Ukraine has ‘FROZEN THE FRONT’ against Russia, Latvian official says

E. PLAYING HERE. 22 MINUTES BEFORE THE TOP OF THE. HOUR. PRESIDENT TRUMP SET TO MEET WITH. UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY AT. THE U.N. TODAY AS THE. ADMINISTRATION TWO, BROKER A. DEAL TO RESUME PEACE TALKS WITH. RUSSIA. >> I'M ALWAYS OPTIMISTIC WE ARE. GOING TO MAKE PROGRESS. THE PRESIDENT HAS SAID THE. RUSSIAN UKRAINE WAR BY FAR THE. TOUGHEST OF THE INTERNATIONAL. CON FLOICKET SOLVE. THIS THING HAS BEEN YOU HAVE TO. SOLVE, NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. I WOULD RATHER WORK FOR A. PRESIDENT WHO HAS ENERGETICALLY.

TRYING TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I DO THINK IT WILL GET SOLVED. EVENTUTUALLY, YES, IT'S A QUESTN. OF TIME. >> Brian: THERE YOU GO. LATVIAIAN PRESIDENT JUST. RETURNED FROM SIXTH VISIT TO. UKRAINE. NIGHT IN A SHELTER DURING. ANOTHER RUSSIAN PRESIDENT. MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF. LATVIA THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

>> UKRAINIANS ARE BRAVE PEOPLE. THEY ARE FIGHTING FOR THEIR. COUNTRY. THEY DON'T WANT TO GIVE INTO. RUSSIANS. THE UKRAINIANS ARE DEFENDING. THEMSELVES IT'S OUR OBLIGATION. TO HELP THEM. >> Brian: RUSSIA IS LOSING OVER. 30,000 A MONTH AND THAT HAS NOT. STOPPED THEM. DOES THAT ASTOUND YOU. >> RUGGLESS HAVE LOST. 1.5 MILLION SOLDIERS DEAD OR. SEVERELY WOUNDED. IT HASN'T STOPPED THEM. BUT THE FRONT IS FROZEN. UKRAINIANS HAVE FROZEN THE. FRONT. RUSSIANS ARE NOT ADVANCING.

UKRAINIANS ARE TAKING BACK SOME. VILLAGES. RUSSIA SHOULD STOP. WE WELCOME PRESIDENT TRUMP'S. PUSH FOR PEACE. >> Brian: YOU ARE SURROUNDED. YOU HAVE RUSSIA ON ONE SIDE. BELARUS ON THE OTHER SIDE. BASS SAL STATE OF RUSSIA AT THIS. POINT. YOU HAVE HAD SIX DRONE. INCURSIONS ACROSS YOUR BORDERS. DO YOU RECALL THREATENED? >> WE ARE VERY AWARE OF WHAT. RUSSIA IS AND HOW BELARUS. BEHAVES. WE ALSO ARE IN NATO AND IN THE. EU. WE ARE VERY COMMITTED COUNTRY.

FOR DEFENSE AND SECURITY. WE WELCOME PRESIDENT TRUMP'S. PUSH FOR DEFENSE SPENDING. WE SPEND 5% OF CORE DEFENSE. SPENDING. WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE BOTH. MODERN TECHNOLOGY. THAT WE ARE PRO-BUSINESS SO WE. HAVE ENOUGH BUSINESS IN TERMS OF. PRODUCTION SELF-DEFENSE DRONES. INTERCEPTORS AND SO FORTH. >> WHY IS TO T. SO IMPORTANT FOR. UKRAINE TO BE SUCCESSFUL. WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR THE. WHOLE WORLD. >> UKRAINE LIKE THE U.S. IS A.

SYMBOL OF DEMOCRACY. IT WANTS TO BE FREE AND. DEMOCRATIC. IT'S FIGHTING FOR HERSELF. IT'S FIGHTING FOR ITS FUTURE. THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO. SUPPORT UKRAINE. >> Brian: YOU REMEMBER COMMA A. COMMUNIST RULE WAS LIKE. WHY DON'T YOU TELL EVERYBODY. WHAT'S THAT LIKE COMPARED TO. YOUR LIFE NOW. >> THAT WAS WHAT PRESIDENT PUTIN. WANTS TO BUILD NOW. WHERE PEOPLE ARE NOT FREE. THEIR INDIVIDUALS DON'T HAVE A. CHOICE. AND I REMEMBER THAT FROM SOVIET.

TIMES. IT WAS THE TELLING US HOW TO DO. AND THINK AND NOT TO DO. WE ARE NOW ARE FREE. WE HAVE INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY. WE HAVE CAPITALISM. WE HAVE PRIVATE INITIATIVE. WE WANT TO BUILD ALL OF OUR. SUCCESSFUL COUNTRIES. THIS DEMOCRACY, THIS WHAT WE. HAVE IN THE U.S. WHAT WE HAVE IN LATVIA, WHAT. UKRAINE WANTS TO BUILD IS. SOMETHING THAT IS A THREAT TO. RUSSIA BECAUSE RUSSIA IS THE. OPPOSITE. IMPERIAL AUTHORITARIAN, VERY, VERY SUPPRESSIVE. >> WHAT'S YOUR MESSAGE TO THOSE.

HERE WHO WANTED TO CHANGE OUR. CAPITALIST SOCIETY. DEMOCRACY AND CAPITALISM DOESN'T. WORK AND THAT SOCIALISM IS ON. THE RISE. >> OUR MESSAGE IS THAT FREEDOM, LIBERTY, FREE MARKETS, OF. COURSE, A LOT OF PEOPLE EXPECT. SOCIAL WELFARE FROM US AS A. GOVERNMENT. THAT IS THE FUTURE THAT PEOPLE. HAVE CHOSEN. FREE PEOPLE HAVE CHOSEN. DEMOCRACY AND LIBERTY. SUPPORT IT. >> Brian: SOME PEOPLE HAVING. TROUBLE FIGURING OUT WHO THE BAD. GUYS ARE IN THE RUSSIA-UKRAINE.

WAR. WHAT'S I DON'T YOUR MESSAGE WITH. THEM. >> SAUDI ARABIA ALIGNING WITH. DRONE. BUILD DRONE CAPACITY AND ALSO. NOW RUSSIA IS SUPPORTING IRANIAN. IN THE MIDDLE EAST. WE HAVE SEEN FOX NEWS RUN THE. STORY OF COLLUSION OF RUSSIA AND. IRAN IN VARIOUS WAYS. SO, THIS IS VERY CLEAR. BUT IT IS ALSO AFFECTING. HEZBOLLAH, IT'S ALSO AFFECTING. HOUTHIS IN YEMEN. SO IRAN IS A NEGATIVE ACTOR IN.

THAT RESPECT THAT ENABLED BY. RUSSIA. ALSO, OF COURSE, WE HAVE THIS. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP WITH. RUSSIA, WITH CHINA. CHINA PROVIDING GOODS TO RUSSIA. THE FACT THAT RUSSIA CAN BUILD. MISSILES BECAUSE OF THE EXPORTS. THAT TAKE PLACE FROM CHINA AND. OTHER PLACES. >> Brian: THAT'S A THREAT THAT. YOU LIVE WITH EVERY DAY. >> WE ALL LIVE WITH THAT THREAT. WE SAW THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF. JUSTICE INDICTING SEVERAL.

RUSSIAN INDIVIDUALS FOR. FINANCING TERRORISM. AND HIRING PEOPLE TO COMMIT. SABOTAGE ACTS ENDANGERING. RUSSIA. THIS IS REALITY. THIS IS WHAT WE ARE FACING WITH. >> Brian: THAT'S YOUR MESSAGE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING. DOWN AND TELLING US WHAT YOU ARE. DOING. YOU ARE HITTING THE NATO. THRESHOLD 5%. >> WE ARE. WE REALLY APPRECIATE PRESIDENT. TRUMP'S PUSH TO FOR ALL THE. ALLIES TO ACHIEVE THAT WE ALSO. WELCOME THE DENMARK, U.S. DEAL.

GREENLAND DEAL WILL BE SIGNED. TODAY. IT'S GRE.