The week ending Saturday, April 9, 2022, witnessed a ramping up of U.S. and allied sanctions against Russia and the continuing evolution of U.S. enforcement activities against Russia in.
emergency. the republics? the state of emergency, right. - the republics? the state of emergency, right. we - the republics? the state of| emergency, right. we need the republics? the state of. emergency, right. we need to mobilise an entire country. we have to stay united, as the ukrainian people, and we have to stay united with our western allies. and i believe that right now, i don t remember this kind of strong support from the western countries of ukrainian independence because this is the challenge is notjust for ukraine because it is the a challenge for the entire free world. this is being emphasised by ukrainians and also nato officials and europeans but could nato do more? ., ., ., ., ., ., 11:13 more? nato had to do more in 2008. you think if more? nato had to do more in 2008. you think if they more? nato had to do more in 2008. you think if they had more? nato had to do more in 2008. you think if they had done more? nato had to do more in 2008. you think if they had
thatis fight against this aggression, but that is it. but right now there is no military from russia in donetsk and luhansk. 50 no military from russia in donetsk and luhansk- no military from russia in donetsk and luhansk. ., ., , , , let s talk now to carl bildt, who was sweden s foreign minister at the start of the ukrainian crisis in 2013 and 2014. thanks forjoining us. i know this is a guessing game but you follow it closely. do you think it will stop here if only for a while with the recognition of those two rebel held republics? recognition of those two rebel held reublics? ., ., , , republics? that would be my hope. but when republics? that would be my hope. itut when i republics? that would be my hope. but when i listen, republics? that would be my hope. but when i listen, my republics? that would be my hope. but when i listen, my first - republics? that would be my hope. but when i listen, my first thought| but when i listen, my first thought it was a ridiculous puppet
republics, putin said he launched a peacekeeping operation in these republics. that s not true. what he already did is not a peacekeeping operation, this is a war bringing operation, this is a war bringing operation ordered by president putin. i operation ordered by president putin. . . operation ordered by president putin. ., , ., ., ., putin. i am sure he would not want to be compared putin. i am sure he would not want to be compared to putin. i am sure he would not want to be compared to adolf putin. i am sure he would not want to be compared to adolf hitler, - putin. i am sure he would not want to be compared to adolf hitler, he | to be compared to adolf hitler, he says he is doing it for the people of russia and also on request from the people in those republics. we saw them celebrating and they were telling our correspondence in rostov on don of the evacuees, that they welcomed the move. he on don of the evacuees, that they welcomed the move. on don of the evacuees, that t
the west learned the lessons out of this and what kind of lessons we have? americans and brits started to supply defensive weapons which did not happen in 2013. you are very tough on sanctions and you managed tough on sanctions and you managed to stay united. no fractions within the european union. you are on the same page with ukraine and on the same page with ukraine and on the same page with the entire western alliances. ., ., , ., ., alliances. how do you read the current situation? alliances. how do you read the current situation? the - alliances. how do you read the current situation? the big - alliances. how do you read the - current situation? the big question seems to be whether russian backed forces will go beyond the territory, the one third they control in donetsk and luhansk but do you think they will stop there? they will stop there? there is no russian backed they will stop there? there is no russian backed forces, - they will stop there? there is no russian backed