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Bit of an interest there. and remember, putin is still pretending, lying, and claiming that this is a special military operation. and indeed, you hear russian rhetoric about how all the humanitarian corridors should actually just bring civilians to russia where russia can welcome them and treat them properly. in syria, anderson, where youve reported, there were possibilities of getting humanitarian pauses or getting select access with the russians, with the syrian government when they were carpe...

Nothing is free. first thing i learned in business school. china today abstaining from the u.n. though disavowing everything that russia has done. looks like they are trying to play both sides of this. senator blackburn always great to have you. thank you. >> good to be with you. thank you. >> shannon: more live coverage from the ground in ukraine coming out. [gunshots] and its easy to custe your insurance at libertymutual.com so you only pay for what you need. isnt that right limu? limu? limu? ...

Kind of the part of us and there are problems in this war and i think most _ problems in this war and i think most russian television, the war barely— most russian television, the war barely exists, barely talk about. they _ barely exists, barely talk about. they are — barely exists, barely talk about. they are growing restrictions on social— they are growing restrictions on social media and the like and there is a desperate attempt to collect in a whats _ is a desperate attempt to collect...

Down this week. and are sanctions working? i will ask the former secretary of the treasury, larry summers. but first, here is my take. the battle has been joined, now all that remains to be seen is who will win. vladimir putins naked aggression against ukraine has triggered almost universal condemnation. last weeks vote in the u.n. general assembly to denounce the invasion was 141-5 with 35 countries abstaining. president biden has rallied not just the west, but much of the world. he has ann...

Destabilized in a way maybe putin would be fine with and want to maintain relations with europe especially. so theyve been trying to walk a line, show security concerns but not necessarily the invasion. and thats why theyre doing things like abstaining at the u.n. im not quite sure all of this is working. i think this is going to be yet another factor playing into a sort of rocky relationship between china and the united states. >> question for you, wont this balancing act china is trying to ach...

Celebrities and sports stars speaking out top russian tennis player writing, no war, please, on a camera lens after winning a match. and a russian lawmaker who voted with president putin just this week now saying, i didnt vote for kyiv to be bombed the russian government responding by restricting facebook and twitter, while for a time the kremlins website was down, the victim, it says, of a cyber attack and on the diplomatic front, russia facing increasing isolation, already feeling the impacts ...

Challenges at home with the economy, and also the challenges on the battlefield. now he may be running out of supplies himself. if not, why would there be this ask for chinas help to replenish them as well and to bring china into this in a way i suspect they are really not keen to do. keep in mind that china really wanted peace and calm until the relax of president xi in the fall when the party gathers, having gotten through the olympics in good form. ukraines biggest trading partner was china, ...

Ones who voted against that, the only countries who voted against work belarus, russias long—standing ally, north korea, eritrea, syria. and then quite a few actually, well, a few abstaining as well, but that was a huge vote by the un, mi member nations voting to deplore that invasion. i member nations voting to deplore that invasion.— that invasion. i mean thats been one of the _ that invasion. i mean thats been one of the striking _ that invasion. i mean thats been one of the striking thin...

Russia started this invasion after the olympics ended. after the closing air known money. and not to do it during the olympics and sour the olympics which beijing wanted to go well. china is happy to see nato at loggerheads with russia. but sat the same time i think china does not want to suffer the consequences which russia is now confronting. thats why some chinese banks have refused to do business with russian entities that have recently been sanctioned by the united states. well see how this...

And natos denial of that plea. also, putin and his cronies have quashed almost all that was left of the free press in russia. i will talk to a journalist whose station was forced to shut down this week. and are sanctions working? i will ask the former secretary of the treasury, larry summers. but first, here is my take. the battle has been joined, now all that remains to be seen is who will win. vladimir putins naked aggression against ukraine has triggered almost universal condemnation. l...