Michael Weiss

Fundamentally, the Russians don't care that much about their allies and partners. We've seen this now in Syria, right? I mean, Putin kind of shrugged when Bashar al-Assads regime just, it didn't even crumble, it just evaporated. And now he's trying to do deals with HTS, the new government in Damascus, to keep the Russian military infrastructure in place there. So

Fundamentally, the Russians don't care that much about their allies and partners. We've seen this now in Syria, right? I mean, Putin kind of shrugged when Bashar al-Assads regime just, it didn't even crumble, it just evaporated. And now he's trying to do deals with HTS, the new government in Damascus, to keep the Russian military infrastructure in place there. So

Fundamentally, the Russians don't care that much about their allies and partners. We've seen this now in Syria, right? I mean, Putin kind of shrugged when Bashar al-Assads regime just, it didn't even crumble, it just evaporated. And now he's trying to do deals with HTS, the new government in Damascus, to keep the Russian military infrastructure in place there. So

The Russians have no problem throwing their own friends under the bus. They do this all the time. But the biggest strategic objective that they have is to get the United States to do this realignment, right?

The Russians have no problem throwing their own friends under the bus. They do this all the time. But the biggest strategic objective that they have is to get the United States to do this realignment, right?

The Russians have no problem throwing their own friends under the bus. They do this all the time. But the biggest strategic objective that they have is to get the United States to do this realignment, right?

Abandon our allies in Europe, abandon the Ukrainians and basically be open for business with the Russians and frankly invite their intelligence officers back to American soil, which is what Marco Rubio is more or less saying when he says we're going to start reopening their embassies and consulates here.

Abandon our allies in Europe, abandon the Ukrainians and basically be open for business with the Russians and frankly invite their intelligence officers back to American soil, which is what Marco Rubio is more or less saying when he says we're going to start reopening their embassies and consulates here.

Abandon our allies in Europe, abandon the Ukrainians and basically be open for business with the Russians and frankly invite their intelligence officers back to American soil, which is what Marco Rubio is more or less saying when he says we're going to start reopening their embassies and consulates here.

Well, the whole Hammer family going back in the 20s and 30s, just deeply, deeply compromised by the Soviets. So yeah, Army, I mean, hey, I thought he was the star in, what was that movie that made... Call Me By Your Name?

Well, the whole Hammer family going back in the 20s and 30s, just deeply, deeply compromised by the Soviets. So yeah, Army, I mean, hey, I thought he was the star in, what was that movie that made... Call Me By Your Name?

Well, the whole Hammer family going back in the 20s and 30s, just deeply, deeply compromised by the Soviets. So yeah, Army, I mean, hey, I thought he was the star in, what was that movie that made... Call Me By Your Name?

Well, as they said in the movie Quiz Show, I'd like to take the last question first, please. Let's start with J.D.

Well, as they said in the movie Quiz Show, I'd like to take the last question first, please. Let's start with J.D.

Well, as they said in the movie Quiz Show, I'd like to take the last question first, please. Let's start with J.D.

OK, so let's start with Ukraine. 20 to 30,000 troops from, quote, some random country that hasn't fought a war in 20 to 30 years.

OK, so let's start with Ukraine. 20 to 30,000 troops from, quote, some random country that hasn't fought a war in 20 to 30 years.

OK, so let's start with Ukraine. 20 to 30,000 troops from, quote, some random country that hasn't fought a war in 20 to 30 years.

The idea of sending European peacekeepers to Ukraine has come from two not so random countries, the United Kingdom and France, both of which, up until quite recently, were engaged in active combat in Afghanistan on behalf of the United States, because the only time in the history of NATO that Article 5 was invoked was after 9-11.

The idea of sending European peacekeepers to Ukraine has come from two not so random countries, the United Kingdom and France, both of which, up until quite recently, were engaged in active combat in Afghanistan on behalf of the United States, because the only time in the history of NATO that Article 5 was invoked was after 9-11.