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Since world war ii. >> erin, thank you. ambassador, in spite of these stories and the heartbreak that all of us feel that the international community is so angry about whats going on, there are a lot of people in ukraine and fighting for ukraine who say im not sure you still get it -- we need to do something now. i want to play for you what the former u.s. ambassador to russia, michael mcfaul, had to say about that. >> this is the worst war since world war ii. what putin is doing today mirrors w...

You get the sense something extraordinary, something huge is happening in the world thats an emergency. in russia, its normal. the sort of the tone of the news is just regular and, you know, the newscasts are five minutes long and then they go to reassuring the population that russia has a plan for dealing with the effects of anti-russian sanctions unmotivated anti-russian sanctions and the economy will be fine. >> so, talk about putins anti-modernism, a man who is not exactly sure if hes stuck ...

Approach this as an elected official and as someone whose family is so closely connected? >> sure. and what i would say is obviously this is personal to me because of that family heritage and connection, but its also deeply personal to me and should be personal to everyone, because we should all be students of history and we should all know what this looks like, and this definitely looks like 1939. im also a military veteran, my father is as well. he called me today just after zelenskyy spoke, a...

To change? no, i think it doesnt, actually- i— to change? no, i think it doesnt, actually- i am _ to change? no, i think it doesnt, actually. i am going _ to change? no, i think it doesnt, actually. i am going to _ to change? no, i think it doesnt, actually. i am going to say - to change? no, i think it doesnt, actually. i am going to say the . to change? no, i think it doesnt, i actually. i am going to say the very opposite. what has happened is there has been a remarkable unity. not only san...

That they could do to try to stop this war? well, i think its clear that we all need to do more. however, that said, this is a very complex security environment in which we are trying to deter and defend nato space, which we have an obligation to do, and president biden has clearly said that the article five commitment to the defence of nato is ironclad, well defend every single inch of nato territory. now, ukraine is not a nato member, and we are very cognisant of the escalation risks, given th...

>> one thing that president zelenskyy has been absolutely consistent in his calling for a no fly zone over ukraine, part of an attempt to reduce the number of civilian casualties weve been seeing. do you understand why the west, why nato has proved so reluctant to institute the no fly zone in they constantly suggest that if nato and russia were to come into any form of conflict we would be looking at not just war in ukraine but a third world war. >> look, we are in third war world. please have n...

That the battles of -- were even more ferocious than the battles of vietnam. remember, world war ii started in europe in 1939. the united states did not get into world war ii, despite the mythology, until 1941, two years later. and we did not declare war on germany -- so, germany declared war on us. germany -- there was not a reading of the news of pearl harbor and then say, okay, we are declaring war on germany. it took several days. theres an old saying misattributed to churchill, that you can...

It. >> there have been a number of comparisons to world war ii, whether 1939 or the attacks that were seeing. i wonder as you look at -- you talk about the human tarin needs, we look at efforts to have humanitarian corridors which have not worked out well in the last several days, but they seem to be funneling people to the center of the country. does that concern you at all? >> the most important thing is that people should not be under besiege. they dont have electricity, they dont have heat, ...

Ukraine. they are coming from our america, from our people that have gone unheeded by this administration. the humanitarian crisis, that will take global support. >> ari: its amazing to see the good in people. the humanitarian response from around the world. i know israel is involved. they are bringing medicine to people who have fled. the nation of hungry, the nation to the south of slovakia, they have taken in the second largest number. there is a slim border between hungary and ukraine. thats...

Given he even beforehand every diplomatic out for him to take. so i dont see how you trust the guy. look, not only are we looking at the migs but also im one thats -- close the skies and i think that president zelenskyy talked about is getting the s-300s and finding them because they go higher and from my viewpoint of what i have learned, is that not only can they shoot down some of those planes high, they can also shoot down some of the missiles that may be fired down on the people thats killin...