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the of the the breaking news a wanda step closer to pete. the pregnant confirms that have told the diplomatic delegation will head this out your radio on tuesday, and they'll sit down with their american counterparts. full check up all the tools and political assessments of ukraine. we will listen to our american counterparts, and of course we will be ready to respond. we will report back to our leaders who will make decisions regarding further steps. by the long time they've done it before realism entered the white house. as donald trump tease is an invalid, please told with an automated person. i've talked to your pin officials and i wrote off the washington shops to that let me conclude and this
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becomes difficult. the struggle is growing. amy, ukraine, the mail. but since you know, the capital warranties in cuba, no longer up to the task of moving the country, cutting those, the lens is staring down the barrel alternate street. the way lot promoteco, it's just going to 4 pm. lots of stories and lined up for you. this house, so let's get started. well, 1st up, next. all right, yeah. the kremlin has officially confirmed the most goes top, tipped them up. so good luck. ralph. along with the presidential aid will meet with a us delegation in saudi arabia on tuesday. they are expected to discuss ways to potentially result v ukraine conflict the day. they are expected to hold
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discussions with their american counterparts on tuesday, which will primarily focused on restoring the full spectrum of russian american relations. additionally, they will address preparations for possible negotiations regarding the ukranian situation and organizing a meeting between the 2 presidents. a whole on this article i found is donald cool to joins us in the studio. don't things come in sick and fost we have from so good luck, profit, or press conference on the a. did he talk about saudi arabia, which the say, well, yeah, the latest piece of news we have in connection to these upcoming negotiations that are going to take place in saudi arabia are from this press conference that was attended by both rushes for ministers or day lab rob and the serbian foreign minister, but not only bilateral relations between serbia and russia were discussed. lab real upset a lot about what we can expect from these upcoming negotiations. and one of the things that the kremlin said a little bit earlier today was that one of the main goal is going into it is to re
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establish comprehensive really relations with uh, between russia and the united states that have suffered under hostile or u. s. foreign policy for so many years. and one thing that live rob mentioned at this press conference is that one of the main goals of the negotiating team on russia side, going into these negotiations, is to listen to the other side and get past these have normal relations that have unfortunately, playing both russia and the united states for so many years as my fears, the single effect, whenever we go into negotiations upon the suggestion of our partners, as the primary goal is to listen to them. so the former president's prudent and trump during their phone conversations agreed on the need to move past the completely abnormal period and relations between these 2 great power, not a month when essentially they were not communicating at all except about some technical and humanitarian issues. the president's concurred, that dialogue needs to be resumed on all matters that can be addressed with the involvement of both russia and the u. s. navy. so this includes discussions about
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the situation in ukraine. see the middle east and several other regions around the world that are currently experiencing unrest. therefore, we will listen to our american counterpoint. and of course, we will be ready to respond. we will report back to our leaders who will make decisions regarding further steps of what i want. particularly interesting moments of this press conference was when a journalist from cnn asked black rob if russia was planning to make certain compromises. in these negotiations, specifically territorial concessions and lab. rob answered that. many, many compromises have already been made to ukraine. first of all, back when the minsk agreements were negotiated between russia and the, and germany and france and with the, the participation of ukraine. and the people's republic says, well, this was an example of russia making compromises for the ukrainian government. they also made compromises when they tried to mediate the euro. my don situation in 2014,
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before it had become an neo nazi backed crew and lab, rob talked about a whole bunch of compromises that were made for ukraine during the soviet period as well. so why would rush, i want to make more compromises when. busy they've gotten, essentially, is a neo nazi back to government that has repressed the russian language, repressed culture, russian culture in the country as well, and essentially killed his own people when the people's republic subs lugens combined, yet declared democratically independence from the euro might on government and the new ukrainian government essentially called them terrorists and launched a military offensive against these people that later democratically elected in a referendum to become part of russia. understandably, after such policies from the key of regime. and, you know, this ties into another thing that live broad spoke about at the con, at this press conference as well, the position of the european union and,
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and hold this cuz we're hearing a lot of complaints from brussels, that they're not being included in the negotiating process, but you wonder why would russia want to include the european union, the happen negotiating table when officials, like the finished president of the finished president, had to reset and unit security conference said that the a truce could be come to that would just allow europe to continue to build up its military forces and prepare for a larger conflict later on. this is exactly what the europe and powers admitted to doing with the men's protocols in 2015 a like i mentioned before that we're supposed to establish a ceasefire in the ukraine conflict, which officials later admitted were just intended to buy ukraine time. so it could build up its military and prepare for a larger conflict. and in terms of what lab rob had to say about all of this, he said that everyone responsible needs to be held accountable, aloof, known. as for the outcome of the munich conference,
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i can say the following. everyone must be held accountable for their actions when someone engages in lawlessness for many years. and when a nazi regime is arm to kill its own citizens or all while hoping to somehow slip by and hide under a nuclear umbrella that will no longer be tolerated. people must answer for their deeds that's even stated in the bible if they attempt to push for some cunning ideas about freezing the conflict while continuing to wage war as per their usual customs and habits, then why invite them at all as well. this is not for us will be me sitting with amongst others, his us counterpart, marco rubio, but do we know what the team on the american side is going to look like? well yeah, obviously we've seen marco rubio, secretary of state arrive in saudi arabia as of now, but we also heard from trump's special envoy in the middle east, steve woodcock, he said he's going to be heading over to saudi arabia with his colleagues, with this delegation. it's also rumored and reported that the national security
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advisor mike waltz, will be a member of this delegation as well. and this is all with the stated intentions from the american side to build trust with moscow and make progress towards peace. this is something that is obviously bad news for vladimir zalinski who's already making up some crazy fantasy is about a russian attack on europe. so obviously some sort of tension between russia and the united states as they finally start to break the ice and relations that have been called for many, many, many years. but based on from statements, i mean, he's not really buying that. he's clearly said that he believes that moscow is 100 percent dedicated to peace of the the process in a way or on the i see that we spoke wrong in hard offers with for
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a very extended 3 hours. they have a big, powerful machine. you understand the letter and a long time. they've done it before, but i think you'd like, i think you would like to something that would have been a big problem for us. i wouldn't say it's surprising. that's lensky is frustrated after the way that everything's played out because the key up wasn't even on the guest list for saudi arabia. meanwhile, is the lensky right now is in the united arab emirates right next door to where all of these negotiations are supposed to take place. but finally, we have a period where a us head of state is on the same page with moscow. after years of russian officials asking for peace negotiations, trying to come up to some peaceful, resolute resolution to this conflict. and you know, washington never gave them the time of day until now. and now it's time for
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vladimir zalinski to take a backseat and all of this. and with the negotiations coming up, we're gonna have to see what role ukraine is gonna find itself and, and all of this as well as what outcomes are going to come for the world in peace? well, it's definitely a stop to talk to you ton of calls from biden's policy, like you said, was on an above book with a full 360 from what we've seen over the last up for years that was actually corresponding, told me cool to join me. thanks very much i while we spoke with the full, my indian for inspection, you can well symbol he believes the russian will have a strong hand when they do find me sit down at the negotiating table. they did indeed, but ricky, and i might say surprisingly, so that equity with which this is happen rather than drum, had made it known that he wants to end this conflict. he has been saying off and on that he's been in touch with the prison who can about um, it goes on but such a way that they would be enough of this to be able to actually stage
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a meeting between the 2 sides and such of the bus, i wish to call us policy, that it is a absolutely remarkable. now that this does not means that all the problems at all, this is just the 1st step which golf has being to that must go in and it has, it has some preliminary discussions. and so, as i saw, it has a good the foreign minister labrador, and he's going to about the michael rubio, but that's not enough. now you have to sit down and start to start doing all the sewage goals, which will require a hod. they go to asian because restaurant has stuck on a very lee of the month, which it has stated for years. and he says now actually come to apply to is specialized set of effect device so much longer to be sure that a security issue just to go with these adequately protected that data with exist on meeting the bonds. and on the us side, solve the basics, the concessions,
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the already have been announced by takes it to the defense secretary, in particular by saying that it is an issue with seeing the restaurant in the united states. the europe is not on the tables. a few grand will be involved in a new boss, but there will be no needle uh, the seller said that no need to membership for you. and they will not be covered by optical type of nato, united walkable, remarkable developments that are happening on the ground to officially a rap on the 3 day unit security conference. and many of the events here appear in often days and no doubt breathing a sigh of relief. i talked to the us vp took to the stage, telling them they've got that priorities all wrong. j d fonts was that with near silence, i'm just choked. looks that's nothing compared to the meltdown he triggered in the
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conferences chapman. this order is easy to disrupt. it's easy to destroy, but it's much harder to rebuild. so let us stick to these values, let us not reinventing but focus on strengthening their consistent application. let me conclude and this becomes difficult, the idea we were joined by a punitive guess to discuss the biggest moments from munich, as well as how the west is having to adapt and compromise and, and of a changing well. when we look at the election of donald trump, it's probably europe's worst nightmare. because the over the past 3 years, they've approached the conflict in ukraine from a one dimensional perspective. i'm not allowing any room for
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a diplomatic solution. and now all of a sudden, when you have the most powerful country in the world, there are nato ally, they're probably most dependable ally, historically pulling you can complete, you turn, you have multiple voices coming from the european cox, and that you have a man like for bonds who wants peace? you have people like the germans, the european commission, who are more pro war, continuing the war, and you have a lot of countries undecided. the ticket was smart since the beginning of the conflict. it kept this relationship with ukraine and kept this relationship with russia, and it was a book car compartment wise, but that wasn't easy, but it was a huge diplomatic success and it gave a blueprint a template of how these countries should have managed the past 3 years. but then again, none of them did throughout these of 3 years, 3 years press the origin, the type ad one was called pro russian when he was probably one of the only pro
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peace guys. probably the 1st pro peace politician vocal and advocating for a diplomatic solution and he did everything he could. but unfortunately he was working against the blog that wanted to see a protracted work. of course, the indian foreign minister, a sort of mind john john carter, also taking part in the conference. gentleman, please closely listen to this comment from the indian foreign minister. that was at the time. and i'd have to say this in all honesty with the west treated democracy as a western kind of president and was busy encouraging non democratic forces and the global top it showed us. i mean, in many, many cases i can find somebody recent ones, where actually every thing that you say you value at home, you don't practice abroad when, as the us actually spread democracy, the us once installed public leaders all over the world. and you know, if you look at, during the cold war,
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in the name of the fighting communism, a do us just w installed the router a dictators in latin america and in africa and in asia. and i same thing now is uh, but happening in uh when you crane, you know, so there are no elections that a zillion fee is. uh, basically a, uh, a dictator. uh, do i do us uh, funded and armed denazi's and ukraine for more than a decade. so in the munich security conference, you know, they talked about, you know, the theme was, most people are world and i, that's what they really have to work towards. and if you look at your opinions, they just realized that the, they're just, they're vassals,
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a chinese foreign minister was the munich security conference. he, he made a few statements here. have a listen to what the chinese foreign minister had to say, please. so let me show you around audio. china and russia are 2 neighbors with a long borderline based on our mutual trust. we have built a comprehensive strategic partnership. so about china ending gas purchases from russia. i'd like to ask this if china does not buy gas from russia, what country will be able to provide them with so much gas, which is not safe? because you know, some countries tend to politicize economic and trade issues and treat them as a tool to suppress china. we'll see a new change on the term. we see the different tools being used. now we have the types of treatments we got, of course maple. so seen how child needs that to, to consolidate. you seem to know, you know, you make simple sanctions by the regards to you, the usual claim. yes, we have seen how the whole for the past couple of years now we have seen how beautifully and palos have views us as, as a piggyback on,
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on the turn of russia and using you create the ultimate test and ukrainian may. i have suggested that the top bras, ink t as needs to be cleanse, and the address was published on the telecom tunnel. the policy of the full of president portion, co watching, recently found himself sanctioned by national authorities, coordinators, when things are difficult at the front when it is necessary to unite the authorities or persecuting the opposition. i as a military man, as the mayor of boris bull and as a conscious citizen working for the victory, they do not understand what is happening in the country. perhaps the authorities are sick. the way out is to carry out a global cleansing, if the military will do it, you will not like it. meanwhile, not him. his landscape has, has a very good reason and he hasn't held elections. apparently, the people don't want to change of government. while those who have disagree with kids stones not can simply give up best citizenship. this is what's really
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where important. i'm right it. you know, to speak about the lexus. if you want, you bring us, don't want totally done to along because the freight because otherwise for the lose their military law we're law and our soldiers will come back home and put in the will occupied. all our 3rd 3 is not involved. you know, myself, it's about the future of our country. it's about for today. really. the question is to survive. the question is to save ukraine, our independence, our people, our homes, and the if somebody doesn't like they can choose and other citizenship if they want. when it comes to choosing the nova citizenship, the issue is not as easy as the landscape suggests, not because ukrainian men of conscription
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h all prohibited from leaving the country without special permission. with recruitment offices full simply sending them to the front lines. tensions on the streets, as you can see on your screen that is rising on with it, that all cases of assassination attempts, even against enlistment offices. for example, one woman blew herself up near a group of men, a tree recruits us. she and an officer died as a result of the incident. 6 others were injured. we spoke with fully ukrainian, the security saw this office of us really preserve. he said the same people who propped up there's a lot of government also exact control over the political opposition. i use the of the, of course the change of power will have a very strong impact on the rhetoric of the new government. but for that to happen, this government must 1st be changed. and here's why. you see,
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the lensky is not acting independently. the ukrainian government is just the puppets that is being pulled by strings, and those who will oppose it inside the country. they also have their own strings for maybe by the same tiers. frankly speaking, i have little faith in the potential for a military coup. the military counter intelligence pays the most serious attention to the process is taking place inside the army. ukraine's military counter intelligence is not weakening, but even strengthening its control over the military, including the army generals. they are controlled, their phones are tapped. therefore, any kind of attempts by the military towards the authorities will be immediately found out about. and i think they will be stopped very quickly and dealt with ruthlessly well the us on who k might talk about the special relationship based on co operation and aligned policies. but when it comes to reporting conflict, they now seem to be seeing you from different him sheets because as washington send
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signals and wants to wrap up the fighting over in london, the p. m. has said his nation is ready to step up and deploy troops to ukraine as part all day peace keeping mission thoughts. if any ceasefire agreement with russia is reached, the u. k is ready to play a leading role in accelerating. what on security guarantees for ukraine? but it also means being ready and willing to contribute to security guarantees to ukraine by putting our own troops on the ground if necessary. i do not say that lightly. i feel very deeply the responsibility that comes with potentially putting pretty service men and women in homes way. but any role in helping to guarantee ukraine security is helping to guarantee the security of continent and the security of this country. lead style of declaration of loyalty to creating commons at a time when the forces process him to get tensions between the allies. the ton of golf has suggest is that london is it owns with kids over the use of supplied jobs
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. and then on to tank systems with claims that ukrainian troops have been wasting the expense of missiles. and even just abandoning the weaponry on the battlefield. people criticizes cubes, full sneezing, soviet stomach tactics with huge barrels. his of missiles and dung fly to maneuver and cut the positions it right. so while the stress you could want for russia, which is wrapped up on limited production, it's tell us, given ukraine's limited supplies, native reportedly has a different approach aimed at consolidating i munition, which has become a major point of contention between the ukranian all me. and it's weston patrons. well joining me now like i'm a new form, a senior security policy. i'm listed in the office of the us secretary of defense. oh, it's nice to have your face on our will, michael? um, 1st off, let's get the stall. my aspect of this issue out of the way, do you really think it's feasible, but london would send troops,
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students think it would face all position in pon about how would people view this globally to? well, i think that there wouldn't be opposition, particularly from the united states and, and maybe even not your it's, it's what you're doing, basically is stoking a fire and, and, and creating tensions. and i think that this is something that we're trying to get to get a get away from at this moment. and that kind of rhetoric doesn't, doesn't help. so summer really is, is that in and i think is not on the same page is certainly the trump administration, but he's also trying to push and there are 2 that is, is obsolete in this that day and age and is also one that is very, very dangerous, and it really could reflect on i represent that it's a creepy form of militarism that will result in a major response. and,
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and i think it will not be very, very good response from either from russia. and i also want to get your take on this, you know, the 10 o'clock thoughts cool. i mean, i read it and what struck me when i was reading it, i was thinking, okay, so basically what best thing is, is the ukraine is losing move his weapons, but it's not because the weapons that we provide to the bad. it's because the using old so pit tactics. is that what's happening? are they trying to protect the reputation of this mighty western argument? well, the tactics are fundamentally different. the right, right, russian russian approach is massive bombardment. and ukraine clearly lacks that, that the, the, and the western system is more for the use of precision weapons for
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precise targeting. also air power at us the, the, the, the western approaches you go in with your air power to take out any tanks, artillery feel minds and, and your train really likes that and, and they, as a consequence, they've been unable to overcome the massive amounts of, of artillery that the russians have put slower, even the, the, the large areas of miami which, which in which the only way they clear minds these days it seems by the ukrainians just to run their troops across. we saw that near rod a rock warranty. that is all the many, many deaths and that's just not the way you go about it. but it, but air power would have taken care of that problem. but they say like that in terms of the use of precision weapons like, like, um, like jet and javelin it's,
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it's a very expensive weapons. and, and, and they're treating their tray to the job. one advantage tag as well as like an r t g is met for more chris size targeting rather than shooting off and garages every time they shoot it up. it's like, uh, $30000.00 a uh, around and uh, when you should have garage or those. and may or may not have to target, that's a very expensive uh, item and, and, and given the limits the limits on the fire power because they're not, they don't produce the javelin in that countries that it makes it very, very expensive. and of course in bounce the, the debt on the part of the, the, the defense that on the part of the u. k. and others because the, the ukrainians are, are either granted this money or they're, they got it on a quote loan, which will be realistically never be replaced. so because they're broke,
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which raises one other question with, with the, let's see, go in and, you know, in the statement about not being included in this us, the russian, saudi meeting, not on, on you crazy. he's quiet, he's complaining that he doesn't, that he's not being heard. well, he really doesn't have much of a leg to stand on. he doesn't have much to bring to the table. and, and, and frankly, that war is much larger than ukraine. and ukraine was just used by the western powers for a far greater effort. and that i think that's what the us and russia are going to be talking about and trying to re balance that relationship. i also quickly my quote, sorry, mike, if i could also just quickly to a ton um, to stall ms watts realistically as the u. k. all me slicing fit does test on the, on the stand,
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the brutal grinding type of french rooftop that is currently paying out in the fields at the moment, you know, but you see that's just again, they're providing what they can to show support. but the weaponry and the tactics may not necessarily jive with the realities on the ground. and i think the even the ukrainians that made that clear, they just want wholesale weapon, right? that is, that, that they, they can get very inexpensively and be able to shoot back in, in mass of form. and their tactics are totally different. as i pointed out earlier, is fundamentally a flat country up there. and it's, it's, it's a different type of warfare. and, and, and it's more open and is, and the russians fit field a far more arguments and, and are, and artillery change. and i think that this, it overwhelms whatever tactics the that the ukrainians have employed. and we've
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seen that the 1st hand on the, on the battlefield and, and they're feeling the effects of it as a concert. well, it's interesting. we have one piece, one capsule, obviously going for the piece, but not the going for was. and it was wonderful to have one to a toaster with me because it will, mike wonder if a foam, a senior security policy on this in the office of the us, secretary of defense, as always, we very much appreciate you giving us we'll insight. thank you. thank you so you well, for myself on the team here, most of it is good bye thanks for choosing out to international. and we hope to see you soon that we're all ways to hold on. one struggling to proclaim the truth and the other problem and villainy. winston churchill world war 2. the islanders now become one of.
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