MenuDr. Ariel Cohen on CNN Newsroom Live discussing the ongoing conflict in Ukraine
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08/12/2016
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CNNI 08/12/2016 12:31:08 AM: …there is one theory out that with go-round with ukraine. economy in so much trouble because the we are now joined from the rush sanctions and falling oil prices conflict in washington. there is a theory out there with the russian economy in so much ukraine would play well domestically especially trouble because of sanctions and and opponent elections what do you think falling oil prices a conflict in absolutely but which also knows how to spot the weakness and our weakness now ukraine would play well domestically ahead of parliamentary elections. is election campaign >> absolutely. but putin knows how to spot the we are paying attention to our naval mostly it’s cold navel-gazing and the europeans weakness. and our weakness is the election campaign. we are paying attention to our are eager to lift the sanctions from russia because naval mostly. they want business to business business with it’s called naval gazing and the russia so fortune at camp late europeans are eager to lift the sanctions from russia. seizes an opportunity they make up some they want business with russia. kind of an incident that caused a so putin apparently seizes an terror attack and off we go the massive military exercises called caucuses 2016 opportunity to make up some kind of an incident. they call it a terror attack and and some experts believe there will be off we go. military action some the massive military exercises experts believe there will be a lot and some experts believe there off diplomatic pressure on ukraine to comply will be military actions some experts believe there will be a with something called the minsk accords lot of diplomatic pressure on what he wants is to shift the balance of power in ukraine get people ukraine to comply with something called the minsk accords. in the east where pro-russian elected to what putin wants is to shift the the parliament in kiev balance of power in ukraine and and then basically grabbed kit ukraine back get people in the east who are into the russian sphere of influence pro-russian elected to the ties together really need it muir you parliament in kiev and grab believe that putin is no op any ukraine back into the russian widespread military incursion into the in ukraine sphere of influence. >> i get the feeling from you and what that putin is not up for any affected that could be affected wide-spread military incursion who has so much hardware already tied into ukraine and one factor into up inside syria anything else at this that could be the fact that point would be a stretch putin has so much hart ware tied well let’s not forget putin has a up in syria. anything else at this point would be a stretch. lot of air assets not a lot >> let’s not forget, putin has a but has some air assets in syria is bombing lot of air assets. in ukraine its ground forces its tanks not a lot but he has some air assets in syria. artillery and of course the huge russian he’s bombing. army would dominate the ukrainian army at in ukraine it’s ground forces. it’s tanks and artillery. any given day but interestingly the russian naval assets are and the huge russian army would dominate the ukrainian army any not tied up in this mediterranean in given day. but interestingly the russian and big maneuver what we’re doing is fighting a nal assets are tied up in the two-front war whose economy is tanking and mediterranean in a big maneuver. putin is fighting a two-front i think that even if he does go to a war. his economy is tanking. military operation it would be pretty limited and i think that even if he does but it will be very powerful punch go to a military operation it against a great if it happens would be pretty limited but it just as syria in mind though it will be a very powerful punch just this week tech’s president met with against ukraine if it happens. vladimir putin’s russia now this way these >> just with syria in mind, two countries though, turkey’s president met my style joint military operations against isis with vladimir putin from russia. and there is word these two in syria weighty seal that heading countries might start joint military operations against isis russia and syria will continue to be in syria. where do y see all of that competitors which everyone talking about this trifecta heading? >> russia and syria will continue to be competitors. of russia turkey and iran so i’m skeptical putin and erdogan are talking about this trifecta of that russia and turkey will have a honeymoon in syria russia/turkey/iran. russia supports cards we support the kurds i’m skeptical that russia and turkey will have a honeymoon in we support the kurds sorry and the syria. russia supports kurds. we support the kurds. turks fighting vick kurds russia supports said iran supports said and and the turks are fighting the and everyone of course does not like kurds. i said all so that is really russia supports al assad and really problematic area mine field for the turkish iran supports al assad and erdogan doesn’t like al assad at and russian relations i will remain skeptical all. that is a problematic area. about that a minefield for the have this schedule about it seems at the moment below unced at where all turkish/russia relations. >> there’s a lot to be skeptical this could end up thanks for speaking about at the moment. with us we appreciate it a lot of uncertainty where this it’s a pleasure all could end up. very interesting indeed some quick break u.s. thanks for speaking with us. drug authorities respond to coal and using >> it’s a pleasure. >> very, very interesting marijuana inspections one decision means he uses coming up comedian actor professor wayne grady will join indeed. >>> what the decision means for us from the …