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#411 - A Conversation with Vivek Ramaswamy

The Fifth Column

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Vladimir Putin's Backstop in Ukraine's Security

I don't think Vladimir Putin enjoys being the little brother of Xi Jinping in that relationship. Our backstop would be if he renegs on that agreement, which by the way, Putin would have no reason to do if he's restored economic relations with the West. He should enjoy that state of affairs. So I think he has no reason to renege. But if he does, we would say the opposite, instant admission of Ukraine to NATO and maximum pressure campaign economically. Both carrot and stick, this backstop's Ukraine sovereignty with, I think, greater conviction and fortitude than...

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