we continue to give support to the oregon on forces. we continue to help them run their air force, which is quite performing by the way, we continue to train the especially forces which are quite performing. by the way, of course, we know that in some portions of gun nissan we, we also have the same information and even more intel, that there are some forums with the morale of the troops. some of them are taking re

and frankly, nato policy and in afghanistan, it doesn't mean that nato countries should be disengaged economically or diplomatically. but there simply is not a military solution to the conflict that can be imposed from the outside. and so when i, as i did today, i read an interview with taliban shadow man, and they both districts of afghanistan. and he said, we have won the war and america has lost in the wrong well, the color, but i have one in the sense that one of their primary goals was with for nato troops to leave. but i think the talk about are going to find that they're now part of a more intensified civil war. and the only real solution that allows everyone to win as a political settlement. so the top 1 may feel the one. but in reality they haven't . and i don't think tolerable statements about winning or losing should dictate us policy or nato policy. now not so much that, but just just being clear about what was achieved, what wasn't because that does seem to have been some, some sort of muddying of the waters present by and say, well, what not that a nation build. and as,

is the news life from berlin, former us president george w bush says he believes the withdrawal of nato troops from gone it's, dawn is a mistake. i'm afraid african women girls are going to suffer unspeakable carpet. isn't the mistakes so withdrawn? i think it is. yeah, i think because i think the consequences are going to be unbelievably bad in an exclusive interview. when we news, the president who launched the longest us war, says nato's are gone. allies are being left behind to be slaughtered. also coming up the green zeal, you unveil the most ambitious plan yet to tackle climate change. leaders set out how the block and flash carpet emissions within a decade hoping to turn green goals into concrete actions. also, wheeling from riot, the fears grow over food shortages in south africa as the unrest rages on math fluid. his supply chains as writers ransack stores, sparks for the jailing of ex, presents jacobs, duma, and tipping point one week after the assassination of president. the country spirals ever deeper into torment as rivaling forces try to fill the political power vacuum. ah

and he really emphasizes again and again as yes i did pull that, he will not tolerate what nato's use of ukraine as basically the kind of a forward base from which to buy the launch tactful, subvert, roger, and that's really what he's, he's concerned with these just simply, russia will not accept this use of ukraine by nature, regard that as an existential threat. ma, what we need to read this too because, you know, there's a number of theories out there. i mean, i think there are 3. i think it's directed to the, obviously the russian people. it was also directed to russians within the sovereign ukraine right now. and also, i think is george's bench. and here is a signal to the west, the ukraine as very special significance, the russians national security and certain things will not be tolerated. go ahead. i think it was primarily read them for the people of your brain at large. not only irrational, but also your brains will also suffer because of this terrible situation. i don't think would you expect that any kind of reception, any kind of constraint is reception from the graham gov

we saw german troops as part of that nato contingent leave afghanistan. now the main nato bass in bag room is closing its own coming earlier than expected. why is that? good morning. well, we have been getting signs that the u. s. wanted to end the mission earlier. we've even heard july 4th mentioned as a possible date, and now it looks like they are in fact trying to meet that 4th of july deadline, which of course is independence day in the united states. so that would make for a good storyline there, i would say that last week on, on capitol hill, we heard some members of congress expressed some discomfort that barbara would be vacated this early. but the us military officials said they don't need to keep control of the air base to do what they need to do there. so what we know is that any error strikes which the u. s. may still be making would now come from outside the country. so it is indeed a big shift in military policy, but not entirely unexpected. terry, what did nato achieve in its nearly 20 year deployment? is completely over yet. there are sti

and frankly, nato policy and in afghanistan, it doesn't mean that nato countries should be disengaged economically or diplomatically. but there simply is not a military solution to the conflict that can be imposed from the outside. and so when i, as i did today, i read an interview with taliban shadow man, and they bulk district of afghanistan. and he said, we have won the war and america has lost in the wrong well, the telephone have one in the sense that one of their primary goals was with for nato troops to leave. but i think it's all about going to find that they're now part of a more intensified civil war. and the only real solution that allows everyone to win as a political settlement. so the top 1 may feel they want, but in reality, they haven't. and i don't think tolerable statements about winning or losing should dictate us policy or nato policy. now lots of us thought, but just just being clear about what was achieved, what wasn't because that does seem to have been some, some sort of muddying of the waters present by and say, well, we're not destination bill dennis, as you

u. nato policy that just stabilized ukraine, that made a different trans that necessary for joe. so i think that is really one of the most of the greatest failings of her chancellor's hip. i mean, she bought the ukraine policy. she's trying to save energy policy and it's not germany if you're p and why. ok, so the most again, i thought she came in with great hope and it's this kind of a whimper as she goes out the door. go ahead. well i, unfortunately i didn't have the same high expectations for her in 2005 when she came to power because i speak german and i followed the story and 2003. when the counselor get her try that had the courage to refuse to go to iraq. and miracle was against it. you know, just look at the article, look at her speech and the bone stuck. she said, well, i mean she's coming. so she says something like, we have to stay loyal to all american and read your weiss well, you know, translation to normal human language that we had to go, that we had to go with them just like all day and you know, the breakers did. and that would have been a disaster for drugs and

and nato's war against the taliban and al qaeda. the move comes as the us prepares to end, it's 20 or conflict, and it's gone. this time. un officials have warned the security council that more than 400000 people in ethiopia as t gray region are now suffering from famine. the region has been cut off from aid since fighting broke out last year between the government and rebel forces, un officials warrant of new clashes. despite a unilateral cease fire. government german chancellor, uncle america, and british prime minister boers, johnson say their countries will work closely together despite the britons exit from the u. after face to face talks in london. medical said she hope britain's had been fully vaccinated against corona virus or soon be able to travel to germany without quarantine. was her last official visit to the u. k. before setting down later this year and also abuse when you want. mrs. d. w. news from berlin, there's much more on our website. that is d w dot com. the gold tonight german chancellor angland merkel in great

and frankly, nato policy and in afghanistan, it doesn't mean that nato countries should be disengaged economically or diplomatically. but there simply is not a military solution to the conflict that can be imposed from the outside. and so when i, as i did today, i read an interview with taliban shadow man, and they both district of afghanistan. and he said, we have won the war and america has lost in the wrong well, the telephone have one in the sense that one of their primary goals was with for nato troops to, to leave. but i think the talk about are going to find that they're now part of a more intensified civil war. and the only real solution that allows everyone to win as a political settlement. so the top 1 may feel they want. but in reality they happens . and i don't think taliban statements about winning or losing should dictate us policy or nato policy. now, not so much that, but just just being clear about what, what was achieved. what wasn't because that does seem to have been some, some sort of muddying of the waters present by and say, well, we're not that a nation build.

absolutely, we are not a member of nato yet. and i would like to say again, clearly in squarely that this is our land, we will be defending it, but partners can help us to defend our land. and i'm sure that this is what will this will be happening when it comes to negotiations. your president has made it clear he no longer thinks the means to agreement is laid down 6 years ago. is the way forward? is that because not, you know, the russians know of the separatist and actually done what you signed up to do? well, the key demand of russia in means is to recognize so called a little dance, can donate the people's republic s party to the conflict, which will effectively turn an international armed conflict between ukraine and russia into an internal armed conflict between ukraine and separatists. this is the cornerstone of the discussions that are taking place in in means. now my president is saying that our goal number one should be peace and security and lives of people and not the political, political, recognitions. and we call o

that's right, phil, there are people who say that, but they're not running nato and the u. s. military operations because it was concluded that there was no advantage to be gained by staying longer as, as nato and president biden always said, there are risks to going. there are risks to staying. they clearly made their decision that the risks of, of staying would be worse. and so yes, they're, they're moving very quickly to be out. we're hearing that just within a couple of days. this will happen end, and many afghans. fears may come true. you have u. s. military commanders saying openly that it's possible the country will descend into civil war. but the u. s. has decided that you know this, it's time to go. it said that the main goal here was to keep another terrorist attack from being launched from afghan soil. and in fact, that hasn't happened to the last 20 years, so they've decided to pack it up. thanks. d, w car spelled and teddy showed in brussels. the football euro 2020 quarter finals are getting underway with perhaps the most important much between a belgium and ac

well, nato in the u. s. have have concluded that there wouldn't be any improvement by their staying longer. 20 years, as you mentioned, billions and billions of dollars poured into the afghan government poured into civil society. and they are still at this point. so the conclusion has been that it is up to the afghan parties, the taliban, the afghan government to make peace and nothing will be achieved without that. so while it's very disturbing to see those those scenes and to hear that including u. s. military commanders say that, you know, civil war could be looming. they've just decided that there's nothing more that they can do to help afghanistan, and it's going to have to take care of itself. no correspondent, terry shoals, in brussels. then thank you very l. german chancellor angle america is in england today for was likely to be her last official visit to britain . and i make travel restrictions and post briggs relations on. the agenda talks about johnston. she's also due to meet between since becom

and i think about all the interpreters and people that help not only us troops or nato troops. and they're just, it seems like there's, you can be left behind to be slaughtered by the very brutal people and it breaks my heart. now, finding an exit strategy for afghanistan has been an intractable problem at that subsequent administrations were unable to solve. the costs of human and financial have been staggering. the lives of some 40000 atkins civilians and a 2500 us soldiers for us taxpayers. the bill comes to about a trillion dollars to find out more about the legacy of the nato mission in afghanistan. we spoke with a journalist alley le tv in couple to get his reaction to those comments by president bush, i think is very interesting that he's suddenly, you know, concerned about women and children because you know, his war made a lot of widows and made a lot of children orphaned, you know, there was a lot of, you know, there were, there was, it was from dish and there was going on him all there was imprisonment, there is night, raise their stroke strike. there's airstrike. th

nato's military mission in afghanistan is now all but over.ding britain, invaded the country in 2001, following the september 11th attacks. two decades later, the last of the troops are leaving, save around a thousand that will provide security. but as the us withdraws, the taliban is resurgent — and it's warned that if any international forces including contractors remain in afghanistan, they will be treated as an occupying force. from kabul, yogita limaye reports. afghan soldiers now managing what used to be america's biggest base. international forces making a quiet, hasty retreat. gains made here over 20 years in threat of being lost. people have voted in elections. once repressed by the taliban, afghan women are in school and work. for this woman, an mp, fears the taliban will be back in power. the women are finished here. it would be like black days for afghan women. notjust women, all the people. there won't be any rights, any freedom, any life here. how do you view international forces leaving afghanistan at this time? they are leaving

when you look at, when you look at western policymakers, i think we from nato countries, there interest, then you crane or ukrainian is scan to the best. because your brain is from, from the western perspective as a cudgel. edburg heard the russians. i mean, i've always told this to people, for many russians, ukraine is not a foreign policy issue. it's a domestic policy issue because of the familial relations they have people's relationship to the dom bout and even further into the hinterlands of ukraine. and that's why it's so very important to russian for the west. it's just an idea. it's a policy, it's a cultural. go ahead. yeah. so that's, that's exactly the point. and that's a point that makes the gain of the game in this article that the western and he says the western part essentially run your grade. i mean, your brain doesn't be have any sober and it the moment because it is run out of washington. busy and brussels, their only interest in ukraine is as a way of just pushing russia to the east of eliminating all russian influence out of europe altogether. which is why they're als

is your view, then, that the nato i view, then, that the nato forces, the us forces should remain ine on pakistan is taken and affected? bill is taken and affected? all riaht, is taken and affected? all right. so. _ is taken and affected? all right, so, this _ is taken and affected? fill right, so, this is kind of a chicken and egg problem, because the two countries that really matter most when it comes to pakistan is quite frankly the united kingdom and the united states, albeit for very different reasons. neither the united states or the united kingdom has had any stomach for this, and the reasons are different in the united kingdom, pakistani britons are an important vote bank. both the united states and the united kingdom press to not give pakistan which is basically this terrorism financial watchdog which is kind of obscure, both have pressed that pakistan not be given the blacklisting, it so much deserves, because they blacklisting would mean that it would be cut off from funding, so we are in this really strange place where the united states, particularly the united states, pa

it does not require further nato expansion. also, russia, keep its hands off and get out of places like that. the only way a belief to start that process knowing realistically is to perhaps consider what you may call a dialogue. former senator not in others on the russian side who have a historical perspective on this relationship they can talk and propose some ideas without it seeming like they are speaking for their government or giving a unilateral confession. give some deniability to the government and the idea on how to use the tension in eastern europe hundred europe can be arrived at. just not a person that we can or should never expect to trust or admire. we can at least look for new framework for that part of the world that will be less dangerous. maybe the best way to start. >> i would just add that i think that the president's trip is actually laying the groundwork to get to a more integrated and strategic policy towards russia. some conversation with our closest allies about what they have been experiencing. how the

sorry, i can't help but think that nato troops, half a certain responsibility to stay and help nato has decided along with the united states, that there is not a military solution to this, this conflict. and that afghan forces need to fight the taliban themselves, that there needs to be a decision by afghan citizens that they want one system or the other piece talks have gone nowhere. and so they, they are no longer waiting. international forces are no longer waiting until there is a peaceful outcome. what, what the us says now is that his goals were to take care that osama bin laden could not reconstitute his forces and that no, no terror attacks on the united states were made from africa and territory. those 2 things have been done. and so now the united states says it's time to go the 1st one intentionally at night or in brussels. thank you very much. terry public health experts are worried about a new karone of ours very and more than 50 cases of the so called delta plus very and have been detected in india. the variant has also surfaced in the usa and almost a dozen other countries

led nato troops depart.ee-month cease-fire is proposed in return for release of about 7000 prisoners. all the territory has fallen except the capital. our correspondent since his report. reporter: decades of suffering that has now become even more brutal. in this city, tens of thousands of afghans fleet a surge -- fled a surge in violence, running from guns and bombs. call between insurgents and government forces. scared, hungry, and homeless. in 45 degree heat. people rushed to us to tell us their stories. it's nearly impossible to count how much they have lost. she said six of her family were killed a few weeks ago, including her husband and her sons. we couldn't even identify their remains, she told us. the talibahad entered a home and was shooting at government forces. then a government plane dropped a bomb on her house. war has devastated people across the country as the taliban gain more territory and foreign forces leave. her husband and three children were killed when a mortar hit their home. i'm num

now american and nato forces have left and it is lying empty. taliban is launching a fresh series of offensive. the former afghan president, hamid karzai, who led the country through 2014 has been speaking exclusively to the bbc. re is his message to both sides. >> i call on the taliban not to fight. i call on the afghan government to do all it can to work for peace. so i call on both sides, on the taliban, for taking steps to help them in the long term. and i call on the afghan government delaying helping the country. so both sides must sit down and talk as soon as possible. >> a call for reconciliation from the former afghan prime minister. here's a man from one u.s. think tank, you can see the areas presumed to be under taliban control in dark ray and in red, areas -- controlled by afghans in light gray. the claims are just about impossible to verify but the taliban is saying it has captured 150 out of 369 districts just in the last two months of fighting. the interior ministry says though the taliban claims these districts, it does not mean

he wants to joined the nato alliance. it will host more exercises with the us, poland and lithuania, later and now joined by alexander car, a foreign policy and security analyst from the center for defense strategies based in a key of thank you so much for joining us. on the show 1st i wanted to just ask you, what is the point of these drills? festival. it's a bilateral deals where ukraine invites the nato part of the partner countries and all the western oriented countries. the. the key, even though, although exercise is, i mean the spend one is to show this to support all ukraine in phase on going russian aggression in dunbar and illegal immigration academia. and then creeping an extension of the territory to like the territorial waters around grania and the office. all since 2018 rush, i impose what keep all the ukrainian ports and this is why it's so important to show that you've cleaned is not alone in conflict with russia. secondly, as we proclaim that need to membership, what did you goal? and majority of ukraine a

nato in particular was a huge sticking point. he criticized germany for not increasing their defense spending, and for not contributing to nato and not paying their fair share which is not necessarily the case depending how you measure it. he is similar to biden and talk about it more, but he rebuked germany's decision to mainstream the pipeline project that would see the gas coming from russia to germany directly, and he basically accused germany to be captive of russia, and so they had a tense relationship, and if you remember that there is a photo of the g-7 meeting in 2017 where merkel is leaning forward and surrounded by other leaders at the g7 and trump is seated with the arms folded and kind of very much striking a defiant pose, and that is really defining the actual relationship that developed between the two leaders who were ostensibly two of the leards of the free world. so, you know, that image really stuck. that is the image that the biden administration is trying to move past and up against of how to rebuild those ti

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nato is not going to leave troops on the ground after the americans are gone. so this becomes a stabilization effort at arms length, so to speak. the record of such stabilization efforts is not great. michael: if, in fact, the taliban are able to retake the country, what would that mean for afghanistan? guest: it would mean a reversion, at least in part, to the kind of strict, islamist rule, discrimination against womeand minorities, that prevailed during the previous time as the government of afghanistan. it will be a very ugly picture if they take over. but even uglier might be the civil war that continues after the nato withdrawal. michael: we really appreciate your time. angela merkel has been in britain on a mission to reset relations about breaks it. it is her last official visit to the u.k. before she steps down as german chancellor. she held wide-ranging talks with the british prime minister and there was of course time 14 with the queen at windsor palace. reporter: boris johnson on a charm offensive as he welcomes the eu's longest-serving leader. this