Fox Information host Sean Hannity pushed again on Monday after former Consultant Tulsi Gabbard appeared to defend Russia, citing the nation's "safety" issues in regards to the U.S. and NATO.
Gabbard, a Democrat who represented Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2021, advised Hannity that Russia does not need U.S. and NATO navy forces on its borders.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on Monday recognizing two breakaway areas in japanese Ukraine as unbiased and ordering Russian troops into these areas.
Gabbard and Hannity started their dialogue by speaking about Vice President Kamala Harris and Gabbard criticized her for current remarks on the Munich Safety Convention in Germany.
Later within the interview, Gabbard introduced up the problem of Russia's safety. The Russian authorities has repeatedly cited safety points in expressing its opposition to NATO membership for Ukraine.
"Putin has made clear all alongside that their safety, in his thoughts, is what's at stake right here," Gabbard mentioned. "And they don't need to see U.S. and NATO troops..."
Hannity mentioned he did not need to interrupt Gabbard, however jumped in and appeared to push again, saying: "Putin additionally mentioned Ukraine shouldn't be a rustic and he has been saying this many a few years, so these territorial ambitions have existed a very long time."
"I need to keep targeted on the safety part," Gabbard mentioned, however addressed the problem raised by Hannity, saying Putin's claims about Ukraine "go approach again."
Putin reportedly advised then President George W. Bush at a gathering in 2008 that Ukraine was not a rustic. On Tuesday, Russian International Minister Sergei Lavrov questioned if Ukraine had the fitting to sovereignty.
Gabbard mentioned on Monday: "However on the subject of U.S. and NATO, simply as we'd not need Russia to come back in and begin placing their tanks and missiles on our borders - both with Mexico or elsewhere - Russia says, 'Hey, I do not need U.S. and NATO coming and making their navy on our borders inside Ukraine.'"
"Guess what - america does not need that both," she mentioned. "NATO nations don't desire that both. So why not acknowledge - say, hey, that is one thing that really is frequent floor."
"It's extremely unlikely Ukraine will ever turn out to be a member of NATO," Gabbard mentioned. "Let's take it off the desk and instantly that might de-escalate these tensions and take that reasoning away from Putin for him to construct up this presence on Ukraine's border."
Hannity advised Gabbard he could be "a bit extra suspicious than you in believing that, I believe, this very private for Putin."
Gabbard, a 2020 Democratic presidential candidate, advised Fox Information' Tucker Carlson on Friday that she believed the Biden administration wished Russia to invade Ukraine so the U.S. might impose "draconian" sanctions.
Newsweek has requested Tulsi Gabbard for remark.
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