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Or uninformed about what is going on inside ukraine, it is his military, it is his war, he chose it. the fact that he may not have all the contacts, that he may not fully understand the degree to which his forces are failing in ukraine, that is discomforting. >> one of these achilles heels of these autocracies is that you dont have people in the systems that speak truth to power or have the ability to speak truth to power. i think that is something we are seeing in russia. >> joining me now is a...

That intelligence assessment was addressed today by pentagon spokesperson john kirby and the secretary of state anthony blinken. >> if mr. putin is misinformed or uninformed about what is going on inside ukraine, it is his military, it is his war, he chose it. the fact that he may not have all the contacts, that he may not fully understand the degree to which his forces are failing in ukraine, that is discomforting. >> one of these achilles heels of these autocracies is that you dont have people...

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A dictator bent on rebuilding an empire will never erase the peoples love for liberty. brutality will never drag down the world to be free. ukraine will never be victory for russia. for free people refused to live in a world of hopelessness and darkness. hope and light, democracy. decency, dignity, freedom, possibilities. >> joining me now, an expert panel, jason stanley, professor of philosophy at yale university and author of how fascism works. the history professor at new york university. her...

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American democracy is being destroyed, in broad daylight without a war or invasion. for more on where things stand and where we go from here i am joined by jason, professor off philosophy, and also the author of the book "strongmen." jason, let me start with you. what accounts for this disparity that joe biden talks about democracy abroad and at home. why cant democrats clearly draw a line between what is happening in ukraine and what needs to be done here at home. >> you cant lead international...

Call it in another country. but when he sees it in america, i am not sure it is the same thing. >> biden ran as a unifier. i think perhaps he thinks he can reach crossover or independent votershe can reach crossover voters or independent voters by taking this political stance by not mentioning trump so perhaps he would will him away. he has to strongmen, they dont disappear, they kind of remain there, so, i think that he is trying to straddle the line between not giving this person who dominated...

Ukraine war as one of autocracy versus democracy? is that with a lot of this is about? >> absolutely. after maidan revolution of 2014, ukraine became a real democracy with all its struggles. its not to say there are not issues of corruption that face every democracy, but which we have here is an example of a nation that isnt bracing liberal democracy, and just -- in the -- one soldiers fight for a democracy, they fight because they choose to fight. not used to fight. what we are seeing in the uk...

Goals in russia. how so? >> the history of russian politics transcends contemporary times, as well as the days of the soviet union and before. the so-called strongmen who run that government, theyre not necessarily friends of the united states. but theyre certainly opportunists. there are those who have latched on to putin through their own self-interest. we dont want to put them in the limelight that taking any action would make them appear like american puppets. it sort of plays to putins abil...

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