Katrina Perry

Mexico to rein in the drug trade and basically it gives more power to various branches of the US government to impose economic penalties, travel restrictions and potentially even to take military action and it can lead to severe penalties, fines, criminal charges and so on. The flip side of that is that some companies, US companies and others could get caught up unwittingly in

Mexico to rein in the drug trade and basically it gives more power to various branches of the US government to impose economic penalties, travel restrictions and potentially even to take military action and it can lead to severe penalties, fines, criminal charges and so on. The flip side of that is that some companies, US companies and others could get caught up unwittingly in

being accused of being part of supporting a terrorist organisation, doing very innocent things like importing avocados. If it's found that cartel members had some involvement in how the avocados were picked or transported, a company importing them in the US could find themselves on the wrong side of the law. So there are some very specific and potential penalties here. Banks as well.

being accused of being part of supporting a terrorist organisation, doing very innocent things like importing avocados. If it's found that cartel members had some involvement in how the avocados were picked or transported, a company importing them in the US could find themselves on the wrong side of the law. So there are some very specific and potential penalties here. Banks as well.

could find themselves in a difficult situation if they have accounts with individuals in good faith. And it turns out that that individual has some connection to a cartel now designated as a terrorist organisation. So again, the devil is in the detail with many of these executive orders and we have to see how they'll play out.

could find themselves in a difficult situation if they have accounts with individuals in good faith. And it turns out that that individual has some connection to a cartel now designated as a terrorist organisation. So again, the devil is in the detail with many of these executive orders and we have to see how they'll play out.

I would just add that having spoken to some experts in the oil fields and in natural resources, the idea about lowering the OPEC price is designed to target President Putin's coffers, essentially. So if he can't sell his oil for as much, he has less in his war chest. Ergo, he has less money available to fund the invasion in Ukraine and that that would put some kind of pressure on President Putin.

I would just add that having spoken to some experts in the oil fields and in natural resources, the idea about lowering the OPEC price is designed to target President Putin's coffers, essentially. So if he can't sell his oil for as much, he has less in his war chest. Ergo, he has less money available to fund the invasion in Ukraine and that that would put some kind of pressure on President Putin.

Again, there are questions about that approach because President Putin has a fairly deep war chest and it's ideological, his push into Ukraine. And we know he's getting support from North Korea and elsewhere at this point. And I think, you know, one of the questioners there was asking about how much does the U.S. care about Ukraine and so on.

Again, there are questions about that approach because President Putin has a fairly deep war chest and it's ideological, his push into Ukraine. And we know he's getting support from North Korea and elsewhere at this point. And I think, you know, one of the questioners there was asking about how much does the U.S. care about Ukraine and so on.

And I think that's a good question in terms of future funding and support for Ukraine under President Trump and this new Congress.

And I think that's a good question in terms of future funding and support for Ukraine under President Trump and this new Congress.

many voters on the campaign trail traveling around, I noticed, and Gary, I'm sure you were the same, were also questioning that level of support when so many Americans, you know, are struggling with the price of groceries, the price of housing, other benefits, and they don't understand why so much American money goes to support Ukraine.

many voters on the campaign trail traveling around, I noticed, and Gary, I'm sure you were the same, were also questioning that level of support when so many Americans, you know, are struggling with the price of groceries, the price of housing, other benefits, and they don't understand why so much American money goes to support Ukraine.

And so I think that's just a watch point people have in the back of their mind in terms of continued support for Ukraine. That also is motivating President Trump to try and want to get a deal done because he wants to cut those financial ties and not have U.S. money employed in other countries and helping other defense moves go. So, you know, I think it's just it's a very complicated relationship.

And so I think that's just a watch point people have in the back of their mind in terms of continued support for Ukraine. That also is motivating President Trump to try and want to get a deal done because he wants to cut those financial ties and not have U.S. money employed in other countries and helping other defense moves go. So, you know, I think it's just it's a very complicated relationship.

And obviously, we heard from President Trump last week saying he wants to meet President Putin as soon as possible. President Putin responded saying he was open to having discussions, described Donald Trump as a smart man and President Trump's envoy to Ukraine, General Keith Kellogg.

And obviously, we heard from President Trump last week saying he wants to meet President Putin as soon as possible. President Putin responded saying he was open to having discussions, described Donald Trump as a smart man and President Trump's envoy to Ukraine, General Keith Kellogg.

He has been talking about this 90-day period kind of taking us up into the middle of May, that there might be a deal done. So we're watching for a meeting between President Trump and President Putin before that time.

He has been talking about this 90-day period kind of taking us up into the middle of May, that there might be a deal done. So we're watching for a meeting between President Trump and President Putin before that time.