Rep. Ryan Zinke: Ukraine Is Not Ready for NATO, They Would Have To Do a Massive Political Reform that They’re Not Willing To Do

CASONE I do want ░░░░░░░░ pick up on what ░░░░░░░░ been happening with with ░░░░░░░░ and Ukraine So breaking ░░░░░░░░ yesterday 38 people at ░░░░░░░░ killed after a Passenger ░░░░░░░░ that was headed for ░░░░░░░░ crashed in Kazakhstan Ukrainian ░░░░░░░░ and aviation experts say ░░░░░░░░ this was likely caused ░░░░░░░░ Russian anti aircraft fire ░░░░░░░░ How do you view ░░░░░░░░ events that have just ░░░░░░░░ in particular with this ░░░░░░░░ crash and what does ░░░░░░░░ say about Russia s ░░░░░░░░ capabilities if indeed this ░░░░░░░░ out to be true ░░░░░░░░ it was anti aircraft ░░░░░░░░ that hit the tail ░░░░░░░░ the plane ZINKE Well ░░░░░░░░ know Russia certainly has ░░░░░░░░ lot of defense capabilities ░░░░░░░░ the big question is ░░░░░░░░ is our position What ░░░░░░░░ our plan What s ░░░░░░░░ objectives And I ve ░░░░░░░░ saying that from the ░░░░░░░░ beginning you know I ░░░░░░░░ a former Navy SEAL ░░░░░░░░ did 23 years I ░░░░░░░░ went on a mission ░░░░░░░░ a plan And yet ░░░░░░░░ re going forward without ░░░░░░░░ without a plan 200 ░░░░░░░░ plus in a war ░░░░░░░░ s a way to ░░░░░░░░ this with strong leadership ░░░░░░░░ now you have you ░░░░░░░░ planes This is not ░░░░░░░░ first commercial aircraft that ░░░░░░░░ the reports are true ░░░░░░░░ Russia did down it ░░░░░░░░ the reports are true ░░░░░░░░ s not the first ░░░░░░░░ they did So again ░░░░░░░░ s a sitting melting ░░░░░░░░ without an answer unless ░░░░░░░░ have clearly defined objectives ░░░░░░░░ s our plan You ░░░░░░░░ my position is I ░░░░░░░░ t think Ukraine is ░░░░░░░░ for NATO They d ░░░░░░░░ to do a massive ░░░░░░░░ reform that they re ░░░░░░░░ willing to do And ░░░░░░░░ Crimean Peninsula has been ░░░░░░░░ know a sticking point ░░░░░░░░ look it s the ░░░░░░░░ freshwater port warm water ░░░░░░░░ that Russia has And ░░░░░░░░ frankly there s been ░░░░░░░░ wars fought over the ░░░░░░░░ Peninsula I don t ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ it out of the ░░░░░░░░ of Russia anytime soon ░░░░░░░░ I don t think ░░░░░░░░ should be going to ░░░░░░░░ I think that s ░░░░░░░░ where President Trump is ░░░░░░░░ I have not talked ░░░░░░░░ him on this specific ░░░░░░░░ but in my judgment ░░░░░░░░ would be a good ░░░░░░░░ CASONE Congressman Ryan Zinke ░░░░░░░░ lot to cover with ░░░░░░░░ this morning We really ░░░░░░░░ your time ZINKE Thank ░░░░░░░░ Merry Christmas and Happy ░░░░░░░░ Year CASONE Merry Christmas ░░░░░░░░ Happy New Year to ░░░░░░░░ as well, sir.”