Rep. Bera on the Russia-Ukraine War: ‘There Is an Opportunity to Try to Negotiate an End to this Conflict’

BOLDUAN This war is ░░░░░░░░ grinding into its third ░░░░░░░░ And the president of ░░░░░░░░ just called this Christmas ░░░░░░░░ assault inhuman But there ░░░░░░░░ very clearly there s ░░░░░░░░ pause in this war ░░░░░░░░ the holidays I mean ░░░░░░░░ do you think 2025 ░░░░░░░░ going to mean for ░░░░░░░░ fight for Ukraine s ░░░░░░░░ BERA Yeah Kate thanks ░░░░░░░░ having me on I ░░░░░░░░ think it s inhuman ░░░░░░░░ choose this particular day ░░░░░░░░ that s not unusual ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin I think ░░░░░░░░ know you ve heard ░░░░░░░░ Elect Trump talk about ░░░░░░░░ to negotiate You ve ░░░░░░░░ Vladimir Putin talk about ░░░░░░░░ And I think Republicans ░░░░░░░░ Congress are also going ░░░░░░░░ push for some sort ░░░░░░░░ end to this conflict ░░░░░░░░ ve met with Ukrainian ░░░░░░░░ and others For this ░░░░░░░░ to end there s ░░░░░░░░ to be some guarantee ░░░░░░░░ Ukrainian security I don ░░░░░░░░ know exactly whatthat means ░░░░░░░░ I think they d ░░░░░░░░ reluctant to cede territory ░░░░░░░░ is there some negotiation ░░░░░░░░ you know creates some ░░░░░░░░ territory But again I ░░░░░░░░ Putin is also suffering ░░░░░░░░ ve seen what s ░░░░░░░░ in Syria That was ░░░░░░░░ big black eye for ░░░░░░░░ We re hearing reports ░░░░░░░░ rampant inflation lack of ░░░░░░░░ potatoes things like that ░░░░░░░░ I think he s ░░░░░░░░ some incentives And now ░░░░░░░░ Biden is talking about ░░░░░░░░ sanctions as well So ░░░░░░░░ we create the contours ░░░░░░░░ a negotiation BOLDUAN Yeah ░░░░░░░░ is a lot kind ░░░░░░░░ in the air if ░░░░░░░░ will around what change ░░░░░░░░ come come January 20th ░░░░░░░░ mean you also have ░░░░░░░░ president elect saying very ░░░░░░░░ that Ukraine will possibly ░░░░░░░░ less military aid once ░░░░░░░░ takes office How is ░░░░░░░░ going to play out ░░░░░░░░ Congress Because there are ░░░░░░░░ lot of crosscurrents that ░░░░░░░░ not perfectly land along ░░░░░░░░ lines We have seen ░░░░░░░░ over and over again ░░░░░░░░ you are looking at ░░░░░░░░ know the Republicans are ░░░░░░░░ at a even slimmer ░░░░░░░░ in the house How ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ role how is that ░░░░░░░░ to look BERA You ░░░░░░░░ I think you re ░░░░░░░░ to see some interesting ░░░░░░░░ The Republican Party used ░░░░░░░░ be a very hawkish ░░░░░░░░ but you ve seen ░░░░░░░░ factions within their conference ░░░░░░░░ that very much are ░░░░░░░░ Okay let s get ░░░░░░░░ of Ukraine folks that ░░░░░░░░ more traditional hawkish Republicans ░░░░░░░░ are saying We ve ░░░░░░░░ to continue this fight ░░░░░░░░ beat Putin And then ░░░░░░░░ ve got the same ░░░░░░░░ in the Democratic Party ░░░░░░░░ I think you re ░░░░░░░░ to see vibrant debate ░░░░░░░░ do think you know ░░░░░░░░ ve seen what President ░░░░░░░░ Trump wants to do ░░░░░░░░ then you know I ░░░░░░░░ on the Intelligence Committee ░░░░░░░░ Mike Walz who s ░░░░░░░░ incoming NSC Director so ░░░░░░░░ s also asked some ░░░░░░░░ tough questions about Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ again I think there ░░░░░░░░ an opportunity to try ░░░░░░░░ negotiate an end to ░░░░░░░░ conflict BOLDUAN January is ░░░░░░░░ to be January and ░░░░░░░░ I think is going ░░░░░░░░ be a very interesting ░░░░░░░░ in this war.”