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We should avoid that at all costs. >> reportedly in this phone call yesterday putin threatened or warned, however you want to phrase it, biden that, if the u.s. presses for any additional sanctions on russia, putin will just cut the cord, cut off diplomatic relations with the u.s. entirely. why is that such a terrible thing for the united states? >> any time you've got a hostile nuclear power that is so mad they're cutting off diplomatic relations, the chances of miscalculation and misunderstanding go way up. when you're talking about two countries that could potentially escalate into a nuclea...
Broker between bashar and the united states as well. as -- was taking place inside syria. but certainly a circle moment for those leaders there. talk to me, ralph, about this idea that i heard from a former member of the ukrainian parliament. telling me that russia's need to be squeezed financially. and i'm talking about basic russians. grandmothers, mothers, fathers, inside moscow, inside russia. to understand and feel how ukrainians are feeling and to get on their side. is this something that you feel would affect or change, or encourage russians to stand up against vladimir putin? because o...
Ukraine whether it's javelins or other items. we can provide's assistance that way. it wouldn't surprise me that some of this intelligence that the u.s. is collecting, might be being shared with the ukrainian allies in the prosecution of their fight against war backed russia. >> i find it interesting, as you speak with penetrating that circle, especially when you are people unhappy with p putin's moves inside moscow. i have to think about crimea. so many reports on vladimir's small circle. there is no one better who knows about pandered trading circles to get intelligence. and he knows with th...
Before the soviet union, it has leadership that has connection to them. i have no doubt that the circle, part of the design of putin's power is to maintain the loyalty of the people around him. i think increasingly, he is needing to look over his shoulder, there are some indication that he has a paranoia for a long time. but particularly amongst the senior leadership of the russian state, as they look around, as they see something that is increasingly potentially in popular, while they are loyal to putin, they are more loyal to themselves at the end of the day. but they may see in terms of the...