They are run by russia. they have russian troops in them. these are two pockets inside ukrainian territory. this other area, all around eastern ukraine, it is what is in dispute right now. vladimir putin says that these areas, where i am, where there are many russian speakers, russian and ukrainian or two different languages, a bit of overlap, but different languages, in this area is definitely russian speaking, and this is the area that putin is talking about, and the russian media are talking about. saying the ukrainians are denying the people here are their right to be proud russians, to identify us russians. now, how true is that? it is very difficult to know. i was in a small village the other day, i was speaking with three women there, and they all are russian speakers. they said yes, we consider ourselves russian. but we do not want vladimir putin to invade this country. we do not want a war, not in
They said yes, we consider ourselves russian. but we do not want vladimir putin to invade this country. we do not want a war, not in our name. richard engel. i know this is your job, but we are always deeply appreciated for the context that you bring. i know i personally turn to you when i need to understand these things. it is early in the morning, it is cold, we appreciate that you are there. on the front lines of this developing situation. regent angle for us in eastern ukraine. if what happens next is up to vladimir putin, the questions remain about what he wants. what his next move is going to be. for that we turn to michael mcfaul, the former united states ambassador to russia from 2012 to 2014. he is an msnbc international affairs analyst, and nina khrushchev a, she is a professor of international affairs at the new school. good evening to both of you, i want to pick up where richard left off, there is an argument made by vladimir putin across the entire length of russia s wes
They re not being led by alexei navalny or well-known dissidents, it s proving very difficult for the kremlin to crack down on them. to stop them from happening. more than 3000 people have been arrested across russia so far, as part of these protests. but there s no sign that they are going to come to a stop. we ve also being seen quieter moments, where russians have been going to the ukrainian embassy here in moscow. they ve been leaving flowers, they ve been leaving notes. effectively saying, not in our name. richard, the next thing we ve also seen the russian government really cracking down on the media here. the state media regulator has censored a number of outlets. and the offense that the outlets committed is the described what is going on in ukraine as a war, or as an attack, or as an invasion. and that is not allowed under the russian government s line. their preferred term is a
The kremlin s most prominent critic. his spokesperson has also been posted on the most wanted list. you get a sense of how harsh the crackdown is in russia. you hope there may be uprising against putin. i spoke to the chief of staff, who is in lithuania. this is what he had to tell me. thank you so much for coming on the program. we ve all seen the horrors coming out of ukraine. children killed as they ve been trying to fleed, maternity hospitals being bombed. how have you felt watching them? it feels enormously painful. i want to cry. putin is a president of russia, this is putin s fault. this is not my war. i m trying to cry as loud as possible. this is not our war. he s doing it not in our name, but it looks like, so far, we are not strong enough to stop him. he s continuing to do all this
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