and illegally occupied donbas. and since then, we have been living under these war circumstances. and of course, it doesn t help any business to do business in a country that is again inside this kind of war situation. although it s a hybrid war, it s not a full scale war, but of course it complicates our life and the lives of ukrainians. and you can see that interview in full on hardtalk on bbc world later at 09.30 gmt, 15.30 and 18.30. let s now get some of the day s other news. for those of you watching in the uk, you can access that anytime you wish to the bbc iplayer. saudi arabia has transferred around $80 billion worth of aramco shares to its sovereign wealth fund, as it looks to boost its bottom line. the move will see the public investment fund take an additional 4% stake
on both those levels, i imagine business is extraordinarily difficult right now. yes, but what makes it even more difficult is that in 2014 they invaded ukraine, the russians invaded ukraine, they illegally occupied crimea and illegally occupied donbas. and since then, we have been living under these war circumstances. and of course, it doesn t help any business to do business in a country that is again inside this kind of war situation. although it s a hybrid war, it s not a full scale war, but of course it complicates our life and the lives of ukrainians. if it is vladimir putin s intention to keep ukraine unstable and keep its economy fragile, then he s winning, isn t he? if we look at the reality of life in your country today, inflation is rising, bond yields are soaring because your government is finding it hard to find people who want to invest in your country, and
of geopolitics, and sometimes it looks like a military exercise, rather than just running a company, because we are on the front line. many of ukraine s key fossil fuel assets are in the donbas region. that, i imagine, is a profound problem in itself. also, you have this very complicated relationship with russia when it comes to transhipment of fossil fuels. on both those levels, i imagine business is extraordinarily difficult right now. yes, but what makes it even more difficult is that in 2014 they invaded ukraine, the russians invaded ukraine, they illegally occupied crimea and illegally occupied donbas. and since then, we have been living under these war circumstances. and of course, it doesn t help any business to do business in a country that is again inside this kind of war situation. although it s a hybrid war, it s not a full scale war,
schiff and the intelligent committee, gerald nadler and the judiciary committee are going to look into whether the president is stretching his powers in order right to undermine the separation of powers. professor, let me push you on one piece and whip around to get our other panelists in. you made several references to foreign leaders. i think some people would view that potentially provocative. couldn t a solicitor general of the united states cite plenty of u.s. leaders like fdr and truman who certainly within the law at least pushed to see where the courts would stop them on emergency and military powers? there s no question that presidents like roosevelt and lincoln and truman, in actual war circumstances, have stretched the law. but we have had no instance in american history where a president for obviously political reality tv purposes as usurped congressional powers.
far the u.s. has been signaling limited support by reiterating concerns about the growing violence there. with more on u.s. foreign policy and its influence on the escalating crisis in gaza, let s bring in jamie weinstein. hi. how are you? i m well. thank you. if you think the u.s. policy is turning away from interventionist actions and if you think so, how would this affect the way the u.s. is handling the current crisis or brink of war circumstances between the israelis and palestinians? there is no question that after 13 years of war in iraq and afghanistan, there is some war weariness in the united states. we should remember that we still have soldiers fighting in afghanistan. but i don t think it s going to affect what s going on in israel in any way. israel has historically never asked american soldiers to fight its wars, so they re not asking for american boots on the ground in any way. congress historically has been very pro israel and last week