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, THANKS FOR HAVING US ON., A HIGH STAKE, CALL IS UNDERWAY BETWEEN THE PRESIDENT AND RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN. ITS THE SECOND DIRECT CALL. This MONTH. IT COMES AS TENSIONS ESCALATE BETWEEN THE U.S. AND RUSSIA OVER UKRAINE.. The WHITE HOUSE SAYS TODAYS CALL WAS REQUESTED BY THE CRIM KREMLIN.. The PAIR ARE EXPECTED TO DISCUSS THE ONGOING TENSIONS WITH UKRAINE AHEAD OF NEXT MONTHS. Security TALKS IN GENEVA. THAT MEETING STEMS FROM GROWING FEARS OF A RUSSIAN INVASION INTO UKRAINE.. Moscow HAS 100000 TROOPS ALONG UKRAINES BORDER, BUT DENIES AN INVASION.. Earlier. This MONTH, RUSSIA ANNOUNCED IT REMOVED 10000 TROOPS FROM THE UKRAINIAN BORDER.. So FOR MORE I WOULD LIKE TO BRING ON ED OHE KEEFE IN WILMINGTON DELAWARE. THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME.. This CALL COMES AHEAD OF THAT JANUARY 10th. Security TALK BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE U.S. IN GENEVA.. What ARE BOTH SIDES HOPING TO ACCOMPLISH AND TAKE AWAY FROM TODAYS CONVERSATION? Well, ITS A GOOD QUESTION. CALL BEGAN ABOUT 25 MINUTE AGO. According TO THE WHITE HOUSE. ITS UNCLEAR, HOW LONG IT WILL GO. THE IDEA IS TO KEEP THEM TALKING TO EACH OTHER AND THEN ALLOW THEIR UNDERLINGINGS TO SORT OUT THE DETAILS ON JANUARY 10th IN GENEVA.. The SAME CITY WHERE THEY MET OVER THE SUMMER TO REVIVE U.S. RUSSIAN RELATIONS IN THE MOLD OF JOE BIDEN., THE PRESIDENT, HERE AT HIS HOME IN DELAWARE, HOLDING THE CALL ALONGSIDE ADVISERS., THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT REQUESTED THIS AND U.S. OFFICIALS DONT KNOW WHY HE WANTED TO TALK. But THEY ARE HAPPY TO HAVE THE CONVERSATION.
, BECAUSE PREVIOUS CONVERSATIONS THIS YEAR WERE INITIATED BY THE AMERICAN SIDE, AND THEY SAY THEY ARE RECIPROCATING. The RUSSIAN REQUEST FOR THE CONVERSATION. AND AGAIN, ULTIMATELY, WHAT THEY ARE HOOKING FOR IS TO KEEP TALKING. THATS. What THE AMERICANS WANT. RUSSIANS, MADE CLEAR. They HAVE TWO VERY SPECIFIC CONCERNS: A NEW LEGALLY BINDING SECURITY AGREEMENT WITH THE UNITED STATES AND ASURES FROM NATO. It WONT EXPAND TO ITS EAST RIGHT UP TO THE RUSSIAN BORDER. Russian WESTERN BORDER WITH UKRAINE. REMEMBER: UKRAINE HAS BEEN PUSHING TO JOIN THE MILITARY ALLIANCE.. It HAS NOT DONE SO YET AND HAS NOT BEEN GRANTED EVEN SORT OF PROBATIONARY MEMBERSHIP, BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS DISCUSSED IN EUROPE AND AT NATO MEETINGS AND SOMETHING RUSSIAN PRESIDENT PUTIN WOULD BE A DIRECT THREAT TO RUSSIAN SECURITY AND THAT MIGHT PROMPT HIM TO TAKE Action WITH HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TROOPS ALONG THE BORDER. SO ULTIMATELY FOR THE UNITED STATES. They CAN WANT TO KEEP THE CONVERSATION GOING UNTIL THE 10TH AND ALLOW STATE DEPARTMENT, DEFENSE DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS TO SORT OUT THE DETAILS ALONG WITH THE RUSSIAN COUNTERPARTS. AND SO ARE BOTH SIDE. Checking OFF A TO DO LIST BOX HERE IN TERMS OF THE CONVERSATIONS HOW INFLUENTIAL DO YOU THINK THIS WILL BE IN TERMS OF NEXT MONTHS, MEETING Reporter? Ultimately, THESE ARE THE MEETINGS THAT SET THE MEETINGS.. These LEADERS AGREE LOCK, SHALL WE WANT TO TICK THROUGH X, Y AND Z AND LEAVE IT TO THE OTHERS TO SORT OUT DETAILS. THAT GIVES THEM ROAD MAP AND THEY SORT IT OUT.
WITHIN 11 DAYS UNTIL THE MEETINGS THE TO DO LIST COULD CHANGE DEPENDING ON WHAT Goes ON., ULTIMATELY, THE HOPE IS THEY CAN SORT OUT TODAY. What NEEDS TO BE SORTED IN PERSON FACE TO FACE AND BRING IT BACK TO THE TWO SIDES AND SORT OUT BIGGER AGREEMENT.. But ON ONE BIG POINT – AND THIS IS IMPORTANT – WHILE RUSSIA MAY BE PUSHING THE UNITED STATES TO ENSURE UKRAINE NEVER JOINS NATO WHITE HOUSE POSITION IS THAT NOTHING REGARDING UKRAINE HAPPENS WITHOUT TALKING TO UKRAINE AND INVOLVING THEM IN THE CONVERSATION.. In ESSENCE, IT WOULDNT AND TWO WAY CONVERSATION ANYMORE. It WOULD BE A THREE WAY: CONVERSATION. AND THATS, NOT NECESSARILY SOMETHING PUTIN IS LOOKING FOR.. He RATHER BE ENGAGING WITH THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT HOW THE SOVIET UNION USED TO DEAL WITH THE UNITED STATES ON ISSUES REGARDING THE WORLD. In GENERAL., THE TWO SUPER POWERS WOULD SORT IT OUT AND REST OF THE WORLD WOULD FOLLOW SUIT.. In THIS CASE, THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS SAYINGNO ITS A CONVERSATION ABOUT EUROPES, EUROPE, SECURITY AND UKRAINE. They WILL BE INVOLVED.. How HAS THE PRESIDENT ENGAGED WITH RUSSIA UP UNTIL THIS POINT AND HOW DO THEY PLAN TO NAVIGATE DIPLOMACY MOVING FORWARD. Reporter? The FACT THEY ARE HAVING THE CONVERSATIONS AT ALL IS A SIGNAL OF HOW THEY PLAN TO DO IT.. The TWO LEADERS ARE WILLING TO TALK – AND IN THIS CASE THE THIRD TIME THIS YEAR AND THIRD, OUR FOURTH AND ON THE PHONE AND THEN THAT ONE TIME IN PERSON.
AND THATS, YOU KNOW CONSISTENT WITH HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION WOULD HAVE HANDLED THINGS. But THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION WOULD SAY THEY ARE BEING TOUGHER PUBLICLY AND BEHIND THE SCENES TRYING TO TELL RUSSIA. You KNOW YOU CAN NOT TAKE THE STEPS TO PUT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF TROOPS ON YOUR BORDER AND EXPECT THE UNITED STATES AND NATO AND EUROPEAN COUNTRIES WONT RESPOND.. So THE THREAT OF ECONOMIC SANCTIONS THE WHITE HOUSE HAS NOT RULED OUT, MIGHT INCLUDE DIRECT SANCTIONS ON PRESIDENT PUTIN. OTHER SECURITY STEPS THAT COULD BE TAKEN EVEN MENTIONING THAT Y. If NATO IS INVOLVED, THE U.S. IS GOING TO HAVE TO A SEND TROOPS INTO THE REGION.. All OF THAT DESIGNED TO REMIND RUSSIA HOW SERIOUS THE AMERICANS ARE TAKING THIS WATCH, HOW CLOSELY ITS BEING MONITORING.. The ONE THING YOU HEARD FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION ABOUT NEXT TO THE PANDEMIC SINCE THE HOLIDAYS BEGAN LAST WEEK IS THE CONCERNS. What PUTIN WILL DO ABOUT THE FORCES ON THE BOARDER WITH UKRAINE. ITS SOMETHING? They HAVE BEEN MONITORING VERY CLOSELY AND MANY CASES LIKELY UP INTO THE HOLIDAY ARRANGEMENTS OF A LOT OF ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS WHO HAVE HAD TO KEEP CLOSE WATCH.
