Leon Panetta: To Trump’s Credit, He’s Been Able to Negotiate the Possibility of a Clean Ceasefire in Russia-Ukraine War

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Trump was ░░░░░░░░ specifically whether he has ░░░░░░░░ on Putin And he ░░░░░░░░ that he does though ░░░░░░░░ didn t want to ░░░░░░░░ into specifics and talk ░░░░░░░░ that I do wonder ░░░░░░░░ whether the leverage is ░░░░░░░░ on the Kremlin s ░░░░░░░░ because Russia is making ░░░░░░░░ specifically in kursk the ░░░░░░░░ saying that they ve ░░░░░░░░ the largest town that ░░░░░░░░ had occupied There Is ░░░░░░░░ the case that Putin ░░░░░░░░ likely to wait and ░░░░░░░░ what the United States ░░░░░░░░ willing to give up ░░░░░░░░ this is Putin s ░░░░░░░░ This is the way ░░░░░░░░ always behaves And the ░░░░░░░░ to Putin is to ░░░░░░░░ clear that if he ░░░░░░░░ t accept this cease ░░░░░░░░ the United States is ░░░░░░░░ to provide military aid ░░░░░░░░ re going to provide ░░░░░░░░ We re going to ░░░░░░░░ support to Ukraine so ░░░░░░░░ they can continue the ░░░░░░░░ And Russia will pay ░░░░░░░░ price for that That ░░░░░░░░ that s the hand ░░░░░░░░ the president has And ░░░░░░░░ he ll exercise that ░░░░░░░░ that is leverage I ░░░░░░░░ to ask you about ░░░░░░░░ specifically You said hopefully ░░░░░░░░ will exercise that given ░░░░░░░░ Trump s history with ░░░░░░░░ Putin I don t ░░░░░░░░ there s been a ░░░░░░░░ S President since Putin ░░░░░░░░ been in power that ░░░░░░░░ been friendlier with the ░░░░░░░░ Do you think he ░░░░░░░░ go ahead and exercise ░░░░░░░░ kind of pressure to ░░░░░░░░ the Kremlin to make ░░░░░░░░ deal Look this is ░░░░░░░░ test for the president ░░░░░░░░ is a test for ░░░░░░░░ president Whether he is ░░░░░░░░ to stand strong for ░░░░░░░░ the right thing or ░░░░░░░░ he caves in to ░░░░░░░░ that s that s ░░░░░░░░ to be the issue ░░░░░░░░ I hope he stands ░░░░░░░░ He s been able ░░░░░░░░ negotiate the possibility of ░░░░░░░░ clean cease fire That ░░░░░░░░ to his credit He ░░░░░░░░ t now suddenly engage ░░░░░░░░ a series of negotiations ░░░░░░░░ a bunch of other ░░░░░░░░ that ultimately have to ░░░░░░░░ left to the parties ░░░░░░░░ you start that process ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ your ability to get ░░░░░░░░ ceasefire Now that s ░░░░░░░░ to be a what ░░░░░░░░ president has to make ░░░░░░░░ to Putin is that ░░░░░░░░ has a chance to ░░░░░░░░ a cease fire Now ░░░░░░░░ will stop the killing ░░░░░░░░ s do that and ░░░░░░░░ let s negotiate on ░░░░░░░░ longer term issues Leon ░░░░░░░░ thank you so much ░░░░░░░░ sharing your perspective Perspective ░░░░░░░░ for joining us Thank ░░░░░░░░