RIGHT NOW IS TO GIVE A HAND TO
UKRAINE, TO SHOW THE MUDDINESS
OF THE DEMOCRATIC WORLD.
WHILE THE UKRAINIAN LEADER WAS
SOLICITING MORE MILITARY AID
FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN, AND ALL
THE MOTHER LEGATION OF MEMBERS
OF PARLIAMENT WAS IN WASHINGTON
FOR MEETINGS WITH U.S.
LAWMAKERS LIKE THIS ONE WITH
HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI.
THEY ARE IN D.C. ASKING FOR
MORE SANCTIONS AND WEAPONRY TO
BOOST UKRAINE'S DEFENSES.
THEIR VERY PRESENCE IS A
REMINDER AT WHAT IS AT STAKE.
YESTERDAY AS THE UKRAINIAN
DELEGATION ASKED FOR THAT
DESPERATELY NEEDED AID, AN ARID
SIREN ALERTED FROM ONE OF THEIR
CELL PHONES.
AS IT BLARED, ONE OF THE
UKRAINIAN LAWMAKERS SAID, QUOTE,
I NEED YOU ALL TO HEAR THE.
ONE OF THOSE UKRAINIAN
LAWMAKERS, JOINS ME FROM
WASHINGTON.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO BE
HERE.
THE LAST I SAW YOU WAS ON
FRIDAY IN WARSAW.
YOU WERE ON YOUR WAY.
YOU HAVE BEEN MEETING NOW WITH
HIS LAWMAKERS, INCLUDING THE
HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI.
WHAT KIND OF RESPONSE ARE YOU
GETTING?
>> WHEN I WAS WATCHING THIS
PIECE, I NEED TO GIVE THIS A
MOTION, THERE WAS AN
EIGHT-YEAR-OLD GIRL DRAWING
WITH CHALK.
I REMEMBER MY DAUGHTER, WHO IS
EIGHT YEARS OLD, AND SHE IS IN
UKRAINE RIGHT NOW, WAITING FOR
ME TO COME WITH SOME NEWS
SAYING THAT AMERICA WILL HELP
US.
THAT IS BASICALLY THE QUESTION
THAT I HAVE BEEN ASKED FROM
EVERYONE.
WE DID SEND OUR MESSAGE IS
ABOUT THE WEAPONS, ABOUT THE
SANCTIONS, ABOUT HIS FINANCIAL
SUPPORT, AND WHAT WE ARE
THANKFUL OF, WE GOT THE NEWS
FROM PRESIDENT BIDEN SAYING
THAT THERE WILL BE HALF A
BILLION DOLLARS SENT TO
UKRAINIAN BUDGETS.
WE ARE GETTING THERE.
WEAPONS WILL BE SATISFYING WHEN
THEY ARE ON THE GROUND.
IT CAN'T BE ON THE TABLE.
>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE
NEGOTIATIONS THAT ARE UNDERWAY.
THEY JUST ENDED IN INSTANT
POLL.
THERE ARE A LOT OF DOUBT FROM
PEOPLE I AM SPEAKING INSIDE THE
COUNTRY THAT THESE NEGOTIATIONS
ARE MEANINGFUL.
THE RUSSIAN SIDE CAN BE
TRUSTED.
THEY SAY THEY ARE PULLING BACK
FROM KYIV AND OTHER PLACES, BUT
THAT HAS NOT TURNED OUT TO BE
TRUE.
WHY IS YOUR SENSE OF WHETHER
THESE ARE MEANINGFUL
NEGOTIATIONS, OR WHETHER THEY
SHOULD CONTINUE?
>> FIRST, WE DO NOT BELIEVE
PUTIN.
PUTIN HAS DONE EVERYTHING
BEFORE VIOLATING'S OWN WORDS.
WHAT WE BELIEVE IN IS OUR ARMY,
THE UKRAINIAN ARMY AND OUR
SOLDIERS.
WE BASICALLY THINK THAT WE NEED
A VICTORY ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
AND THEN WE CAN DRAG THE
CIVILIZED WORLD PUTIN INTO THE
NEGOTIATION TABLE.
WE DO NEED REPARATIONS TO
RESTORE UKRAINE.
WINNING ON THE BATTLEFIELD IS
ESSENTIAL.
THAT IS WHY WE HAVE BEEN ASKING
FOR BATTLE JETS, AIR DEFENSE
SYSTEM, ARTILLERY, TANKS,
THERE'S A BIG WAS SENT TO THE
PENTAGON.
WE ACTUALLY ASKED MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE
TO CONTROL HOW THIS LIST IS
GOING.
HOW WE WILL GET THOSE WEAPONS.
>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU
SAID TO ME IN WARSAW THAT
STRUCK ME IS THAT YOU, LIKE
EVERY OTHER UKRAINIAN I SPOKE
TO, HAS DECIDED THAT THIS WILL
END AND THAT UKRAINE WILL
SUSTAIN ITSELF.
YOU WANT THE WORLD TO START
TALKING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS
NEXT.
YOU ACTUALLY SAID TO ME THAT IT
WILL NEED SOMETHING THAT LOOKS
LIKE A MARTIAL PLAN TO REBUILD
UKRAINE.
ARE YOU AT THE POINT TO START
HAVING THAT CONVERSATION WITH
PEOPLE OR IS IT POORLY-RIGHT
NOW BECAUSE AS YOU SAID,
UKRAINE IS THE ONE OF THE
BENEFIT FIRST?
>> WE DO START THIS
CONVERSATION AND PARALLEL
HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH
INTERNATIONAL TREATMENT FOR
PUTIN AND ALL THIS MILITARY
GENERALS WHO HAVE BEEN GIVING
THE ORDERS TO BUMP CITIES.
THAT WILL BE A SEPARATE TRACK
AS WELL.
YES, WE WILL NEED A NEW MARTIAL
PLAN FOR UKRAINE.
I AM SURE THE UNITED STATES
WILL TAKE A LEADING ROLE IN
THIS.
HEY, THERE IS SO MUCH RUSSIAN
FROZEN MONEY AROUND THE WORLD
FROM THE CENTRAL BANK.
WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT THE WAY
TO USE TO RESTORE UKRAINE.
THE FIRST THING, WE NEED TO
KICK OUT RUSSIANS FROM OUR
COUNTRY.
THERE CANNOT BE ANY
NEGOTIATIONS WHEN SOMEBODY PUTS
A GUN TO YOUR HEAD.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE