and since then belarus has been beholden to putin so he has now a satellite country in belarus, which he got without toppling the government by supporting the government and now that government is allowing russian troops there probably for as long as vladimir putin wants to keep them there. ukraine is a very different situation. it was exactly eight years ago tomorrow on the 22nd that their pro-russian dictator, president, was overthrown by a popular uprising and put a government in place that has been a constant source of trouble and annoyance for vladimir putin ever since. richard engel, i know i ve got to let you go. thank you for your reporting there. stay safe as whatever happens next starts to unfold. keir simmons, i ve got you in moscow now. we watched some of this extraordinary meeting of vladimir putin and some of his visors today appearing to set the stage of whatever decisions
said, never surrender. donbass is ukraine, and we choose europe, not russia. there s a big protest in the city of mary opal, which is in the part of ukraine that putin says, is no longer recognizing as a part of ukraine. there they flew the ukrainian flags through the streets, and the russian flag with a big ax drawn through it. there were protests outside of ukraine, as well. this is prague, czech republic. former soviet satellite country in the middle of the city square. this was berlin today, a group of ukrainians living in germany stage this protest, outside the russian embassy. this was the russian embassy in paris. protesters wave signs and said long live the free ukraine. this man, marched with his fist in the air and the colors of the ukrainian flag around his neck. despite a unifying call outcry from leaders in the western world, despite an outcry from everyday people on the ground,
9/11 in afghanistan by making it equivalent to the soviet invasion of a sovereign country in 1979. it s call the soviet union s vietnam. more than 2 million afghan civilian casualties estimated as a result of that war. tens of thousands of russian and soviet military killed and injured in the course of that war, which had nothing to do with terrorism and was all about the soviets seeking control of a satellite country. we canceled u.s. participation in the 1980 olympics as a result of the soviet invasion of afghanistan. you know, this bears no resemblance to the weird historical account that donald trump gave us today. i can t even sort of put together what he said. but when he says, steve, that the soviets were right to be there, he s essentially endorsing the soviet invasion of afghanistan. why would he say that? don, god only knows why the president says what it is that he says. susan makes a really interesting
terrorists. and, in fact, i think he really belittles, you know, in many ways the sacrifice by so many american military personnel as well as allied personnel over the last decade and a half after 9/11 in afghanistan by making it equivalent to the soviet invasion of a sovereign country in 1979. it s called the soviet union s vietnam. more than 2 million afghan civilian casualties estimated as a result of that war. tens of thousands of russian and soviet military killed and injured in the course of that war, which had nothing to do with terrorism and was all about the soviets seeking control of a satellite country. we canceled u.s. participation in the 1980 olympics as a result of the soviet invasion of afghanistan. you know, this bears no resemblance to the weird historical account that donald trump gave us today. i can t even sort of put together what he said.
isn t casting anyily legitimacy of the president of donald trump. he was elected by a majority of people in the right states to make him president. going forward, we are not a former russian satellite country. we re the united states of america, and we ought to be free of outside interference in a political system, so i think answers need to come forward on that, not even as much to relitigate the last election but to say how do we protect ourselves in the future. congressman, thanks very much for being with us today. any time. joining me now martin indic, previous ambassador to israel and former assistant secretary of state and ambassador as well. thank you very much for being with us. to the bigger question of what s at stake here, for national security, for national policy with you know, president or rather prime minister netanyahu arriving tonight and uncertainty throughout the national security team? well i think you ve really hit the nail on the head when