Polymeropoulos: When We Stopped Providing ‘Targeting Packages’ to the Ukrainians that Means They Can’t Hit Forces Inside Occupied Ukraine

RUSH TRANSCRIPT MADDOW Right ░░░░░░░░ between Ukraine and Russia ░░░░░░░░ the switch like this ░░░░░░░░ just stopping those plane ░░░░░░░░ of weapons but also ░░░░░░░░ off the sharing of ░░░░░░░░ turning off their access ░░░░░░░░ commercial satellite material It ░░░░░░░░ It does seem like ░░░░░░░░ s not just refusing ░░░░░░░░ help It feels like ░░░░░░░░ is trying to rush ░░░░░░░░ toward a catastrophic loss ░░░░░░░░ have read analysts say ░░░░░░░░ with what we are ░░░░░░░░ doing to them to ░░░░░░░░ shove them toward defeat ░░░░░░░░ the that the question ░░░░░░░░ existential for Ukraine basically ░░░░░░░░ on whether or not ░░░░░░░░ can try to recreate ░░░░░░░░ of what we were ░░░░░░░░ the removal of it ░░░░░░░░ guarantees failure POLYMEROPOULOS Well ░░░░░░░░ you know the us ░░░░░░░░ been an incredible ally ░░░░░░░░ of Ukraine in the ░░░░░░░░ providing so many different ░░░░░░░░ not only as you ░░░░░░░░ you know military ordnance ░░░░░░░░ but also key intelligence ░░░░░░░░ and when we stopped ░░░░░░░░ these targeting packages to ░░░░░░░░ Ukrainians that means that ░░░░░░░░ can t hit you ░░░░░░░░ either Russian forces inside ░░░░░░░░ occupied Ukraine or in ░░░░░░░░ itself And the result ░░░░░░░░ the Russians will be ░░░░░░░░ to then attack civilians ░░░░░░░░ Ukrainian cities or of ░░░░░░░░ Ukrainian military targets But ░░░░░░░░ s be very clear ░░░░░░░░ are going to die ░░░░░░░░ of this And I ░░░░░░░░ that s why this ░░░░░░░░ absolutely so stunning Again ░░░░░░░░ ally you know that ░░░░░░░░ kind of we were ░░░░░░░░ side by side for ░░░░░░░░ decade We ve now ░░░░░░░░ and Ukrainians who we ░░░░░░░░ supporting who we were ░░░░░░░░ against again in the ░░░░░░░░ are really going to ░░░░░░░░ So it s an ░░░░░░░░ moral injury for the ░░░░░░░░ S intelligence community But ░░░░░░░░ course it s incredibly ░░░░░░░░ for the Ukrainians who ░░░░░░░░ going to suffer And ░░░░░░░░ saw that over the ░░░░░░░░ several days with the ░░░░░░░░ of you know these ░░░░░░░░ increased Russian drone and ░░░░░░░░ strikes.”