Michael Steele: The Spring for Putin Is Going To Be a Lot Rougher than He Can Imagine

SCARBOROUGH So the question ░░░░░░░░ what s next and ░░░░░░░░ should the United States ░░░░░░░░ worried about right now ░░░░░░░░ should be our focus ░░░░░░░░ I think on a ░░░░░░░░ of fronts you know ░░░░░░░░ you point out that ░░░░░░░░ allies the supposed allies ░░░░░░░░ not really all in ░░░░░░░░ re letting Putin know ░░░░░░░░ you know okay you ░░░░░░░░ can t throw bodies ░░░░░░░░ this This has not ░░░░░░░░ you know the one ░░░░░░░░ operation you thought it ░░░░░░░░ be So the consequences ░░░░░░░░ are starting to flow ░░░░░░░░ of that are the ░░░░░░░░ of pressures that Putin ░░░░░░░░ thinking about going into ░░░░░░░░ winter you know Yeah ░░░░░░░░ can t throw bodies ░░░░░░░░ this but I can ░░░░░░░░ winter tough I can ░░░░░░░░ out at least through ░░░░░░░░ What does that mean ░░░░░░░░ gas prices and for ░░░░░░░░ in Europe and across ░░░░░░░░ globe who rely on ░░░░░░░░ oil that may flow ░░░░░░░░ of Russia how can ░░░░░░░░ leverage that And from ░░░░░░░░ U S perspective from ░░░░░░░░ economic position is what ░░░░░░░░ will that have financially ░░░░░░░░ the markets going forward ░░░░░░░░ the allies hold together ░░░░░░░░ a unified front when ░░░░░░░░ comes because winter is ░░░░░░░░ And so I think ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ important feature for the ░░░░░░░░ Administration to make sure ░░░░░░░░ the economic toll that ░░░░░░░░ come from Putin messing ░░░░░░░░ with the oil and ░░░░░░░░ markets bringing pressure to ░░░░░░░░ there Yeah there s ░░░░░░░░ rattling with nuclear threats ░░░░░░░░ I don t know ░░░░░░░░ people really believe it ░░░░░░░░ reached that point you ░░░░░░░░ elevating on DEFCON 2 ░░░░░░░░ you will in that ░░░░░░░░ I think the winter ░░░░░░░░ his play and the ░░░░░░░░ is how do the ░░░░░░░░ put together sort of ░░░░░░░░ block and tackle on ░░░░░░░░ winter front to make ░░░░░░░░ through the winter If ░░░░░░░░ happens if they re ░░░░░░░░ to do that successfully ░░░░░░░░ think the spring for ░░░░░░░░ is going to be ░░░░░░░░ hell of a lot ░░░░░░░░ than he can imagine.”