It was quite clear that he felt that NATO was not a good institution, that the other allies were taking the U.S. for a ride, and that we were supporting them in ways that we shouldn't be.
Yovanovitch discusses Trump's negative views on NATO and the implications for U.S. foreign policy.
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It is really horrifying. And I think that it's important that we not allow Putin to set the conditions for this war.
I think that he, frankly, didn't really think that much about Ukraine, but he thought a lot about Russia as a great power. And he sort of accepted, I think, Putin's view of Ukraine is not really being a real country.
Well, I think it's hugely important for two reasons. One is to focus on what is happening in Ukraine, to call out Russian actions for what they are, war crimes, as we just heard the president declare, demand a cease-fire and warn Putin not…
Putin has had an obsession about Ukraine, an obsession to get Ukraine back into the Empire.