has now resumed diplomatic operations in the country. just announced plans to return to kyiv by the end of this month if security conditions allow. joining me from lviv is the acting u.s. ambassador to ukraine. first day back, in fact, in the country, since this invasion. ambassador, thanks so much for taking the time this morning. very happy to be with you. thank you. first, i wonder as a diplomat with many years example in that country there, what is the importance of having u.s. diplomats back on the ground there in the midst of russia s ongoing war? well, obviously it s important symbolically that we re there to provide in-person support and discussions with ukrainians. but it also just helps us do our job. we ve been doing things through video conferencing and telephone and what sapp and that s useful but there s nothing like talking
putin. for anybody that thinks it shields him personally, it can t. it s not his own personal money is within the central bank. a move like this affects all of russia s economy. it crashes the currency and prevent bs as a lot of transact to go through. that will basic him personally unless he has u.s. dollars in cash under a mattress at his secret palace and i don t think he can use it. there s no way this isn t going to affect him personally as well, all of the oligarchs and their businesses and the economy together. what about the s.w.i.f.t. system? that s the financial system. until last week president biden had been reluctant to ban russia from that. what does that mean? that s right. s.w.i.f.t. is like the what sapp of financial messaging. what it means is that it s a messaging system that carries
encrypted messaging apps, vpns, tour, and signal to try and get out from behind the fire wall that putin has put in front of russians to try and prevent them from getting access to accurate information and control the narrative within russia to build support for the invasion in ukraine. brian, you paint a really fascinating picture. because it s not really just the big names that are helping. you actually spoke with a nurse in florida and a plumber in indiana, right? tell us more about how they are helping in this cause. that s right. average americans are signing on to ebbwebsites that have been bt by programmers around the world. stacy mccue, a florida nurse, logged on to a website built by a group known as squad 303. that website allows anyone on the internet to send text messages, what sapp messages, even e-mails to a random russian
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