10 days before he died, Henry Kissinger called and said, not since, not since Napoleon has Europe not looked over the shoulder at Russia with dread. Until now. Until now. Well, guess what? Putin thought he'd take Kyiv in three days. Three years later, Ukraine is still free. When I came to office, the conventional wisdom was that China would inevitably surpass the United States. They haven't noticed. No one's saying that now. (35:45–35:52)
CLAIM
Asserts that Ukraine remains free three years after Russia's initial invasion attempt.
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