united states over taiwan. i now know how to deal with the united states over south korea. and now know how to deal with the united states over the missiles that i would like to fire into the middle east. i think that at some point, we have to understand that if we are going to allow ourselves to be nuclear blackmailed in every endeavor, then we will have a tough time in the road ahead. i guess there has never been a better argument for nuclear disarmament. one last question, general, after the massacre in bucha and the destruction of mariupol, it is very unlikely that the two countries are going to sit down and succeed and negotiating anytime soon. even though zelenskyy keeps offering a chance to meet putin. are there any diplomatic offerings we can get to president putin to persuade him to end the war, to declare any fake victory wants a go home? i think that will be very tough. but you hit it right in the head. we all want a negotiated ending
not where we think he is, we can t have it both ways, can we? i do not draw the two distinct issues that you do. i think there is a distinct middle ground. i do not think he s bluffing. i think if it goes bad enough for him, i think he may actually take these drastic actions. but if we allow the world to deter us in this way, then every nation that has a nuke, looks up and says, okay, i now know how to deal with the united states over taiwan. i now know how to deal with the united states over south korea. and now know how to deal with the united states over the missiles that i would like to fire into the middle east. i think that at some point, we have to understand that if we are going to allow ourselves to be nuclear blackmailed in every endeavor, then we will have a tough time in the road ahead. i guess there has never been a better argument for nuclear disarmament. one last question, general, after the massacre in bucha and
to have this soft power victory. so that leads us to this interview with npr where the chinese ambassador to the u.s. spelled out probably more clearly than i ve heard a chinese diplomat say in quite some time what would happen from the beijing perspective if this u.s.-taiwan relationship continues to deepen. if, you know, the taiwanese authorities emboldened by the united states, you know, keep going down the road for independence, it most likely will involve china and the united states, the two big countries in a military conflict. support for taiwan is one of those rare issues in washington, kim, that seems to unite republicans and democrats. saying friends in the democratic world should stand together. taiwan is counting on its friendships. it doesn t have formal diplomatic ties but has friendships with big powerful democracies and big powerful militaries including the united
staring down putin, and president putin just exactly as colonel leighton said, he would like to have president biden and president zelensky fold, cave, compromise. and they haven t done that. they have stood together, um, and and they are staring down president putin. all right. well thank you, both, very much. i appreciate your time. and next, the january 6th committee is zeroing in on those phony electors as part of trump s push to overturn the results. and there is a whole slew of new subpoenas out tonight to tell you about. plus, a warning from a high-ranking chinese official over taiwan. most likely involve china and united states, the two big countries, in a military conflict. those are stunning words. meanwhile tonight, 75 million people on the east coast of the united states should brace for storm impact. potential bomb cyclone about to strike, slamming some areas with white-out blizzard conditions, hurricane-force winds. we have a live update.
counterpart. it lasted about a minute according to it the taiwan spokesperson, and apparently he thanked vice president harris for u.s. support of taiwan, and harris says they talked about some other policy issues regarding migrants in that region where they were attending this inauguration. but then on friday there was actually a much more substantive high level meeting between the u.s. speaker of the house nancy pelosi and taiwan s vice president li. it was a virtual meeting after the taiwanese delegation landed in san francisco, i m told. and it lasted as i said half an hour. they talked about security, economy, governmentsch they talked about pelosi supporting taiwan engaging in international platform like the world health organization, which beijing has firmly opposed. they talked about human rights in china, a huge red line for beijing just days before the opening ceremonies of the 2022 olympics as they prepare to try