RUSSIA/UKRAINE

SCARBOROUGH Let s bring ░░░░░░░░ NBC News chief foreign ░░░░░░░░ correspondent and host of ░░░░░░░░ Mitchell Reports Andrea Mitchell ░░░░░░░░ know following up on ░░░░░░░░ David was just saying ░░░░░░░░ Russian military losses over ░░░░░░░░ past year the economy ░░░░░░░░ the best and the ░░░░░░░░ leaving You have the ░░░░░░░░ of the Wagner Group ░░░░░░░░ saying quote Everything is ░░░░░░░░ Even military leaders are ░░░░░░░░ to deal with reporters ░░░░░░░░ are pro Putin pro ░░░░░░░░ talking about how badly ░░░░░░░░ war is going And ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin has to ░░░░░░░░ up with the image ░░░░░░░░ Joe Biden walking around ░░░░░░░░ streets of Kyiv MITCHELL ░░░░░░░░ know I can t ░░░░░░░░ you how emotionally and ░░░░░░░░ important that was to ░░░░░░░░ I just was with ░░░░░░░░ the Ukrainians in Munich ░░░░░░░░ the weekend at the ░░░░░░░░ Conference and a year ░░░░░░░░ everyone up and including ░░░░░░░░ were doubting the American ░░░░░░░░ which had been declassified ░░░░░░░░ you all David Ignatius ░░░░░░░░ particular who is expert ░░░░░░░░ this knows how extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ decision was to warn ░░░░░░░░ world of what was ░░░░░░░░ It s played out ░░░░░░░░ as America had warned ░░░░░░░░ that we completely overestimated ░░░░░░░░ s capabilities and underestimated ░░░░░░░░ resolve resiliency and military ░░░░░░░░ of the Ukrainians So ░░░░░░░░ s been an extraordinary ░░░░░░░░ But the fact that ░░░░░░░░ president was able to ░░░░░░░░ down the street of ░░░░░░░░ he didn t put ░░░░░░░░ foot over We all ░░░░░░░░ he is going to ░░░░░░░░ and he ll cross ░░░░░░░░ border and there will ░░░░░░░░ some kind of border ░░░░░░░░ But he went to ░░░░░░░░ heart he went to ░░░░░░░░ capital city It was ░░░░░░░░ I was going to ░░░░░░░░ we always not just ░░░░░░░░ in the media but ░░░░░░░░ people in his own ░░░░░░░░ they always underestimate Joe ░░░░░░░░ MITCHELL Oh yeah SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ will say the one ░░░░░░░░ that Newt Gingrich has ░░░░░░░░ over the years that ░░░░░░░░ actually agree with was ░░░░░░░░ the 2022 election said ░░░░░░░░ Republicans we are underestimating ░░░░░░░░ just like Democrats underestimated ░░░░░░░░ Reagan It always blew ░░░░░░░░ in our face politically ░░░░░░░░ they underestimated this guy ░░░░░░░░ Standing with Zelenskyy there ░░░░░░░░ a very important factor ░░░░░░░░ believe to this is ░░░░░░░░ they were able to ░░░░░░░░ face to face practically ░░░░░░░░ on one if not ░░░░░░░░ on one because there ░░░░░░░░ some very important things ░░░░░░░░ they needed to say ░░░░░░░░ each other They needed ░░░░░░░░ know each other s ░░░░░░░░ lines and you can ░░░░░░░░ do that on the ░░░░░░░░ even with visual you ░░░░░░░░ phones and all There ░░░░░░░░ to be a conversation ░░░░░░░░ Crimea That is a ░░░░░░░░ concern The jets they ░░░░░░░░ not going right away ░░░░░░░░ that s a disappointment ░░░░░░░░ a lot of American ░░░░░░░░ experts as well but ░░░░░░░░ feeling is in the ░░░░░░░░ that they are not ░░░░░░░░ that they won t ░░░░░░░░ there in time for ░░░░░░░░ offensive that s already ░░░░░░░░ SCARBOROUGH You were just ░░░░░░░░ about Crimea Could we ░░░░░░░░ up for one second ░░░░░░░░ Yeah SCARBOROUGH and talk ░░░░░░░░ that tension about you ░░░░░░░░ any U S foreign ░░░░░░░░ person you ask anybody ░░░░░░░░ the administration they ll ░░░░░░░░ Of course this is ░░░░░░░░ s war to fight ░░░░░░░░ re not going to ░░░░░░░░ them where to go ░░░░░░░░ where not to go ░░░░░░░░ how actually there is ░░░░░░░░ red line in Crimea ░░░░░░░░ now MITCHELL There is ░░░░░░░░ if Zelenskyy pushes too ░░░░░░░░ into Crimea to gain ░░░░░░░░ leverage that he needs ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin is never ░░░░░░░░ to negotiate look at ░░░░░░░░ speech today but if ░░░░░░░░ is what Zelenskyy really ░░░░░░░░ to do to get ░░░░░░░░ this current very tough ░░░░░░░░ offensive that s already ░░░░░░░░ way which does resemble ░░░░░░░░ Richard Engel has been ░░░░░░░░ World War I and ░░░░░░░░ they get to the ░░░░░░░░ where they can really ░░░░░░░░ not just regain everything ░░░░░░░░ was taken from them ░░░░░░░░ horrendously back a year ░░░░░░░░ but go back to ░░░░░░░░ and take more of ░░░░░░░░ you know not just ░░░░░░░░ land but get more ░░░░░░░░ Crimea get part of ░░░░░░░░ and try to force ░░░░░░░░ to the table SCARBOROUGH ░░░░░░░░ MITCHELL But there is ░░░░░░░░ real concern in the ░░░░░░░░ in the military at ░░░░░░░░ triggering some kind of ░░░░░░░░ escalation if not nuclear ░░░░░░░░ that is less traceable ░░░░░░░░ chemical.”