Nuclear weapons are Russia’s last ‘vestige of being a great power’: Haass
Nuclear weapons are Russia’s last ‘vestige of being a great power’: Haass
Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, says Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to withdraw from the nuclear START treaty leaves the U.S. and Russia with “essentially no relationship.”
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0 -> joining me now is Richard Haas the
2.1 -> president of the Council on Foreign
4.08 -> Relations author of The Bill of
5.64 -> obligations the 10 habits of good
8.34 -> citizens Richard thanks for being here I
10.98 -> want to get your sort of help for folks
13.44 -> to understand the significance of this
15.66 -> announcement at least by Vladimir Putin
17.279 -> at this time the suspension of the new
19.32 -> start treaty and what that means does
22.26 -> does it mean do you expect that Russia
24.539 -> would begin to expand its its nuclear
27.06 -> Arsenal or is this just sort of a
28.82 -> rhetorical threat
31.8 -> it actually doesn't mean that much the
33.78 -> agreement has four years to go Peter the
36.78 -> Russians are not going to break out they
38.579 -> said they would continue to honor the
40.62 -> the limits they've already stopped most
43.26 -> cooperation with inspectors so what
45.899 -> they've essentially done is
47.94 -> stop what they've already stopped so I
50.28 -> don't I don't think it's it's it's all
52.32 -> that uh significant in four years we're
55.14 -> going to have a big question what do we
56.64 -> put in its place right and there's
58.199 -> questions about new weapon systems
59.94 -> Chinese participation that's when the
62.46 -> real issues come but in the short run it
64.739 -> doesn't really change a whole a whole
66.72 -> lot and I think it also reflects the
68.46 -> reality that that Russia's last
70.2 -> remaining Vestige of being a great power
72.32 -> besides Energy is nuclear weapons so I
75.119 -> think their enthusiasm for restraining
76.92 -> nuclear weapons is limited so how much I
79.32 -> guess perhaps does it does it say in
81.36 -> terms of the Damage Done to the
82.56 -> relationship between the United States
84.18 -> and Russia right now clearly they have
86.46 -> bigger issues what's going on in Russia
88.92 -> but I mean this this only escalates the
91.68 -> tension between the two sides yeah
93.96 -> there's essentially no relationship
95.34 -> let's call this spay the Spade this is
97.439 -> one of the last vestiges of the previous
99.479 -> relationship it's on life support but
102.299 -> there isn't really much of any
103.56 -> relationship anymore
105.36 -> how worried do you think China is about
107.88 -> the announcement by Vladimir Putin today
110.46 -> well I don't think they're not worried I
111.78 -> think they're more worried about the
112.92 -> direction of the war China cast its lot
115.38 -> with with Russia so Xi Jinping has put
117.96 -> his prestige on the line it's it's
119.88 -> almost the equivalent of a bad
121.439 -> investment so far and I think the most
123.54 -> interesting question of the next few
125.1 -> days and weeks is does China ramp up its
127.86 -> support for Russia I think there's a
129.72 -> decent chance it might it does it
132.3 -> doesn't mind this war continuing and
133.92 -> kind of bleeds the Readiness militarily
135.959 -> of the United States it certainly
138.36 -> doesn't want Russia to lose that would
140.52 -> be bad for for China so I think that's
142.5 -> the place to look Richard it was really
144.06 -> striking to hear from Anthony blinkett
145.44 -> on Meet the Press I was a part of
146.52 -> Chuck's panel uh here over the weekend
148.68 -> where he basically made this accusation
150.72 -> that China is considering providing
153.12 -> lethal Aid weapons to Russia right now
157.739 -> when pressed he didn't provide any
159.66 -> particular evidence he seemed to say
161.879 -> they would be reading in allies in the
164.22 -> days ahead but didn't he wasn't specific
166.08 -> about that as well how obviously that
169.739 -> would be a huge Escalade patient we're
171 -> trying to do this right now how
172.14 -> concerned do you think the U.S should be
173.58 -> that China is serious about considering
175.56 -> to do something like that and that
176.64 -> that's a real problem that that could be
178.319 -> on the doorstep
179.58 -> oh it is real and that that guarantees
181.8 -> this would be a prolonged War I think
183.42 -> that's likely anyhow but one of the
185.4 -> hopes people like me had is even if the
187.319 -> war is long term it would dial down and
189.48 -> it's in its intensity if China begins to
192.06 -> feed the Russian war machine that puts a
194.4 -> lot more pressure on Ukraine and
195.84 -> indirectly on the rest of NATO including
198.239 -> uh ourselves and I think it's possible I
200.64 -> think China basically dismisses the
202.98 -> possibility of an improved relationship
204.78 -> with the United States they see what's
206.879 -> going on here they simply see no chance
208.739 -> of it and I really don't think there's
210.36 -> that many penalties left to impose
212.58 -> indeed the Europeans may be reluctant to
215.04 -> introduce certain economic penalties
216.78 -> yeah because that several of them are so
218.64 -> dependent on trade with China and
220.379 -> Richard according to the latest NBC News
222.12 -> poll I think the number is roughly 41
223.98 -> percent of Americans right now say that
226.68 -> they are satisfied by President Biden's
229.739 -> handling of this war that means that
231.48 -> most are not there are no U.S boots on
234.299 -> the ground but maybe a hundred billion
235.92 -> dollars has been spent about 30 billion
238.92 -> in direct act military aid to Ukraine
241.98 -> right now how you know how as a
245.04 -> president how is an Administration do
247.14 -> you not just win over Mitch McConnell
248.64 -> who said this is critical we got to
249.959 -> stick to it it's the most important
251.04 -> effort in the world but the American
252.42 -> people right now who may uh be
254.4 -> experiencing a type of fatigue by the
256.979 -> amount of money and the effort that's
258.12 -> being spent overseas
260.519 -> that way Peter I think first of all the
262.44 -> president has the support of Republicans
264.36 -> most republicans in Congress as well as
266.46 -> most Democrats I actually think that
268.5 -> poll is very close to the overall
270.18 -> numbers on President Biden it's almost
272.22 -> an approval disapproval number I don't
274.56 -> think Americans are hanging on the
276.72 -> latest news from Ukraine I'd be
278.58 -> surprised if most Americans of any
280.38 -> Americans essentially voted on the basis
282.72 -> of our Ukraine policy at the midterms I
285.18 -> actually think the president's done a
286.38 -> good job so I don't take that poll all
288.18 -> that seriously all right yeah I
289.62 -> appreciate your uh your thoughts on that
291.12 -> and your perspective always Richard Haas
292.5 -> thank you very much
294.78 -> thanks for watching our YouTube channel
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