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I’m hoping and praying that it’s short-lived. I think it will be,
Tllis added
It’s a concern for the Ukrainian people. I worry more about how people on the battlefield feel about it,
Senator Thom Tillis said, commenting on the pause in US military aidI do not think we should be pausing our efforts. It’s the Ukrainians who are shedding blood,
she said, calling this a "critical time for Ukraine".I’m very worried about that long-term,
he saidI’ve never seen anything like this in my nearly 35 years of experience... whereby US intelligence was stopped for a political purpose and to try to coerce a partner like Ukraine to accede to the wishes of an administration. I think it could be calamitous on the battlefield if this remains in place over time."
Quote from BrennanThe Europeans do not have the capability to provide the type of intelligence that the US intelligence community has been providing - all different types of intelligence that again feeds and fuels the Ukrainian government, military, security, intelligence services. You take away that, you really do enfeeble the Ukrainian services,
he saidBut he’s offering is offering to do it,
Brennan said
Very candidly, they brought it on themselves, the Ukrainians,
Kellogg saidThe best way I can describe it is sort of like hitting a mule with a 2x4 across the nose, you got their attention.” ... Pop Pop, listen to me.”
Asked during the CFR event what the impact of turning off intelligence sharing and military aid will have, Kellogg said ... He gave another example in which he compared talking to Ukraine how his two granddaughters try to get his attention when he strays in a conversation, by grabbing his face and telling him
The reason he came to the White House was to sign a document that was going to say this is us going forward — it’s not signed,
Kellogg said of ZelenskyWe’re going to end this war, and this is one way to make sure you understand we’re serious about it,
Kellogg said ThursdayBy the way this is not something that is unusual. When I was in Kyiv two weeks ago, I was very clear to President Zelensky the outcome if we didn’t have a signed agreement,
Kellogg later added
That’s a pretty major concession to Russia, to constrain Ukraine’s ability to target and hit Russian forces,
CBS’ Margaret Brennan, who was moderating the conversation with Keith Kellogg at the Council on Foreign Relations, said of the cutoff on intelligence sharingThis tech is being used to create child sexual abuse material, non-consensual intimate imagery, hoaxes, conspiracies, lies that are dangerous to democracies.”
But there is a dark side to this new capability
We are storytellers, we’re not provocateurs, we sometimes do satire pieces such as this one was supposed to be. This is the duality of the satire: it depends what context you bring to it to make the punchline or the joke. Here there was no context and it was posted without our consent or knowledge,
he addedIt allows individuals without a lot of time, money and, frankly, skill you would normally need, to generate some pretty eye-popping content. That is really cool, you can’t argue,
he saidThat's up to the president,
Kellogg said
I am scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia to meet with the crown prince,
said Zelenskyy, referring to Mohammed bin Salman, the heir to the throne of the oil-rich kingdomWe'll see if he follows through,
Witkoff saidI think what's going to happen is Ukraine wants to make a deal, because I don't think they have a choice,
Trump said