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We are in a position of helping Ukraine defend itself against a direct Russian attack on Ukraine. This is not about two superpowers sitting off somewhere and having their minions go off and fight a war against each other.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
This is an incredibly important summit. It is taking place on an extraordinary basis in the midst of a crisis. It is partly to make sure that we and our allies [ are ] on the same page, which is good. But it's also very important for sending a signal to Vladimir Putin.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
I think North Atlantic Treaty Organization's very important that North Atlantic Treaty Organization also send a signal about Ukraine, that Ukraine's survival as an independent and sovereign state in Europe is a North Atlantic Treaty Organization interest, we don't want to say what we don't do. We don't want to be too specific about what we will do. But we need to send a signal to Vladimir Putin that we're not going to sit by while Vladimir Putin destroys and eliminates a sovereign European country.
Found on CNN 2 years ago
Everybody can see it. People are leaving Russia. You can't get money. There's no there are shortages of goods in the stores. Everyone can see what's going on, and they know that this is a disaster for Russia.
Found on FOX News 2 years ago
In retrospect, I should have seen that connection differently, and had I done so, I would have raised my own objections.
Found on Reuters 5 years ago
I found Gordon Sondland engagement to be very useful, gordon Sondland's a political appointee and had close ties with the political side of the White House that I did not have.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
In hindsight, I now understand that others saw the idea of investigating possible corruption involving the Ukrainian company,' Burisma,' as equivalent to investigating former Vice President Hunter Biden, i saw them as very different -- the former being appropriate and unremarkable, the latter being unacceptable.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
I now understand that others saw the idea of investigating possible corruption involving the Ukrainian company,' Burisma' as equivalent to investigating former Vice President Joe Biden, i saw them as very different. The former being appropriate and unremarkable, the latter being unacceptable.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Heard from White House -- assuming President Z convinces trump he will investigate /' get to the bottom of what happened' in 2016, we will nail down date for visit to Washington.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
You asked what conversations did I have about that quid pro quo, et cetera, none, because I didn't know that there was a quid pro quo.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
They became aware later [that the aid was held up], but I dont believe they were aware at the time, so there was no leverage implied.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
The President was very skeptical, in the course of that conversation, The President referenced conversations with Mayor Giuliani.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Today, I informed ASU President( Michael) Crow and Mrs.( Cindy) McCain that I believe the recent media focus on my work as U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations risks becoming a distraction from the accomplishments and continued growth of the Institute, and therefore I am stepping down as Executive Director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Today, I informed ASU President Crow and Mrs. McCain that I believe the recent media focus on my work as the U.S. special representative for Ukraine negotiations risks becoming a distraction from the accomplishments and continued growth of the Institute, and therefore, I am stepping down as executive director of the McCain Institute for International Leadership, i know the Institute is well equipped with a first rate team of staff and trustees to continue its progress in the future.
Found on FOX News 5 years ago
Kurt Volker said that Ukraine was a corrupt country, full of' terrible people,' donald Trump said they' tried to take me down.' In the course of that conversation, Donald Trump referenced conversations with Rudy Giuliani. It was clear to me that despite the positive news and recommendations being conveyed by this official delegation about the new President, Donald Trump had a deeply rooted negative view on Ukraine rooted in the past. He was clearly receiving other information from other sources, including Mayor Rudy Giuliani, that was more negative, causing him to retain this negative view.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
He said that Former Trump Ukraine was a corrupt country, full of' terrible people,' ukraine Kurt Volker said they' tried to take me down.' In the course of that conversation, Ukraine Kurt Volker referenced conversations with Rudy Giuliani. It was clear to me that despite the positive news and recommendations being conveyed by this official delegation about the new President, President Donald Trump had a deeply rooted negative view on Ukraine rooted in the past. He was clearly receiving other information from other sources, including Mayor Rudy Giuliani, that was more negative, causing him to retain this negative view.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
Heard from the White House -- assuming President Z convinces trump he will investigate /' get to the bottom of what happened' in 2016, we will nail down date for visit to Washington.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
That would be militarily a disaster. It would lead to the loss of thousands and thousands of lives. It's not something anyone should be contemplating, so there's no taking it back by force.
Found on CNN 5 years ago
There shouldn't be any ambiguity about that, you have military forces that are led by active duty Russian military personnel. Russian officers are embedded through the chain of command down to the company level. Russia pays for contract soldiers to then fill out the whole military force and this goes to a Russian firm -- that then hires the soldiers and provides them to the Donbas. The training, the equipment, the troop rotations, the supplies -- all of this comes directly from Russia.
Found on CNN 6 years ago
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