ways to pressure thus far. in certain ways that to pressure thus far. in certain ways that has been good because he has not ways that has been good because he has not given any signals of any kind has not given any signals of any kind of has not given any signals of any kind of belligerence, anything to be remotely kind of belligerence, anything to be remotely perceived as provocative. but putin remotely perceived as provocative. but putin doesn t require anything substantially, he could fabricate a pretext substantially, he could fabricate a pretext. at this point, president zietinski s pretext. at this point, president zielinski s best options are probably to start to mobilise his population for this forthcoming walk on to engage with the diplomatic community and build some sort of consensus community and build some sort of consensus around this idea of response consensus around this idea of response options and sanctions that should response options and sanction
going forward. we need to be careful in this kind of pro war rhetoric that we are constantly being exposed to. particularly in the uk media. we can t be accepting defeat. this will have completely disastrous consequences if we allow a war to break out. we absolutely need diplomacy to succeed. and all parties need to come to the table i have that discussion. to parties need to come to the table i have that discussion. have that discussion. to you put some responsibility have that discussion. to you put some responsibility for - have that discussion. to you put some responsibility for this i have that discussion. to you put some responsibility for this on l some responsibility for this on vladimir putin? some responsibility for this on vladimir putin? absolutely, yes. like i said. vladimir putin? absolutely, yes. like i said, all vladimir putin? absolutely, yes. like i said, all parties, vladimir putin? absolutely, yes. like i said, all parties, including| like i said, all parti
did nostalgically about the former soviet union. that must sent shock waves through the eastern flank of europe. the sheet that must send. i think it does. as a russian court. just north of leningrad although my geography is not as good as it used to be where you could make the same case. this is the case that putin made before he went into crimea. they are russian people, russian language speakers, we have historical ties, we bought this land with the blood of our grandfathers, etc. it is a playbook now. he has tipped his hand and that is why i say it diplomacy unfortunately has probably failed. this is the second or third move or the fifth move is an invasion, it is transparent at this point. if i were the polls, i would be worried. it is an important difference. poland is a nato nation but ukraine isn t. that is different and that is something that bears discussion. i was glad to hear president biden not to commit troops
right, diplomacy has failed at this point as right, diplomacy has failed at this point. as soon as the russian recognised the breakaway republics, then the recognised the breakaway republics, then the diplomacy has failed. now we are then the diplomacy has failed. now we are in then the diplomacy has failed. now we are in the world of real politic. now it we are in the world of real politic. now it is we are in the world of real politic. now it is not we are in the world of real politic. now it is not discussion and are we pro-war now it is not discussion and are we pro-war or now it is not discussion and are we pro war or anti war? now it is not discussion and are we pro war oranti war? it is now it is not discussion and are we pro war or anti war? it is not a psycho pro war or anti war? it is not a psycho babble, it is ok, russia, if you do psycho babble, it is ok, russia, if you do this. psycho babble, it is ok, russia, if you do this, this is the penalty. it doesn
didn t want to provoke the russians. now they have recognised the separatists group it seems the appropriate time to take the economic steps to put pressure on russia that we haven t up to this point. russia that we haven t up to this oint. ., , ., russia that we haven t up to this oint. .,, ., , , ., point. least of set in kyiv, what he was doinu point. least of set in kyiv, what he was doing tonight point. least of set in kyiv, what he was doing tonight was point. least of set in kyiv, what he was doing tonight was effectively l was doing tonight was effectively appealing to nationalist sentiment in russia. he is stirring up the deep history of the two countries. he said you need to back me because we need to reclaim what is ours. that does not sound to me like a man who is ready to accept an olive branch. ., ., ., ~ who is ready to accept an olive branch. ., ., ., 4 . who is ready to accept an olive branch. ., ., ., ~ ., ,., u, branch. no, look at the political theatre we br