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>> thank you. >> we are going to kick off the fantastic remarks for the ambassador, i want to welcome everyone to the hudson institute. your excellency ladies and gentlemen, friends of ukraine, we have the great line of for the rest of the day and we are going to kick off going to the front line of the fight in ukraine before continue with the rest of the program is with

great honor and privilege i can introduce commander -- the commander of the georgia national legion in ukraine. he's calling in from the front lines, i'm guessing he's not going to say exactly where, probably want him dead but taking time out of his busy schedule to speak with us today to give an account on the situation as a frontline amanda. he has dedicated whole life to freedom and liberty and security. he has one of the most interesting ground of anyone will ever come across, i'm surprised that flix or amazon prime has contracted him to write his life story. he first became russian prisoner

age 14 in the 1990s fighting alongside his father. 2014 we saw the first russian invasion of ukraine, he rushed to ukraine from georgia where he established the georgia lesion which i will tell you more about his second. he's been fighting for the ukrainian people for his countrymen, basically fighting for all of us ever since 2014 and that's why we are lucky to have him today. welcome, great to see you. >> thank you for giving me this

time to speak. right now -- [inaudible] >> i want to remind the audience, from frontline, if the connection is a little static he, i'm sure you will give some leeway for that. can you tell us for those of the audience for those watching online who may not know about the georgian lesion, what should they know? what would you like to tell them? >> they were only helping

georgians in the 90s. it is great and the frontlines today supporting ukraine but globally we are supporting the democrats. >> what can you tell us about the lesion in terms of how many people are in the georgian lesions from what countries and what kind of mission does the lesion do?

>> the immigration and there are today one of the largest areas in ukraine. the army -- this region is a different area and about ukraine to support us and then against them so most of them are

specialized in these operations and. >> what can you tell about what you are doing now where you are now obviously you go details the audience, what is the current situation on the ground hearing about the russian offensive in your opinion, has already started to think the next few months will be like the most intense you face, we are already occupied and i believe in two

days, i understood this is not going to stop until they get the freedom so we are not going to use the freedom. >> what is the morale like? not only among fellow soldiers but the ukrainian people? >> ukraine has a strong leader today. they defense our homes and families and of course people

are motivated to defend their lives. the most important defending our freedom every ukrainian applies to leave, you're going to do one more attack on ukraine. >> i know addition to the bravery and sacrifices by the georgian lesion on the front line displayed an important humanitarian role in this conflict, can you talk about that? >> we are trying to provide military aid and it is usually

in this area so we are trying to protect them and for defending our democracy. >> i know we are here to talk about ukraine but of course your native country, georgia has been suffering russian occupation comprising of about 20% of george's internationally recognized territory. i know from speaking to you in the past, you see your fight in

ukraine and georgia the brakes it from the russian occupation. what is the impression in georgia right now and how do you see the war in ukraine connected with what's happening in georgia? >> the last 70 years, we fighting for ukraine by russia. and their current and for georgia so we are facing these,

unfortunately defending ukraine today and georgia under this threat as they made a statement to fight for ukraine so we clearly understand our political goal is. >> before i asked the audience if they have questions, one final secure of russia how do you see this ending? how you see the war in ukraine and georgia being ended in the future of the russian

confederation. >> it's going to have ukraine and it was over by georgia. due to the present government. georgia has this and unfortunately for ukraine. of course for georgia and rico into it politically in a military way. >> it's not everyday you ask a

frontline commander a question the military front ukraine so if there are questions, raise your hand. be mindful he might be limited in how he answers your question because they don't want to give too much information away. if you raise your hand, the lady in the back, bring the microphone and we will take a couple of questions from the audience. if you could introduce yourself and your name it would be great, thank you. >> it is a great enforcement, i am a member of the u.s. military so a great honor, i salute and honor you and it is the trifecta

so i'd like to know in your professional opinion, what is the level for the russian troops. i think we all have to fight this war. in boston but not -- >> did you hear the question? >> i heard the question. so a level for russian troops from the beginning for russian troops better than it is now and the russian army has been from

the beginning. and it is within this area. the ukrainian ukraine has kept these policies and it is not everyday but sending them away. >> thank you. paul. okay, great.

this is fall. >> okay good to see you those of you who don't know, i was under way in ukraine, i think finally my beard has outgrown his. in any case, commander, serious as to your reflection on president biden's visit to ukraine yesterday and generally have the left has responded, what's been good and what's been bad. >> hello on the front line, it is a great honor, i just don't see you on the screen so you know from the beginning this

situation for president zelenskyy eventually in this corporation for everybody. biden was in this situation of ukraine, we didn't expect freely and these situations for ukraine, in the united states and we will support ukraine. >> we have time for one final question, the gentleman in the back with.

>> we've been supporting this is this weekend. our using the support, applicant credit? >> of course generally we see them on the front line but we needed way more and it is important to be bound type so we are waiting right now. >> great. thank you so much for taking time out of your is a schedule. i know when we arranged this call he said you were somewhere in the east so i think we could

use our imagination on where that is. we wish you and your soldiers godspeed and the best of luck and victory. thank you so much. >> thank you,. >> thank you. thank you. we will continue with the program today, we have a special visitor from, alexia, we will play this now and then kick off with our first panel.

>> i would like to think you for giving me the opportunity to address the audience. it's been nine years since the beginning of russia's aggression against spain where they occupied crimea parts of regions in the east. it's been years since the beginning of this invasion. during this stage of the work the russians have had type against ukraine. it's been extremely difficult to get the past of victory, that's remember what happened a year

ago. they believed he would go within three days followed by the defeat in a couple weeks on these false assumptions. the ukrainian army and ukrainian government and ukrainian nation is proven stronger. now the most important part of the agenda for the platforms, russia's strategic defeat no evidence to everybody. a year ago they've seized weapons for this resistance. now our defenders claim, we are expecting the rival next week. we've received hundreds and air defense systems in huge

quantities. ukrainian army became interoperability. it is the leader in terms of this. ukrainians deeply appreciate support from the american nation and we will never forget. the most every type of systems ukraine has asked for preventative measures a big war right now. a year ago suggested nord stream two with russian oil, russia should be switched off. russian vessels benefit from every port, it all to be done now. now we can see which measures have worked in which don't.

the russian strategy in place 2007 is important and implement applicable these measures are not sufficiently effective. europeans are dealing with conventional war to likes which we have not seen in 80 years. it's almost 2500 kilometers 1800 miles along with the conflict continuing more than 800 million kilometers. regularly attacking people in ukraine. they are under direct threat, they are posed in direct threat

to bulgaria and their freedom. many experts have spent years persuading the listeners and this was impossible. this is why everyone is prepared. they are the real state of armies. what they are trying to do now essentially amount to instigation measures and cyberspace and information. they have localized food, supplies, energy streams of migrant and others. these institutions have been proven implement, they always see it essentially does appear and for genocide on the

security, this war has demonstrated this effectively. we are deeply grateful for help in ukraine and the most desire demonstrating the collective defense of systems and cases russia is a sad it is aggression for what is capable were using this leverage to pass a decision in one country depends on this undermine unity and russia is destroying the world order after world war sick and trying to rewrite the results of cold war in which the soviet has been defeated.

we have seen this in the military technical institution and those which are on this have 1000-kilometer or 6-mile range. the reason it's a question of where they might hit next or whose. we've been hearing more claims than those who don't belong in the free world. americans experience fatigue. they are asking why they should support ukraine. ...

>> if there is any indication of the aggression against a foreign state works, military oppression arnold the globe will increase in latin america, in africa, in asia, in the middle east, in the baltic. this will mean you get distracted and more aggressive use and global threat to the whole planet. russia's victory would bring huge problems including economy

implications and what has worked here first and foremost and worked as a leader and thanks to them we've developed a motive to support ukraine and strengthen the unity of the free world. ukraine has already become a success story and in the year the russian deploys ten times for the professional party being destroyed and that portion of the helicopters approximately 10,000 line for the first time of this century and last time

they're all joining success and this is proportionately decreasing the risk for europe and they've become europe's defected in the east. victory based on what's worked and they're not playing by the rules. russia's main goal is to be sorting all the rules and seeing the community and cassioppi crane as a nation will not accept the territories and it'll not bring peace and fighting for the freedom as independence and it means not just a lot of space

but it'll mean physical extermination of ukrainians. russia -- russians are already committing that. they've already killed tens of thousands of civilians including women and children with a victory and the only possible question is how do we liberate all the temporarily occupied territory and in order to do so and weapons and we need more facility and the system and planes and this decision for anything and there's no doubt about that it will force russia to seek immediate peace.

the kremlin defeat will also demonstrate the world that aggression doesn't work. third, we recognize we'll need support and reconstruction and assuring our partners of the paramount that's important here and this is why we continue their forums and increasing spells during the war. for example, we have introduced the service used binet toe to track -- defective control for inter-fashional health and our partners have full success to the information at any time. we have our temper in the inform informant for the distance and the nato state.

they need to acknowledge they'll face responsibility and zeldon trove from all the territories they've seen. they'll have to take reparations that they'll be higher for them. the free world must be united and you happen favoring in this position .x i've spent two years negotiating with the russian and stalled for time. now is the time to create international signal and step

off. russians need to understand them for the regime and they need to change. the free world must be much stronger than expected. the kremlin has been trying to persuade everyone that they would see this future and going away from them previously and anything to help move the task to victory. have no doubt that we will want these back. thank you for your attention.

>> miraculously we're out of time and you're all allowed a five minute break while we rearrange the stage and we'll begin panel 1. thanks so much.

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