Hi, this is Bill Crystal.

Sitting in for Charlie Sykes for this special Bullwork podcast on December 22nd, they after

President Zelensky's speech to Congress and at his meeting with President Biden and

President President Biden, very pleased to have Eric Edelman, the host of Shield of the

Republic, very qualified to discuss the meaning of the Zelensky visit, but also the broader

question of where we stand in the war in Ukraine and the broader implications of it.

Eric obviously served at very senior positions in the U.S. government and the State Department

and Defense Department and White House.

There's a lot about how these presidential visits go and also does a lot about Russia

and Ukraine.

So, perfect guest.

So, Eric, thank you for joining me.

Bill, it's great to be with you this morning.

So, let's get right to the chase.

We have a lot to discuss.

It's a pretty amazing day.

Yes, they didn't do anything.

What you think about the speech, the visit.

You've seen many of these in your career.

Not like this one.

This really was, I think, an incredibly historic and important visit.

Zelensky was clearly coming here to shore up support in the capital of his most important

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