so if he ll back off that to talk about the more substantive issues, that would be a good sign. if he comes out saying you didn t meet my list of demands, that means he s probably going to use military force against the ukrainians. that is so troubling, and then when there s some opposition, the poison-tipped umbrella strategy has also been effective for putin. thank you both for being with me. it s a pleasure to see you both. still ahead, a glimpse of what could soon be our reality. we ll get a live report from a nation that s already dosing out a fourth, fourth covid shot. you re watching jose diaz-balart reports. u re watch diaz-balt arreports.
when he amasses all these troops, this is a great way for him to then get every concession he s ever asked for from the west because nobody wants to g to war with him. are you concerned about that possibility here? i know is that there are ukrainians who are concerned that they get sold out here, right, to prevent conflict, the biden administration makes assurances, particularly about ukraine s potential think they theoretical joining of nato, which is not on the table right now. do you see that as a possibility? yes. that s the kind of thing putin is looking for. he puts a bunch of troops at the border. doesn t cost him anything. there s no young men coming back in body bags. he puts troops on the border and says here s my list of demands. ukraine can never join nato. let the gas flow into germany through nord stream 2 pipeline. don t mess with me in all of my activities in the middle east and africa.