Biden administration. Sources telling nbc news that the president will ask politicians to pick a side. And tell the American People whose cider they are on. And to portray himself as fighting for Working Americans and democratic values. While his opponents want tax breaks for the wealthiest and want to abandon ukraine to russian aud democrat Vladimir Putin abroad. Curtain number two, the republican nominee, were talking about the fourtimes indicted expresident , he goes on trial for Campaign Finance violations for Paying Hush Money to a porn star in just over two weeks. Whats he doing . He is getting ready to play host to hungarian leaders at the private club where hes alleged to have illegally stashed some of the most Important National security secrets our country possesses for years. Hes a leader defined by his affinity for Vladimir Putin and his dismantling of democracy, piece by piece in his own country, which means in Donald Trumps eyes, he is, quote, a very great leader a very s
she s the author of several books including twilight of democracy, the seductive lure of authoritarianism. timothy snyder is a professor of history at yale university, a prominent fellow at the institute for human sciences and author of on tyranny, 20 lessons from the 20th century. i have relied so much on the issue of you over the years to understand things that are going on. so is a real privilege to have you both here to address this issue. there is a specific question that i want to address with you. i ve already received tweets about this this morning from people who think that this is an unnecessary conversation, that there should be any conversation about the potential risks of prosecuting and finding donald trump guilty of the things that he has been charged with and maybe charged with. it may be entirely necessary and important do so, but it could further polarize the country, i would love to get your take on that. so, yes i think it is important to talk about the risks beca
kremlin s attempts to fully capture the city that you re looking at, the key port city of mariupol. russia resumed its assault on the latest ukrainian defenders. they are hold up in a giant steel plant. as of stall, it s called. they say putin s army was not able to breakthrough. joining me now is an applebaum, a journalist for the atlantic. offer author of red famine and twilight of democracy, the seductive lure of authoritarianism. and other, bucks all of which you should read. and has been a stalwart help to us understanding this war, but then something changed, and. you are there, you went to lviv, you spoke with this enigma of a man, volodymyr zelenskyy. who the war was who the world was unclear about, whether he would be up to this task. and he has been leading ukraine to this war and leading the west and understanding the
minimum highly visible bullets, he instead evokes sympathy, and feelings of trust, precisely because he sounds, in the words of ukrainian acquaintance, like one of us. that is from an applebaum, and jeffrey goldberg writing in the atlantic magazine. they were just in kyiv to interview ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy and person, and applebaum is a pulitzer prize winner and writer at the atlantic and twilight of democracy the seductive lure of authoritarianism. applebaum, thanks for being with us, we appreciate your time. thanks for having me. i want to ask you what you thought was most striking, and most memorable about your discussion with the lewinsky at this time? i want to tell you first though, that what has stuck with me, and made me feel queasy since releasing your interview is his assertion that the optimism about ukraine s chances of holding out, the optimism that russia might somehow not win this war is unjustified. hearing that from him, has
that. and applebaum is a staff writer at the atlantic, she is the author of twilight of democracy, the seductive lure of authoritarianism. among other important books. well, skilled school children in naples, italy offered a hand to their new ukrainian classmates. literally. [applause] it is a heartwarming moment, welcoming these two children to their new home, their new school. with balloons, ukrainian flags, supportive chairs, a standing ovation. the two of them are hundreds of miles from the life they re forcefully behind. like all refugees displaced by conflict, there is no clear answer as to where these two children will be able to return home. they are monks one and a half million children who have fled ukraine, one child every second. we will have an update on the refugee crisis when we get back. e crisis when we get back back r a print that