Russia is "really getting desperate" in Ukraine, H.R. McMaster says
Russia's intensifying onslaught on Ukraine suggests President Vladimir Putin and his military are becoming increasingly "desperate," said former White House National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster, who is joining CBS News as a foreign policy and national security contributor.
Despite Russia's claims that it doesn't target civilians, its forces continue to attack urban areas, including a residential building outside Ukraine's capital where at least one person was killed and several others were wounded Monday. This comes a day after Russian missiles hit a Ukrainian military base less than 15 miles from the border with Poland, which is a member of NATO, killing at least 35 people.
McMaster, a retired lieutenant general who served in the Trump administration, said he expects Russia will do everything it can to try to intercept any humanitarian assistance or shipping of supplies and military equipment to Ukraine.
"What you're seeing is that Russia is really getting desperate — not only with this action to try to interdict the supply routes, but also with trying to lay the groundwork for, maybe, the use of chemical weapons, which is concerning," McMaster said Monday on "CBS Mornings."
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