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What Putin Really Wants With Ukraine - Fox News' The Rundown
It’s been roughly 30 years since the Soviet Union collapsed. Since the fall of the USSR, Russia and Ukraine have had a complicated relationship, making tensions even higher now given the possibility of Ukraine joining NATO. But could Russian control over Ukraine be the first step towards a recreation of the Russian Empire? US ambassador to Ukraine and Vice President of Russia and Europe at the United States Institute of Peace William Taylor joins the Rundown to discuss the importance of US and European support of Ukraine, the country’s recent westernization, and the consequences Russia will face if it pursues an invasion...
Garry Kasparov reacts to Russia increasing military forces - MSNBC
NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Kristen Welker, NBC Foreign Correspondent Matt Bradley, Renew Democracy Initiative Chairman Garry Kasparov, and Ambassador Bill Taylor joined Stephanie Ruhle to discuss the ongoing stand-off between Russia and Ukraine after Ukraine President Zelenskyy’s meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, and as Russia continues to increase military forces on Ukraine’s borders. “At the end of the day what we are talking about is such a big disparity between the Ukrainian military and the Russian military,” says Bradley. “Russians could take the key to capital within 48 hours.”
Navigating Ukraine, Biden offers frank assessments of unfamiliar allies in private - NBC News
President Joe Biden has for months grappled with differences within the Western alliance while navigating one of the trickiest foreign policy challenges to emerge since he took office: Russia’s threat to invade Ukraine. While administration officials and outside experts say the U.S. and its allies are more closely aligned now than even just weeks ago, Biden has riffed during private meetings about some of his counterparts involved in this crisis, according to people who have heard him use the descriptions in closed-door sessions...