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#PREVIEW: #Ukraine: #Berlin: #DC: From a conversation with Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute re the flagging support and even interest in Ukraine in both Berlin and DC, for much different reasons. More of this later tonight.

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John Batchelor

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🗓️ 4 January 2024

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#PREVIEW: #Ukraine: #Berlin: #DC: From a conversation with Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute re the flagging support and even interest in Ukraine in both Berlin and DC, for much different reasons. More of this later tonight.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/01/01/us-funding-for-ukraine-dries-up/

1918 German soldiers in conquered Ukraine

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This is John Bachellor speaking with Anatole

0:33.7

Leven of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft about the

0:37.7

flagging of spirit in Germany and in America for continuing Ukraine conflict.

0:44.0

The fact is the U.S. Congress is not forwarding the money requested by the White House to Ukraine.

0:51.0

At the same time, the EU is blocked by Hungary and other doubting voices forwarding

0:56.3

the money to keep needed to continue the war and to take care of the population that's

1:01.7

left. Flagging interest in Ukraine, Antroll explains why.

1:06.7

In Germany, the recession is flat, and Us Politique beckons. In America the recession is staying back, the economy is okay, but Russia

1:18.8

is not the threat, China is, and therefore, listen to Anatatole he explains two countries both supporting Ukraine until

1:30.4

well much less I mean in Germany as you said, I mean there are two driving factors.

1:37.0

The first is that the German economy is in terrible trouble and one reason, by no means the only reason but one reason for that is the end of cheap Russian energy and politically

1:51.4

there are many factors involved but this is contributing to the rise of the extreme right,

1:57.0

alternative for Deutschland, which is really rattling the German political establishment of all the mainstream parties.

2:04.4

And so there, behind the scenes, there is a much bigger lobby above above all industrial lobby for restoring economic relations with Russia.

2:20.4

In America, much less so because of course the America does not depend or hasn't depended on cheap Russian gas, America produces it.

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