1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:03,840 Speaker 1: In the Brady UK correspondent Aloinda, Hello, Heather, great to 2 00:00:03,840 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: speak to you again. Charles was very funny with the German, 3 00:00:06,800 --> 00:00:10,320 Speaker 1: wasn't he? Yes, I thought this was a brilliant speech. 4 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: So the President of Germany is here, Frank Walter Steinmeier. 5 00:00:14,920 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: He's here on a three day state visit with his 6 00:00:17,040 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 1: wife Elka, a former judge, and Charles hosted a banquet 7 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:23,919 Speaker 1: for them in Windsor last night, and he flicked between 8 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:28,160 Speaker 1: English and German very confidently and pointed out that there 9 00:00:28,240 --> 00:00:32,199 Speaker 1: is now a brilliant working relationship between Germany and the 10 00:00:32,320 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: UK and long may it continue. And then Steinmeier in 11 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: his speech just pointed out just how difficult things got 12 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: in the years after Brigsit and how much stronger the 13 00:00:42,600 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: ties are now. So three day state visit, the state 14 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:49,239 Speaker 1: banquet is done in Windsor. Tomorrow they will go to 15 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 1: Coventry City to look at the ruins of the cathedral 16 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,200 Speaker 1: bomb by the Luftwaffe in nineteen forty and has not 17 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 1: been touched since. So poignant touched to it as well. 18 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:02,279 Speaker 1: But the over two themes from this state visit is 19 00:01:02,320 --> 00:01:07,080 Speaker 1: the brilliant relationship between Berlin and London now and strength 20 00:01:07,160 --> 00:01:11,840 Speaker 1: and solidarity for Ukraine from these two countries. So what 21 00:01:11,880 --> 00:01:13,840 Speaker 1: do you make of the fact that Andrew's staying in 22 00:01:13,920 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: Royal Lodge for longer? How's that going to go down 23 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: with punters? It's entirely predictable because of the entitled nature 24 00:01:21,400 --> 00:01:24,559 Speaker 1: and arrogance of the man. And he can't read the room. Look, 25 00:01:24,680 --> 00:01:26,960 Speaker 1: I think most people are struggling to pay their own 26 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 1: bills this Christmas, and people who have mortgages and rent 27 00:01:30,080 --> 00:01:32,119 Speaker 1: and pay their way in life, as opposed to someone 28 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: who's never paid a penny for anything ever his toast. 29 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: I mean, he just needs to read the room and 30 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:41,240 Speaker 1: not just get out of Royal Lodge. I think he 31 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:43,080 Speaker 1: needs to get out of the UK and just for 32 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:47,000 Speaker 1: his own good start afresh. Somewhere. There are whispers about 33 00:01:47,080 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: Bahrain or somewhere else in the Middle East, but what 34 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 1: we're hearing today and Charles's people dispute this, But the 35 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: agreement was that he would have twelve months to leave 36 00:01:57,000 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 1: Royal Lodge. I think people will be very upset if 37 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,680 Speaker 1: we're looking at Christmas twenty twenty six and Andrews still 38 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,840 Speaker 1: in that mansion. I suspect you might be right on 39 00:02:06,880 --> 00:02:10,200 Speaker 1: that one. Now do you think that the Russian money 40 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:13,239 Speaker 1: that's been seized will be helped to rebuild Ukraine in 41 00:02:13,280 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: the inn, So this is an awful lot of money 42 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:20,240 Speaker 1: that is sitting in various different financial institutions in Belgium. 43 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,960 Speaker 1: It's about one hundred and sixty billion en Z dollars, 44 00:02:24,160 --> 00:02:27,560 Speaker 1: crazy amount of cash. It is originally of Russian origin, 45 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: and the European Union sees it within weeks of the 46 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: invasion of Ukraine. So what's happening now is Ursula Vonderlyon 47 00:02:34,320 --> 00:02:36,160 Speaker 1: has made it clear. So she's the boss of the 48 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 1: European Union. She has made it clear that that amount 49 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: of money will fund Ukraine for the next two years, 50 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 1: keep the country alive, keep people afloat, keep them going. 51 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 1: And she's made it clear she will take that money 52 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:52,880 Speaker 1: and use it for Ukraine. Now, the problem is the 53 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: Belgians are very very worried. Two things. They fear being 54 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,959 Speaker 1: made liable for that amount of money if the Russians 55 00:03:00,200 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 1: legally come after Belgium. And then secondly they're worried about 56 00:03:04,000 --> 00:03:06,680 Speaker 1: if they hand the money over with Putin then start 57 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:10,520 Speaker 1: hybrid war or carrying out nasty little attacks on Belgian 58 00:03:10,560 --> 00:03:13,720 Speaker 1: soil or Belgian citizens or anyone he wants to take 59 00:03:13,760 --> 00:03:17,120 Speaker 1: out in Belgium. So it's up for discussion, but Ursula 60 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 1: underline has made a clear one hundred and sixty billion 61 00:03:19,680 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 1: big ones sitting in Belgium. We can make good use 62 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:24,440 Speaker 1: of that for the people of Ukraine and hurt the 63 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,320 Speaker 1: Russians at the same time. Yeah, Inda, thanks as always, 64 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: really appreciate your time that we'll talk to you next week. 65 00:03:29,000 --> 00:03:32,240 Speaker 1: This is Into Brady, UK correspondent. For more from Hither 66 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,400 Speaker 1: Dupleassy Alan Drive, listen live to news talks it'd be 67 00:03:35,480 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: from four pm weekdays, or follow the podcast on iHeartRadio.