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To develop a much greater, coherent security strategy and capacity of its own. strategic autonomy, he calls it. isn't the truth of what we've seen unfold in this crisis, that it is nato, where the americans work with the europeans, that really matters in terms of safeguarding european security? because on all sorts of things, from sanctions to weapons supplies, within europe itself, there are actually deep divisions. you know something, steve? if president putin's goal was to divide the west... ..if it was to weaken nato, if it was to divide the european union, if it was to divide the eu from ...

So, if you take this reality... but let me give you... well, hang on, let me stop you there because you said some important things and, if i may say so, the most fundamental point of all is your contention that the northern ireland protocol does notjeopardise the good friday agreement. but the good friday agreement, fundamentally, is about cooperation between the two different views within northern ireland of its future — that is the unionist view and the nationalist, republican view. the good friday agreement only works if both sides are brought on board, and right now, your protocol is rej...

"creating false expectations." he clearly, like macron just a few weeks ago, thinks that there is no chance of ukraine actually becoming a member of the eu for decades. the leaders will pronounce themselves this week, european council would hear the opinion and consider the opinion of the commission. i think all the indications point to a positive direction. but who am i to say what our leaders will decide? but i think what's already been done, if you take the position of the european commission, if you take the position of a number of leaders in europe and what you expect to happen in the eur...

Together, i believe, last autumn, in october. for which we have had very little reaction from the... well, you've got a reaction now. the british government says, "you know what, we're "actually going to have to completely rethink this. "we're going to walk away from the protocol as it "currently is constituted, but we are going to put "forward, through legislation, our own measures, which will "meet the eu's demands. "it will clarify and simplify trade between great britain "and northern ireland, but it will also safeguard "the eu single market." and they'll do that by creating these red and ...

Says, "i'm going to take unilateral action to..." well... "..to basically breach the whole thing." they're adamant that this unilateral action, this legislation is coming. so you must be feeling very bleak, very pessimistic right now. we are serene but firm. let's talk about one other challenge that, while you're wrestling, you personally in london, wrestling with this very difficult situation with britain and brexit, the eu's arguably got a much greater strategic problem right now, and that is how best to show unity, decisiveness in the confrontation with vladimir putin after his invasion of ...