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Our viewers to understand the definition here, the u.n. defines genocide as acts committed with intent to destroy in whole or in part a national et ethnical, racial or religious group. jake sullivan down played the significance of the label genocide. he wouldnt come out and call it that. do you think this is genocide, and do you think the administration should be more forthful and call it that? >> well, certainly the administration has been very, very clear about it being a war crime. all of our...

Dotted ts are crossed that these are war crimes committed and it is genocide. >> but its interesting, because president biden came out and called putin a war criminal, and some thought that was too soon, that just in the sense all the evidence hasnt been fully collected and put forth. so its just interesting in light of what you said that he, he was willing to come out and call putin a war criminal, yet you heard jake sullivan this morning, not want to come out and label it as that, but, you kno...

Back on rhetoric and talk about whether this is or is not a genocide. >> interesting perspective there. and yeah, the thinking is that if the russians succeed in the east, it will just turn their sights on, you know, kyiv and other parts of ukraine. right? i want to ask you something, i was reading the interview you did a couple weeks ago with the washington post and you said that you believe putin is actually a rational actor. theres all this fact that is he a mad man and that kind of thing. is...

That have soviet-style tanks, those may be made available. the united states is back filling providing american equipment to replace the older soviet equipment. can we do more? i know the administration is questioning every day the diplomats and the ukrainian military saying, okay, now what do you need now? and the supplies are flowing every day into ukraine. more than, well, a week ago it was more 200 military cargo planes have been flying from the united states into europe to provide additiona...

Success and victory. the ukrainians dont talk about after the war, they talk about after the victory. we just need to provide, continue to provide, and the nato allies are helping as well, provide that support. >> you talk about how this is genocide and that putin is a war criminal, guilty of committing genocide in ukraine. why should zelenskyy go to the negotiating table with him? you heard what liz cheney said earlier and i think people may wonder why would you even try to negotiate with him? ...

National identity and return ukraine to the russian fold and hes doing it with horrendous war crimes along the way. i do think genocide fits given the definition you so correctly and completely laid out. >> do you think then the administration should come out and call it that? >> i think so. certainly the president has gone beyond that and has said -- excuse me, the president has not gone beyond that to say genocide, but the president has been very clear and raised quite a fuss around the world ...

Forces in ukraine. i think this clearly is genocide. >> you heard her come out and say this is genocide. but jake sullivan wouldnt say it. labeling doesnt matter. why stop short of calling this genocide? the administration has been forthright in calling what were seeing war crimes, calling putin a war criminal. >> hes clearly a war criminal. that new general is clearly a war criminal. in my view, it is genocide. president putin has said many times, hes written as well as said, that ukraine doesn...

And should the administration be more forceful and call it that? >> clearly, what were seeing right now are war crimes being committed. this unjust invasion that vladimir putin has carried out against ukrainian people is horrific. the news reports, the clearly, the attacks on civilians, it looks like executions in the streets against the innocent civilians, all these things, in my mind, have the average person add up to war crimes and appears on its face to be genocide. and i am sure the adminis...

Here again, other european countries certainly there are hold-ups at the border whether its doctors, to do the medical check-ups, need to get more medical professionals there, to make sure we clear those hurdles that people can come in here, strengthening, certainly, tps, the temporary protective status is something else we can work to expand upon. doing everything we can to just find out what the bureaucratic hurdles are and make it happen so we can get the ukrainian people out of harms way to ...