CSPAN - Washington Journal Evelyn Farkas
Aired: 2025-08-25
Duration: 04:54


=== The Longest Three Minutes (04:53) ===

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[00:00:27]  And we are back here this morning.
[00:00:28]  Evelyn Farkas is joining us.
[00:00:30]  She's the executive director of the McCain Institute here to talk about the future of Russia-Ukraine and the war that is happening there.
[00:00:37]  I just want to share the front page this morning of the Wall Street Journal.
[00:00:42]  The Pentagon has quietly blocked Kiev's missile strikes on Russia.
[00:00:49]  What do you know about this policy?
[00:00:51]  What impact do you think this is having?
[00:00:54]  I mean, I think it's horrible.
[00:00:55]  We should not be tying Ukraine's hands behind their backs.
[00:00:59]  Their people are being targeted every day at an increased volume.
[00:01:03]  We're going to leave this to take you live to a discussion with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
[00:01:18]  The first is that CSIS staff will serve as your safety officers at this event, so please follow our instructions should the need arise.
[00:01:29]  You would exit the same way you came in, right through those glass doors behind you.
[00:01:35]  And then the second is the president will speak in Korean with simultaneous translation, followed by a brief conversation with Dr. Hamry with consecutive translation.
[00:01:47]  And so you all have transmitters on your chairs.
[00:01:52]  It's channel two for English and channel 10 for Korean.
[00:01:57]  And at the end of the event, we will ask you all to please remain seated until the president has exited the room.
[00:02:04]  We will inform you when we are adjourned and can exit the conference hall.
[00:02:13]  So we're waiting for the president.
[00:02:19]  It's a nice day today.
[00:02:21]  Very nice weather.
[00:02:26]  Okay, okay.
[00:02:35]  They told me he's coming in three minutes.
[00:02:37]  This is going to be the longest three minutes of my life.
[00:03:45]  So could I ask you to please stand and give a warm welcome to the President of the Republic of Korea, President Lee Jae-myung.
[00:04:14]  Let me now please be seated.
[00:04:16]  Let me now turn the proceedings over to our President and CEO, Dr. John Hamry.
[00:04:24]  Thank you, Victor.
[00:04:28]  Well, let me just say a hearty welcome to all of you.
[00:04:33]  And let me say how surprised I am.
[00:04:35]  I mean, when we heard the President was coming the last week of August, you know, I thought, we'll never get anybody to show up.
[00:04:44]  You know, and here we've got an absolutely a full house.
[00:04:48]  And I think that reflects the importance of Korea to all of us.