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After crimea were not very willing to put in very tough sanctions, that this time around they do seem to have come around to a view of maybe some stronger sanctions? >> well, i hear that there would be crippling sanctions, but i think we would have to see what the specifics would look like. if there was that little slip of the president that it sort of depended on the nature of what the russians did. >> right. >> and im not sure that we would see the kinds of crippling sanctions, for instance, b...

Did he effectively explain to the american people why this matters to them and also where this is headed? >> i dont think completely. i think there is a lot of questions about how it ends and how to read putin and what americas role is. it was pretty disturbing to hear him say if putin keeps going west that the united states would defend territory thats part of nato. i think that has a lot of people alarmed because a lot of americans are fairly asking, why is this our fight? the president referr...

Asked, has it changed putin. what is clear is that it has not changed his behavior. because after 08, we sanctioned him. after sanctioned him. and now hes back. the u.s. who is the deliver so he doesnt come back in two or three years. >> nic robertson is on the scene for us. do they appreciate the enormity of what is about to happen? the president of the united states saying in the next few days, this week, russia is about to invade ukraine? and there will be enormous fallout. do folks in moscow...

Situation we find ourselves in. >> why should americans care what happens in ukraine? make the case. >> in my district, i see people who will say, look, i have real problems. im concerned about paying almost $4 a gallon for gas. you know, why should i care about ukraine? the reality is if we dont care about ukraine, its not going to stop there, just like it didnt with georgia, just like 75, 08 years ago it didnt stop with czechoslovakia. it is in americas interest and the wests interest to stand...

Absolutely laser locked on getting this done. even though he suffered tremendous losses with tanks and armored vehicles and people, he keeps pouring in more because i think hes already committed in and hes going to continue pushing until he gets when he considers victory. >> he is committed. >> trace: good to see you tonight, thank you. u.s. calls to ban russian oil. what is the white house saying about that? lee by about 15 million barrels of oil every month from russia. add that up, oil is at ...

>> sean: stingers and javelins. thats the answer. and throughout this entire long buildup they had the opportunity to arm them so they can fight back themselves are the world just turned a blind eye. just like they did in 08 with georgia. just like they did with the annexation of crimea in 2014. and now they are doing it for the entire country. because before it will take the entire country in the world will do nothing and my prediction, and i pray to god i am wrong, is that taiwan next next and...

Are, how close are you to the airport that was the site this have attack and what more do we know about what happened there? >> reporter: jonathan, good morning. this is a game changer. this has changed the entire calculus, the entire risk assessment i think for a lot of people here in this city. last week we talked about that military base that was hit 20 miles from here. i am about 4.5 miles from the repair depot next to the airport that was hit. nbc colleagues of ours staying on the other sid...

From the west like they are facing now. when you went into georgia in 08 or ukraine or syria or chechnya. there was never that push back from the world. russians are beginning to understand that the world is against them and treating him like a international pariah. i was speaking to someone who said this is not just governments against russian government. it is ordinary people all over the world quote/unquote cancelling russia. if china is perceived to help russia in any way with its projection...

Already. >> had a profound impact already, especially on those who are close to vladimir putin. a couple of the oligarchs as recently as yesterday have individual called on vladimir putin to end the aggression in ukraine. by the way from the white houses perspective, the thinking is by ratcheting up the pressure on those in putins inner circle by proxy will ratchet up the pressure on him and we will see if that strategy turns out to be the right way to go. trace. >> trace: we will indeed come a ...

Ukrainians are going to figure out a way to do what the iraqis did to us in 2004, 05, 06, 08, 09? >> thats correct. invasions are easy, counterinsurgencies are extremely difficult. they found this out in afghanistan. we found it out in iraq. when you watch what theyre doing here, theyre trying essentially to just destroy major population centers in hopes of getting rid of any potential future insurgents. you heard negotiations about creating pathways for people to leave the city. from the russia...