stalin did not achieve. these two countries did not join nato in the beginning. they didn t join in several other waves. but news because of his disastrous war and the threats that come from it for their security in ukraine, they ve decided to join. remember, he said he was invading ukraine as a way to weaken nato and keep ukraine out. and he s done exactly the opposite. he s united nato internally in a way they haven t been for years and now two more members are set to join. okay. so ambassador mcfaul, what is going on with turkey? are they leveraging this war to deal with their own issues? i think so. i think it is very transactional. and at the end of the day, i think the negotiations will move forward. the rest of the alliance seems to be very supportive of this move. i am interested where hungary is. we haven t heard a lot from
back to capitol hill and ask for more money supporting ukrainians against russia. yeah, i thought the notable line from the biden speech today was when he said he likes to speak softly and carry a big javelin in terms of his approach to helping ukraine out. you know, i thought tawas accurate spin on how he has handled this whole issue. he has not stirred the country primetime address talking about how high the stakes or for russia. he hasn t captured the imagination of the american public. on policy he is sending $800 million more in weaponry. he is amping up the military support in a way our allies think is very helpful. is he huddling along. in the end the next few weeks are going to be very, very crucial. i think the white house understands that and they realize they need to help ukraine defeat russia in the donbas because, if not, we could have stalemate in this war. bret: juan, during that speech he had a line about how russia is not going to control
right. rebuilding effort is being undergone is very low. so, you know, they may not be part of nato in fact, but they may be virtually part of nato. yeah, a de facto member of nato. you know, we are going to go into break at some point, going to be showing a music video of ukrainians. oh, my gosh. singing really inspirational song. you look at them, they could be in los angeles, they could be in london. there is such a western flavor to their culture already, that they re moving in that direction. i want to talk about finland. jeffrey sachs may not think it is a positive thing, but finland and sweden becoming members of nato, it is, for those of us who believe nato is a defensive alliance, i think it is pretty remarkable. well, you know, putin allegedly started this war to keep ukraine out of nato, to
is so sad. thanks,. kayleigh: you are welcome. joey: making demands in a tense phone call as moscow s military buildup gross near the ukraine s border. the white house is urging deescalation as the kremlin warns the biden administration further u.s. sanctions would be, quote: a colossal mistake. florida congressman michael waltz and green beret just returned from ukraine to see the situation himself. congressman, thanks for joining us. good to be with you, joey. joey: really what i would like to do is have you help our viewers understand some of the nuances here because i have talked to people that are in this country from ukraine. i have seen the reporting on it. and it seems like that russia their motivation may be more to keep ukraine out of nato. can you explain to us, really, what s motivating russia to push in this way and what we can do about it. well, russia and particularly
i think one lesson in recent history is that once russians are many your house, it s sometimes very difficult to get them to leave. bret: secretary of state anthony blinken speaking about a cracktown in kazahkstan which has left dozens dead, a former soviet republic, and its president called in russian troops to help. those troops are now shooting to kill, and it s beginning to look like a russian takeover there. meantime, russia is poised to invade neighboring ukraine, tens of thousands of troops amazed along the border there. russia wants to keep ukraine out of nato, the u.s. has threatened serious con consequences in russia invades. fox news contributor, cam rove. fox news correspondent gillian