The EU Commission has watered-down a broad political initiative but now governments of member states hold the key to what the EU should do. Some member states and regions have adopted asbestos strategies of some kind, from Poland to Flanders.
invited. some policy analysts doubt the pledges are significant enough to make a difference. the u.s., though, is hoping to repair ties with another key ally, saudi arabia. senior officials have told the kingdom the u.s. is prepared to reset their relationship and effectively move on from the 2018 murder of washington post columnist jamal khashoggi. it s a dramatic about-face for president joe biden who came into office vowing to make saudi arabia a pariah over khashoggi s murder. reporter: president biden vowing to make saudi arabia a pariah when he was on the campaign trail set the tone of if relationship when he took office. until now it hasn t gotten better. a few months after joe biden became president, his head of intelligence issued a report, saying the crown prince of saudi arabia, mbs as he is known, approved of the murder of
outside of economic sanctions. that s usually what happens with russia. but i think the u.s. has wanted to or is hoping since they came in, this administration, to move from focusing on russia, to be abe to talk and focus more on asia and china specifically, and so they re hoping to de-escalate tensions. unclear if that s what vladimir putin wants as well. yeah, unclear what he wants. certainly a lot of policy analysts worry that this is a precursor to moving in. the troops have been sitting stalled at the border for some time. eugene, i want to get you on something else. earlier in the show we talk about the remain in mexico policy, which, of course, has remained in limbo suns biden took office. it s taken a back seat despite surges at the border that have been well douchlted. you cover the vice president very carefully, and this is atop