Hear retired colonel's concerns over Putin pulling back from nuclear arms control pact
Hear retired colonel's concerns over Putin pulling back from nuclear arms control pact
Retired US Air Force Col. Cedric Leighton and former US ambassador to Ukraine William Taylor weigh in on President Vladimir Putin’s declaration that he is suspending Russia’s participation in the New START nuclear arms reduction treaty. #CNN #News
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1.034 -> GOING BACK TO WORLD WAR II, SOME
3.736 -> 20 MILLION SOLDIERS DIED THERE
5.471 -> UNDER STALIN, WORLD WAR II
10.41 -> FIGHTING THERE.
12.211 -> JILL DOUGHERTY, GREAT TO SEE
12.912 -> YOU YOU.
13.279 -> >> JOINING US CEDRIC LEIGHTON
16.95 -> AND FORMER AMBASSADOR WILLIAM
19.819 -> TAYLOR NOW AMBASSADOR FOR RUSSIA
21.154 -> AND EUROPE INSTITUTE OF PEACE.
22.789 -> WORK, MR. AMBASSADOR, LET ME
23.856 -> START WITH YOU.
24.591 -> AND PRESIDENT BIDEN, HE POINTED
27.66 -> OUT THE CONTRAST BETWEEN THE
29.395 -> CONVERSATIONS WE WERE HAVING A
30.53 -> YEAR AGO AND WHAT WE'RE TALKING
31.598 -> ABOUT TODAY.
32.532 -> HOW SOON WOULD KYIV FALL?
34.968 -> HOW WOULD THAT COLUMN OF TANKS
36.569 -> THAT NEVER WENT IN, OR NEVER
39.072 -> MOVED, HOW SOON WOULD THEY GO
40.873 -> IN?
41.14 -> WOULD GERMANY OFFER MORE THAN
44.043 -> HELMETS?
44.444 -> WOULD THEY OFFER LETHAL SUPPORT?
46.646 -> YOUR THOUGHTS ON WHAT WE HEARD
48.014 -> FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN TODAY IN
49.849 -> WARSAW?
50.182 -> >> YES, VICTOR.
51.417 -> AND YOU'RE RIGHT, IT'S A BIG
52.151 -> CHANGE FROM A YEAR AGO.
55.588 -> THE UKRAINIAN MILITARY HAS
57.79 -> DEFEATED THE RUSSIAN MILITARY IN
60.26 -> KYIV, AS YOU SAY, PUSHED THEM
60.96 -> OUT OF THE CAPITAL.
63.129 -> THEY WERE RIGHT -- THEY WERE 20
65.531 -> MINUTES FROM DOWNTOWN.
66.599 -> THEY WERE -- THE RUSSIANS GOT
69.435 -> CLOSE TO THE UKRAINIAN CAPITAL.
71.337 -> AND THE UKRAINIANS PUSHED THEM
73.139 -> BACK.
73.439 -> THEY DEFEATED THEM AND PUSHED
74.974 -> THEM OUT OF KHARKIV.
77.21 -> THEY DEFEATED THEM AND PUSHED
78.878 -> THEM OUT OF KHERSON.
80.58 -> THEY HAD A MAJOR
82.215 -> COUNTEROFFENSIVE THAT WAS VERY
83.916 -> SUCCESSFUL.
84.316 -> NOW, THE QUESTION IS, AFTER A
85.551 -> YEAR, CAN THE UKRAINIANS GET THE
87.62 -> SUPPLIES, GET THE EQUIPMENT AND
88.788 -> GET THE WEAPONS, GET THE
90.456 -> AMMUNITION, THAT THEY NEED TO
92.892 -> BREAK THE RUSSIAN MILITARY?
94.694 -> AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE NOW
96.296 -> TALKING ABOUT.
97.13 -> NOW, A YEAR AGO LATER, WE'RE
98.364 -> TALKING ABOUT HOW THE UKRAINIANS
99.999 -> MIGHT BREAK THE RUSSIAN
101.1 -> MILITARY.
101.467 -> >> AND THE QUESTION IS, WHETHER
102.835 -> WE CAN PROCURE ENOUGH WEAPONS,
105.838 -> EVEN IF THERE'S ANONYMITY IN
108.207 -> WHETHER TO SEND THEM AT THIS
109.575 -> POINT.
109.875 -> COLONEL, TO YOU, FOR THE FIRST
111.377 -> TIME IN MANY DECADES, THERE ARE
113.146 -> NO ACTIVE ARMS CONTROL
115.515 -> AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE UNITED
116.215 -> STATES AND RUSSIA.
117.45 -> I'M CURIOUS, FROM YOUR
120.32 -> PERSPECTIVE, WHAT WAS YOUR
120.987 -> REACTION, WHEN YOU HEARD ABOUT
122.021 -> SUSPENSION FROM VLADIMIR PUTIN?
123.256 -> AND ARE YOU CONCERNED, PERHAPS,
125.425 -> OF ANOTHER ARMS RACE BETWEEN THE
126.159 -> TWO COUNTRIES?
128.928 -> >> WELL, BIANNA, I THINK WE HAVE
130.563 -> TO BE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THAT
133.366 -> PROSPECT.
133.9 -> SO NOT ONLY BETWEEN RUSSIA AND
135.735 -> THE UNITED STATES, THAT THERE
136.869 -> MIGHT BE A NEW ARMS RACE.
138.104 -> BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO THINK OF THE
139.672 -> POSSIBILITY OF AN ARMS RACE WITH
141.441 -> CHINA.
142.175 -> CHINA IS NOT SUBJECT -- HAS
143.71 -> NEVER BEEN SUBJECT TO ANY OF THE
146.813 -> ARMS CONTROL REGIMES LIKE
150.283 -> S.A.L.T. OR S.T.A.R.T., OR ANY
151.351 -> OF THE OTHERS.
152.719 -> SO IT'S MAYBE A WAY FOR PUTIN TO
154.854 -> KIND OF BLEND IN WITH THE
157.19 -> CHINESE IDEA OF NUCLEAR
159.726 -> PROLIFERATION.
160.159 -> AND WE COULD BE SEEING A VERY
164.23 -> DIFFICULT PERIOD, FROM AN ARMS
166.232 -> CONTROL PERSPECTIVE.
167.133 -> BUT I ALSO HAVE TO SAY, BIANNA,
169.402 -> THAT I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT THIS
170.937 -> HAPPENED.
171.304 -> I THINK IT'S PRETTY CLEAR THAT
174.04 -> PUTIN WAS ON THIS PATH.
174.707 -> AND AS JILL MENTIONED EARLIER,
176.576 -> IT'S VERY CLEAR THE RUSSIANS
177.977 -> DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANYTHING TO
179.245 -> DO WITH ANY ARMS CONTROL REGIME
181.147 -> THAT MIGHT LIMIT THEIR OPTIONS
182.214 -> WITH UKRAINE.
183.082 -> >> AMBASSADOR, I'VE READ, AGAIN,
185.585 -> THIS MORNING THAT LETTER THAT
186.452 -> YOU SIGNED BACK IN MARCH OF LAST
188.388 -> YEAR, CALLING FOR THE U.S. FOR
193.493 -> NATO, TO CREATE THIS NO-FLY ZONE
196.629 -> OVER THE HUMANITARIAN CORRIDORS,
200.133 -> A TERM THAT NOW SOUNDS QUAINT,
203.035 -> CONSIDERING HOW MUCH RUSSIA HAS
204.237 -> TARGETED CIVILIANS.
205.338 -> AND YOU ALSO ADDED THIS IN THAT
207.44 -> LETTER.
207.773 -> THIS IS IN ADDITION TO THE
208.841 -> REQUEST FOR UKRAINIAN LEADERS
210.71 -> FOR A-10 AND MIG-29 AIRCRAFT TO
214.78 -> HELP UKRAINIANS DEFEND
217.083 -> THEMSELVES WHICH WE STRONGLY
218.418 -> SUPPORT.
218.751 -> THAT NEVER HAPPENED FOR SEVERAL
220.686 -> REASONS BUT THE QUESTION NOW IS
222.789 -> F-16s SHOULD THAT BE SUPPLIED?
225.825 -> AND IF NOT, SHOULD THE TRAINING
229.395 -> START, IN CASE NATO DECIDES SIX
231.697 -> OR NINE MONTHS DOWN THE ROAD TO
234.467 -> SUPPLY FIGHTER JETS?
236.369 -> >> VICTOR, YES, MY VIEW, MY VIEW
239.071 -> IS WE SHOULD PROVIDE F-16s FOR
241.307 -> THE UKRAINIANS, PROBABLY NOT FOR
244.843 -> THIS CURRENT BATTLE.
245.377 -> THE BREAKTHROUGH THAT I JUST
246.312 -> DESCRIBED THAT THE UKRAINIANS
247.346 -> ARE PLANNING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
248.948 -> MONTHS, THAT'S GOING TO GO WITH
250.316 -> WHAT THEY'VE GOT RIGHT NOW.
251.684 -> AND WHAT THEY'RE TRAINING ON
252.885 -> RIGHT NOW, THE ARMOR, THE
255.988 -> ARTILLERY.
256.355 -> THE INFANTE.
257.857 -> THE F-16s WILL BE FOR A YEAR
260.526 -> FROM NOW.
262.662 -> WHEN, AFTER THE VICTORY, AGENCY
264.03 -> THE UKRAINIANS SAY, AFTER THE
266.132 -> VICTORY, THEY WILL STILL BE
267.9 -> WORRIED ABOUT ANOTHER ATTACK
269.135 -> FROM THE RUSSIANS.
270.203 -> SO, WE NEED TO BE SURE THAT THE
273.172 -> UKRAINIANS BOTH WIN IN THE SHORT
275.541 -> TERM.
275.942 -> BUT ALSO CAN DEFEND THEMSELVES
278.344 -> AGAINST ANOTHER ATTACK, FROM THE
281.38 -> RUSSIANS, AFTER THAT POINT.
283.049 -> SO, YES.
285.218 -> AND ALSO START THE TRAINING NOW.
286.886 -> >> SO, THESE ASKS COULD BE SORT
289.722 -> OF A BACKFILL FOR LATER ON DOWN
291.29 -> THE LINE IN THIS WAR.
292.925 -> COLONEL, GIVEN WHAT WE'VE JUST
294.093 -> TALKED ABOUT, POTENTIAL NUCLEAR
295.995 -> THREAT THAT RUSSIA AND PRESIDENT
298.264 -> PUTIN ONCE AGAIN DANGLED BY
300.833 -> BEGINNING A NEW S.T.A.R.T.
301.934 -> TREATY, YOU HAVE THE UKRAINIANS
304.337 -> CONTINUING TO ASK NOT ONLY FOR
305.771 -> THE F-16s BUT FOR LONG-RANGE
310.409 -> MISSILES WHICH TO THIS POINT,
312.979 -> THE UNITED STATES SAID WE WOULD
314.18 -> NOT BE PROVIDING FOR FEAR OF
317.45 -> PROVOCATION OR LANDING INSIDE OF
319.919 -> RUSSIAN TERRITORY.
321.12 -> DO YOU THINK THIS DECISION BY
324.09 -> VLADIMIR PUTIN WILL IMPACT
325.291 -> WHATEVER DECISION THEY'D MADE TO
327.627 -> THIS POINT?
328.361 -> >> I THINK SO, BIANNA, WE MAY
331.33 -> SEE SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THE
334.7 -> ATACMS SHOWS UP IN THE ARSENAL.
336.903 -> WHAT THAT MEANS WE WILL HAVE A
339.105 -> CHANCE, OR THE UKRAINIANS WILL
340.54 -> HAVE A CHANCE TO ATTACK RUSSIAN
342.208 -> SUPPLY DEPOTS, RUSSIAN AMMO
345.645 -> DUMPS, THINGS LIKE THAT, THAT
346.812 -> COULD MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR
348.214 -> THE RUSSIANS TO PROCEED WITH A
349.615 -> TYPE OF OFFENSIVE OPERATION
351.984 -> AGAINST UKRAINE.
352.652 -> >> COLONEL, LET ME STICK WITH
354.186 -> YOU.
354.453 -> WE'VE DISCUSSED OVER THIS LAST
358.124 -> YEAR THE CHALLENGES OF THE
362.595 -> RUSSIAN FORCES.
364.03 -> THE VALUE, THE UTILITY OF THE
366.232 -> DISPARITY OF WHAT WE SAW AND
367.967 -> HEARD FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN AND
369.168 -> WHAT WE SAW AND HEARD FROM
370.703 -> PRESIDENT PUTIN, NOT ONLY THE
372.471 -> CONTENT, BUT THE CONTEXT, THE
375.207 -> AUDIENCE, THE ENERGY FROM WHAT
376.909 -> WE HEARD AND SAW FROM THESE
379.478 -> LEADERS TODAY.
380.479 -> WHAT'S THE VALUE ON THE
382.682 -> BATTLEFIELD, IF ANY, OF WHAT WE
383.416 -> SAW TODAY, COLONEL?
386.152 -> >> WELL, I THINK IT'S VERY
388.321 -> INTERESTING.
388.721 -> YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU COMBINE, IN
391.157 -> PRESIDENT BIDEN'S CASE, TO KYIV,
393.96 -> WITH HIS SPEECH TODAY, IN
397.196 -> WARSAW, AND YOU SEE A DEFINITE
399.265 -> ENERGY.
399.598 -> A DEFINITE WILLINGNESS TO BE
403.769 -> WITH PEOPLE.
405.071 -> A DEFINITE WILLINGNESS TO, YOU
408.774 -> KNOW, MENTION DEMOCRATIC VALUES.
410.309 -> AND THE MENTION OF DEMOCRATIC
412.078 -> VALUES, YOU SEE AT THE END,
414.08 -> PRESIDENT BIDEN MET WITH THE
416.048 -> CHILDREN.
416.549 -> ALL OF THAT SPEAKS TO A MUCH
418.351 -> MORE HUMANE APPROACH TO
421.053 -> GEOPOLITICS.
421.787 -> AND WITH PUTIN, YOU HAVE THIS
423.789 -> COLD, ANTISEPTIC, YOU KNOW, VERY
426.726 -> STRINGENT APPROACH TO
427.693 -> EVERYTHING.
428.194 -> THAT, I THINK, IS THE CLEAR
430.196 -> CONTRAST BETWEEN THE TWO.
433.933 -> BIDEN, DEMOCRATIC VALUES GOING
435.134 -> IN TO GIVE PEACE AND FREEDOM A
437.837 -> CHANCE.
441.007 -> PUTIN USING OBFUSCATION TO
444.276 -> DESCRIBE THE SITUATION THAT
445.878 -> REALLY DOESN'T EXIST, BUT ONE
446.979 -> THAT HE WANTS TO CREATE AND I
448.38 -> THINK THAT REALLY DOES MAKE A
449.582 -> VERY BIG DIFFERENCE IN THAT
451.217 -> CONTRAST.
451.584 -> DOES HAVE AN IMPACT LIKELY ON
453.085 -> THE FRONT LINES, MAKES THE
455.254 -> UKRAINIANS MUCH MORE WANTING TO
456.688 -> STAND AND FIGHT.
457.79 -> NOT THAT THEY AREN'T ALREADY,
459.392 -> THEY'RE DOING A MAGNIFICENT JOB
461.16 -> IN MANY CASES, BUT THIS
463.696 -> SOLIDIFIES THAT, COUPLING WHAT
467.066 -> BIDEN SAID WITH WHAT PRESIDENT
468.3 -> ZELENSKYY HAS SAID, THAT MAKES A
470.169 -> VERY BIG IMPACT ON THE UKRAINIAN
471.971 -> FORCES.
472.304 -> >> THE VENUE SHOWED A SHARP
476.876 -> CONTRAST WITH THE SOLEMN
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