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the sunday shows focusing on the alliance between russia and china. china has a proposed piece and the talks of arms from china to russia. all of that is ahead. we get our question from an article in the new yorker. the title of his piece is sliding toward a new cold war. not since the berlin wall fell has the world and so cleaved by the conflict john f. kennedy called a long twilight struggle. he writes this:

. he also writes:

(202) 748-8001 is the republican line. democrats (202) 748-8000. independents (202) 748-8002. are we on the verge -- is there the threat of a new cold war. this is from usa today. the headline is nuclear warfare. they write:

that is from usa today. yesterday on this week -- on meet the press, senator dan sullivan was asked about china helping russia in the war. >> what do you think the best way is to deter china from helping the russians right now? if they do, watch of the consequences be?

>> they are already helping russia. every time you hear chinese officials talk, they are blaming us and nato for the ukrainian war. there should be a serious redline with regard to them supplying military equipment to the russians. i think that should be in the form of sanctions. there is a broader issue here. republicans are more united. the war in ukraine revealed that we are in this new era of authoritarian aggression led by jean ching ping and vladimir putin. they are increasingly isolated. they view their neighbors in a very paranoid way. i think this challenge were they are looking to take aggressive actions against their neighbors, whether it's in ukraine or taiwan, it's going to be with us

for decades. we need to face it with confidence. there are a number of things we have over these dictators that we should promote. our commitment to democracy and liberty, that is what really helped us win the cold war. their biggest vulnerability is they fear their own people. we need to exploit that. that could unify republicans and democrats. host: the use of the term cold war is more prevalent these days as the alliance between russia and china grows. because of ukraine war, we are looking at a piece from the new yorker called sliding toward a new cold war. he writes:

(202) 748-8001 is the line for republicans. (202) 748-8000 is the line for democrats. independents (202) 748-8002. how concerned are you about the possibility of a threat of a new cold war? brenda is in new jersey. go ahead. caller: good morning, america.

i am very concerned about what's going on. i think the president should be doing more for us. he's involved in other activities. always taking to vacations. i really hope he comes to his senses and does more for america, trying to settle these things instead of what he's been doing. president biden, please help us. host: what do you think about his trip to ukraine and the meeting with nato officials? caller: it was a stage act. when he went there, listening -- he should be doing more instead of doing what he's doing.

i'm very disappointed in the president. host: republicans, (202) 748-8001. this is from the wall street journal this morning. the headline it, department of energy says the lab leak is likely the origin of covid-19. they write:

on the issue of potential arms from china to russia, a senator was on fox news sunday. here is what he had to say. >> a new poll shows 68% of americans think china is a major threat. 26% say there is some threat.

what do you make of their growing role in the middle of this conflict? >> i think china is a major threat against the united states. they are encouraging this war by working with russia. they be additional weapons to pursue the war. this is an attack on the sovereignty of a democratic state. ukraine is the front line. russia will not stop there. china is assisting that. china is a major threat against the united states. >> the washington post reports that china moves forward, it's a conflict despite warnings from the united states not to provide such support. >> china needs to know there will be consequences. we have isolated russia economically. we can do the same thing against china. china needs to understand that

they need to be on the right side of history. an attack on an independent state is a war of aggression. china should be with us. the overwhelming majority of the world speaks out. the un security council indicated a wide understanding of who was responsible for the war. china sat on the sidelines on that vote. they should be on the right side of history. host: friday marked the one-year anniversary of the war on ukraine. does that further add to the threat of a potential cold war between the u.s., russia, and now china. some reaction on social media. this tweet is from joseph:

steve says:: this one says: edit in arlington says: courtney is on the republican line calling from georgia. good morning.

caller: good morning. i have a very brief statement. ever since president trump was president, if you tried to speak to zelenskyy about was going on, to find out what joe biden's son were doing over there, they get impeached for that. you have made some kind of unlawful call. does anyone see any connection between joe biden and ukraine and china where his son could be getting money? i cannot understand how we can't

see the president has sold us to china and russia and anybody else that will give him money. that is how i do believe most people feel. i don't understand why this is been revealed enough. host: this is a headline from the hill:

kevin is in windsor, connecticut on the independent line. caller: thank you for taking my call. i think ukraine is the front line of democracy right now. people forgot that when hitler's declared war on the u.s. and pearl harbor, the ocean is not going to separate us. you've got the hitler's regime and the republican party. you've got the hitler's governor in florida taking books away. these are playbooks out of hitler's. we've got to unite this country.

that's all i have to say. host: this is from the new york times this morning, an opinion piece. ukraine and russia may be headed to a cease-fire.

were asking about the threat of

a new cold war. your thoughts on that. republicans (202) 748-8001. democrats (202) 748-8000. independents (202) 748-8002. in wisconsin that, john is on the democrats line. go ahead. caller: thanks for taking my call. i just wanted to correct the first caller who stated that biden had met with zelenskyy. he was not president of ukraine when biden took office. do your homework before you spread the disinformation. this is the problem we have trying to communicate between parties. one party gets their information solely from fox news and the other party actually reads.

please correct that. host: this is from the piece by evan. he writes: condoleezza rice was on it face the nation yesterday and talked

about what future leaders should consider about the u.s. and russia, particularly regarding ukraine. >> at this stage, foreign policy is getting talked about a fair amount. president trump criticized funding for ukraine. ron desantis said the u.s. cannot provide ukraine a blank check. they reject your point of view in many ways by saying the u.s. needs to pull back. >> i'm not going to put the words and mounds of future candidates. whoever runs for president understands the essence of this conflict. we are descending not just ukrainian independence, we are defending a rules-based system.

you cannot extinguish your neighbor. for those who say we ought to be concentrating on the endo pacific, he is telling you what he thinks about that. he is nunnally watching what is going on in ukraine it, according to our intelligence, he is considering getting in on the side of the russians. host: we have some comments from social media. this one says: this text says: bc says: greg is on the republican line in pennsylvania. hello there. caller: good morning.

the problem we have with this relationship with china and russia is when policy is made by limousine liberals who the chinese and russians do not believe. it's all fluff and no action. go back to the redline in syria. somebody has to say whatever the redline is, you do something. the caller from wisconsin a couple of calls ago said his party reads and the other listens to fox only. if people would listen to fox more often, they would get a much better mix of news than msnbc where he apparently lives. the problem is you say something and somebody violates whatever

rule you make. there must be consequences. for example, hunter's dad has said things about ukraine. put trips in ukraine. american troops. do it. we are sliding toward something that will be reversible. every action has possible negative consequences. that's just the way the world is. host: what is the follow-up to the spy balloon incident? what action should the u.s. take? caller: what specific action is we should reveal what we learned from it. although i think hunter's dad is

an off -- awful president, i support sending troops to taiwan. we are going to do. that's what has to happen. we are on track toward clear obvious negative consequences. host: this is the headline from usa today. what are tactical nuclear weapons?

the tart -- article has an illustration about start. it allows each nation to inspect the other nuclear sites 18 times per year to ensure compliance. vladimir putin said russia was purchase a fading -- suspended participation. in this part of the chart, which countries have nuclear weapons? the estimated nuclear stockpiles in terms of the overall tonnage in the world, 70,000. that i

if the average american thinks that the russians would not destroy them, they are a lunatic. as someone who answered reagan's call in 1980 to build the military and i stayed with the military until 1995 and cited rebuild and be able to do things we never thought it would be able to do, preeminent military force it is today, and for a caller to say we should put american troops there, evidently he has never done anything to serve this country, no blood, sweat, and tears, except he worked for it and got benefits for it. it is the same for these people that back a dictator. i would never back a dictator.

>> good morning. i'm suzanne maloney, vice