Welcome to today's edition of the Clay Travis and Bucks Xton Show podcast.

Still going strong here, third hour of the Clay Travis and Bucks Xton Show, and we have

the big breaking news from on the other side of the world here.

Ukraine now has two breakaway republics that Russia is recognizing as independent.

So the situation there continuing to heat up.

We've also got our friend Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky with us now to talk about this

as well as COVID, the CDC, all the rest of it.

Senator Paul, we always appreciate you making time for us.

Thanks for having me, guys.

Let's just start with what do you think happens now in Ukraine?

We just had Putin giving his address.

He said Ukraine is historically part of Russia.

He is recognizing these self-declared independent regions of effectively the Donbass area of

Eastern Ukraine as well independent really being a part of Russia in this context.

So what do you think happens here, Senator Paul?

What do you see going on?

I think it's the same recipe as what they did in Georgia if they quickly move in and occupy

that part of Ukraine.

It's difficult probably to conceive of anybody dislodging them.

I think the bitterness and the civil war that will ensue that won't end quickly.

I think Ukraine is more formidable than Georgia.

They may not be able to dislodge the Russians, but I think there's going to be more war

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