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Keep up the fire on the republicans to get them to pass aid. but there are other potentials solutions. one of those actually is the 300 billion dollars in russian fusion bank assets that reside in u.s. and european member states. there is a movement underway to conduct an asset forfeiture and transferred to ukraine, where we are in a crisis situation, especially with the absence of the u.s. providing ukraine supplemental s, this might be the crisis solution to take those central bank assets and ship them to ukraine so ukraine can start buying some additional equipment. these are all things that come from the commercial sector, the defense industrial base. they ve come through u.s. spending, sending that money to the defense industrial base. but if ukraine receives those frozen bank assets, they could do the same thing. what would it take to get there? is that a real discussion that s happening? i know you used to be in the white house, so you would ve been having that discussion. do ....
Catastrophic, not only for ukraine, but for the world. while russia brings on the heaviest attacks we ve seen since the very beginning of this full scale invasion of ukraine, almost two years ago, ukrainian society is becoming more weary. almost every day for the last two years president volodymyr zelenskyy has taken to social media to speak directly to his people. he shares messages of strength, motivation, optimistic updates on the war. he always speaks in ukrainian, addressing his people. his troops. in the very first video posted on february 23rd, 2022, the day before the war broke out, this is what zelenskyy looks like. you haven t seen it look like this ever since, still wearing his presidential suit and tie in an office. the ukrainian flag over his right shoulder. as the days went on, zelenskyy, refusing to leave his country and his people, walked around the empty streets of kyiv with soldiers, no more suit and tie. we were introduced to his signature army green fatigues. he pos ....
Meetings. he s preparing new lines of cooperation with partners regarding weapons. he doesn t say who those partners are, nor does he emphasize just how crucial it is for more international aid to come ukraine s way. just before the new year, the u.s. senate what could be its last package of military aid to ukraine, at least for a while. republicans in congress continue to block a much needed aid package until they get assurances on hard-line immigration policies at the u.s. mexico border. republicans must think this is a game. but if they continue to play, they will let a u.s. ally, a democratic nation, crumble. failure to share a millers is so much bigger than ukraine. global stability is at stake, and so is our nation s credibility. russia, china, north korea, and iran are watching very closely. joining me now is the retired united states lieutenant colonel alexander he s the former director of european affairs for the u.s. national security council. he s the author of the ....
Important book, here, right matters, an american story. colonel, thank you for being with us. the days are ticking. this was a big issue before christmas, but for the new year, because we knew that congress had to do something, and then congress didn t do anything. and now we re into this new year and we have since i m hoping it s not true, but we ve sent the last congressionally authorized money to ukraine. there isn t more at the moment. ali, thanks for having me on. it s a lovely sunday morning. i think the fact is that the time has expired on this block for aid to ukraine in a lot of ways. we were supposed to pass a ukraine aid supplemental back in september, we didn t do that. ukraine has been kind of in certain regards running on fumes for their budget, their ability to pay their soldiers, their ability to keep the government running. what we saw recently is the last bit of military aid come from the u.s.. there is going to be a trickle going forward from the u.s. unless we d ....
Priscilla, thanks very much. good to see you as always. msnbc s still ahead, russia s increasing its attacks on ukraine as kyiv s military resources are running dangerously low. what s at stake in ukraine and global stability in the u.s. could be to blame if ukraine s democracy crumbles. that s next. ....