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Transcripts for MSNBC Velshi 20240604 12:11:00

Nonstarter. this is not about an approach. they cannot escalate themselves of the scenario. i think these are the principal courses of action we need to take to ward off. russia bottom line, this is a massive bluff, and we will see the results of this bluff within a matter of weeks. ukrainians are not going to stop taking their territory, liberating their territory. and russians are going to be put in a position where they have to take some sort of action. and it s not going to be escalatory. that s why they re calling up these troops, 300,000 to start. it seems like a farfetched notion right now. what is the likelihood of internal pressure on vladimir putin causing something to change? because it seems like there are protests that we have not seen in the last eight months were occurring and rational right now because you can t protest a war that you can t name. and yet the calling up these troops seems to trigger a lot ....

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Transcripts for MSNBC Velshi 20240604 12:12:00

Of protesting in russia. that s an interesting question. i think it s the fact that putin still has an enormous amount of leverage and pressure he can bring to bear on their population. he controls all of the levers of law enforcement, security apparatus, but it is a pressure cooker. there is so much you can do. there is only so much true presents that you can apply to this situation. to me, in a lot of ways, for a historical perspective, this rhymes with the situations that occurred in russia s revolution in 1917. you have a very unpopular war, with more people being mobilized and armed, to fight that war, and you have population bits, discontent with the direction. eventually, i think this is going to break the dam. and we will see some actions. what i think is a precursor, more street violence, and military and political violence in response to the ....

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Transcripts for MSNBC Velshi 20240604 12:09:00

Off from nuclear isolation. that s what this is. major bluffs to get the west to back down, get the ukraine to back down. it s not going to work. but it s not shocking that he s pursuing this course of action. and i m gonna call it right, now it s gonna be 90% support for this referendum according to his results. yeah, of course, very similar to what happened in crimea. let s talk about the nuclear escalation. putin has brought it up a few times including where before he launched this war. and, you and i have both talked about the fact that the world has to proceed with condemning countries that have overrun sovereign countries. and you and i both face exactly the same criticism, exactly the same time, you cannot be dismissive of the fact that not only has does he have nuclear weapons, but he talks about using them. you can not, say he s been dismissive of them. how does he square these things? he says he ll use them, and yet we have to continue to help ....

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Transcripts for MSNBC Velshi 20240604 12:07:00

Battlefield. so badly that reports indicate vladimir putin himself is now giving direct battlefield orders from his perch, far away from the fighting. he is an autocratic dictator in the most dangerous place possible, with his back against the wall. retired lieutenant colonel, director of european affairs, for the security council, he is a security adviser, and the author of the important book. here, right matters. good to see you. thank you for being with us. we have seen reports over the last few weeks. this war is going poorly for russia. people are turning against vladimir putin. narendra modi and xi jinping, to people who have been stalwarts, expressing concern. now, this referenda and these conscription, tell me your thoughts. yeah, thanks for having me on, so, you know, it s actually pretty shocking that this ....

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