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militarily to defend taiwan if it comes to that? >> yes. >> you are? >> thats the commitment we made. >> now, a white house official be the pentagon tried to walk back the presidents comments, insisting the decades old policy of strategic ambiguity has not changed. but the defense secretary had a different explanation than the president when asked if bidens comments could mean putting troops on the ground. >> putting troops on the ground defend taiwan? >> our one china policy has not c...

And mo brooks. and this evening, alison, senator rand paul is going to host a telethon sort of town hall for mo breaks who says hes going to keep on campaigning. and he said he believes they can force it for nobody to hit the 50% number. i asked him today if he thought it meant something that he was doing better without president trumps endorsement. he wouldnt go there. didnt say anything about that. he said instead he felt like it was because people in alabama knew him and they had time to get ...

They have spent years trying eradicate the church. now were also seeing, as president biden alluded, the destruction of ukrainian cultural monuments, schools. theres something like 200 monuments that have been destroyed. thats in addition to all of the monuments that have had to be hidden away or shrouded. so its a big, big blow to the ukrainian psyche because theyre basically seeing history repeat itself. >> it is, but from where we sit, and ukrainian national spirit isnt going anywhere, so wha...

>> horrible. this brings back memories of 32, 33. a blockade of the russian boats blocking the ports of ukraine. this is becoming a world war, because the impact of this war is not limited to ukraine anymore. the world food program cant scream loudly enough about the impact this is going to have, starvation in africa and elsewhere. the allies really need to act quickly on this. by the way, theres also work for poland to be done. when i left the cnn crew in ukraine, there was a lineup of 24 kilom...

Jerome powell is who we should be looking too. unfortunately they dont have daily briefings. the white house does. >> its just as big in the u.s., as the imf director alluded to, theres a confluence of calamities them say russias invasion of ukraine compounded the covid-19 pandemicing a crisis upon a crisis, devastating lives, dragging down growth, pushing up inflation. add to this the sharply increased volatility in financial markets and the threat of climate change, and we face a potential con...

Crimes in ukraine, obviously this is intended to send a message to other russian soldiers -- think about what youre doing. but can they get that message? we know how communications have been blacked out into russia. will they see this guilty verdict? >> i dont think so. the chap that was convict second down f-- convict second down frm one of the remote area of russia. deprived areas of russia, so they dont have easy access to the media. i think what we will see happen, sadly, is russia will not ...

Going to be able to deter violence, and we shouldnt kid ourselves. if we stood by and china, through the use of force, gained control of taiwan, does anyone think we would have anything left of an alliance system in asia? does anyone think countries like japan would not go ahead and develop nuclear weapons? so sure, theres potential risks and costs in doing this, but people also have the weigh the costs and risks of not going in this direction. >> i want to ask you about another possible develop...

Is a unilateral implementation of the policy on our side. well continue the adhere to the one china policy. this doesnt change that. china meantime increased the force it could use against taiwan. they havent been standing still. i see no reason why we should standstill, as things have changed over the last 40 years. >> you understand politics and white house politics. why does this keep surprising the presidents aides? >>. [ laughter ] actually, i im with the president. i think his aides should...

Centers, all the things -- museums. blowing up all the knewmuseums. i believe what putin is trying to do is destroy the identity of ukraine. he cant occupy it, but hes trying to destroy the identity. the reason i mention that is he has to pay, and russia has to pay a long-term price for that. >> the former spokesman for the organization for security and cooperation in europe. hes also a senior fellow at the atlantic council. great to see you. this is different than what analysts talked about at ...

Commitment to get involve. and last i checked, taiwan is an island. ukraine is not. poland next door welcome back used to supply ukraine as it is with military force. we cant do that with taiwan. its much more difficult. taiwan itself is not nearly as strong militarily as ukraine. so whats worked there, i believe would probably not work here. so again, i think its time to take the step, and i wish the white house aides would, if youll point guarden the expression, let biden be biden. >> to be cl...