I think the United States ought to be part and parcel of any agreement to be able to provide a security assurance to make sure that Ukraine is protected from the kind of invasion that we've seen from Russia.
Panetta emphasizes the importance of the U.S. participating in a NATO agreement to secure Ukraine against Russian invasion.
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Mr. Trump has always prided himself on being a dealmaker, pledging in his campaign that he would resolve such conflicts in the first few days of his presidency.
If he is careless with that awesome power, the United States could very well find itself in another world war.
I don’t think there is any question that we are dealing with classified information.
What Trump is trying to do in order to convince Putin to come to the table is not going to work if Putin senses weakness on the part of the United States.
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