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russia has of course annexed crimea the referendum vote is it and so with that
done
eyes now turn to russia's border with the ukraine
troops russian troops are surging there there are engaged in military exercises
but don't worry %uh Russian officials want you to rest assured they're not
planning on invading or anything like that
I'm getting video US to Defense Department official to watch
earlier today secretary Hagel spoke by phone with Russian minister defense
Sergei shoigu today's conversation obviously focused on the situation in
Ukraine
secretary Hagel was clear and he was firm
he also pressed Minister sure you to explain russian intentions
with respect to forces they have aligned near
ukraine's eastern and southern borders and he reiterated his call it
Russian immediately work to de-escalate the tension and to restore
Ukrainian territorial integrity it was a lengthy call asking about an hour I
think it's fair to say that at times it was direct
secretary Hagel appreciated Minister sure use time and the minister's
assurance
that the troops he has arrayed along the border are there to conduct exercises
only
that they had no intention in crossing the border in the ukraine
and that they would take no aggressive action so exercise is only just a
coincidence they happen to be doing it near the border with Ukraine
what do you guys know that when they say exercises Jan they mean like jumping
jacks Camp Pendleton Calif static satisfaction squat thrusts are very
intimidating jester
this one for its was gonna exactly yeah okay so I like the tribunal was was
firm you that will first call or a prolonged conversation exactly like the
conversation yeah I shouldn't worry I knew what they talked about how would
you know that he was
for me know he was very firm and that he wasn't going to invade or do anything
militarily that was really nice he was firm
hey I'm for me we're not doing *** about this okay or not and you would
think
yeah who led that what they're saying John mins interfering Obama has said he
I can use the term we're not going to engage in like a real war and he used
the term real war
I don't know exactly what the boundary or are women
crosses over to imaginary or anything like that love it so it seems that
you're not by or you think that does not by
being a stronger in a rhetoric with Russia could lead to something
yeah i i will. a good Jackley again what are we gonna do we gonna send
so we're gonna do some to military exercises this summer with them they
were already scheduled
Arabia okay so what but we're really well what are we supposed to do if you
want to take remedial take your reckoning Bay Marina dues money
premier under their control with a possibility also moving perhaps in
eastern Ukraine
it's a possibility there are some ethnic Russians living in that area that's the
pretext that used
to take over to annex crimea so I don't trust anything that the russians say I
mean with the referendum that took place in Crimea was
not a legitimate referendum if you ask me up or sixty percent of the people
living there
are ethnically Russian so we had a good chance at winning the referendum anyway
but some people were intimidated from voting %uh there were
there was a russian military presence there which of course is going to many
people who boning up into
a way that might potentially *** people off so there's lot
%uh I don't trust russia but I do think that the
the possibility of a long war
is stopping them from invading ukraine further
because that we're not we're not talking about a small war if they continue to
annex other parts of ukraine
we're talking about you know nuclear options literally
lot I well I think look I think that that's something that both the United
States and Russia have
in the back of their minds they don't want to ask a link to that point because
we're talking about
the two biggest military's in the world like they're not going to want to get to
that point so I think that Russia
is a lot smarter and is probably not going to go further because they know
the possibilities are
but do I think they want to annex other parts on ukraine of course they do
I think he's made that clear me out has actually talked about that did not
directly then inserted around the margins
talking about how he wants to create a new Eurasian
Union a model along same lines as the European Union and
and so party that would be essentially reconstituting the Soviet Union and
taking all those old satellite countries and for bringing them back into the fold
yes so as long as they promised they're not going to invade ukraine I guess we
can't trust them on their progress is the idea that okay it was trying to
present latter sounds dark
yeah it is interesting that one of the things I guess sparked this entire chain
of events is that is
that sparked the protests in Ukraine was that the Ukrainian
the protesters were happy with the the moves that the the political leadership
in Ukraine it made
to tie themselves more closely to russia took an article in here to help with
that the European Union is pushing it as well
for Ukraine to join up with that the president who had originally said that
he wouldn't do that would tighten more closely with the EU
then started talking to russia russia was considering that $10 billion dollar
loan
and that was one of the things they saw him as backing down on his promises to
integrate with the EU
on and without the table it seems like well why not about military action
I i think it's good that you brought up the fact that obviously Russia
a large number nuclear weapons I think that the likelier than being used in any
conflict with the Ukraine is remote say
imma try to clarify what I meant there right I'm just saying that in this
particular case we're not dealing with a small country that has no weapons that
doesn't have any military capability in the UK
right i'm talking about. I'm time that Russia versus the United States
so the reason why I am bringing nuclear weapons up is because
both parties want all avoid any type of war because we know the capabilities are
both countries I'm not saying that anyone is going to resort to nuclear
weapons
but the possibility of things escalating to that point well at least
I convince both countries to take more diplomatic
actions before going to work as I think that
President Obama's decision to go forward sanctions was the right decision
I don't agree with *** cheney at all when he says that Obama is being weak
with Russia
I think that is the right way to go but if the United I'm sorry Russian goes any
further
I mean I think that a military option is possible
and and i think that that is a scary option to say no why is our fight
and that's that's something I think I got to it because you know a lot of this
you know to me my first reaction you know from the decades %uh the Soviet
Union and the
I propaganda that we've been force-fed over the years as americans are much is
bad rush is always bad it's your cheap political
I and II warmonger ahead why are we doing
why does it not have our response while doing a little research on
oh well where they're not a member of nato but but save russia goes into
Ukraine and then threatens Germany Germany is a NATO member so then we do
have
a treaty responsibility to respond but with ukraine
do wat Germany's what happens I suppose you're interested being having a buffer
like ukraine
that having a buffer would be good obviously
I if you add the resources economically militarily up the ukraine to russia that
makes them even stronger they'd want to in any way possible limit the
the strength Russia I imagine those some potential interest I but I agree with
you i
look i I have a sort of knee-jerk emotional reaction that I have no
interest in acquiring any more Tehran was going to let
but I don't know why the average US citizen would care much
and this is online why we would do anything about it not agreeable to you
when it comes to know but also you can't have that president there and look
don't get me wrong the united states with the biggest hypocrites when it
comes to this right I mean look at what we've done in other countries we are
right now
you know leaders in preemptive war and and so we have absolutely no room to
talk
but at the same time you don't want to set a standard what's acceptable for
country to go into another country and say hey you know what this region
includes people they are ethnically the same as us
so as a result we're gonna annex this region and where do they are
fire by illegitimate referendum so and that is not a good standard to set
I'm so I can see our interests in getting involved just based on that
alone
and I just feel Mitt Romney had and op-ed in the New York Times anytime I
how the
president's been weak and as *** cheney say the same thing I mean look at all
the missed opportunities Barack Obama
has headed for what we're not at war there and we're not at war
30 meeting going to syria know what I'm gonna go toward Russia yeah
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