KremlincriticAlexeiNavalnyisbackincourt, thistimeonchargesofdefaming a WorldWartwoveteranwhoappearedin a governmentvideothesairthelatestpicturesfromNavalnyinsideof a courtroominMoscow.
ButatleasthereinMoscow, it's notexpectedthathewillbefacingadditionaljailtimespecificallybecauseheisalreadylookingdownthebarrelof a 2 to 3 yearsentenceon a differentfraudcharge.
Okay, Aaron, I wanttotalkaboutonthediplomaticlevelinternationallybecausewehavethisverydramaticthreattodayfromtheforeignMinisterofRussiaSergeyLavrov, sayingthatMoscowisreadytosevertieswiththeEuropeanUnion.
Soit's hardtoimagine a scenariowhereMoscowandtheyoucouldcompletelysevertiesandtobeabsolutelyhonest, I mean, therelationshiphasbeenleveled, loadedwithsanctionssincetheCrimeaconflict, andsincetheconflictinUkraineandthey'restilltalkingtoeachother, they'restillworkingwitheachother.
Soit's It's kindofhardtoimagine a scenariowheretheycouldcompletelybreakofftiesandyoualsohavetolookatthecontextthatthesestatementsweremadeanditwasmadeonAhlivestreamof a Russianjournalist, VladimirSolovyov, whoisoftenconsideredtobeoneoftheKremlin's chiefpropaganda, see, oftengivestheKremlinum, anavenuetohelpshapetheconversationwithinthecountry.
So I wouldsay, Well, ofcourseyouhavetotakestatementslikethisSeriously, I wouldsaythisisMauraLittlebitofsaberrattlingintendedfordomesticconsumptionratherthan a threatdirectlyatthe U AaronHiltoninMoscow.
EvenifitcomesfromRussiaWayfindRussia, includingVladimirPutin, tobe a reliablepartnerinsocialandeconomiclifeinthestateofMecklenburgWesternPomerania, andespeciallyhereatourenergyandbusinesssite, I seenoreasonforPutinortheRussiangovernmenttobesidelined.
Butthereis, ofcourse, a linktotheattemptedmurderattackonNavalnybecausetheGermangovernmentshouldsend a veryclearmessagetoPutinandtotheKremlinthatwewillnot, uh, thatthisunansweredandthiswouldbe a decisionthatwouldhurt.
AnyonewhofundamentallyquestionstheNordStreamtwopipelineandyoucancertainlyadvocatethatopinionmustalsoconsider a t leastgeostrategically, whatconsequencesthatwillhave.
KremlincriticAlexeiNavalnyisbackincourt, thistimeonchargesofdefaming a WorldWartwoveteranwhoappearedin a governmentvideothesairthelatestpicturesfromNavalnyinsideof a courtroominMoscow.
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