the germans said that? i m sure it s time because next, er, news in bbc, for example, will be the russian submarine in the baltic sea near the nord stream pipeline. for example, like they do it in black sea or azov sea, and it will be the challenge for baltic countries. so, i think that it s time, and it s time not today, it was yesterday. are you disappointed, are you disappointed with what you hear from berlin and maybe from some other western capitals too? i am realistic and an optimist, so i cannot be disappointed. i am trying to find out new arguments for our colleagues in berlin, because berlin and paris, it s members of the normandy format, and they re trying to do their best in minsk
they find that status quo moving against them in ukraine. taiwan, the chinese are not they can much more easily afford to be patient. also, unlike on ukraine where the americans have explicitly said that we re not going to defend them, every message that the chinese are getting on taiwan is that the united states is building stronger focus. indeed, if anyone had a green light it was putin because the americans are increasingly saying china is the top concern, we are building the defense pac, we are strengthening the quad, the indians have flipped against the chinese. the united states is sending those flashing, flashing signals that everything we are doing is focused on china, on the pacific, on taiwan. i see why putin would think that ukraine didn t matter very much to this american president, why putin would see that merkel s departure and shifts the tough leader on the minsk process would create an opportunity for him, while energy prices are higher with the winter coming mean
everything which was done already can be done, maybe something more, maybe, but we are reaching a point where the decision has to be made. is there any way that ukraine could give any sort of assurance to moscow on future membership of nato? because as things stand it is hard to see how ukraine does become a member of nato in the immediate future. russia brings so many different realities brought to the table at the same time. they talk about their vulnerability, and ukrainians possible membership in nato, eastern ukraine, which ukraine have to be pressed to go with the minsk process, so there are many different things. if we talk about nato only, ukraine has been trying to get in nato at least 20 years, were promised in 2008 that ukraine would become a member of nato. when and how is a decision of the family, so all the 30 members have to decide when and if ukraine becomes a member. we re getting prepared and we are asking
their situation will not become dangerous, we know that there are approaches to have talks where we can discuss approaches to have talks where we can discuss important topics. first of all. can discuss important topics. first of all. the can discuss important topics. first of all, the crisis in ukraine and the minsk of all, the crisis in ukraine and the minsk process that everybody shoutd the minsk process that everybody should adhere to and that we need to discuss should adhere to and that we need to discuss matters with each other. and that is discuss matters with each other. and that is also discuss matters with each other. and that is also the same at the topic of nato that is also the same at the topic of nato expansion. nato expansion is not realty of nato expansion. nato expansion is not really on the agenda. it is not a topic not really on the agenda. it is not a topic that not really on the agenda. it is not a topic that will come up while we are in a topic
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