it is just like russia russia russia which turned out to be a hoax, just like impeachment hoax numberhment hoax number 2, the mueller report, it is all a bit hoax. laura: this seems to be there way of trying to prevent you from running in 2024, part of the same thing. do you think your nominees for the court are going to uphold your claim of executive privilege in this case? >> i hope they do but i tell you the biggest loser would be biden because if it ever changes and i think it will, then he won't be able to use it with respect to hunter and all of the things going on that are so terrible so i would think he would want to see this upheld frankly. it is important for him. honestly i have nothing to hide. i wasn't involved in that and if you look at my words and what i said in this speech they were extremely calming but i would think the democrats would like to see and secretly they would like to see it upheld. laura: finally your book is already a massive bestseller, 120,000 copies and flying off your website. why did you decide to write this now and was there anything you didn't pu

russia. ~' , , ., j, russia. i think yesterday's rulina russia. i think yesterday's ruling means _ russia. yesterday's ruling means that - russia. i think yesterday's ruling means that the - russia. i think yesterday'sl ruling means that the state intends to be fully in control of the debate and how discussions of history, the soviet union, repression and the like and people who don't conform to the state's view, it means they need to keep their discussions to the kitchen, just like it was 35 years ago. it means there is no more tolerance for diversion from the state's effective of history, and with the lawsuit against memorial�*s sister organisation, the prosecutors are trying to, what the authorities are trying to do is reallyjust authorities are trying to do is really just silence any authorities are trying to do is reallyjust silence any kind of criticism or defence against human rights abuses in today's russia. ., ., _ , human rights abuses in today's russia. ., ., _ russia. that obviously is a very clear _ russia. that obviously is a very clear distinction. - russia. that obviously is

russia. the russia line from china to europe is the least used and least effective. china is not doing anything at all the help with regional development in russia. the successes involved chinese companies bringing in their own labor and the russians are left with the environmental damage. there has been a lot of hype about alternative payment systems, digital currencies. russia has been paying a lot to get rid of dollars. their holdings of u.s. debt are down to about $6 billion. china is still second to japan at over $1.2 trillion. in october the chinese bought another $18 billion of u.s. debt they are not getting rid of the dollar. mutual trade in the dollar is almost nonexistent. both countries have their own alternatives to swift. they do not have a joint alternative. one chinese bank has joined the russian system. history does not end. there is a lot of back story to this relationship. russians now have a favorable view of the chinese as long as they stay in china. the chinese rank with the gypsies as the two groups that should not be allowed to live in russia. these maps show the relationships very nicely. the amount of territory china has

russia's national interest. first of all, russia does not have the resources to maintain massive swaths of territory and people in ukraine for a long period of time. secondly, russiaterested in massive, new, political and economic sanctions by the united states, by america's transatlantic allies, and other national partners -- international partners. russia's economy is not in great shape as it is. an economic threat of that magnitude is not in russia's national interest. thirdly, unlike crimea, which has a predominantly ethnically russian population, and where people supported russia all along, unlike crimea, most other territories of ukraine are not as enthusiastic about the russian state. russia would find more opposition thereto its presence. all of that being said, the kremlin understands that full well. what moscow is concerned about is the increase in western military presence, an increase in military collaboration between ukraine and the united states on one hand and ukraine and various european capitals on the other hand. moscow is also concerned about the use of new military systems and technologies such as the drones that have been in use in ukraine in

russia. she took over 'ust reproached russia. she took over just after— reproached russia. k she's moved back into the atlantic alliance at the same — back into the atlantic alliance at the same time she opposed the extension— the same time she opposed the extension of nato to the ukraine. she flew— extension of nato to the ukraine. she flew to... if you remember, to try and _ she flew to... if you remember, to try and settle these situations in 2015. _ try and settle these situations in 2015. equally, she was presented with nordstream. it's interesting that she — with nordstream. it's interesting that she is presented by it by her predecessor who came from the new chancellor— predecessor who came from the new chancellor pause my party. —— chancellor's party. to push the project — chancellor's party. to push the project and push the whole system russia _ project and push the whole system russia is— project and push the whole system russia is using to extend the control— russia is using to extend the control over europe. time will tell whether— control over europe. time will

russia. and the in russia is in russia's military rings, which she call me as a strategic football outpost. so after that, after 20147 years have passed, and the russia, despite all of its efforts, has not been able to change the calculus, changed the equation in its favor in the ukraine. ukraine is getting closer and closer to the width. so the ex, like what we saw in april, which was a similar situation when the western western intelligence sources reported that russian troops were messing along. the crazy borders were sounding alarm bell alarms. and nothing happened after that. geneva, after the geneva talks between by them and in switzerland. all right, so let's get with him is using these pressure points to, to get some confessions is not interested in a full scale war you created, which will be kept us traffic for us. let's put some of that to elects they had and then russia last ukraine in 2014 your response to that. yes. and also ukraine. why? because which is that neutral you create before 2014 majority of ukrainians believed in our french friendship partnership with russia. support

and maxine, i mean, what in russia for russia, from russia's perspective, what would a pan european security structure look like? because the russians have offered it over the last 20 years, a number of times can you explain? can you explain to me with a security would look like i think 1st and foremost, it would be a european security order with russia. secondly, a respectful of russia's national interest and security concerns. and that expanding need to both soviet state outside holdings for crane georgia and will go and bowers, in particular, are the, obviously some of the red lines and moscow all this. and we'll have always looking at them as you know, anything on that is i think, must a negotiated is open to these negotiations. just general that these things don't matter. but if you look at it, and again here in law school, i can see there's a lot of the sense that whatever you do, it's for a lot of interest. that could be the case. but also the could be the case that the american political lead us law strategic for cyber. any the deed in their interest to make, to contain china and rus

abandoned crimea, it would have, she has domestic full out, both among putting loyalists in russia and in russia's, in russia's military ranks of which you see me as a strategic football outpost. so after that, after 20147 years have passed, and the russia, despite all of its efforts, has not been able to change the calculus, changed the equation in its favor and ukraine. ukraine is getting closer and closer to the west. so these acts like what we saw in april, which was a similar situation when the western western intelligence sources reported that russian troops were amassing along you crazy borders were sounding alarm bell alarms and nothing happened after that. geneva. so after the geneva talks between biden puts in, in switzerland. all right, so let's. 1 get which in is using these pressure points to, to get some concessions is not interested in a full scale war in ukraine, which will be catastrophic for rush. let's put some of that to national ukraine. why? because which is decked neutral. you create before 2014 majority of ukrainians believed in our french friendship and partnership with russia. support

and what the united states and allies are complaining about a russian meant, in spite of russia, russia, in russia. i mean, that's where they're supposed to be the, it's on the other hand, it's sending their soldiers out all the way across the ocean, thousands of miles and when are there another m a here and you know, projecting is our course globally as well. yeah, but yeah, i mean it's, it's, it's a complete upstream. yeah. think about it that i ever, walter, i had the jump in here. we have to go to a hard break that for that hard break. we'll continue our discussion on ukraine. stay with our team. ah, ah 100 mic no, no borders and just like to tease and you as a merge we don't have with the we don't on the back seat. the whole world needs to take action and be ready. people are judgment. 2 common crisis with we can do better, we should be better. everyone is contributing each in their own way, but we also know that this crisis will not go on forever. the challenge is great to which funds has been massive. so many good people are helping us. it makes us feel very proud that we are in it together

russia, russia, russia, something else. it was exactly the opposite.hey came up to me and apologized. right? [applause] because we have to make the distinction between leadership and the door kickers. the guys that carry the guns. by the way, one of them a lady carrying a gun. they get it. they are more ashamed than we all are of what has happen to the leadership. but it's the lawyers, and, the guys at the top that have never touched a gun that have managed to infiltrate all aspects of our government, of our institutions. they are the ones that are controlled by the left. that's because we have allowed it to happen. right? that's why watching a group like this here means so much to me. it is what i got my butt on a plane and flew to the west coast to speak for half an hour only to fly back. [cheering] because we are the front line of freedom. [cheering] we are the front line of liberty. [cheering] and if we band together, we can take on these institutions. but we've got to do it together. ok? that is where we have gone wrong for a long time. if you hav

let me ask you, and maxine, i mean, what in russia for russia, from russia's perspective, what would a pan european security structure look like? because the russians have offered it over the last 20 years, a number of times. can you explain? can you explain to me with a leon, security would look like 1st and foremost, it would be your duty or russia happily would be your orders respectful of russia, national interest and security concerns. and that extending nature to most soviet state outside holdings, crane, georgia, and others in particular are the, obviously some of the red lines and must always and will have all looking at them as for anything other than that, i think must again, again, negotiated to be just that these things don't matter, but if you're looking at it and again, here in moscow, i could see there's a lot of the sense that whatever us do or some medical or could you monitor interest medication. but also that could be the case that the american political lead, last strategic force 5, any indeed and their interest to me in china and russia is anything about them or a

russia continues to be demonized as the aggressor. our cooperation with ukraine is defensive. it's not in the way it's set to russia, the aggressor, hey, it's russia. this is days ago, russia even pulled back its troops from the ukraine border following drills there, which could have been seen as another olive branch from russia to see western leaders, but still bugs from data calling russia the aggressive do you need? it's been saying for weeks now, the 100000 russian soldiers were lighting the border to invade ukraine. even the u . s. media was saying, a 175000 tons out. it was 10000 soldiers doing drills near the border. do you think now we can actually expect any of these accusations to stop while one would hope it, but little me to a positive direction as yet fear mongering. the me the media, is it a all time high? they send full scale invasion talks. folks have another cuban missile crisis that continues to be a favorite topic. and there was still cause for sanctions on russia. that was, that was, we're not sure because why she didn't seem to have done anything at the moment. anyway. sanctions on russia, sorry, one on a list from sepa for us

let me ask you, maxine, i mean, what in russia for russia, from russia's perspective, what would a pan european security structure look like? because the russians have offered it over the last 20 years. a number of times. can you explain? can you explain to where we were you, what a leon security would look like. letting 1st and foremost it would be a european security order with russia. handley, it would be a subtle of rushes, national interest and security concerns. and that expanding need to both soviet state, outside holdings for crane georgia. and we'll go bowers in particular, are obviously some of the red lines and must go always and we'll have always looking at them as full community. anything other than that is, i think, must a negotiated is open to these negotiations. just can't tell that these things don't matter. but if you look at it again here in moscow, i can see there's a lot of the sense that whatever you do, it's for a lot of teachers that could meet again. but also that could be the case that the american political lead has lost strategic force fire any the indeed in

russia wants to invade it, it has all the necessary military assets in place. we are all very well aware of russia's choosing to escalate and raising the stakes considerably. on russia's written proposal, i believe fight sheds light on expectations. this proposal signals that a scenario that is dependent on the progress of the security guarantees. it makes perfect sense for russia, intimidating ukraine has been instrumental to engage the u.s. and west what russia calls a more just international security order. it implies sovereignty in the soviet space. the security guarantees that russia's demands include decisions that ukraine and georgia will become nato members and u.s. and other nato member states not a strike on states neighboring russia. this is how we see the russia's reading of the comprehensive and indivisible security. this is contrary to what the democratic systems are based on an the principal being freedom of strategic choice of each seven nation. now the notion of a security guarantee, if rejected, russia is likely to embed the sentiment into its foreign and domestic discourse. it is to have this proposal at least partially accepted. the west will elabo

russia's borders. as an existential threat, nato argues that it's peaceful but right then the u. s. military doctorate. russia is referred to as an adversary. the close of that nato and u. s. troops and tags and missiles moved to russia, the more unpredictable the game gets, which is why putin has said he's red line. nato states commit themselves to refrain from any further enlargement of nato, including the accession of ukraine, as well as other states. not that nato thinks much of russia's concerns. not long ago, secretary general stockton berg announced that roger has no vito, no sane nato operations and no right to any sort of security. buffalo sphere of influence, which sets us back all the way to square one. at the nip, it is moderate. this is not an attempt to revise the post cold war order. it's a response to western expansion which has been conducted in a hostile manner. be the gist of the proposal that, that the u. s. nato and russia have a requirement for security as essential as food or water that they must all equally respect. nato has received the proposals and says that a little discuss them amongst themselves and with input from ukraine. that there isn't much cause for optimism. russ's requests of lar

russia right now is more inclined to look east at present. the primary meaning of that of that deal is that mongolian, russia are building relationships which once established may take priority over former relationships. other russia had, with europe. russia basically demonstrating that there are other markets into which they can so natural gas and other energy products. not another story to bring you there has been a surprising twist in the migrant. stunned off on the bellow roost poland border. a polish border soldier has not affected to belarus on request and political asylum ortiz ilia. katrinka can tell us more. so when the de facto was talking to the bell, russian media, he said that he was 100 percent. sure, that war saw is now going to try and portray him as a traitor and also a very bad man. and when he was asked the question, by doing so, do the polish officials want to draw attention away from the crisis on the ballroom? poland border? his answer was obvious. the yes, the former soldier also said that he pretty much couldn't stand what was happening at the border where for months now, plenty of microns and refugees have been trying to cross into the e u. the most serious accusation that we heard from th

russia to maintain it. sir. uni paula dream. an acer, as your money, especially in europe. imagine if russia there will be a reset with russia between united states and russia and do the sward. i low the europeans, ste 2 or so do a reset. you have russia and to a better relations, especially germany and france. and we will be no rationale for nate to or to exist. and her defacto herb, the americans who lose in terms of herb ha, money in europe. this is why are they reject this approach and are or so, or as long as there is no accepted a geopolitical old or if they cannot be any or a negotiations or new treaties because or united states on it's a clause euro atlantis and i still think they can win against russia, they can or in the future, or maybe provo, dream changer in x, u. s. s or countries on finally in russia to impose a westernization, that's the object chief and of course, so rush ice trying to to put is, oh no reads lines. or if i can jump in, if i can jump in, i do apologize. i mean, you're racing, some pretty interesting geopolitical points here. it's, it's almost like you're talking from a big new brzezinski, a g

russia. but basically, russia cannot allow this to continue because this is, there is an existential right. the russia becomes, not the cynicism stinks, but i haven't because this has nothing really to do with nato, doesn't i'm sorry with ukraine, doesn't ukraine is not really not particularly concerned one way or another. it's a ukraine. it's a cudgel in. the problem is it's been built up in the u. s. media, this russian invasion that's meant to happen, according to intelligence sources and january both sides, both democrat and republican of kind of bought into this narrative. so that might hamper any efforts by biting ministration to want to be seen as the piece savior and come and do some interim deal. there's going to be pressure on from democrats, not to do that to be more aggressive. and you know what the republicans are. are aiming for on this, they want to see more attention ratchet it up. so because that's good for the military industrial complex. so it's a, it's not a good situation politically this week, the week administration that you have in the white house now is not good at all for thi

russia, russia has hardened its position. now is it going to be softer because it knows it has more power under this agreement or is it going to get harder? >> russia it sees it cannot go anywhere. the issue of ukraine is seen as an existential threat. if american weapons are in ukraine, that is considered unacceptable. they are not going to enter any pressure on this area. the first rule of economic sanctions, if it is too harsh, the one who sections builder without you. that is what we see with russia and china. that is what this summit was about. they are seeking a new economic architecture and that will have three pillars. the first is the industries in which they are seeking preparation, high-tech industries, in order not to be reliant on american digital platforms. also for the russians, not to be dependent on exporting energy to the europeans. the second pillar would be the transportation corridor stared -- corridor was. -- corridors. russia is more modest but also developing his arctic corridor in partnership with china as well as other initiatives. the last would be this financial architecture, which means russia and china should stop usin

russia back into the fold? yes, but i don't think russia wants - russia back into the fold? oad map, as you said, in the minsk agreement, they can withdraw all russian forces backin they can withdraw all russian forces back in ukraine. so it's reallyjust moving those forces out back into russia that'll certainly help confidence. that'll help them pay as much attention is when russia threatens ukraine again. the point jake sullivan _ threatens ukraine again. the point jake sullivan made _ threatens ukraine again. the point jake sullivan made in _ threatens ukraine again. the point jake sullivan made in the - threatens ukraine again. the point jake sullivan made in the last - threatens ukraine again. the point jake sullivan made in the last hour was that if there was an invasion, than obviously the us would be magnifying its presence in eastern europe, on the borders of poland and romania. do you think if the russian troop deployment on the ukrainian border remains they are in the new year and grows border remains they are in the new yearand grows in border remains they are in

russia. while policymakers explicitly identify nato membership for ukraine and georgia as redlined, numerous also -- you must also note that russia's central concern is the western military forces and capabilities on or around russia's borders, which includes nato and u.s. military infrastructure. russia's political and military leaders are concerned that nato and u.s. military forces could eventually place long-range precision strike missiles nearby, especially in the black sea region, which could threaten moscow. russian policymakers cite these vectors as an attempt to encircle russia, while seemingly ignoring the role that aggressive russian policies played in the region. in particular, russia has improved and increased the military posture in the western strategic direction, which includes ukraine and the black sea region. russian leaders do not appear to have acknowledged this change as a reason for increased attention moreover, -- increased tension. moreover, they have increased concern on the aspiration to join nato even though the aspirations are not new, and the perceived -- by ukraine by russian interpretation and negotiate on the political status of russian backed entities. these concerns, which again hav

russia's perspective. because obviously there are a great, a cultural, linguistic, historical connections between russia and ukraine. but more seriously, the more that nato has embedded itself into your brain, the more russians feel very, very anxious about. they chose ultimate intentions here. and so what russia has done with these 2 documents is gone back to the helsinki final act of $975.00, and it's gone back to the $997.00 nato russia foundation document and said, look how the security of europe is indivisible. is it in black and white in the helsinki final act, which means that no country group of countries can enhance the own security at the expense of someone else's security. and so nato that says, well, we can do whatever we like. we can expand wherever we want. we can allow the entry of any country that we feel like because it's in our charter, that is something, you know, that is a unilateral step and it's something that is clearly threatening to russia. and so what russia saying, ok, now we say, well you to pledge that you will not expand any further, you know, you will not invite, didn't you members the model, you will not do anything that threatens our security. you're not going to conduct military exercises neighboring countries, you know, going to set up military bases in the n

development economist had told us the wes should review their policies on russia. crane is an important neighbor of russia. russia is the most important, maybe a few grain. so that relationship is actually clearly quite important. as for these 2 countries and also for europe, it is unfortunately sort of the, for the point of tension and friction between the us and made so interests on the one hand. and then the 2 political interests of, of russia on the other. whereby we have to keep in mind that it's been really nato that has constantly moved eastwards since 1990. it seems that the russian position and certainly in terms of the economics of it has actually strengthened. and of course, also in those days, the sanctions imposed on russia have strengthened the russian economy because thanks these restrictions, russia is actually developed, it's domestic economy more and expanded as a k. so sort of in port substitution of that 60 b, the long term beneficial for russia. so what we see that russia seems to be getting stronger and stronger in all this. so i think the west should just to review that policies the future

russia. russia isn't friendly delma sexual either. but there wasn't such a big hu, about the 2018 local containers have. i bought it for these mission. my employees is a listen, this brought it up. why do we point to our finger at guitar and not so much at, let's say russia human rights issues on many levels plus and invaded neighboring ukraine. and what about the usa? one of the $32026.00 world cup hosts a country where the death penalty still exists. is it what mark calls, western arrogance, possibly even bordering on racism? is this about double standards or does it have more to do with the fact that katara abuse has so many? right, so blatantly one of the main reasons for international concern about the world cup is how many people had to suffer and die to make it happen. katara is mainly a desert, but soon it will be a desert with a tightly modern welcome stadiums to its name. in addition to a dozen of other major projects, including a new airport roads, public transport, hotels and an entire new city that will host a well kept final. but it's how all this was built, that rates a lot of eyebrows internationally. british newspaper, the guardian claimed that 6500 migrant workers have died in katara. most of them employed on well cub related infrastruc

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russia. russia isn't friendly to almost sexual either, but there wasn't such a big issue about the 2018 local defendants have. i bought it from michigan. my employee is a live on the brought it up. why do we point to our finger at guitar at? not so much at, let's say russia human rights issues on many levels plus and invaded neighboring ukraine. and what about the u. s. a. one of the 32026 world cup hosts a country where the death penalty still exists. is it what mark calls, western arrogance, possibly even bordering on racism? is this about double standards or does it have more to do with the fact that guitar abuse has so many? right, so blatantly one of the main reasons for international concern about the world cup is how many people had to suffer and died to make it happen. katara is mainly a desert, but soon it will be a desert with a tightly modern welcome stadiums to its name. in addition to a dozen of other major projects, including a new airport roads, public transport, hotels and an entire new city that will host a well kept final. but it's how all this was built that race a lot of eyebrows internationally. british newspaper, the guardian claimed that 6500 migrant workers have died in katara. most of them employed on well cub related infrastruct

russia right now is very adamant that there be no accession to the european union, and russia will do what it takes no matter what to prevent that, but the picture that is bigger, russias demanding security guarantees, the entirety of the eastern flank of nato, and russia is demanding that right now very adamantly. right now, the situation has come to the forefront. it is very complicated. basically, the russian military had plans enacted more than 10 years ago to build up the russian military for the possibility of a big war in europe in the 1920's, so now according to plan, russia is more or less ready, though the kind of date of war was about 24, 25, but anyway, now we are ready. that is what putin and his generals said yesterday at this big meeting in moscow. right now, russia has an advantage with hyperspeed missiles, and russia would like to use that advantage to get political concessions. >> how do you explain the fact that the russians still -- or at least the top priority for them now is a ban on ukraine entering nato? we know that from 2014, nato has never shown any genuine appetite to have ukraine on board. >> what they have said, i think from the kremlin's

russia's fit of influence? whoa, russia believes that ukraine as well as there were rules, are part of the old great historical russia. and that they should not join western alliances because in the n, n a, the ship re unite with russia proper to a greater russia put, wrote about that. the simplest published this summer, and i know that not only put in but many in the russian ruling, we believe that this so, but there are also some kind of some very concrete security concerns. and by puts in personally, because it's an old idea from the, from the time of the euro. miss, our crisis of the eighty's and american pershing to massage were deployed. and land based cruise missiles were deployed in europe. that the west, the united states are planning, decapitating, 1st blow to destroy the russian political, military leadership. and so that the russian military can be organ well organized for a reply attack. and that's what he was talking about of these minutes of how quickly the missiles can reach mars, who it means he's talking about himself that he may be taught. he's the main target, and that's what the russian general s

indeed russia intervened militarily and re, incorporates within russia, the dom boss, then essentially nature will be consolidated. nature will be able to impose it struck only in sanctions on russia, russia, out of the swift financial transaction system. and what would just be for the east was out of the west altogether. i think there's a calculation that the problem that they do has is that if indeed such a scenario plays out, they don't will be shown to them a time yet because they to the what is what is done is an issue also guarantees that was really just pay for point money, right? you know, the baltic states were under the impression that they were being given actual money, the actual guarantees of security. the suddenly it got are going to be realizing in the way, does anyone really believe nato's ready to go to war? to nuclear war fall is stony or listen, wait here for me, i mean, you know and song, so that was, i think the name to blah, which is what is been going on. these is empty. guarantees that has been issuing like so much candy will be shown to be absolutely ridiculous because they don't know they isn't going to be able to go on behalf of these tiny stage as on it

russia in next crimea. because russia in a way justifiably believed that had not taken those steps in crimea. the black she fleet, that is so central and so strategic to russia is military plans in the black sea area would have been asked to leave. and then russia fear that the western leave is, would be invited into to be waste there. so for russia, it was a way, knowing that it kept the last ukraine in 2014. it was a way to at least save crimea as a host of its black c fleet. and also to save faith in moscow itself because had russia abandoned crimea, it would have, she has domestic full out both among poachers loyalists in russia and in rushes in rushes, military ranks of which she called me as a strategic football outpost. so after that, after 20147 years have passed, and the russia, despite all of its efforts, has not been able to change the calculus, change the equation in its favor and ukraine. ukraine is getting closer and closer to the width. so the ex, like what we saw in april, which was a similar situation when the western western intelligence sources reported that russian troops were messing along ukraine borders were sounding alarm bell alarms.

if you train attacks or otherwise provokes russia, russia will respond. but the notion of russia just starting a war of aggression against ukraine, out of the blue, is ludicrous, and nato knows this. we need to put this in the perspective of where nato and the u . s. is right now, under the trump administration, the relationship between the united states, nato, was a very strange one and it didn't get any better under bye. and nato right now is looking for relevance and looking to reassemble a semblance of substance. they can pick the only target they have right now, which is russia, there's nothing nato can do to stand up to it. so why is natal provoking russia? it's simply doesn't make any sense. ma ma says it's western states and not russia had a fighting to provide on says on the case of criminal critic, collecting a family that off to global chemical weapons, watchdog, the apc, debbie criticized mosca. the russian federation has not provided information sufficient to answer the doubts and concerns raised into questions submitted by 45 states passes. we urge the russian feder

russia. sorry to interrupt you but that is — russia. sorry to interrupt you but that is one _ russia. sorry to interrupt you but that is one of the - russia. sorry to interrupt you | but that is one of the concerns that ukraine has, isn't it. that possibly because of germany, it is not necessarily that clear, there is a resistance to providing them with all to look —— military to look after themselves. with all to look -- military to look after themselves.- with all to look -- military to look after themselves. when i was in the _ look after themselves. when i was in the pentagon _ look after themselves. when i was in the pentagon in - look after themselves. when i was in the pentagon in 2014 l was in the pentagon in 2014 when russia invaded and all the way through 2015 when they were still fighting in ukraine, the one thing we learned as an international community is that russia needs to be told in advance what the consequences are in order to limit or reduce the likelihood that they will continue with their aggression. as we did find if we spell back consequences in advance it was mo