This week, former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor joins chief Washington correspondent and "Takeout" host Main Garrett to debate the conflict in Ukraine and what Washington can do to help Kyiv.
Taylor presently serves as vice chairman, Russia and Europe on the U.S. Institute of Peace.
He predicted the Russian invasion will finish in victory for Ukraine if its army continues to obtain the deadly and non-lethal help it wants. Taylor believes the Ukrainians will rebuild their nation, however they will not overlook Russian brutality.
"Ukrainians hate the Russians for what they're doing," Taylor mentioned.
This episode was recorded on Could 4, 2022.
Highlights
- Can the Ukrainian army prevail? "I do suppose they will win. They suppose they will win and so they can win if we offer them the means - if we offer them the weapons and the ammunition and the gas and issues like protecting gear. In the event that they get the massive issues and the small issues, they are going to win as a result of they will battle to the top. They won't hand over. They'll battle till they win."
- Russia has made Ukraine a hostile enemy on its border: "They're going to be a proud nation — impartial, sovereign nation, after they prevail, after they win, after their victory. And the Russians may have a fierce enemy on their neighbor — on their border for generations. The Russians have — it is a huge blunder. Why would you wish to have a hostile nation in your border? Why would you wish to have a nation — the Ukrainian nation who's now they hate them. Ukrainians hate the Russians for what they're doing. And you'll see why. It's inhumane. It's unbelievable. It is unbelievably brutal what the Russians have achieved to Ukrainian individuals, to not point out the citites. So they are going to rebuild however they are not going to overlook."
- Russia and use of chemical, organic or nuclear weapons: "All of us have to fret about that as a result of President Putin has made what we might consider as irrational choices earlier than. If he is put into determined straits, what she's going to what is going to occur is Ukraine goes to push him again. The query is, does he crossed that threshold into use of weapons of mass destruction? So the reply is sure. We have now to be ready."
- U.S. and allies have supplied Ukraine actual time intelligence: "We're watching primarily World Struggle Two form of fight in actual time with overhead photos that we are able to go all the way down to see particular person tanks from the satellites. We are able to see the person trenches. We are able to see what's occurring. Simply as you say, open supply. As well as, the US and allies have made extraordinarily efficient use of intelligence to focus on and to out the Russians about what they is likely to be doing in preparation for false flag operations, other forms of- however the different good factor, the wonderful factor on this intelligence sharing has been the US offering and different allies offering the Ukrainians with actual time intelligence on Russian actions, enabling the Ukrainians to counter them."
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