want iran to get a nuclear weapon, it would appear. one potential consequence is that there it is very good for iran to be able to sell more oil, which is one of the things they want out of a deal, the end of sanctions or some of them, it is also good for the world economy and potentially good for western europe at a time when gas supplies from russia with the ukraine crisis are under threat. russia with the ukraine crisis are under threat. ., ~ , ., , . under threat. thank you very much. in a under threat. thank you very much. in a sense under threat. thank you very much. in a sense another under threat. thank you very much. in a sense another aspect under threat. thank you very much. in a sense another aspect of- in a sense another aspect of identity politics. i’m in a sense another aspect of identity politics. in a sense another aspect of identity politics. i m going to talk about the 18 identity politics. i m going to talk about the 18 sports identity politics. i m go
it is fairly clear that is at least in part what this is about and that is to say that president putin wants russia to be centre stage again in world diplomacy, he wants the west s and washington s eyes upon moscow and washington s eyes upon moscow and the kremlin. that is self evidently happening to a greater extent than at any time since the collapse of the soviet union. as to whether this amassing huge numbers of combat ready troops does indeed mean there is an invasion of that committee anything that apparently is incontrovertible is that he has enough combat ready troops to move pretty much at any moment if he so chooses. mil pretty much at any moment if he so chooses. ., ., , , ., chooses. all nato members are obfiaed chooses. all nato members are obliged to chooses. all nato members are obliged to protect chooses. all nato members are obliged to protect one - chooses. all nato members are obliged to protect one anotherl chooses. all nato members are | obliged to protect o
it s interesting. we had the french foreign minister warning of the danger that russia potentially posed to europe in a sense an echo of the fears in the 1930s about germany. that perhaps some of the enthusiasm in countries like the united states and britain, for doing deals with dictators to prevent fighting, comes at a price, but a price that is paid by smaller countries, weaker countries. i think ben wallace talked about the whiff of munich in minsk. is that a widely held fear in continental europe? to be perfectly honest, i m not actually sure what the foreign ministry in france was driving at. but it could certainly be said mr macron has the look
there was one of the biggest land grabs there was one of the biggest land grabs in there was one of the biggest land grabs in europe since world war ii. it grabs in europe since world war ii. it has grabs in europe since world war ii. it has led grabs in europe since world war ii. it has led to grabs in europe since world war ii. it has led to widespread condemnation from the west and there have been condemnation from the west and there have been sanctions. since then the russians have been sanctions. since then the russians have been stepping damn entry russians have been stepping damn entry presence in the region at the ukrainian entry presence in the region at the ukrainian border after fighting escalated. let ukrainian border after fighting escalated. , , ., escalated. let me bring you in here. we talked about escalated. let me bring you in here. we talked about sovereignty. - escalated. let me bring you in here. we talked about sovereignty. we . escalated. let me bri
former furious at ukraine, which is a former soviet state which wants to oin former soviet state which wants to join nato former soviet state which wants to join nato. this will give nato a huge join nato. this will give nato a huge strategic advantage on the border huge strategic advantage on the border of huge strategic advantage on the border of russia. if ukraine does become border of russia. if ukraine does become a border of russia. if ukraine does become a member of nato then it will become become a member of nato then it will become massively stronger militarily. as you rightly said, the principle militarily. as you rightly said, the principle of militarily. as you rightly said, the principle of collective responsibility is what effectively underpins nato and nato backed ukraine underpins nato and nato backed ukraine is threatened by russia, that means everybody is at war and this means that means everybody is at war and this means all 30 neighbour states,