the ministry of foreign affairs, some of the baset or of ukraine to slovakia. it conveyed a sharp protest against the statements from the ukrainian side and considered that to be interference and the internal affairs of the slovak republic. i haven't brought the slop. i have also been at loggerheads over you frames decision to put the transitive russian guys to europe after robert feed, so criticized the move louder as elizabeth claimed the prime minister was prioritizing moscow over the united states and its allies. slovakia has threatened to respond to the frozen gas line by cutting electricity supplies to ukraine and pulling support for the countries refugees. all right, let's discuss this further now with yoseph, victoria and former somebody military attache and army general general victorian good to have you on the program with us natal security assistance and training for you crane has requested 6 i to experts from the slovak military, despite the process slot of halting its assistance to key f y would football can't take part in these operations. you kno

so once he wants to force slovakia is government to do what he of wants is being. busy or you may see it uh we go so georgians, guy, so the, they obviously the, the, these kind of things you mean your job are supposed to below off and the other people to be in country. so this i like a better romania and then there would be up perhaps and even be both as they say that the numbers were like $60000.00 in the capital. and from those agencies that the check to the event will be to all the teachers show intelligence, they said to us to doubles or to vote matthew and maybe so this ignition uh is a quiet dog, but it was a haven't been really bad even though you have succeeded, zaleski has repeating the question fits those preferences for russian gas. but one of the policies of, of the country lot to do with him. i mean, why do you think the question on the on off there's a is why is the legacy and get interfering is the voc is politics. he wants to make a our primary sir. i do, but he will. he wants and our prime use the same way as a, the prime minister of hungary, certa

some of the am bassinger of ukraine to slovakia. it conveyed a sharp protest against the statements from the ukrainian side and considers it to be interference and the internal affairs of the slovak republic. and one other point of contention between the 2 countries has been the issue of gas buttons zalesky recently criticized feats. so accusing him of referring russia to the united states and its allies when it comes to supplies of the fuel. but at the end of last year, the contract for the trends of the russian guy gas through ukraine expired and he have refused to renew it the it so subsequently threatened to ukraine with cutting off electricity supplies and reducing support for those who have sought refuge from the war in slovakia earlier my colleague brought her mom a spoke with the mayor of the slovak village, just milner vladimir baran. he said zalinski wants to force the voc is government to do what the key of wants is being. busy or you may see it uh we go so georgians guys and they obviously lead to these kind of things. y

to slovakia. it convey to sharp protest against the statements from the ukrainian side, and considered that to be interference and the internal affairs of the slovak republic as well. another point of contention between the 2 countries have been the issue of gas left means the landscape recently criticized speech. so accusing him of preferring russia to the united states and its allies when it comes to supplies of fuel. while at the end of last year, the contract for trends that of russian gas through ukraine expiring, kia, refuse to renew it seems so subsequently threatening ukraine with costing of electricity supplies and reducing support for those who have some refugee from the war in slovakia, early and my colleague more time mommy spoke with a member of the slovak village of smu slot, to me at bottom, he said zalinski wants to full slip back. is government to do what he wants is being well call united states. uh we go. so georgians, guy. so the, and they obviously the, these kind of things yo

it is indisputable that financial means originating with us a id were used in slovakia for political aims as well. with the goal of deforming the political system and giving advantage to selected political parties, enter richard green. now the former trumpet, bassett, or to germany, current diplomat and special envoy and all around social media to respond tasser who just straight up called out the bite in administration for low key modeling and for an elections through for in age spending. and he didn't just stop there, he named checked romania, specifically where the 2nd round of presidential voting ended up getting cancelled after the populace. right wing candidate of farming expert was leading after the 1st round, the usa i. d. programs were weaponized against people and politicians who weren't woke the biden team spend us taxpayer money to support the left wing programs and candidates around the world. conservatives around the world were targeted romania is the latest examples, but it turns out that a lot of countries are getting a welcome make over courtesy of uncle sam's credit

he is the gospel slovakia from beasley. islam is the most absolutely unique from the primary side, or is it let me start putting was up sort of really effective to play this game and to speak lisa, and i thought your side is, are by john and the europe information. and i hope in europe, information that i was thinking about the quantity of water in the member. no, that will do for you. nope. that was that landscape because there's not a member of european union. you will not be dictate how you'd have been, you know, have to working with a number of sites we have to working and have to find some economic out by now that are meant that we don't like it each other, but we have to thinking it was all right, and our people, sla government think it was what people, ukraine, government or soleski. that's the thinking it would do kind people by the b. c. and to be recognize who didn't the who you now didn't think it was thinking about the ukraine people. there's absolutely only for him, he's on the policy and he play a game like in the children are on the, on the beach, you know? nothing, not

some of the ambassador of ukraine to slovakia. it conveyed a sharp protest against the statements from the ukrainian side and considered that to be interference and the internal affairs of the slovak republic. it's ok of them, but as long as i have also been look ahead, serve you questions, decision to cut friends it over russian gas to you. it often which defeats so criticize to move that to me is that landscape plane? the problem in this that was prioritizing most go, so like it has threatened to respond by cutting out a tricity supplies to crate on pulling support the countries where few days were tired. so back general use to fix during told us that despite the fact his efforts to have cool, do a relations yet has chosen the pol confrontation, you can use our neighbor, we have to organize, go through relation. and to be know i'm going to go guys. and ukraine is not really ready to organize, good early terms like especially with this. got them government from these reasons . i think it's just now and cutting time is mistake to

in slovakia, a country where usa that has been playing its part in well, who knows really, but there do seem to be a whole lot of protests going on in slovakia these days. turns out that when you start asking questions about all that for need, some leaders start taking notes, particularly ones like pizza, who have managed to dodge and assassination attempt, and just maybe a little bit on the skeptical side. it is indisputable that financial means originating with us a id were used in slovakia for political aims as well. with the goal of deforming the political system and giving advantage to selected political parties. so enter richard greene. now, the former trumpet, bassett, or to germany, current diplomat and special envoy and all around social media to respond tosser who just straight up called out the by didn't ministration for low key modeling and for an elections through foreign aids spending. and he didn't just stop there, he named checked romania, specifically where the 2nd round of presidential voting ended up getting cancelled after the populace. right wing candidate of far

it is indisputable that financial means originating with us a id were used in slovakia for political aims as well. with the goal of deforming the political system and giving advantage to selected political parties, enter richer green. now the former trumpet, bassett, or to germany, current diplomat and special envoy and all around social media to respond tasser who just straight up called out the biden administration for low key modeling and for an elections through, for in age spending. and he didn't just stop there, he named checked romania, specifically where the 2nd round of presidential voting ended up getting cancelled after the populace. right wing candidate of farming expert was leading after the 1st round. the usa id programs were weaponized against people, and politicians who weren't woke. the biden team spent us taxpayer money to support the left wing programs and candidates around the world. conservatives around the world were targeted romania is the latest examples. but it turns out that a lot of countries are getting a welcome make over courtesy of uncle sam's credit ca

leader on the russian president, which peter says was needed to protect his country's interests. slovakia relies on russian gas which flowed through ukraine until he entered that arrangement last month prompting an angry response was the result study to 1st we can stop all humanitarian aid. even the ones that was recently approved by the governments of the slovak republic, where we had on the table a bunch of de mining equipments, heavy excavators, and other things that were intended as non legal aid for ukraine. knock of the the backlash too, that has been swift, for the discontent, is white with a position accusing feature of onto mining. so back he has institutions that a minister who survived an assassination attempt last may, has branded the protest to attempt which the opposition denies. and though his fragile coalition is still holding the tensions in the country, threatened to break it upon me that the city knows how to 0. about 300000000 chinese workers are on the move. returning to jobs across the country after going home for the new year holidays, many are taking long journeys,

slovakia.s of how much money countries spend on their defence. some cases, on defence. to spend on defence. a lot of western nations have emptied their armouries itjust simply hasn't got enough muscle, in some cases, there is another factor here that is really worrying people, wanting a deal for the united states to buy greenland. denmark's prime minister, mette frederiksen, said initially to her country don't worry, you know, it's not for sale. but they've had a very tense phone call since then so the idea of nato countries squabbling amongst themselves to the mill to president putin and probably to xi jinping taking what they want. we have a live page up and on the bbc news website running on the bbc news website with the latest on the tariffs after those comments from president trump ahead of president trump and ahead of that meeting. a warning to panama over what he called chinese influence and control of the panama canal. over the waterway — a crucial route for trade, that acts as a short

mentioned, that the kind and that will be good news for those countries countries like hungary and slovakiar countries to spend more. to spend on defence. a lot of western nations have emptied their armouries britain's army is dwindling in size and there is that it could be in quite a difficult position. particularly in terms of missile defence, there is another factor here that is really worrying people, wanting a deal for the united states to buy greenland. initially to her country don't worry, you know, it's not for sale. where president trump has said, "no, i'm serious." in beijing, as well, because it undermines western unity taking what they want. what we're seeing here is stock markets responding to this series of tariff increases, which president trump has announced. not surprising there, and possibly tariffs to be placed on the uk too. and a chaotic ballsed up brexit which satisfied is talking about. it's desperately needed. i mean, ithink, of course, there are people on both sides of the political spectrum here in the uk that have differing views on, of course, brexit and how the

now slovakia will continue to receive russian gas this time without the need for it to trust it through the ukraine. previously, the country imported the fuel through the train, while the contract was terminated by key f, a sponsible here. the supply will instead now come through the tuck stream pipeline and stopping in february with a that intention to double deliveries by april. and this comes as a nation wide anti government protests continue in the country, demanding prime minister, but fits so resigned demonstrate those came that fits those aiming to stay out of the country away from the do with is russia friendly policies, member of european parliament milan uric gave us a state called this development, the people on these for this are anti government, it means that they are for all your brain and for all this time. so it's quite a good question of why they are supporting it. more robust for the rest are interested, then they enter a slip, slug, republic. seeing that there is no answer to this question because they don't have awesome police questions because the organizers behind

and for john, it was due by a gas without which ukraine would freely. slovakia is not involved in the businesses. the suppliers are foreign companies as mountains, but we have the more right to consider methods to stop for and supplies because it's all about 7500000 cubic meters of gas to you crowd great. these 4 and supplies from europe to ukraine are putting even more pressure on the rising gas prices, which today like have already fluctuated, but i've had a record level about not a 60 euro, so use per megawatt. somebody come up a lesson gas. i suppose the europe has seen boosted by the tub stream pipeline lost the key of shutting down funds that through a ukrainian territory at the start of the year. and we have a source of that. he is still in full, it's plummet to on to you. countries politicians as being so i think this sanction, see if we don't react to it until the latest development from these institutes contributes to us and, and me a, it's a commercial, right? immunization between your countries because you grain actually has a preventive slovak from getting gas from russia

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flowing to ukraine through the reverse pipeline. invo, johnny gas without which ukraine would freeze. slovakia is not involved in this. the suppliers are foreign companies as well. but we have the moral rights to consider methods to stop foreign supplies of about 7500000 cubic meters of gas to ukraine. these foreign supplies from europe to ukraine are putting even more pressure on the rising gas prices, which today have already fluctuated at a record level, about a 60 euro per megawatt. a russian gas like sports to europe have been boosted via the 3rd stream pipeline after q have shut down transit through ukrainian territory at the start of the year. the moves us, the voc is fuel imports permit and the countries politicians have been threatening it to sanction t of the got reaction to the latest developments from me say institute contributor, fin, andrea, and it's a commercial arrived immunization between your countries because ukraine actually has prevented slovak from getting gas from russia. so now this does cost, so that quite a lot. that's why i'm talking about the base a commercial, righ

u lita on the russian president, which peter says was needed to protect his country's interests slovakia relies on russian gas which flowed through ukraine until he ended the arrangement last month prompting. an angry response for him is our study to 1st we can stop all humanitarian aid. even the ones that was recently approved by the governments of the slovak republic, where we had on the table a bunch of de mining equipments, heavy excavators, and other things that were intended as non legal aid for ukraine knock, i'd be the backlash to that has been swift, for that this content is wider with opposition, accusing feature of on demanding stuckey as institutions. the prime minister who survived an assassination attempt last may, has branded the protest. the 2 attempts which the opposition denies. and though his fragile coalition is still holding the tensions in the country, threatened to break it upon the level of a city which how to 0. u. k. government says that the bud talk remains of glen. so tell the dismantled spot some brief families off clean that remain standing in 201772. people

original values of centuries, old european civilization take, for example, the work of the netherlands. slovakia, and hungry. hungry is commemorating the 80th under history of its liberation from nazi occupation. the annual events in budapest featured a rece link ceremony that a soviet era memorial, attended by local officials, as well as representatives from the russian by the russian. and cuz i came to 6, it comes as most goes on boy raise concerns over vandalism, cases against soviet monuments in the central european country, gary and political scientists, george double riley said victor or abundance continuing. leadership is largely responsible for them being preserved at all. stuck with um the government, a visual orb. i'm taking a very mature and realistic view of hunger is role in the world and rushes role in the world. and that needs it to hunger is advantage not to continually re good usage. all of the grievances against the russians, particularly over the higher communist period from uh, 1947 through to 1989 which many in the eastern europe in the baltic states and in poland. do come s

original values of centuries, old european civilization take for example, the work of the netherlands, slovakia, and hungry. split of packed agenda, donald trump and washington, as he's also been hosting the indian crime and asked us the tools, the wrench were moody, has wrapped up a 2 day visits to the states and during the white house fit down the in the liter praised the u. s, presidents, peace making efforts regarding the green complex. i'm very happy that president trump has taken initiatives to restore peace and have good telephone calls with president boot and then president the landscape. the world have this thinking that india somehow is a neutral country and this whole process. but this is not true. india has a side and that side is a piece. from the very 1st day, i have been talking about the importance of dialogue and diplomacy and a peaceful solution. and when i met with president clinton in the presence of media, i had told him that this is not the error of war. and i have firm conviction that problems can not be resolved on the battlefield. the 2 sides will have to come to the ne

in slovakia, the prime minister there published a letter to elon musk in which he asked elon musk tovidual journalists who have worked in his country. in russia, the state duma speaker said the government should request a list of people who received funding from usaid and that they should be made to quote, publicly confess and repent on red square. quote. if they've declared usaid an enemy organization, let them provide the names. congress will send us the list, and we'll hand it over to the fsb. one current usaid employee tells the guardian, quote, this is trump's afghanistan withdrawal, cutting and running and leaving people who have faithfully and consistently worked for the usa and our interests being left behind to be jailed or worse. joining us now is congressman jim himes of connecticut. he's a ranking member on the house intelligence committee, the top democrat on that committee. congressman himes, i really appreciate you making time tonight. thanks for being here. >> thanks for having me, rachel. >> i confess that i worried a lot about the legality of what it meant to be shu

in slovakia might be approaching the trumpet ministration. one way germany and france might be doing it a different way. let's talk about nato. specifically though, to what extent a this is salts is leadership here crucial to keeping natal whole and unified well, nato. we have to say comprises countries, what, well beyond co europe, the europe here in union. and it includes countries such as the canada in north america and to the key, which is not part of the european union. so it's a much larger block and much larger association and the european union itself. but of course, within nato, the united states is by far the most important member at the moment and the best most important contributor to, in terms of troops and money and so on. and so to try and stabilize nato, i think what, oh nato leaders including shoulders have been saying, is that they need to i agree with what trump has been saying. and that is that the europeans have to take a lot more responsibility for security in europe. and they have to listen to the loads that the united

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