Insecurity on NATO's borders
To the Point
KCRW
4.4 • 583 Ratings
🗓️ 9 February 2017
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
In Eastern Europe, Vladimir Putin is stirring many pots at the same time, while President Trump and his foreign policy team face a steep learning curve. We hear what that could mean for economic sanctions against Russia—and for military action in several countries.
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| 0:00.0 | From KCRW in Santa Monica and PRI, Public Radio International, this is To the Point. |
| 0:07.6 | The Trump administration in search of a policy in Eastern Europe. |
| 0:15.5 | Hello again, I'm on Al-Ni, and this is To the Point. |
| 0:18.7 | Fighting has flared again in eastern Ukraine. NATO allies |
| 0:22.0 | are playing military chess with Russia there, in the Balkans, and in the Baltics as well. President |
| 0:28.0 | Trump's support for NATO, only if members pay their fair share, has undermined confidence |
| 0:33.7 | in American leadership. Vladimir Putin appears to be taking advantage of local disputes |
| 0:38.3 | as well as the uncertainty in Washington. Will the president agree to modify economic sanctions |
| 0:44.3 | despite opposition from powerful members of his own Republican Party? On today's talking point later, |
| 0:50.9 | a 36-year-old mother of two U.S. citizens has been deported to Mexico. |
| 0:56.4 | Is this the new look in immigration policy? First, the News. |
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| 1:29.6 | Hello again, we're not only back with To the Point in Eastern Europe. Vladimir Putin is stirring many pots at the same time, while President Trump and his foreign policy team face a steep learning curve. We'll hear what that could mean for economic sanctions against Russia and for military |
| 1:44.5 | action in several countries. Later on today's talking point, President Obama prioritized |
| 1:49.7 | deportation of undocumented immigrants convicted of violent crimes. Today, the Trump administration |
| 1:55.1 | deported a working mother of two children. She hadn't been back to Mexico for 21 years. |
| 2:00.6 | Is this a sign of the future? |
| 2:02.8 | First, this news update ethics laws prohibit federal officials from using their office for, |
| 2:07.9 | quote, endorsement of any product service or enterprise, close quote. Today, in an interview with |
| 2:14.5 | Fox News, White House official Kelly Ann Conway made this comment about Ivanka Trump's clothing line. This is just, it's a wonderful line. I own some of it. I fully, I'm going to just give it. I'm going to give a free commercial here. Go buy it today. Everybody, you can find it online. Mattia Gold covers money in politics for the Washington Post. Good to have you with us. Great to be with you. |
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