WEBVTT 00:06.740 --> 00:14.620 The But The. Problem. 00:17.350 --> 00:21.880 And. And 00:31.040 --> 00:32.040 There are. 00:33.200 --> 00:40.260 The The ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for coming to a today's 00:40.290 --> 00:43.130 press conference following the military committee beating simmered 00:43.130 --> 00:44.760 sheaves of or defense session. 00:45.430 --> 00:48.690 By dennis capping Simon's miami the yes bald person up the chairman 00:48.690 --> 00:49.900 of the military committee. 00:50.480 --> 00:54.350 Well we will start off with the german Journal bottles briefly 00:54.350 --> 00:58.620 summing up the contusions of yesterday's and today's meetings. 00:59.150 --> 01:02.330 There were followed by sick or Acura breed love describing. 01:02.330 --> 01:06.240 The operational take a ways and the latest the developments. 01:06.790 --> 01:07.480 And finally. 01:08.300 --> 01:11.410 General bonemarrow so we'll talk about allied transformation 01:11.570 --> 01:15.750 commands implied work. Preparing NATO for the future challenges. 01:16.460 --> 01:20.150 After the a brief statement. So there will be time for your questions. 01:20.720 --> 01:21.230 John barnes. 01:23.270 --> 01:25.920 Thank you anger after losing gentleman and we'll come. 01:26.590 --> 01:28.790 To this the press conference. 01:30.020 --> 01:33.710 That means to start this press conference very giving you an overview. 01:34.280 --> 01:37.990 Oh the all come off. The second a to shield offense meeting of 01:37.990 --> 01:39.130 two cells and fourteen. 01:40.200 --> 01:44.430 The given the proximity of the summits and proceeding ministers' meetings. 01:44.950 --> 01:49.310 The significance of recent events in ukraine and the shift of 01:49.310 --> 01:53.670 makes us posture from being engaged in operations to being prepared 01:53.930 --> 01:54.950 for operations. 01:55.460 --> 01:58.760 This guzzling has been extremely important for us. 02:00.020 --> 02:03.860 It has that else that she of the fence to share their perspectives 02:03.930 --> 02:04.990 and PR like clear. 02:05.540 --> 02:09.550 One I make a local motoric a mere to committee advice to ministers 02:09.580 --> 02:13.140 and heads of States and governments on key summit. Issues. 02:15.090 --> 02:21.690 All you is that the global security situation is becoming increasingly unpredictable. 02:22.380 --> 02:27.340 On stable and interconnected as demonstrated by unilateral change 02:27.340 --> 02:28.130 of borders. 02:28.800 --> 02:32.400 On their use of force and the following unrest in ukraine. 02:33.650 --> 02:35.060 Recent events there. 02:35.570 --> 02:38.730 In syria and the Sahara region to name but a few. 02:39.320 --> 02:44.030 Have reinforced the need for NATO to view ready for a wide range 02:44.080 --> 02:48.120 of potential shirts. Those near and far brought. 02:49.980 --> 02:54.700 The straits conventional all to mexico the days on binary and 02:54.700 --> 02:56.340 traditional solutions are gone. 02:57.410 --> 02:59.410 We cannot set the clock back. 03:00.240 --> 03:04.960 We are facing a new security architecture which we need to address. 03:05.650 --> 03:07.330 The challenges uglow war. 03:07.850 --> 03:12.200 And multi facet. It's non-traditional and we must address them 03:12.460 --> 03:13.090 as such. 03:15.010 --> 03:19.310 Majors credibility end there but its capacity for deterrence 03:19.340 --> 03:21.580 collective defense and crisis management. 03:22.810 --> 03:27.900 Is dependent on the Dimon strobe or capability readiness and 03:27.900 --> 03:29.780 usability off all military force. 03:31.200 --> 03:35.320 We need to make should ensure coherence between joe winnable 03:35.320 --> 03:37.840 forces and how we deployed them. 03:38.420 --> 03:43.960 In other words we need to ensure that readiness translates into. Responsiveness. 03:45.020 --> 03:45.840 For this reason. 03:46.720 --> 03:51.250 Majors shield offensive agree to reinforce the indication training 03:51.280 --> 03:53.000 exercise in evaluation program. 03:54.050 --> 03:58.590 They also agreed that NATO and its member nations need to address giver. 03:58.590 --> 04:02.320 But if you show force training and readiness through investments. 04:02.990 --> 04:04.930 Activity and corporation. 04:05.750 --> 04:09.550 And certainly investments cost money. But us and they just attorney 04:09.550 --> 04:10.550 general has said. 04:11.120 --> 04:15.400 The price for insecurity is much more expensive and we all agree 04:15.400 --> 04:15.770 on that. 04:18.090 --> 04:22.070 From unmerited respective partners have agreed utah offload. 04:22.700 --> 04:26.640 And we should continue to focus on strengthening relationships 04:26.830 --> 04:31.170 and interoperability especially with those bottles will express 04:31.170 --> 04:31.700 their will. 04:32.230 --> 04:34.230 To operate alongside NATO. 04:35.260 --> 04:39.380 Indeed when had extensive discussion was all partners in different formats. 04:39.980 --> 04:40.550 I staff. 04:41.630 --> 04:43.040 Razor its support mission. 04:43.620 --> 04:48.030 And was george and ukraine who all agreed on the benefit of our 04:48.030 --> 04:52.450 ministry temerity corporations in term of interoperability a 04:52.450 --> 04:53.770 neutral and a standing. 04:54.800 --> 04:58.690 Of course we need to work hard to maintaining these relationships 04:58.690 --> 05:02.650 in the coming years. But I'm confidence we were reach this goal. 05:04.040 --> 05:07.540 Now I want to hand over the fraud to job read love and also was 05:07.540 --> 05:11.380 a job on email us who we give you an update on operation toes 05:11.380 --> 05:13.740 from asian issues respectively from. 05:14.850 --> 05:16.960 The The chairman of. 05:18.320 --> 05:22.460 Last time I met with my fellow military leaders across NATO here 05:22.460 --> 05:26.910 in Brussels we all share the expectation that national boundaries 05:26.910 --> 05:28.920 would be respected here in your. 05:29.520 --> 05:33.280 And for chile as you all know this is not the case today. 05:34.050 --> 05:38.230 So this is an important time in our alliances history where the 05:38.230 --> 05:42.090 cross road deciding. How we're going to adapt in the long run 05:42.440 --> 05:45.690 to enact the to address an aggressive neighbor. 05:46.350 --> 05:51.160 And we're starkly reminded of our poor common security task. 05:52.070 --> 05:55.670 We've had some very productive discussions today talking a great 05:55.670 --> 05:59.790 deal about the current situation in ukraine and NATO as response 05:59.790 --> 06:03.610 to the ship we see in the european security environment. 06:04.790 --> 06:08.010 The events in ukraine have changed the assumptions underlying 06:08.010 --> 06:09.150 european security. 06:10.210 --> 06:14.270 But is also affirmed the strain of our trans Atlantic link. 06:14.920 --> 06:18.940 Today we are in the midst of providing a broad set of assurance 06:18.940 --> 06:23.400 measures for members in a those eastern region. We've increased 06:23.400 --> 06:24.750 our activity in the year. 06:25.360 --> 06:30.670 On the sea and on the land as well demonstrating our capability. 06:30.670 --> 06:32.090 But also our unity. 06:32.630 --> 06:36.670 And our shake a ball commitment to our common defense. 06:37.320 --> 06:40.860 We plan to sustain this increased activity over the coming months 06:40.860 --> 06:44.860 as well by continuing the new ones and ought manning previously 06:44.860 --> 06:47.920 planned activities surges are exercises. 06:48.530 --> 06:52.540 These measures give our members and our partners more opportunities 06:52.950 --> 06:57.450 to home their skills and practice working together as a cohesive 06:57.450 --> 06:59.810 group within the NATO command structure. 07:01.490 --> 07:05.790 NATO must undergo a strategic adaptation to address Russia's 07:05.790 --> 07:11.360 use of snap exercises cyber activities and covert operations 07:11.360 --> 07:15.590 to achieve their state objectives with this fundamental change 07:15.620 --> 07:18.010 in our security environment. We must transform. 07:18.740 --> 07:19.960 It will cost mining. 07:20.710 --> 07:25.790 Time and effort but upholding our common values has always. 07:26.300 --> 07:28.490 Always been worth the cost. 07:29.110 --> 07:32.830 We are all closely watching events in eastern ukraine as the 07:32.830 --> 07:36.070 country prepares for elections on may the 20 fair. 07:36.640 --> 07:40.960 We are of course also focused on the activities of the russian 07:40.960 --> 07:45.880 troops still massed on the ukrainian border. We've art several 07:45.880 --> 07:48.880 ports that these troops are pulling back to their permanent base 07:48.880 --> 07:53.170 is in the past couple of days we looked for two in the ds but 07:53.170 --> 07:59.140 the escalation of the course of pressure that that force still represents. 07:59.630 --> 08:03.740 Of course as we move forward NATO will continue to support a 08:03.740 --> 08:06.460 diplomatic solution for the crisis. 08:07.000 --> 08:11.420 Meanwhile we will continue to train together reassuring our allies 08:11.660 --> 08:16.350 and strengthening our collective readiness to respond appropriately 08:16.480 --> 08:19.200 in this new security environment. Thank you. 08:20.030 --> 08:25.920 Jump off the Sedgefield sink you could go. Chose formation the 08:25.950 --> 08:30.320 we have a Approach does formations true all this fence to work 08:30.320 --> 08:33.740 was that the chief of the fence during these today this was fascinating 08:33.740 --> 08:36.950 you know that transformation prisoner arts are adapting. 08:36.950 --> 08:41.020 I'll. I'll whales to the challenges of moral but team to taking 08:41.020 --> 08:43.130 into account as well the challenges of today. 08:43.860 --> 08:45.990 So this is a very year. 08:46.570 --> 08:48.020 Deny making process. 08:48.650 --> 08:52.970 Hurt the main chance to work that through we we we we worked 08:52.970 --> 08:55.240 on wizard was was the charts and was. 08:55.860 --> 09:00.330 The commander and and was that the present the chairman was the 09:00.370 --> 09:03.330 first and foremost how we're the floss strategy for thinking 09:03.390 --> 09:06.210 strategy committee truth of strategic sinking for the future 09:06.210 --> 09:10.830 us with and overall are processed to to adopted open that was 09:10.830 --> 09:13.260 fascinating to exchange on the secondly. 09:13.880 --> 09:18.330 I we assess and I we do flock to Tripoli to switch off really 09:18.330 --> 09:22.360 needed for the future and and they're out there is still seen 09:22.360 --> 09:24.650 you booked we we must emphasize that to. 09:25.230 --> 09:29.290 Std see tuition lawless joint intelligence over as reconnaissance 09:29.320 --> 09:35.090 is the key to nor and to or informer and to prepare or corporations 09:35.380 --> 09:39.860 we or discuss so editors. Well opt multinational solutions to 09:39.860 --> 09:43.740 the to these challenges and the small than ever important that 09:43.740 --> 09:47.090 we work to the other up and we have some good news cinder prostesis 09:47.270 --> 09:52.220 or very you or effective and very promising but solution sort 09:52.220 --> 09:55.510 of multinational solution of use the we were stressed very much 09:55.510 --> 09:59.320 on their paws or you referred to on that on training and exercises 09:59.640 --> 10:03.550 and I must stress that to already the alliance has got a and 10:03.820 --> 10:08.390 a wide spectrum over exercise to on so to be strategic concept 10:08.670 --> 10:11.960 would be for colleague to the first article five wouldn't be 10:11.960 --> 10:16.060 for crisis management will be for those Welch working was the 10:16.060 --> 10:19.540 partners this is very important that when we forced those two 10:19.570 --> 10:22.840 unit into a property was far worse because it take a therefore 10:22.900 --> 10:26.920 place and durant operation soon are exercises. So that that was 10:27.080 --> 10:31.450 really a fruitful discussions that we had that and trust formation 10:31.750 --> 10:35.720 and I can't stress is moving forward and is there to answer to 10:35.720 --> 10:40.530 those many questions that to the crisis of today at our spoke 10:40.590 --> 10:43.460 to the to us and the requests is of to. More. 10:53.760 --> 10:54.750 Britain. Hermann. 10:58.900 --> 11:03.030 News agencies the news agency fox ukraine eunice omar. I her 11:03.030 --> 11:07.130 question you guiding meeting. These ukrainian chief all defense 11:07.210 --> 11:11.710 what exactly do you do this class and what he is on our come 11:11.740 --> 11:13.250 off as is discretion. Thinking. 11:15.800 --> 11:18.360 Thank you indeed. We had a yeah mm. 11:19.250 --> 11:21.510 The meeting was are you crying insure the fence. 11:22.240 --> 11:27.110 Who gave us an overview of immense as say have been unfolding. 11:27.950 --> 11:32.870 It also gave us an understanding of the the weight the ukrainian 11:32.870 --> 11:37.600 the a story to use the ukrainian armed forces. We're reacting 11:37.900 --> 11:41.550 to the use of the metropolitan crimea. 11:42.090 --> 11:47.380 And in other places in vicinity off ukraine on ukraine itself 11:47.780 --> 11:52.480 and where we all saw or talked about the upcoming elections here 11:52.480 --> 11:56.820 on the 20 fifth at the importance of tilts connections in the 11:56.820 --> 11:59.720 democratic process the in the ukraine. 12:00.520 --> 12:04.350 And we also had the opportunity to re you'll all monetary to 12:04.350 --> 12:05.590 those who corporation. 12:06.320 --> 12:11.730 And to see how we could be extended its there was in the That 12:11.730 --> 12:16.350 the agreement which exists between ukraine and the alliance and 12:16.350 --> 12:20.710 we're ready to re convened was all ukrainian colleague and when 12:20.710 --> 12:25.450 necessary to address what a lot of issues with pop up in the future. 12:27.350 --> 12:30.930 Question rather than turning its aging craft and from riches 12:31.110 --> 12:34.370 and the question for general breed of please a bottle of to what 12:34.370 --> 12:38.410 the secretary general said today that some russian troops. 12:38.410 --> 12:41.540 Maybe withdrawing from the ukraine border the tells what your 12:41.540 --> 12:44.810 assessment is plays a what the russian military is doing how 12:44.810 --> 12:47.710 many russian troops are estimated still in the vicinity the ukraine 12:47.710 --> 12:50.930 mortar and what their intentions are now thank you. 12:52.560 --> 12:56.930 Thank you a during the for several days. Now third there has 12:56.930 --> 13:00.090 been claims that the troops are departing the border and for 13:00.090 --> 13:04.910 several days. We saw no evidence of movement at all we are now 13:04.910 --> 13:09.990 seeing some movement of troops. It is far too early to classify 13:10.020 --> 13:14.650 the size are what is the effect of the troops it is interesting 13:14.650 --> 13:19.000 that we know that most of the movement is and One particular 13:19.000 --> 13:25.460 error area and there remains and a larger formation and very 13:25.460 --> 13:29.430 capable formation in several concerning avenues of approach. 13:29.750 --> 13:34.480 So what we there to put it very sharply. We have seen some movement 13:34.760 --> 13:39.130 it's too early to know where they're moving to or how many of 13:39.130 --> 13:43.300 them are moving. So what we do know is that the forced that remains 13:43.300 --> 13:47.790 on the border is very large and it's very capable and remains 13:47.790 --> 13:49.500 in a very course of foster. 13:51.320 --> 13:53.300 Thank you notes britten with their permission. 13:54.590 --> 13:57.810 Okay Anna I want will form of racial my name is an assumed name 13:57.810 --> 14:00.730 from the rest of your own newspaper did in his newspaper. 14:01.640 --> 14:02.990 You mentioned syria. 14:03.570 --> 14:06.900 And I want to ask you a specific question as proficient malls 14:06.900 --> 14:09.800 because the politicians all the time. They are speaking to Botti 14:09.800 --> 14:14.000 SP should in europe as suspicion the air foreign fighters as 14:14.000 --> 14:15.150 I mean the threat to a rope. 14:15.950 --> 14:20.750 So we did you'd hear about much as you are there are security organization. 14:22.050 --> 14:27.040 Sol air what's sure real assessment at the first place and a 14:27.040 --> 14:30.670 second place there what are you doing in this contest allo do 14:30.670 --> 14:33.170 you think that the but additions they are kidding with us when 14:33.170 --> 14:35.690 they're talking to bob Perry of their board not thank you. 14:36.680 --> 14:39.570 I The first of all the rest. 14:40.460 --> 14:45.400 The civil on folding novel a number of years in syria it is for 14:45.400 --> 14:47.850 mortars tragedy for syria and its population. 14:49.190 --> 14:53.870 Secondly there is no doubt that the events in syria have a substantial 14:53.870 --> 14:55.420 destabilizing effect. 14:56.130 --> 14:59.870 On the whole region of the middle east and particularly is the 14:59.870 --> 15:03.900 number of nice and the neighbors are becoming free Julia's about 15:03.900 --> 15:08.410 events in syria. Let me just highlighted you rob Jordan and lebanon 15:08.440 --> 15:11.290 will free who share borders with syria. 15:11.870 --> 15:17.550 And of cost and are in directly informed of a a having to start 15:17.580 --> 15:21.700 the devil rose to make sure that to district because of expand 15:21.730 --> 15:22.250 its central. 15:22.950 --> 15:27.900 And the whole region is thus influence played events in syria 15:27.900 --> 15:30.320 and that has substantial ripper caution. When jar. 15:30.950 --> 15:34.670 No we did not touch upon the somewhat all the details of the 15:34.670 --> 15:38.340 issues which have just mentioned but syria is a very serious 15:38.340 --> 15:42.750 concern for or because it is in nobody's interested in having 15:42.750 --> 15:45.550 the middle east the stabilise without conflict. For. 15:47.420 --> 15:52.360 That. So why you are not talking garbled these as a stick a means 15:52.360 --> 15:56.960 to tuesday as that why the european politicians there are booking 15:56.960 --> 16:01.270 a Bobby's usual all the time. So are they kidding car hire etcetera 16:01.270 --> 16:03.710 tim goad. Not what's your assessment so. 16:05.010 --> 16:08.410 I failed to seize a disagreement is what you expressing or what 16:08.410 --> 16:08.960 I said. 16:10.020 --> 16:14.430 We do consider sue issue. This year the she to be a very serious 16:14.460 --> 16:18.830 issue which has referred caution for the alliance security and 16:18.830 --> 16:20.170 that's why we highlighted that. 16:21.560 --> 16:22.710 So although we're not. 16:23.740 --> 16:27.470 That's either no nobody's giving anybody thrift. This bridgend 16:27.770 --> 16:28.310 thus far. 16:29.270 --> 16:31.790 The jane's defense of the two questions for all three view and 16:31.790 --> 16:35.830 you can take your first um how will the major response force 16:35.830 --> 16:40.380 fit in tomatoes as you see a NATO strategic adaptation to this 16:40.380 --> 16:43.310 change security environment and Russia's tactics. 16:43.850 --> 16:47.470 And do you envision a to be used the on training and interoperability 16:47.500 --> 16:48.670 investment environment. 16:49.300 --> 16:52.840 Secondly are you encourage international charts to further develop 16:53.180 --> 16:56.450 their special forces for this change security environment. Thank you. 16:58.700 --> 17:04.950 There. Many just are survivors Chapo on this issue netherland 17:05.260 --> 17:09.290 we year it in the light of unfolding events in ukraine it. 17:09.290 --> 17:13.380 We have consumer of of course all possible or a they use it from 17:13.380 --> 17:17.520 a sure that we adapt accordingly and indeed the knife is one 17:17.520 --> 17:20.820 of those issue which has the being discussed and also the use 17:20.820 --> 17:25.020 of special operations forces at such but no and licked this echoed 17:25.020 --> 17:27.560 touch upon dorsen operational matters. 17:29.130 --> 17:33.690 So certainly the nrf is or are part of our considerations as 17:33.690 --> 17:38.210 to what we do next we have to now look at this practice that 17:38.210 --> 17:42.190 pressure house over massing large forces on borders in the name 17:42.190 --> 17:46.880 of exercises sometimes they exercise sometimes they go across 17:46.880 --> 17:49.420 the sovereign borders you heard me described earlier. 17:50.040 --> 17:51.700 And how do we adapt to that. 17:52.540 --> 17:57.220 We talked and I believe that in a though we have all the right tools. 17:57.440 --> 18:01.980 We may just need to adapt those tools right now the nrf does 18:01.980 --> 18:06.030 a superb job of doing. Exactly. What we ask it to do. 18:07.040 --> 18:11.430 Are we asking it to do the right things in face of the new threats 18:11.430 --> 18:14.810 that is part of the discussion and I believe we need to have 18:15.280 --> 18:20.190 and this relates primarily to the responsiveness of those forces right. 18:20.190 --> 18:21.620 Now my organization. 18:22.130 --> 18:27.490 And john paul's organization trains exercises and I evaluate 18:27.490 --> 18:31.540 the nrf to mediate stated goals and objectives and it does a 18:31.540 --> 18:35.590 magnificent job. But the question is are we asking it to do the 18:35.590 --> 18:38.600 right things is it re sponsor the now. 18:39.330 --> 18:42.470 To me the new threat and that's what we'll be discussing over 18:42.470 --> 18:43.530 the next week's. 18:45.160 --> 18:46.520 Right place questioned front row. 18:47.240 --> 18:49.950 For the year secretary general on monday. So that he expected 18:49.950 --> 18:54.020 that we now see russian pressure are brought to bear against 18:54.020 --> 18:58.080 moldova and georgia as the deadline for submission within the 18:58.080 --> 19:01.280 remit of agreement with the european union approaches at the 19:01.280 --> 19:05.280 gentleman observe anything on the military all in the military 19:05.280 --> 19:07.610 rahman that in that area. You. 19:08.300 --> 19:13.160 Are. Jury speaking window and or too early to say quote joe speaking we're. 19:13.160 --> 19:16.280 Well aware of that that mentioned the possibilities of that that 19:16.280 --> 19:19.310 mention indeed this has been addressed also doing all discussions 19:19.710 --> 19:21.960 as to details of the the from the 19:23.180 --> 19:28.220 So am obviously we will not going to class I details here about 19:28.220 --> 19:31.800 what you have seen in your own press is that some of the narrative 19:32.260 --> 19:34.340 that first played out in crimea. 19:34.920 --> 19:39.260 And then then narrative that started playing out in eastern ukraine 19:39.700 --> 19:44.090 some of that now is playing out in thailand's needs for the mobile 19:44.090 --> 19:47.560 phone services concerning and we need to keep our eye on it. 19:47.990 --> 19:52.760 I think it's too early to say that anything definitive is happening. 19:53.140 --> 19:57.630 But some other circumstances that we saw play out in these two 19:57.630 --> 19:59.010 most recent issues. 19:59.650 --> 20:02.490 We now see playing out to some degree and. Transdniestria. 20:04.300 --> 20:07.860 Think oh man Terry sells a national public radio insidious news 20:07.890 --> 20:11.690 and general breed love and or anyone else security because question 20:11.690 --> 20:15.510 ando what would constitute an meaningful paul bad of russian 20:15.510 --> 20:19.220 forces admit you say to see some movement how many would it have 20:19.220 --> 20:22.890 to move in and how far back what they have to pull into russia 20:23.130 --> 20:26.660 free to consider that a meaningful pull back and eh-huh many 20:26.660 --> 20:28.060 would it take before it you. 20:28.590 --> 20:31.430 You would deem the situation safe again and would that would 20:31.430 --> 20:34.060 that affect your future planning because now this you know they 20:34.060 --> 20:37.070 can do this and and nothing's ever the same. Again. 20:39.700 --> 20:43.370 I'm happy to take that amongst my answer may sound level but 20:43.370 --> 20:47.910 it's not 100% pullback would be the right answer these forces 20:47.910 --> 20:49.720 were brought to the border. 20:50.460 --> 20:54.860 In the name of an exercise they should return to their pre exercise 20:54.860 --> 20:59.930 station in areas as long as they remain and the an area of the 20:59.930 --> 21:04.920 border or in nearby the border. They remain act coercive force 21:05.300 --> 21:09.210 and I don't think that that is a the appropriate the answer for 21:09.210 --> 21:11.510 a long term position of the troops. 21:12.500 --> 21:15.940 And we just like to reinforced. Exactly what that job with a 21:15.940 --> 21:20.490 safe it's a hundred% is back to their ago assumes where did 21:20.490 --> 21:22.560 the wrong and up along the borders of ukraine. 21:24.410 --> 21:26.600 Clever question of whether the. Backed. 21:29.230 --> 21:32.530 There's been a ticking. So agency do gentleman envisage any in 21:32.530 --> 21:36.220 the worsening cough situation. This. I surf because all the worse 21:36.250 --> 21:38.880 because of the butts their relations this pressure and in all 21:38.880 --> 21:41.450 their flights and and discrediting thank.. We're. 21:42.200 --> 21:51.020 We're. I do rudderless see any reason why the a there should 21:51.020 --> 21:55.160 be any negative impact on our conduct up operations in Afghanistan. 21:55.800 --> 21:57.760 The That is in. 21:58.840 --> 22:03.680 In as much as the air operations ongoing operations are on for 22:03.680 --> 22:08.070 ringing quite satisfactory way. And the plans for the future 22:08.070 --> 22:10.740 eyeing the spending decisions to make politically. 22:11.360 --> 22:14.310 The where versus the tins ever referred to as occur. 22:15.710 --> 22:21.490 So some detail dancers and now the to return roots that we use 22:21.490 --> 22:27.280 which involve russia we see no change and and and there are areas 22:27.310 --> 22:31.430 in high staff where it is very much in Russia's interest to cooperate 22:31.430 --> 22:35.330 with us as you know the poppy crop and the four drugs out of 22:35.330 --> 22:40.250 Afghanistan affects rush are far more than the NATO nations and 22:40.250 --> 22:44.120 so there are places where it is to our mutual benefit there's 22:44.120 --> 22:48.440 and hours to continue to cooperate. So the short answer is I 22:48.440 --> 22:52.660 see no worsening of the situation and I sat right now as or or 22:52.690 --> 22:55.270 as it relates to the current situation in ukraine. 22:57.020 --> 22:59.880 Made this question for the them. 23:01.170 --> 23:03.910 The gym nuke are from from Bloomberg it might be just follow 23:03.910 --> 23:08.310 up the question of the of russian am reported withdrawal. 23:09.080 --> 23:12.630 That are you still owe working with the number 40000 russian 23:12.630 --> 23:16.060 troops massed in ford position to the border or. 23:16.590 --> 23:22.530 A a you a boarded to reduce that estimate and an what's hers 23:22.530 --> 23:27.550 sort of them placement or hardware a have these am initially 23:27.550 --> 23:31.180 withdrawn troops love behind another would tell quickly could. 23:31.860 --> 23:35.240 They move back into whether an aggressive stance on the. Border. 23:37.760 --> 23:42.170 They give am I in the answer hasn't changed much from before 23:42.170 --> 23:45.750 I don't mean to be cleared again. But we have seen movement is 23:45.750 --> 23:50.970 I think too early to classify the size of nature of that we have 23:50.970 --> 23:55.570 seen some loading of mechanize vehicles except are etc. We have 23:55.570 --> 24:03.030 seen some are a can torment areas that a or not there is no leave 24:03.030 --> 24:08.840 behind so it's just too early to know that the scope of the movement 24:08.840 --> 24:13.890 that we have seen so far is there. It is not going to affect 24:13.920 --> 24:17.910 the capability of the very large force. That's there. Now when 24:17.910 --> 24:21.760 we do get better indications on the actual size of the movements. 24:22.110 --> 24:26.280 I think we will ever be able to report better to you there remember 24:26.280 --> 24:29.560 that they've been claiming that there's movements for three days. 24:29.560 --> 24:33.770 We're filing out just but down to see a little so it's just too 24:33.770 --> 24:37.430 early to clap to sort of be clear about what those numbers are. 24:38.360 --> 24:40.750 We have time for two more briton's person. 24:41.480 --> 24:44.700 Julian can reduce consumption distant porters in the hope anomalous. 24:45.470 --> 24:47.710 Or something just under super upon calais go. 24:48.230 --> 24:52.290 Um brooks and the over there to spot the that of testing and 24:52.290 --> 24:55.290 this is certain to do a demand you're more situated cashing in 24:55.290 --> 24:58.380 on all scored for you chris Hughes icon more nepal condor former 24:58.380 --> 25:01.440 as roma don't and more but comedy should on the portions and 25:01.440 --> 25:05.110 they've christmas from poured onto recovered her way to connect all. 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