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hello, welcome to the programme. it is nato s expansion eastwards that has infuriated vladimir putin. the kremlin is deeply suspicious of europe s intentions, they don t like western liberal philosophy, and in spite of all evidence to the contrary, they firmly believe it is the united states that is to blame for the situation in ukraine. that paranoia underpins their wharped justification for this war and the more widely held belief in russia that the principal danger to the state is external and ideological, rather than internal and structural. and if you doubt that, then take a listen to sergei lavrov, the foreign minister, describing today the threat in the most extraordinary terms. what is going on in ukraine now is a result of many years of preparation by the united states and their satellite states for the beginning of the global hybrid war against the russian federation. nobody tries to conceal it. they are waging a war against our country with the same task th ....
Applies to that goes for the north see but also applies to qatar which is realistically the only other major supplier realistically the only other major supplier of gas aside from the us with enough storage for europe over the next with enough storage for europe over the next few years and we are saying we want the next few years and we are saying we want to the next few years and we are saying we want to make this 20 year investment but, oh, by the way he will not investment but, oh, by the way he will not be investment but, oh, by the way he will not be buying your gas after ten years will not be buying your gas after ten years as we will have transition even ten years as we will have transition even though actually don t know what that transition looks like. so in europe that transition looks like. so in europe we that transition looks like. so in europe we are shooting ourselves in the foot europe we are shooting ourselves in the foot and in the meantime the i ....