other member states into a position they don t want to be in. the nato alliance has remained remarkably strong since this war began, right, but of course there have been a lot of challenges, lots of tests, the recent decision by president biden to send cluster munitions to ukraine as so many of u.s. allies have signed and signatories banning cluster munitions including the uk where the president is right now, and there s this looming issue of course of ukraine joining the nato. the president said he doesn t want to go to direct war with russia, that any membership with ukraine would happen after the war, but there s also the argument being made that putin is weakened right now and that this might be the time. what do you say? putin is weakened, there s no doubt. the alliance is strong and the president is of course right that now immediately this week is not the time for ukraine to join nato because they are in a
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interesting part about nato expansion in recent years is that they re around russia. they border russia, the old soviet union countries, czechoslovakia, estonia, all these countries. these countries are living in remarkable fear now. the nato alliance has kept them safe for decades. if russia decides to get expansionist tendencies again, they re relying on nato to protect them. guess what, russia is get be expansionist tendencies again. this has to be a big problem that plays into the hands of vladimir putin. american foreign policy is completely inverted, ali. instead of supporting the trans-atlantic alliance that has kept europe whole and free and democratic, the nato alliance, and instead of working to
na nato. this is a president who is in a fight with our closest allies. that s exactly the outcome that vladimir putin wanted in 2016. jeremy bash, there are 22 countries in nato, but the most interesting part about nato expansion in recent years is that they re around russia. they border russia, the old soviet union countries, czechoslovakia, estonia, all these countries. these countries are living in remarkable fear now. the nato alliance has kept them safe for decades. if russia decides to get expansionist tendencies again, they re relying on nato to protect them. guess what, russia is get be expansionist tendencies again. this has to be a big problem that plays into the hands of vladimir putin. american foreign policy is completely inverted, ali.
interesting part about nato expansion in recent years is that they re around russia. they border russia, the old soviet union countries, czechoslovakia, estonia, all these countries. these countries are living in remarkable fear now. the nato alliance has kept them safe for decades. if russia decides to get expansionist tendencies again, they re relying on nato to protect them. guess what, russia is get be expansionist tendencies again. this has to be a big problem that plays into the hands of vladimir putin. american foreign policy is completely inverted, ali. instead of supporting the trans-atlantic alliance that has kept europe whole and free and democratic, the nato alliance, and instead of working to constrain an aggressive russian