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Like her get in prison. in belarus, especially for women, it is particularly constant pressure, degrading treatment, threats, lack of access to medical care, all kinds of abuse and i think we have to also remember the kinds of treatment that we can expect roman protasevich, her boyfriend, to be subjected to because they think it is quite likely that they are using not only physical pressure against him but also emotional pressure, using her and him but also emotional pressure, using herand her f...

Chemical weapons, then there will be consequences. he found out about those three things and others, and indeed there were consequences. he made it clear, president biden has put sanctions on president putin and on the russian economy. and has indicated that there will be more if these norms are violated again. so it is not just the future. hes put sanctions on. in fact, his first call to president putin was a heads-up. mr. putin, in two days, im going to announce sanctions on you. that was a he...

>> i think the leverage is a recognition on the part of certainly the government of russia, but even of those people in russia who are executing these attacks. that they can be attacked back. they can be attacked in ways that puts them on the defensive. they know that we know who they are. our people are pretty good at figuring out where that attack is coming from. and they -- we have taken some steps. some public, some not so public, that indicates to them that people who are executing these at...

Two countries in the world that have been making a very big deal out of the fact they are distributing their vaccines abroad are china as you mentioned and also russia, jake sullivan making a point that this will put the u.s. in the position of far outpacing, china or russia, in terms of the number of vaccine doses that we have distributed. its a higher quality vaccine than anything china or russia is distributing. he also went out of his way to point out its without strings attached. this is be...

This is a higher quality vaccine that anything that china or russia is distributing. he went out of his way to point out this is without strings attached. this is being done through the w.h.o. to strength be the w.h.o. to strengthen the covax initiative. its not something where the united states is asking for anything in return. we are not using this as leverage or putting any strings or prerequisites on any country that is going to get any of those things. do you agree with that approach? >> i ...

Rarely criticised putin in person. we now havejoe biden facing vladimir putin who is still insistent that russia will continue to assert its aggressive control over its regional sphere. what can biden do about that? again, its very hard to see for all of your talk about how american needs to stand up for principles of democracy and freedom, its hard to see where the leverage is. ~ ., ., , , hard to see where the leverage is. ., ., ,, is. well, none of this is easy. all of this _ is. well, none o...

Type of similar effort as they try and leverage these relationships, leverage how the west operates to be able to expand and scale up their capacity to donate and deliver over the course of the next several weeks, months, and even years. >> gloria, as biden is reaching out and trying to show the strength of these western democracies and the strength of democracy as it is, itself, you know, given what is happening back at home, the big lie, the fact that one party in america largely believes that...

Large metros, really in every state at this point, and republicans remain dominant in rural areas, and where that rural strength is allowing them to control state legislatures and governorships, they are using that leverage to override the decisions of their biggest counties and cities. >> we have these red states that are exerting their will over the blue states majorities on a number of issues with broad public support. >> yeah, absolutely. really, the question is -- the p paradox is this is t...

Do. but we need to come out with an answer as democrats. thats who we are. >> whats the counter leverage? in theory. lets play it out. as you said, you got me -- that pro publica report is damning. they just pay zero in taxes. everybody out there getting taxes taken out of your check, you pay more than jeff bezos and all these people. the incentives are so strong. what can you offer back to democrats who say theyre for voting rights. they say theyre for reform. what is the counter leverage on pe...

Steve: there we go right there. ainsley: part of her video. i went to the south southern border to see whats up but i didnt go alone. she took the cardboard cutout. do you know whats up? illegal aliens crossing, sex offenders, drug smuggling, human smuggling, unaccompanied children sent here alone. and cartels going up. she said do you know whats not up? respect for law enforcement. law and order and funding for our border patrol. brian: dont diminish what she did on the national stage how insec...