Michael Weiss

And he's probably not even aware of what concessions could be wrung from Russia. There are a couple of things that are happening right now which make all of this incredibly ill-timed. The first is there are Republicans who are putting forth a suite of possible sanctions against Russia that would really hammer Russia.

And he's probably not even aware of what concessions could be wrung from Russia. There are a couple of things that are happening right now which make all of this incredibly ill-timed. The first is there are Republicans who are putting forth a suite of possible sanctions against Russia that would really hammer Russia.

And he's probably not even aware of what concessions could be wrung from Russia. There are a couple of things that are happening right now which make all of this incredibly ill-timed. The first is there are Republicans who are putting forth a suite of possible sanctions against Russia that would really hammer Russia.

the energy economy, I mean, basically destroy Russia's economy even more so than it has been already, right? If Biden administration sanctions were a six out of 10, this would ratchet it up to about an eight or nine out of 10.

the energy economy, I mean, basically destroy Russia's economy even more so than it has been already, right? If Biden administration sanctions were a six out of 10, this would ratchet it up to about an eight or nine out of 10.

the energy economy, I mean, basically destroy Russia's economy even more so than it has been already, right? If Biden administration sanctions were a six out of 10, this would ratchet it up to about an eight or nine out of 10.

This is probably something that the Trump administration will not do, but at least they could use it as a cudgel or as a threat that if you do not meet us to the point at which we need to be met for any kind of negotiations, we have this at our disposal, right? Nobody's talking about that. The second thing is that actually the Russians are performing quite poorly right now on the battlefield.

This is probably something that the Trump administration will not do, but at least they could use it as a cudgel or as a threat that if you do not meet us to the point at which we need to be met for any kind of negotiations, we have this at our disposal, right? Nobody's talking about that. The second thing is that actually the Russians are performing quite poorly right now on the battlefield.

This is probably something that the Trump administration will not do, but at least they could use it as a cudgel or as a threat that if you do not meet us to the point at which we need to be met for any kind of negotiations, we have this at our disposal, right? Nobody's talking about that. The second thing is that actually the Russians are performing quite poorly right now on the battlefield.

They are slowing down in the pace of their advance in Donbass. I'm hearing reports, credible reports from Ukrainian officers in the field that their rate of fires is dramatically reduced along the contact line. So basically, they're not... bombing, they're not hitting the Ukrainians with artillery anymore.

They are slowing down in the pace of their advance in Donbass. I'm hearing reports, credible reports from Ukrainian officers in the field that their rate of fires is dramatically reduced along the contact line. So basically, they're not... bombing, they're not hitting the Ukrainians with artillery anymore.

They are slowing down in the pace of their advance in Donbass. I'm hearing reports, credible reports from Ukrainian officers in the field that their rate of fires is dramatically reduced along the contact line. So basically, they're not... bombing, they're not hitting the Ukrainians with artillery anymore.

Whether or not this is a hiccup that gets adapted and goes away on the Russian side, or whether or not it's indicative of something more systemic and problematic in their war machinery, I don't know. But it seems like now's the time to pause and maybe wait and find out. before we start giving the store away for free. And, you know, keep in mind, Putin doesn't just want a U.S.

Whether or not this is a hiccup that gets adapted and goes away on the Russian side, or whether or not it's indicative of something more systemic and problematic in their war machinery, I don't know. But it seems like now's the time to pause and maybe wait and find out. before we start giving the store away for free. And, you know, keep in mind, Putin doesn't just want a U.S.

Whether or not this is a hiccup that gets adapted and goes away on the Russian side, or whether or not it's indicative of something more systemic and problematic in their war machinery, I don't know. But it seems like now's the time to pause and maybe wait and find out. before we start giving the store away for free. And, you know, keep in mind, Putin doesn't just want a U.S.

president to say Ukraine will not be a NATO. Biden kind of sort of came close, and before the full-scale invasion, that administration was essentially offering that to the Russian side as a way to deter or stop them from invading. Putin has been around long enough, several presidents on the American side.

president to say Ukraine will not be a NATO. Biden kind of sort of came close, and before the full-scale invasion, that administration was essentially offering that to the Russian side as a way to deter or stop them from invading. Putin has been around long enough, several presidents on the American side.

president to say Ukraine will not be a NATO. Biden kind of sort of came close, and before the full-scale invasion, that administration was essentially offering that to the Russian side as a way to deter or stop them from invading. Putin has been around long enough, several presidents on the American side.

He wants a treaty, which means he wants it ratified by Congress that essentially Russia gets a veto on NATO expansion, that they will not incorporate more countries. That's not going to happen in Congress, even under this current GOP, right? But suddenly, you know, we are... bending over backwards to try and convince the Russians that Ukraine will not be in NATO ever. We shouldn't be doing that.

He wants a treaty, which means he wants it ratified by Congress that essentially Russia gets a veto on NATO expansion, that they will not incorporate more countries. That's not going to happen in Congress, even under this current GOP, right? But suddenly, you know, we are... bending over backwards to try and convince the Russians that Ukraine will not be in NATO ever. We shouldn't be doing that.