This is the Friends of History Debating Society. I am John Bachelor welcoming again Professor H.J. Mackinder

international relations to a new capital, which is a familiar capital, Berlin, the capital

of the Coalition Government of Germany, much in the news

because it is the banking and manufacturing center of Europe, of the EU, certainly of NATO, and now this announcement that cannot be confirmed but is not being

denied, Germany and US will pressure Zelensky to negotiate with Russia.

German tabloid report secret plan, in quotes, to force Ukraine's

hand on opening peace stocks by scaling back weapons deliveries. I remind all of

us that Secretary Austin was in Kyiv unannounced

just days ago, followed the next day by Minister of Defense Pistorius of Germany the next day. Very much

important to note they were both bringing gifts, gifts of weapons and ammunition. But we also have how the West lost the artillery

shell race and what it means for Ukraine, noting that no matter how much Germany and

the US are now giving Ukraine needs more and you can

see how starving Ukraine of ammunition would be persuasive.

Professor, your point of view of a new capital, Berlin, thank you.

The Berlin is facing a series of crises, true crises, all at the same time and in many coming from different areas.

And probably the most important is the one that Mr. Schultz understands the best as he's been essentially in

law finance and welfare

sholten should be noted speaks only German

just as erban speaks only Turkish and Putin does

speak some English you can see it on the net speaking English but Schultz is facing a tremendous shortfall in revenue and under the German

Constitution it's about 90 or 80 to 100 billion euros and this is a lot of money and the German

Constitution requires a balanced budget and they have something called

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