u. k. and greg said, and i think he's, he saw that he would get out at a time of weakness. and the last month i clearly show that this is not the case that the west is united. certainly, i mean there are some differences with regard to interest and vulnerabilities and so on, but this huge unit to you with regard to the sanctions and financial contributions and, and also weapon delivery counseling questions. so i think the pictures and words we saw today and her today with these directors also to was put in saying, we are here and we are united now for the sanctions against russia to be more effective. the g 7 members need more countries on board. do you think we can expect countries like india, south africa, to support g 7 measures designed to punish moscow? for example, a capital the oil prices. mm. yeah, this is a really, really tricky issue. and the idea of putting a price on oil, an oil price caps. so to say is a, is an idea which i've brought along to the 2nd comment. and it doesn't actually make a lot of sense for russians income. actually these come energy sales and

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u. k. sufficient chip shops, the close of the next 9 months, as the world bounces back from the pandemic. it's now out of the frying time and into the fire. greg swenson joins snap and london. greg is the founding part and london baseman and bank brig mcadam. thank you for joining the program. greg. what do you make of the new british household aid package? is that enough to ease the cost of living crisis? well, molly and i don't think it's enough to ease it completely, it will surely help. and that's the problem with subsidies and, and these type of welfare payments or transfer payments. you know, they definitely ease the pain a little bit or they, they definitely eat, you know, will help lower income communities with the, with the costs, the higher costs or the cost of living crisis. but it never solves the problem. and that's, i think that's the problem. is that more spending more subsidies will help in the short run, but actually creates more inflationary pressure in the medium and long term. and so that's inflationary in itself. so it's not a solution. i think it's an unwise government policy. greg, the opposition also says measure is poo