ALL — ALMOST ALL OF RUSSIAN ADVANCES IN UKRAINE REMAIN STALLED, ACCORDING TO THAT OFFICIAL. >> NO, I Believe RUSSIA IS STRATEGICALLY AND OPERATIONALLY IS IN TROUBLE IN THIS SPECIAL OPERATIONS THEY CALL IT. THEY HAVEN’T MADE THE SPEED OF MOVEMENT, THEY HAVEN’T ACHIEVED THEIR OBJECTIVES. THEY DON’T HAVE THE SUSTAIN ABILITY TO KEEP PUSHING WITHOUT THESE OPERATIONAL PAUSES. THEY’RE See FOR SOMETHING. MAYBE CHINESE SUPPORT. MAYBE THE USE OF A CHEMICAL WEAPON OR MAYBE SOME KIND OF DIPLOMATIC COVER THAT Opens THEM AN OPPORTUNITY TO REORGANIZE AND DO SOMETHING LATER. SO THEY’RE IN TROUBLE. TACTICALLY, THIS BATTLE WILL BE DECIDED AND OPERATIONALLY BY THE AMOUNT OF MUNITIONS, STINGERS, JAVELINS AND OTHER THINGS THAT WE CAN HELP THE UKRAINIANS ACQUIRE. THEY NEED SUPPORT. AND THEY NEED IS VERY BADLY. THE BATTLE FOR UKRAINE IS HANGING IN THE BALANCE REALLY. IF WE COULD GET ENOUGH IN THERE, THEY’RE PUSH THE RUSSIANS OUT. IT WILL BE A TREMENDOUS WIN FOR THE WEST AND IT WILL BE A REAL FAILURE FOR PUTIN IF WE CAN’T GET IT IN THERE, THIS SLOW GRIND COULD CONTINUE AND YOU’LL SEE MORE MARIUPOLS. >> SHAWN, WHAT ABOUT THAT REQUEST FOR MILITARY AND ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE FROM CHINA. SO THE KREMLIN IS ASKING KLINE FOR HELP. IS THAT IN CHINA’S BEST INTEREST? ARE THEY GOING TO DO THAT? >> WELL, YOU IT IS A GOOD POINT. I Ponder AT THE OUTSET, WE ALL BELIEVE THAT RUSSIA WOULD HAVE A MUCH EASIER TIME OVERWHELMING THE UKRAINIAN FORCES AN THEY SENT A MESSAGE THEY’RE GOING TO STAND AND FIGHT AND THEY’VE DONE SO BRAVELY AND SO I THINK WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE IS THE COMBINATION OF THE CRIPPLING SANCTIONS AN THE UKRAINIANS RESILIENCE HAS PUT PUTIN IN A DESPERATE SITUATION. HE’S “re running out of” Source AND ISOLATE AND UP AGAINST A WALL AND I’M NOT SURPRISED THAT HE’S REACHING OUT TO CHINA. BUT TO YOUR QUESTION, I DON’T Judge IT IS IN CHINA’S INTEREST TO GO BEYOND WHAT THEY’VE ALREADY BEEN DOING AND SO FAR THEY ARE AMPLIFYING RUSSIA’S MISINFORMATION.I THINK THAT THEY UNDERSTAND THAT THAT IS PROBABLY AS FAR AS THEY CAN GO BECAUSE IF THEY WERE TO HELP RUSSIA DIPLOMATICALLY OR RUSSIA ECONOMICALLY OR MILITARILY, THE COST THAT THEY WOULD PAY IN TERMS OF THEIR OWN ECONOMY WOULD SIMPLY DOO GREAT. SO I Foresee THAT THAT IS A Discourse THAT WILL SORT OF HAPPEN, BUT IT WILL Descend AWAY BECAUSE CHINA IS NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING THAT IS NOT IN CHINA’S BEST INTEREST. >> GENERAL, ON THE ATTACK ON THIS MILITARY BASE JUST WEST OF LVIV ON SUNDAY, A DOZEN MILES OR SO FROM THE POLISH BORDER. OF COURSE POLAND BEING A NATO MEMBER. THIS WASN’T A HOSPITAL, IT WASN’T A SCHOOL, IT WASN’T A GROCERY STORE AS WE’VE SEEN IN SOME OF THE CENTERS OF THE CITY. THIS IS A MILITARY BASE. BUT DO YOU SEE THAT PRIMARILY AS A PROVOCATION, OF TRYING TO PROVOKE POLAND AND NATO? >> NO, I Accompany IT AS A DEFENSIVE MOVE BY THE RUSSIANS.KNOWING THEY’RE IN TROUBLE BECAUSE THIS BASE APPARENTLY WAS BEING USED TO FUNNEL IN INTERNATIONAL PERSONNEL. AND SO THEY KILLED A NUMBER OF THESE PEOPLE. AND IT IS AN Act TO PREVENT THEM BEING REINFORCED FROM OUTSIDE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE. SO I’M SURE THE UKRAINIANS HAVE TAKEN MEASURES FOR THAT. AND THE RUSSIANS MONITORED AND PICKED IT UP AND THEY STRUCK. AND I Consider IT WAS COINCIDENTAL DUE TO ITS LOCATION BUT ON THE THE OTHER HAND, THE RUSSIANS ARE HAPPY TO TRY TO INTIMIDATE NATO AND KEEP NATO OFF BALANCE AND DEFENSIVE.SO IN THAT RESPECT, IT WASN’T A MISTAKE. BUT THAT WASN’T THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE STRIKE. IN MY VIEW. >> SEAN, WE HAVE HEARD THE NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER JAKE SULLIVAN BEGIN TO TALK ABOUT THE WORST CASE SCENARIO THAT EVERYBODY IS RELUCTANT TO TALK ABOUT WHICH IS A NUCLEAR CONFRONTATION. SO LET ME JUST PLAY FOR YOU WHAT HE SAID YESTERDAY. >> THE ESCALATION RISK WITH A NUCLEAR POWER IS SEVERE. AND IT IS A DIFFERENT KIND OF CONFLICT THAN OTHER CONFLICTS THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAVE SEEN OVER THE YEARS. AS THINGS STAND TODAY, THE UNITED Mood HAS NOT ADJUSTED OUR NUCLEAR POSTURE. BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE MONITOR DAY BY DAY, HOUR-BY-HOUR BECAUSE IT IS A PARAMOUNT PRIORITY TO THE PRESIDENT. >> WHAT HAPPENS IF VLADIMIR PUTIN GOES NUCLEAR? >> WELL, I Belief IF THAT HAPPENS, THEN IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE ALL NEED TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT. LOOK, THERE IS NO Uncertainty HERE THAT VLADIMIR PUTIN’S EGO HAS BEEN BRUISED.THE DISINFORMATION WAR HAS NOT GONE AS HE ANTICIPATED. CERTAINLY HE’S NOT DOING As well MILITARILY AS HE ANTICIPATE AND AS THIS GRINDS ON AN HE CONTINUES TO HAVE FAILURES, SOME OF THE FAILURES THAT GENERAL CLARK TALKED ABOUT, HIS DESPERATION, IT IS Vanishing TO BE AMPLIFIED. AND SO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO IS MAKE SURE THAT BOTH HERE IN THE UNITED Government, BUT Likewise ACROSS THE World community, THAT WE LAY OUT CLEAR AND CONCLUSIVE GUIDELINES FOR WHAT Mean IF VLADIMIR PUTIN CROSSES THAT RED LINE.AND TO BE REALLY CLEAR, IT IS NOT JUST ABOUT WHAT The united states Nation DOES. WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER WITH THE World community AND SPEAK IN ONE VOICE AND BE VERY CLEAR THAT THERE WILL BE A QUICK AND SWIFT REACTION SHOULD VLADIMIR PUTIN MOVE FORWARD AND WE NEED TO SEND THAT MESSAGE RIGHT NOW SO THAT HE’S DISCOURAGED IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY. BUT AS WE.
