US elections: no good choices for Ukraine
Ukrainecast
BBC
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 1 October 2024
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Ambassador John Bolton, who served as National Security Adviser under President Donald Trump, tells Ukrainecast that another Trump presidency would leave Ukraine in a very difficult position and that if re-elected Trump would cut off US aid. He also warns against the democratic presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, insisting that neither option would be good for Ukraine’s fight against Russia.
And he gives his verdict on Russia’s President Putin who he has met on several occasions - calling him a ‘cold blooded’ individual who has had the same agenda for the last twenty-five years.
Today’s episode is presented by Jamie Coomarasamy and Vitaly Shevchenko. The producers were Clare Williamson, Arsenii Sokolov, Cordelia Hemming and Ivana Davidovic. The technical producer was Dafydd Evans. The series producer is Tim Walklate. The senior news editor is Richard Fenton-Smith. Email Ukrainecast@bbc.co.uk with your questions and comments. You can also send us a message or voice note via WhatsApp, Signal or Telegram to +44 330 1239480
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, music radio podcasts. |
| 0:05.0 | It is 951 days since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. |
| 0:10.6 | And President Zelensky has just returned home from his trip to the United States. |
| 0:15.4 | We spoke about it on Friday. |
| 0:17.3 | He spoke at the United Nations. |
| 0:18.7 | He met President Biden. |
| 0:21.1 | He met the candidates to succeed him in the White House, and he was there to present what |
| 0:26.9 | he called his victory plan. |
| 0:28.9 | So, Vitally, did it go to plan? |
| 0:31.6 | Well, if the plan was to achieve something that Ukraine hasn't achieved before, |
| 0:37.5 | to achieve a dramatic breakthrough, I don't think that happened, permission to use long-range Western missiles to strike |
| 0:46.2 | deep within Russia that's not been granted fresh or radically new security |
| 0:51.9 | guarantees such as allowing Ukraine into NATO before this war is over. |
| 0:57.2 | That hasn't happened. It's true that the Biden administration announced, during President Lenski's visit, announced |
| 1:06.8 | fresh aid package, military package worth $8 billion, but it's a question of when it's going to translate into weapons on the battlefield. |
| 1:17.0 | And he had a pretty awkward meeting with former President Trump, didn't he? |
| 1:21.0 | He has managed to upset a lot of Republicans by visiting a weapons factory in Joe |
| 1:28.7 | Biden's hometown. Then he met Donald Trump and there were some awkward moments when for example Donald Trump said |
| 1:36.6 | they had good relations both Vladimir Putin and Vladimir Zelensky. |
| 1:40.5 | So we have a very good relationship and I also have a very good relationship as you know with |
| 1:45.5 | President Putin and I think if we win I think we're going to get it resolved very quickly |
| 1:50.4 | very worried I really think we're going to get it. We will be unpicking |
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