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Ukraine doesn't become a member. he wants it in writing and forever. that's something that the united states and the west cannot do. but there are ways to satisfy him that they'll not be a threat to his security. there are ways we can elevate our concern and respect for russia if not for their way of life but nonetheless show them the respect that another country deserves without in any way compromising the freedom of all of those countries who have become nato or eu members. >> you've been a player on the world stage not just in the cabinet during clinton administration but as a senior member...

To an aisle expert on fox business today. he had a very interesting take on this that as much pain as vladimir putin is getting thrown at him, he's of the mindset, vladimir putin, is of the mindset that i can take it. the west cannot. i can deal with this. the west is going to fold like a cheap suit, this is his words in the face of these sanctions that will boomerang on them, which is why he suspects europe is very reluctant to go with banning all russian oil. is he gambling about that? that we quit before we does? >> i think putin has made a lot of miscalculations in this thing from the very...

Haves, emptying their own gas tanks and calling it quits. rather than fight their neighbors. there is a propaganda war going on with ukraine. it's being fought on all sides. and zelenskyy is the key character. the west cannot lose him. the ukrainians cannot lose him. and so the united states must help execute a survival strategy to keep zelenskyy and hope alive. general david petraeus, former cia director in afghanistan commander joins me now. what can we do to make sure zelenskyy stays alive as long as possible, general? >> well, what i'm very confident that we are doing, jesse, jess c clip c...

Up the pressure and ratcheting up the support for ukraine. and in order to do that, there are weaklings in the alliances. there are countries that think to themselves, we could benefit, we could trade more if the sanctions were relaxed. everything that could be done to force that unity, to encourage that unity, and to really make clear what the stakes here are, if the west is to have a future as the upholder of a certain set of values, rules of the road for the international system, it's going to have to prevail in this case because this is the most blatant violation of that system that we've ...

When the nerve agent sarin was used against people and saraya syria, the west failed to retaliate but the world watched on in horror. -- the un security council has voiced concerns that russia is creating a similar false pretext ahead of a chemical attack in ukraine. >> russia asked for today's meeting for the sole purpose of lying and spreading disinformation. and that is exactly what you have heard from the russian pr this morning. >> pressure is now on president biden to respond. but he has once again ruled out in forcing a no-fly zone. >> just understand, and don't kid yourself, no matter ...