General Petraeus: Putin’s ‘Trying to Get Europe to Crack’

KARL When Putin announced ░░░░░░░░ annexation on Friday his ░░░░░░░░ what stood out to ░░░░░░░░ is that he was ░░░░░░░░ about not so much ░░░░░░░░ but about a larger ░░░░░░░░ he was describing with ░░░░░░░░ versus the West PETRAEUS ░░░░░░░░ he s trying to ░░░░░░░░ this in any way ░░░░░░░░ he can in a ░░░░░░░░ to appear threatening to ░░░░░░░░ threatening to try to ░░░░░░░░ Europe to crack He ░░░░░░░░ he can out suffer ░░░░░░░░ if you will And ░░░░░░░░ know the Russians have ░░░░░░░░ suffered Napoleon and the ░░░░░░░░ and so forth But ░░░░░░░░ don t think he ░░░░░░░░ going to out suffer ░░░░░░░░ Europe s going to ░░░░░░░░ a tough winter there ░░░░░░░░ going to be very ░░░░░░░░ flow of natural gas ░░░░░░░░ they ll get through ░░░░░░░░ and I don t ░░░░░░░░ they ll crack on ░░░░░░░░ issue of support for ░░░░░░░░ KARL And is there ░░░░░░░░ opposition in Russia when ░░░░░░░░ see the protests we ░░░░░░░░ what s happening at ░░░░░░░░ of these mobilization offices ░░░░░░░░ mean does Putin have ░░░░░░░░ worry about opposition in ░░░░░░░░ He does KARL Russia ░░░░░░░░ This is why he ░░░░░░░░ t declare even the ░░░░░░░░ mobilization until just now ░░░░░░░░ was hesitant And of ░░░░░░░░ now it s too ░░░░░░░░ because he can t ░░░░░░░░ enough capable replacements and ░░░░░░░░ and units to plug ░░░░░░░░ gaps They re just ░░░░░░░░ to continue to try ░░░░░░░░ re establish new defensive ░░░░░░░░ in the East They ░░░░░░░░ going to lose Kherson ░░░░░░░░ the South And eventually ░░░░░░░░ re going to see ░░░░░░░░ puncture in Donetsk and ░░░░░░░░ in the center South ░░░░░░░░ well So again they ░░░░░░░░ in a very very ░░░░░░░░ situation reportedly more Russian ░░░░░░░░ have left the country ░░░░░░░░ have actually been conscripted ░░░░░░░░ brought back in this ░░░░░░░░ Incredible we ve seen ░░░░░░░░ long lines PETRAEUS Yes ░░░░░░░░ waiting to leave General ░░░░░░░░ thank you very much ░░░░░░░░ coming in to talk ░░░░░░░░ PETRAEUS Great to be ░░░░░░░░ you Jon KARL talk ░░░░░░░░ us about this today ░░░░░░░░ m sure we ll ░░░░░░░░ to you again soon.”