Germany’s finance minister has rejected calls by some in the country’s governing parties to tax what they call “excessive profits” earned by oil companies since Russia’s war in Ukraine spiked energy prices
exports in ukraine go through american exports and is primarily the black sea and 90% of grains from ukraine go through the black sea and this is a very significant part of the ukraine economy. also we have to remember that where the fighting has been taking place is where 50% of the gdp of ukraine is anchored. so these are really the issue is, the logistics, the trade, but also the fact that there has been huge internal displacement. as you know, massive amounts of refugees flowing out of ukraine, so domestic demand has pretty much collapsed, private investment has been cut in half and the areas, as i mentioned, where the fighting has been taking place is where a big part of the economy is generated. part of the economy is generated. part of the economy is aenerated. ~ , , generated. also, it must be noted, generated. also, it must be noted. you generated. also, it must be noted, you mentioned - generated. also, it must be - noted, you mentioned enormous parts of eastern europe wil
todd: we back with a fomp news alert. the white house on clean up before joe biden says a main juror incursion of ukraine go create a response. carley: ahead of a meeting with russia s foreign minister tomorrow. amy joins us live with much more on this story, good morning. reporter: good morning. after weeks of speculation and diplomatic distance of course, frankly, around russian president vladimir putin and his people. president joe biden says he thinks that russia will invade ukraine, this after new satellite imagery emerges of further troops inside russia. president joe biden: i guess he has to do something.
track, making the nomination public and the asperatus that will go into the judge having visits on capitol hill and it s important that that continue to keep pressure on allies, helping and they all happen psy mull tab yously where the entire building can look at one thing. look at you, robert gibbs. still keeping a smile on my face. i appreciate it. thank you. where does the fighting in ukraine go from here? i ll continue with the former nato supreme allied commander next. nato supreme allied commander next fortunately, they were covered by progressive, so it was a happy ending. for almost everyone.
actually i i have more to say to president biden than i would to president putin. i think they misjudge the man. they don t understand the man s character. resuscitate the soviet union, bring back empire and take back territory is totally, totally off base. amy: that may be but clearly president putin does not want to let ukraine go. and some russian observers have said it s not that he actually wants to invade or take ukraine, he just need to have it as a neutral buffer zone but we heard president zelensky saying that ukraine will be nobody s neutral buffer zone, griff. griff: amy, quick follow-up, you re on the ground in moscow, what s the feeling there amongst peoples out in the street? amy: well, we spoke to