Amb. William Taylor: ‘The Ukrainians Count on, Have Absolute Need for U.S. Weapons, U.S. Ammunition, U.S. Support’

Velshi Joining me now ░░░░░░░░ Bill Taylor a former ░░░░░░░░ States Ambassador to Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ 2006 to 2009 He ░░░░░░░░ also the Vice President ░░░░░░░░ Russia and Europe for ░░░░░░░░ U S Institute of ░░░░░░░░ Steven Cook joins us ░░░░░░░░ well He s a ░░░░░░░░ fellow for Middle East ░░░░░░░░ Africa Studies at the ░░░░░░░░ on Foreign Affairs Columnist ░░░░░░░░ Foreign Policy magazine and ░░░░░░░░ of the forthcoming book ░░░░░░░░ End of Ambition America ░░░░░░░░ Past Present and Future ░░░░░░░░ the Middle East I ░░░░░░░░ t think of two ░░░░░░░░ perfect guys to talk ░░░░░░░░ about the matters we ░░░░░░░░ facing They re both ░░░░░░░░ of connected because there ░░░░░░░░ a there s an ░░░░░░░░ of both of these ░░░░░░░░ wars that we re ░░░░░░░░ right now involved in ░░░░░░░░ now that centered on ░░░░░░░░ United States Congress So ░░░░░░░░ let me start with ░░░░░░░░ to for our viewers ░░░░░░░░ really do not have ░░░░░░░░ good understanding of why ░░░░░░░░ bill at this moment ░░░░░░░░ this funding for Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ so critical to this ░░░░░░░░ we ve been funding ░░░░░░░░ for a long time ░░░░░░░░ not only the 30 ░░░░░░░░ countries but 20 more ░░░░░░░░ are involved in it ░░░░░░░░ why is this particular ░░░░░░░░ so important for the ░░░░░░░░ war TYLOR This is ░░░░░░░░ important because all the ░░░░░░░░ that you just described ░░░░░░░░ the United States side ░░░░░░░░ as you point out ░░░░░░░░ been matched overall by ░░░░░░░░ Europeans and others but ░░░░░░░░ assistance has been appropriated ░░░░░░░░ it is now running ░░░░░░░░ close very close to ░░░░░░░░ in terms of what ░░░░░░░░ could provide a new ░░░░░░░░ systems The Ukrainians count ░░░░░░░░ need have absolute need ░░░░░░░░ U S weapons U ░░░░░░░░ ammunition U S support ░░░░░░░░ that funding is is ░░░░░░░░ down now to very ░░░░░░░░ levels very low levels ░░░░░░░░ that s why this ░░░░░░░░ particular package is so ░░░░░░░░ for all the reasons ░░░░░░░░ you stated earlier.”