Admiral Stavridis on Russia-Ukraine Conflict: ‘Has Putin Met His Vietnam?’

GEIST He accused as ░░░░░░░░ said Ukraine of war ░░░░░░░░ he called Volodymyr Zelenskyy ░░░░░░░░ bastard who is you ░░░░░░░░ prosecuting an unjust war ░░░░░░░░ was almost a complete ░░░░░░░░ image of what s ░░░░░░░░ here And those images ░░░░░░░░ gosh of people trying ░░░░░░░░ flee through airports through ░░░░░░░░ on trains as 300 ░░░░░░░░ citizens are now being ░░░░░░░░ to step into this ░░░░░░░░ many of them just ░░░░░░░░ out loud What am ░░░░░░░░ going to fight and ░░░░░░░░ for STAVRIDIS Yeah I ░░░░░░░░ Andrea and I are ░░░░░░░░ enough or shall I ░░░░░░░░ senior enough to look ░░░░░░░░ this and think has ░░░░░░░░ met his Vietnam This ░░░░░░░░ really starting to rattle ░░░░░░░░ echoes of that war ░░░░░░░░ is most directly in ░░░░░░░░ home front aspect of ░░░░░░░░ the protests the people ░░░░░░░░ away from this really ░░░░░░░░ remarkable You know our ░░░░░░░░ of state who is ░░░░░░░░ this beautifully yesterday at ░░░░░░░░ United Nations said Putin ░░░░░░░░ really doubled down I ░░░░░░░░ going to add on ░░░░░░░░ think he s tripled ░░░░░░░░ in that he is ░░░░░░░░ the nuclear saber he ░░░░░░░░ talking about this faux ░░░░░░░░ of referendums in eastern ░░░░░░░░ effectively annexing those conquered ░░░░░░░░ and he s calling ░░░░░░░░ 300 000 reservists That ░░░░░░░░ a triple It may ░░░░░░░░ he s all in ░░░░░░░░ this is in fact ░░░░░░░░ dangerous moment Let me ░░░░░░░░ those three things in ░░░░░░░░ very quickly The nuclear ░░░░░░░░ I don t lose ░░░░░░░░ lot of sleep over ░░░░░░░░ don t see Putin ░░░░░░░░ to use a nuclear ░░░░░░░░ It would create a ░░░░░░░░ movement away from him ░░░░░░░░ in world opinion Maybe ░░░░░░░░ doesn t care about ░░░░░░░░ but he cares about ░░░░░░░░ India Brazil Nigeria South ░░░░░░░░ what that kind of ░░░░░░░░ vote cares about So ░░░░░░░░ don t see him ░░░░░░░░ a nuclear weapon He ░░░░░░░░ achieve those effects with ░░░░░░░░ aspects of his military ░░░░░░░░ faux referendum no one ░░░░░░░░ going to believe it ░░░░░░░░ s total nonsense I ░░░░░░░░ focused on this 300 ░░░░░░░░ troops coming up and ░░░░░░░░ I am skeptical that ░░░░░░░░ will be able to ░░░░░░░░ them into fighting shape ░░░░░░░░ you will and into ░░░░░░░░ in anything less than ░░░░░░░░ and months and months ░░░░░░░░ given the pushback he ░░░░░░░░ receiving at home So ░░░░░░░░ line Putin is upping ░░░░░░░░ ante to stay with ░░░░░░░░ poker analogy maybe going ░░░░░░░░ in but I think ░░░░░░░░ storm clouds are rising ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin.”