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Andrei Illarionov's conversation with Lyudmila Nemirya. Recording on February 27, 2024 Translation into English - privateer station 00:00 – Changes in Europe’s attitude are caused by recent Trump’s comment 02:40 – Changes in trends in NATO military expenditures have been caused by Trump, too 03:55 – Based on Stoltenberg’s data, the share of military spending in European NATO GDP in 2024 will fall 07:30 – Two camps’ race in production of artillery shells 13:00 – Anders Aslund's disinformation 14:50 – Fate of US military aid to Ukraine; in May 2023 the Biden administration decided to end aid to Ukraine by November or December 2023 16:25 – Putin told Carlson about his negotiations with the Biden administration on stopping the supply of weapons to Ukraine 21:25 – Who read the text of the Security Supplemental Bill? 23:40 – There is no $60 bn of military aid to Ukraine in the bill 33:30 – In the best case, US administration reduces military aid to Ukraine by half 39:00 – Biden administration did not use $12 billion assistance to Ukraine from $48 billion appropriated by Congress 41:45 – Supplemental bill has aid to Gaza; population surveys in Gaza show support of terrorism; violation by the Baden administration of the Taylor Force Act approved by Congress at the initiative of Trump 49:11 – Disaster at the US Southern Border 54:10 – “Measures to combat” illegal migration proposed by the Biden administration 59:04 – Why is the Biden administration resisting to use for these purposes $12.3 billion at its disposal now? 01:00:25 – Have US military reserves actually been depleted as a result of aid to Ukraine? 01:05:50 – Biden’s refusal to provide military loans to Ukraine 01:07:46 – Biden administration’s refusal is because of ‘feeling of loosing comfort’ 01:09:30 – Biden does not want to help Ukraine, he wants a bill, to help Gaza, and to keep border open 01:12:05 – Disinformation and slander against Republicans that boomerangs against Ukraine

Andrei Illarionov's conversation with Lyudmila Nemirya. Recording on February 27, 2024 Translation into English – privateer station 0:00 – Where are we now with the war? 1:49 – Putin announced the Russian-Ukrainian war in Yeisk on September 17, 2003 6:43 – Putin-Kuchma meeting on the Biryuchiy Island; 12:13 – Tuzla conflict 14:01 – Three stages of the war 19:00 – Third stage of the war 22:30 – The “broken glass” theory; the lack of an adequate response to aggression leads to its escalation 23:58 – Russia has become stronger economically 30:55 – Russia vs West: balance of military potentials 35:07 – Russian political regime has become tougher, repressions wider 37:53 – Policy of Western leaders is to prevent Putin's fall 38:55 – Enormous Western financial assistance to the Putin regime 40:35 – Military and economic assistance to Ukraine and Russia in 2023 43:20 – Historical examples of the share of military expenditures in GDP 46:37 – Military spending by Ukraine in 2024 – 33% of GDP 49:31 – Has Europe begun to wake up? 51:52 – To win a war, the armed forces of other states must participate; discussions at the Munich Security Conference on February 19, 2022 54:55 – How the JEF could help? 56:51 – How Europe disarmed itself, how Trump has changed this trend