Fox News: U.S. Intelligence Shows Russia Plans for Potential Ukraine Invasion

RUSH TRANSCRIPT We support ░░░░░░░░ s territorial integrity we ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine s ability to ░░░░░░░░ itself We object to ░░░░░░░░ remotely associated Inaudible In ░░░░░░░░ probability Edward President Biden ░░░░░░░░ the growing concerns about ░░░░░░░░ s military buildup near ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine this as a ░░░░░░░░ report says the U ░░░░░░░░ has shared intel with ░░░░░░░░ allies that shows Russia ░░░░░░░░ prepared for a rapid ░░░░░░░░ into Ukraine should they ░░░░░░░░ to invade Let s ░░░░░░░░ at the U S ░░░░░░░░ so far Retired air ░░░░░░░░ lieutenant general David natula ░░░░░░░░ me now Russia s ░░░░░░░░ more than 100 000 ░░░░░░░░ to the Ukraine How ░░░░░░░░ the U S respond ░░░░░░░░ ed our own secretary ░░░░░░░░ defense Lloyd Austin told ░░░░░░░░ Pentagon news conference last ░░░░░░░░ that he s not ░░░░░░░░ sure what Russia s ░░░░░░░░ Putin is up to ░░░░░░░░ then he went on ░░░░░░░░ that we ll continue ░░░░░░░░ call on Russia to ░░░░░░░░ responsibly and be more ░░░░░░░░ on the buildup of ░░░░░░░░ forces around Ukraine Now ░░░░░░░░ s fine but with ░░░░░░░░ to your second question ░░░░░░░░ issue is how should ░░░░░░░░ U S respond It ░░░░░░░░ not just going to ░░░░░░░░ U S it s ░░░░░░░░ going to be our ░░░░░░░░ And the fact of ░░░░░░░░ matter is right now ░░░░░░░░ administration s mulling its ░░░░░░░░ to deer the the ░░░░░░░░ deter the Kremlin including ░░░░░░░░ military advisers and new ░░░░░░░░ to kiev So this ░░░░░░░░ of an aid package ░░░░░░░░ might include helicopters mortars ░░░░░░░░ defense systems is probably ░░░░░░░░ first step that you ░░░░░░░░ going to see from ░░░░░░░░ administration and NATO in ░░░░░░░░ and an attempt to ░░░░░░░░ Putin Edward that s ░░░░░░░░ The Ukrainian ministry has ░░░░░░░░ Russian forces could attack ░░░░░░░░ late January early dependent ░░░░░░░░ we move to the ░░░░░░░░ of the year the ░░░░░░░░ of the year words ░░░░░░░░ not get hem to ░░░░░░░░ down will they You ░░░░░░░░ we might move some ░░░░░░░░ or some advisers in ░░░░░░░░ we move forces into ░░░░░░░░ or more forces into ░░░░░░░░ Well this is an ░░░░░░░░ that becomes very complex ░░░░░░░░ it s complicated by ░░░░░░░░ fact that Ukraine is ░░░░░░░░ former participant of the ░░░░░░░░ Union part of the ░░░░░░░░ Union It s not ░░░░░░░░ member of NATO and ░░░░░░░░ the defense has no ░░░░░░░░ defense treaty obligations with ░░░░░░░░ At the same time ░░░░░░░░ S and Ukraine did ░░░░░░░░ a strategic defense framework ░░░░░░░░ this past August that ░░░░░░░░ the Department of Defense ░░░░░░░░ continued support for Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ right to decide its ░░░░░░░░ foreign policy free from ░░░░░░░░ interference including NATO s ░░░░░░░░ own NATO aspirations And ░░░░░░░░ that s one of ░░░░░░░░ things that has Russia ░░░░░░░░ of tied up in ░░░░░░░░ here because they certainly ░░░░░░░░ t want to see ░░░░░░░░ joining NATO Edward right ░░░░░░░░ exactly And on Friday ░░░░░░░░ Biden said this you ░░░░░░░░ I m concerned Look ░░░░░░░░ sport Ukraine s territorial ░░░░░░░░ and we reject anything ░░░░░░░░ approaching that talking about ░░░░░░░░ an invasion The is ░░░░░░░░ just basically saying stop ░░░░░░░░ stop again And is ░░░░░░░░ a factor of Biden ░░░░░░░░ looking weak on the ░░░░░░░░ stage Is qunol turmeric ░░░░░░░░ I will tell you ░░░░░░░░ the way this this ░░░░░░░░ unfolding I Russia s ░░░░░░░░ the west There s ░░░░░░░░ doubt about that Putin ░░░░░░░░ probing for weaknesses and ░░░░░░░░ may attack if an ░░░░░░░░ presents itself At the ░░░░░░░░ time Russian authorities understand ░░░░░░░░ any attempt to occupy ░░░░░░░░ story would territory would ░░░░░░░░ widespread opposition many Russia ░░░░░░░░ trigger wide sweeping western ░░░░░░░░ that could batter the ░░░░░░░░ economy So it s ░░░░░░░░ all in One Direction ░░░░░░░░ has to weigh all ░░░░░░░░ these issues But again ░░░░░░░░ d reiterate that the ░░░░░░░░ and chaotic withdrawal from ░░░░░░░░ by the Biden Administration ░░░░░░░░ in fact embolden Putin ░░░░░░░░ that s why he ░░░░░░░░ test thing us Edward ░░░░░░░░ on that reports the ░░░░░░░░ S might use the ░░░░░░░░ NATO foreign ministers meeting ░░░░░░░░ Russia and all this ░░░░░░░░ time So does this ░░░░░░░░ show the Russian president ░░░░░░░░ U S may not ░░░░░░░░ leading on this and ░░░░░░░░ this have implications for ░░░░░░░░ and Taiwan You mentioned ░░░░░░░░ we left Afghanistan Yeah ░░░░░░░░ s a complex set ░░░░░░░░ questions that the current ░░░░░░░░ is dealing with And ░░░░░░░░ raise an excellent point ░░░░░░░░ is been so much ░░░░░░░░ on China China China ░░░░░░░░ the American people tends ░░░░░░░░ forget that the United ░░░░░░░░ has an extraordinarily wild ░░░░░░░░ income wide and encompassing ░░░░░░░░ security strategy that involves ░░░░░░░░ elements around the world ░░░░░░░░ when you hear people ░░░░░░░░ about well you know ░░░░░░░░ spend more money on ░░░░░░░░ defense infrastructure than the ░░░░░░░░ x number of nations ░░░░░░░░ s because our national ░░░░░░░░ strategy is one that ░░░░░░░░ to seek peace and ░░░░░░░░ around the entire world ░░░░░░░░ what that means is ░░░░░░░░ have to be the ░░░░░░░░ around the world So ░░░░░░░░ what we do and ░░░░░░░░ we act in this ░░░░░░░░ with respect to Russia ░░░░░░░░ threats will have an ░░░░░░░░ in terms of what ░░░░░░░░ on in China and ░░░░░░░░ areas in the south ░░░░░░░░ sea Edward and I ░░░░░░░░ to get in quickly ░░░░░░░░ the last 30 seconds ░░░░░░░░ so five U S ░░░░░░░░ went to Taiwan sort ░░░░░░░░ in defiance Is that ░░░░░░░░ show to the Chinese ░░░░░░░░ that hey the U ░░░░░░░░ is not going to ░░░░░░░░ down this time I ░░░░░░░░ defiance it s a ░░░░░░░░ mean we are a ░░░░░░░░ people And those folks ░░░░░░░░ every right to go ░░░░░░░░ they want to go ░░░░░░░░ it s not defiant ░░░░░░░░ s reiterating the fact ░░░░░░░░ like freedom of domain ░░░░░░░░ where we fly in ░░░░░░░░ air space or sail ░░░░░░░░ international air space We ░░░░░░░░ go where we want ░░░░░░░░ go That s the ░░░░░░░░ point is we embrace ░░░░░░░░ free world with domains ░░░░░░░░ are unencumber by dominant ░░░░░░░░ like the one that ░░░░░░░░ led by xi in ░░░░░░░░ Edward right Yeah Thank ░░░░░░░░ lieutenant general,