Gradually, as the intensity of everything increased, increased, that is, first the maidan, then everything went like a crescendo, that is, everything increased, the tension increased, who took what job, that and. And as much as they wanted, i didnt have any responsibilities there, so i took on medical care, because i at least understood a little bit about it, at first i lived in tents, then i moved to the kmda, because there was a shower there, i heard sokil separately, then the battles were maidan. It was interesting, it was dangerous, at that time i didnt want to kill, that is, i had an education and thats all, i wanted exclusively to do some essentially humanitarian things, in the army it changed a little, on the maidan i understood one of my peculiarities in some critical situation when. Some have a stupor, some have hysterics, some have other reactions, i am very calm, i will have a headache afterwards, but right at the critical moment, i am calm, i am not afraid of explosions, i
So what does he know that we dont . I cant see a path that guarantees safety. Were entering a period of great uncertainty where were dealing with things weve never dealt with before, and we cant afford to get it wrong with these things. Cant afford the get it wrong why . Well, because they might take over. The former chairman of the joint chiefs mark milley famously clashed with President Trump. But for the general, a more immediate battle is for america to continue funding the war in ukraine. With all of the issues facing americans at home, why is this worth it . If ukraine loses and putin wins, i think you would be certainly increasing if not doubling your Defense Budget in the years ahead, and you will increase the probability of a great power war in the next 10 to 15 years. I think it will be a very dangerous situation if putin is allowed to win. Show time, baby rich pauls rise to superstar sports agent. Its draft day, baby. Anything can happen. Is one of the most interesting journ
What becomes available. What becomes available. Under the bed. Bugs on their way here through the channel tunnel. The through the channel tunnel. The eurostar starts taking special measures after tourists bosses in paris complain the french capital is being overrun by la polonaise daily. Before we start, im feeling itchy thinking about it. Before we start, heres your headlines with rhiannon. With rhiannon. Good afternoon. Its 12 01. Good afternoon. Its 12 01. Your top stories from the newsroom. The Prime Minister newsroom. The Prime Minister will tell leaders they need to join forces to protect europes borders from criminal gangs. Rishi sunak has arrived in spain. Hes in granada for a summit on the sidelines of the main meeting. Hell co chair talks with the italian Prime Minister on the rising levels of illegal migration. Downing streets also expected to announce initiatives to increase intelligence sharing with belgium, bulgaria and serbia. Belgium, bulgaria and serbia. Rent prices fo
I want to welcome everybody to the events today. How much money for the defense is enough . This began with a call i got from someone i respect who said toyo me simply how do we decide how much money the u. S. Should spend. I have to confess im more i ame comfortable talking about things like Social Security, the opportunity and about the defensee budget. I called my colleague here at brookings and i put the question to him how much should the u. S. Spend on defense and he said funny you asked i just finished an answer to that question so here we are and you can read all 20,000 words on the website but he wont try to read them all today. I want to start with the question i cant answer how much did the u. S. Spend, so can we get the first slide. The short answer is we spend a lot on defense. Theres lots of ways to measure but letsd start with a few basics. This is a pie chart that shows how we spent the federal budget in the last fiscal year about 900 million on defense roughly one out
I want to welcome everybody to the events today. How much money for the defense is enough . This began with a call i got from someone i respect who said toyo me simply how do we decide how much money the u. S. Should spend. I have to confess im more i ame comfortable talking about things like Social Security, the opportunity and about the defensee budget. I called my colleague here at brookings and i put the question to him how much should the u. S. Spend on defense and he said funny you asked i just finished an answer to that question so here we are and you can read all 20,000 words on the website but he wont try to read them all today. I want to start with the question i cant answer how much did the u. S. Spend, so can we get the first slide. The short answer is we spend a lot on defense. Theres lots of ways to measure but letsd start with a few basics. This is a pie chart that shows how we spent the federal budget in the last fiscal year about 900 million on defense roughly one out