be stronger than president biden had stated earlier in the week? yes. be stronger than president biden had stated earlier in the week? stated earlier in the week? yes, you are speaking stated earlier in the week? yes, you are speaking about stated earlier in the week? yes, you are speaking about mr stated earlier in the week? yes, you are speaking about mr biden s - are speaking about mr biden s statement that if there was a minor incursion it might be difficult to agree with allies on the strength of their response as opposed to a major incursion post at the white house and the president have since clarified that any movement of troops, russian troops, cross the border, it would be considered a major incursion and would get very strong sanctions response, but they have acknowledged that that if it is something less than military action, say a massive cyber attack or military tactics in the eastern part of ukraine, there would be a lesser response and they say it would be recipro
the for policy establishment foreign the for policy establishment foreign policy establishment. for the way foreign policy establishment. for the way he has thrown diplomacy at this issue the way he has thrown diplomacy at this issue and what he has sought to unify the this issue and what he has sought to unify the european and american response unify the european and american response. many experts here think this is response. many experts here think this is the response. many experts here think this is the right approach and that he is this is the right approach and that he is also this is the right approach and that he is also projecting a strength by trying he is also projecting a strength by trying to he is also projecting a strength by trying to organise a very stiff sanctions trying to organise a very stiff sanctions response, and otherwise if there sanctions response, and otherwise if there is sanctions response, and otherwise if there is an sanc
prosecutor and the judge and said, i am against this war. the war has been unleashed to cover up the robbery of russian citizens, to move attention away from internal problems in their country, from the degradation of our economy. this war will bring a massive amount of casualties on all sides and will destroy lives and continue the impoverishment of the russian people. he said it. he said it as a prisoner, he said it in this kangaroo courtroom, where he said it. so, we are going to talk tonight about the sanctions response, about the insistence by president biden that will be no u.s. troops defending ukraine inside ukraine but that the united states will defend every inch of nato territory if russia takes ukraine there will be very much up against the border of nato territory and nato troops and russian troops will be looking at each other from an inch long border across
sending military aid and sanctions and so on. what do you make of the response from the eu? i you make of the response from the eu? 4 you make of the response from the eu? ~ , the eu? i think it is quite stunning. the eu? i think it is quite stunning, and the eu? i think it is quite stunning, and i the eu? i think it is quite stunning, and i think i the eu? i think it is quite stunning, and i think in l the eu? | think it is quite - stunning, and i think in some ways what we have seen in this crisis was the emergence of a new geopolitical power and that is the european union. there sanctions response has been incredibly strong, despite the fact that the biggest economic blowback of sanctions on any western economy will be on the european union. and then when we see chancellor 0laf scholz today announced a doubling of the german defence budget this year, with 100 billion euros specialfund to year, with 100 billion euros special fund to invest in defence, and this is a sea change,
weapons to a country that is at war, and germany, turning its defence policy on its head and, for the first time, despite its wariness with its second world war reputation, it is going to be sending weapons directly to ukraine and it announced today it is going to be massively spending and investing in its own military. own military. katya adler exniaining own military. katya adler explaining some - own military. katya adler explaining some key - explaining some key developments and you had the reaction from peter my guest towards all of that. max bergmann is a senior fellow at american progress, where he focuses on europe, russia, and us security cooperation. this is what he made of the european union s response to the russian invasion. well, i think it s quite stunning, and i think in some ways what we ve seen in this crisis is the emergence of a new geopolitical power, and that s the european union. see their sanctions response has been incredibly strong despite the fact that the