November, 17 2019: On GPS: The OTHER nation at the center of the impeachment inquiry - all about Ukraine.

Fareed Zakaria GPS

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🗓️ 17 November 2019

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Airdate November 17 2019: The OTHER nation at the center of the impeachment inquiry - all about Ukraine. How did Obama policy towards the nation differ from Trump's? Fareed talks to Amb. Philip Gordon, who oversaw Ukraine policy in the Obama administration. Also, we've heard Washington's side of the Ukraine story over and over. On GPS, you'll hear from Kyiv. What does Ukraine make of their President's response to Trump's pressure? Fareed finds out from two former members of Ukraine's parliament. Then, Hong Kong's violent protests continue to escalate. Fareed talks to Nathan Law, a leader of the pro-democracy movements and a founder of Hong Kong's opposition party, to find out what the endgame is. GUESTS: Philip Gordon, Svitlana Zalishchuk, Mustafa Nayyem, Nina Jankowicz, Nathan Law, Andrew McAfee

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0:00.0	This is GPS, the global public square. Welcome to all of you in the United States and around the world. I'm Farid Zakaria.
0:09.0	Today on the show, the other nation at the center of the impeachment hearings.
0:15.0	Ukraine. Ukraine. Ukraine. Ukraine. Ukraine. Ukraine. Ukraine. Ukraine.
0:21.0	Ukraine. Why does this nation stuck between East and West?
0:26.0	Have such an oversized drool in this White House never?
0:30.0	And what do actual Ukrainians think about the goings-on in Washington?
0:35.0	We'll explore it all.
0:38.0	Also, it was an especially violent week in Hong Kong.
0:43.0	Fire set, universities being blockaded. Protesters being fired on.
0:49.0	What is the end game for the protesters?
0:54.0	I will talk to the prominent Hong Kong activists, Nathan Law.
1:01.0	But first, here's my take.
1:04.0	The phrase quid pro quo is usually translated as something for something.
1:10.0	In the case of President Trump's communications with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky,
1:16.0	it appears that the quo was supposed to have been a declaration of his commitment to undertake investigations into the 2016 election,
1:25.0	as well as Joe and Hunter Biden.
1:27.0	The New York Times has reported that a public announcement was said to be made on my CNN program.
1:33.0	So I think I owe viewers my best understanding of what actually happened.
1:39.0	Ever since Zelensky was elected president in April, my team and I have been interested in having him appear on the show.
1:46.0	We began the process of establishing connections with the new administration, which was cordial and efficient throughout.
1:53.0	On September 13th, I met with Zelensky and Keev on the sidelines of a conference I was participating in.
2:00.0	He came across a smart and energetic and with a much sharper feel for politics than you might expect from a neo-fight.
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