can expect that that commitment will remain rock solid. vladimir putin continues the latest in an intense string of meetings with world leaders, sitting down with brazilian president today. it comes as the u.s. tries to determine if putin means what he says when he insists he s still open to negotiations or whether what the kremlin is describing as a military pull back from the border is real, and not an act. this morning, secretary of state antony blinken said there is no evidence a pull back is actually happening. and on tuesday, president biden said russia has increased the number of forces surrounding ukraine to 150,000 troops. if russia attacks ukraine, it would be a war without choice, a war without cause and reason. i say these things not to provoke but to speak the truth, but let there be no doubt, if russia commit this is breach by
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samuel huntington said the moment when you see a transition is when there s a crack within the ruling elite. so far no crack in venezuela by which i mean you re not seeing generals defect by and large, one or two minor ones. why are the generals staying so close to the regime? so part of the reason you re not seeing military pull away, at least we haven t seen it so far, is this is in many ways, shapes, forms a military regime. the ministers, those who run food, those who control the state-owned energy company, those who are in control of governors and other positions, they are all military generals. so the military while maduro is a civilian, the military really controls this government. it s their government to decide to keep or to stay or to keep maduro or not. the other reason i think we re still seeing this coalition of cohesiveness, we haven t seen the cracks, is there are outside players propping these people
suffering. there s a tension there between top officers. when one looks at this in other historical cases, you know, he always said that the moment where you see a transition is when that s crack within the ruling elite. so far no crack in venezuela by which i mean you re not seeing generals. why are they staying so close to the regime? part of the reason you re not seeing the military pull away is that this is a military regime. we have seen many of the ministers, those that run food there and those that control is state owned energy company, those who are in control of governors and other positions are all military generals.