jennifer griffin has the breaking news from the pentagon. the type of russian military build-up, the types of troops and hardware their positions all suggest that a large scale invasion is looking more and more likely. the u.s. ambassador to the osce says there s nearly 190,000 russian troops along the border. president biden said an invasion could happen in the coming days which raises questions about the wisdom of ukraine s president going to munich. the destabilization campaign has begun. some cell phone service has been interrupt. this speech is part of the disinformation we re told.
biggest stories sourced by the best reporters now. welcome to inside politics sunday, i m abby phillip. at this hour as many as 190,000 russian military forces are in or around ukraine. ukrainian officials say they are ready for any scenario as violence and shelling erupt in the eastern part of the country. president joe biden is set to meet with his national security council today after warning on friday that he believes putin has decided to invade, perhaps using a false flag operation as a pretext for war. we re calling out russia s plans loudly and repeatedly, not because we want a conflict but because we re doing everything in our power to remove any reason that russia may give to justify invading ukraine and prevent them from moving. russia has a choice between war and all the suffering it will bring or diplomacy that will
rocket launchers. u.s. officials say up to 190,000 russian troops are now amassed along the ukrianian border with new deployments in crimea, belarus, and near eastern ukraine. on the front lines, there was an uptick in shelling today. ukraine s military said two soldiers were killed. russian separatist leaders in eastern ukraine ordered the evacuation of women and children and thousands have already fled. at a security conference in munich, germany, today, ukrianian president volodymyr zelensky begged the west to impose stiff sanctions now. zelensky met with vice president kamala harris who called this a decisive moment in history one day after president biden said he is now convinced putin does intend to attack. cbs christina ruffini was there for all of it. she is in munich ask joins us now. christina, good evening. reporter: good evening, nancy. well, it s crunch time, and
not for kids white democrats and doctor fauci keeping kids masked up as we imagine the science coming up too. and jackie. fox news crew escaped artillery fire as the world plan for russia invasion of ukraine. trey yingst is live with what unfolded just hours ago. first fox news alert to. up to 190,000 russian troops are now believed to be gathered at the border with ukraine. as russia prepares to invade welland and munich vice president kamala harris promises swift and severe consequences on vladimir putin if russia does indeed invade. understanding our work together in our unity is a sign of strength of our nations individuals and collectively. i do believe i think we all know our greatest strength is our unity. this is a moment that is made that clear that our unity as
convene his national security council in the white house situation room as vice president kamala harris returns from a conference of world leaders in munich where she reiterated president biden s assertion that russian president vladimir putin has made a decision to invade ukraine. this weekend ukrainian president zelensky left ukraine briefly to meet allies in germany, including u.s. vice president harris and told cnn s christiane amanpour that the west is not doing enough. he called for a list of possible sanctions on moscow to be made public immediately. ukrainian officials say their solders are ready for any scenario as violence and shelgs is escalating in eastern ukraine. the u.s. estimates 160 to 190,000 russian personnel are in and around ukraine. that s nearly double the number from three weeks ago. it s happening on a grim anniversary for ukraine. according to the u.s., it was