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Where does the Left stand and where should it stand on this question of “Western values”?

>> its main value was freedom. and i want the world to know, that ukrainians died for freedom. and they died for western values. for the values of western civilization. >> thousands of people came to pay their respects to roman rushed to sydney, he would have been 25 next. month people we spoke to, you they say this is yet another reminder of just the toll of this war. that is taking some of this the younger ukrainians and some who were there brightest hopes for the future. michael. >> thank you...

>> new freedoms, capitalism, western values. it all looked great from the west. to vladimir putin, it was a catas catastrophe. >> he views the breakup of the soviet unity, as he said himself, to be the greatest gop political tragedy of the 20th century. >> but it wasnt just geography to putin. the breakup he said for millions of russians away from the country they loved, a country in which they belonged. >> tenning of millions of russians, russian speakers were, quote, unquote, abandoned, ripped...

Rose. >> 300 years of history erased. >> soviet institutions ceased to exist. among them vladimir putins beloved kgb. >> it wasnt clear who he was anymore. >> suddenly russia began to look like the united states. >> today were opening the first mcdonalds in moscow. >> its very nice. i like t. >> big mac. coca-cola, coca-cola. >> almost overnight. >> mickey mouse. >> new freedoms, capitalism, western values. ♪ >> it all looked great from the west. ♪ im a cowboy ♪ >> to vladimir putin, it wa...

Like the united states. >> today were opening the first mcdonalds in moscow. >> its very nice. i like t. >> big mac. coca-cola, coca-cola. >> almost overnight. >> mickey mouse. >> new freedoms, capitalism, western values. ♪ ♪ >> it all looked great from the west. ♪ im a cowboy ♪ >> to vladimir putin, it was a catastrophe. >> vladimir putin views the break-up of the soviet union, as he said himself, to be the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century. >> but it wasnt just geograph...

Western values. it all looked great from the west. ♪ im a cowboy ♪ >> to vladimir putin, it was a catastrophe. >> vladimir putin views the breakup of the soviet union, as he said himself, to be the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century. >> but it wasnt just geography to putin. to break up, he said, tore millions of russians away from the country they loved, the country in which they belonged. >> tens of millions of russians, russian speakers, were quote/unquote abandoned and ripp...

>> coca-cola. >> almost overnight -- >> mickey mouse. >> new freedoms, capitalism, western values. it all looked great from the west. to vladimir putin, it was a catastrophe. >> vladimir putin views the breakup of the soviet union as he said himself, to be the greatest geopolitical tragedy of the 20th century. >> but it wasnt just geography to putin, the breakup tore millions of russians away from the country they love. the country in which they belonged. >> tens of millions of russians, russian...

Have _ well, i think ukraine is going to have to — well, i think ukraine is going to have to he _ well, i think ukraine is going to have to be as tough on that as you imagine _ have to be as tough on that as you imagine it — have to be as tough on that as you imagine it should be as a nation which _ imagine it should be as a nation which prides itself on being part of the west. — which prides itself on being part of the west, western values and democracy. right now it is very difficult —...

Developing western values. on the european union for the economy. so he is tempted to act. i think now he thinks hes in a box and cannot figure out how to get out of it. >> let me ask you about that. is there any possibility that he, maybe even in the beginning, had decided to move all of these forces in place to say hey, this is what we have got and we have the military might to do it if we want to. is there still some sort of diplomatic off-ramps that he could except, that he would feel would ...

So the west has to wake up to this massive threat. ukraine will not be the end of it. but to putin, the ukraines mother russia. he sees it slipping away, developing western values. on the european union for the economy. so he is tempted to act. i think now he thinks hes in a box and cannot figure out how to get out of it. >> let me ask you about that. is there any possibility that he, maybe even in the beginning, had decided to move all of these forces in place to say hey, this is what we have g...