this will include lethal aid in the form of defensive weapons and non lethal aid. but, on sanctions, has the uk pulled its punches? we all want to deter aggression in europe. we are not dealing with breakaway republics. putin is not a peacekeeper. a sovereign nation has been invaded. the prime minister promised that, in the event of an invasion, he would unleash a full package of sanctions. if not now, then when? there is more to come, and we will be stopping russia, we will be stopping russia from raising sovereign debt, stopping russian companies from raising money and stopping russian companies, as i said yesterday, even clearing in sterling and dollars on international markets. those policies are still being shaped, senior bankers arriving for discussions with the government this afternoon. meanwhile, the eu is extending
today, for instance, the former president praised vladimir putin. so putin is now saying it s independent, a large section of ukraine. i said how smart is that? and he s going to go in and be a peacekeeper. that s the strongest peace force. we could use that on our southern border. that s the strongest peace force i have ever seen. there were more army tanks than i have ever seen. they re going to keep peace all right. think of it, here s a guy who s very savvy, i know him very well, very very well. joining us, cnn plolitical analyst maggie haberman, and gloria borger. i want to leave trump aside for a moment and talk about what mitch mcconnell said. how much do you think the messy withdrawal from afghanistan is shaping the administration s approach here? well, i think you would have to say that even biden partisans remember those terrible pictures and understand how badly that played out on their television
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republicans are blasting president biden for being too weak on russia, but the de facto leader of their party get this is spending his time praising, praising vladimir putin. former president trump going so far as to call putin s moves and i m quoting the former president once again. he says putin s moves, genius. here s more of his complimentary tone. so putin is now saying it s independent, a large section of ukraine. i said, how smart is that? and he s going to go in and be a peacekeeper. that s the strongest peace force. we could use that on our southern border. that s the strongest peace force i ve ever seen. there were more army tanks than i ve ever seen. they re going to keep peace, all right. no, but think of it. here s a guy who s very savvy. i know him very well, very, very well. the former president s comments come as the house
it s hard for people to know how much their accident case is let our injury attorneys know he so putin is now saying, it s how much their accident cget the best result possible. independent, a large section of ukraine. i said, how smart is that? and he s gonna go in and be a peacekeeper. that s the strongest peace force. we could use that on our southern border. that s the strongest piece force i ve ever seen. there are more army tanks that i ve ever seen. they re gonna keep peace all right. no, but think of it. here s a guy who s very savvy. i know him very well. very, very. well now the washington post put it this way tonight, trump s reaction to putin s invasion of ukraine is exactly as you d expect. his characteristic praising of putin sitting contrast to the reaction of some republicans on capitol hill. this was close trump ally s neuter lindsey graham earlier