one year later. almost exactly a year ago missile attacks against the capital of ukraine, kyiv. to most this was a surprise attack and invasion. the ukrainians didn t see it coming, nor did the europeans. the one consistent voice cautioning that an invasion was likely, the u.s. intelligence community. another surprise for the world, the intense resolve about entertainer turned president volodymyr zelenskyy, unlike others in his position he didn t flee but only left the country a handful of times to plea for guns and ammunition. and for the last year he s faced off from across the border with vladimir putin who has ruled russia for more than two de decades. the key player who is not a participant in the war, the united states of america. it is the country that has organized the sanctions against russia, it is the country that has been the single biggest provider of military and nonmilitary assistance and tonight on this special program, you ll hear from two top officials on am
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possible position to secure its sovereignty and territorial integrity. let s take a question from the audience. meet walter. he served in the u.s. army for 19 years, he has a question for administrator power. walter. thanks for the opportunity. what vital interest does the united states have in ukraine from a national security perspective? it seems avoiding nuclear war with russia is most important, however, the continued material support to ukraine raises the possibility that nuclear escalation might occur. our strategy seems to rely on the rationality of vladimir putin to not go nuclear. is this wise? thank you so much. well, you ve heard president biden himself speak often to the importance of avoiding exactly that scenario. he s been very attentive to the risk of escalation and the strategy that has been pursued, has been very measured, but what