Fmr. U.S. Amb. To Russia: Putin Is a Twister of History, Will Make the Plea That Crimea Has Always Been Part of Russia

RUSH TRANSCRIPT WITT But ░░░░░░░░ in terms of transaction ░░░░░░░░ have Trump who s ░░░░░░░░ backtracked from the White ░░░░░░░░ statement that a meeting ░░░░░░░░ Putin and Ukrainian president ░░░░░░░░ it was a precondition ░░░░░░░░ Trump to meet with ░░░░░░░░ So give me a ░░░░░░░░ of what the dangers ░░░░░░░░ for Ukraine not being ░░░░░░░░ the table or having ░░░░░░░░ prior to this with ░░░░░░░░ McFaul Well they re ░░░░░░░░ worried And I think ░░░░░░░░ greatest concern is that ░░░░░░░░ Trump will go into ░░░░░░░░ one on one meeting ░░░░░░░░ president Putin like he ░░░░░░░░ by the way in ░░░░░░░░ in 2018 the last ░░░░░░░░ they had a big ░░░░░░░░ no staffers in the ░░░░░░░░ no Russia specialists his ░░░░░░░░ Then back then Fiona ░░░░░░░░ was kicked out And ░░░░░░░░ I ve been in ░░░░░░░░ with Putin He is ░░░░░░░░ effective negotiator He s ░░░░░░░░ very effective twister of ░░░░░░░░ And he will then ░░░░░░░░ a plea for why ░░░░░░░░ Mr President is always ░░░░░░░░ been part of Russia ░░░░░░░░ part of Russia Acknowledge ░░░░░░░░ recognize these facts and ░░░░░░░░ they re going to ░░░░░░░░ out and have a ░░░░░░░░ conference And President Trump ░░░░░░░░ say that and that ░░░░░░░░ will tie the hands ░░░░░░░░ president Zelenskyy and his ░░░░░░░░ allies in actually negotiating ░░░░░░░░ is their greatest fear ░░░░░░░░ s my greatest fear ░░░░░░░░