especially from the nationalists that want to do more, but even from, others like mr. use of who said, what are we trying to do here? it sends a sign that elites are disturbed by the war in ukraine. do you know how someone like that makes a decision to say that on tv? do you think that he got some assurances from someone that it would be okay for him to say that? great question, lawrence. normally, you don t say things like that will mostly have permission on russian state controlled television. this is not the largest television station, by the way. this is the fourth largest. it is a little more liberal there. but, i don t think he would have set those things, had someone not said it was okay. because, they want to rebut it, remember, everybody else rebutted it, but when it is out there, it is out there. the fact is, the things he said are true. truthful things are being said, on russian television, and that is something we don t see very
decision to say that on tv? do you think that he got some assurances from someone that it would be okay for him to say that? great question, lawrence. normally, you don t say things like that will mostly have permission on russian state controlled television. this is not the largest television station, by the way. this is the fourth largest. it is a little more liberal there. but, i don t think he would have set those things, had someone not said it was okay. because, they want to rebut it, remember, everybody else rebutted it, but when it is out there, it is out there. the fact is, the things he said are true. truthful things are being said, on russian television, and that is something we don t see very often. mcfaul, thank you very much for joining our discussion tonight. thank you. we will be right back. we will be right back. we will be right back. we will be right back. we will be right back. we will be right back.
prisoner swap with russia in exchange for the convicted arms dealer victor bout who s been in federal prison for 15 years and wasn t scheduled for release until 2029. they re the upon his arrival back in russia, believe it or not was this woman, look at her closely! the one with the long hair. maria butina, butina some people color. maybe these photos documentary. this one alongside donald trump jr.. this woman was the russian operatives who spent 18 months in a federal prison after infiltrating republican power circles including the nra, national rifle association, had to push vladimir putin s agenda for crimes related to the 2016 election. she is now a member of the russian politics and a commentator on russian television. here s what she had to say about the prisoner exchange
to push vladimir putin s agenda for crimes related to the 2016 election. she is now a member of the russian politics and a commentator on russian television. here s what she had to say about the prisoner exchange that brought britney griner home. [speaking non-english] [speaking non-english] now if you ve been paying attention to the republican reaction to the deal that was made to secure the release of britney griner from russia, you may have noticed a theme. disingenuous performative outrage. outrage that brittney griner was freed but the former marine, paul whelan who s been in prison for in russia since 2018 was not. even though the biden administration said whelan wasn t an option. even though he just republican russian republican infiltrator
ahead. their aim is to take back all of the territory that they say russia has occupied since the invasion in february, and indeed, they want to push ahead even further, taking back crimea, which russia annexed in 2014. the missions are very big, they re pushing ahead with those, and there is no move to negotiate, because they see the front line shifting in ukraine s favor. i don t think they re going to sit down at any negotiating table while they are having these battlefield successes. general mccaffrey, on russian television, and in the russian press, which all states controlled. in eastern ukraine, it has brought a lot of calls for military leadership to face harsh consequences. we saw that criticism come during a red square concert celebrating rushes illegal claims on these foreign eastern regions of ukraine. what does this growing dissent that we are seeing mean for putin? it s hard to say.