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Bluffing. >> theres a number of options available to him. and he could, he could attack in short order. and i dont believe its a bluff. i think its a -- i think hes assembled the right kinds of things that you would need to conduct a successful invasion. >> now, as we just mentioned, the ukraine president, volodymyr zelensky attended the security conference and shot down with christiane amanpour and she asked him why he decided to leave his country at such a vulnerable time. >> im not sure how m...

Very unlikely. but it is them trying to say this is the list we believe you now belong on. >> and the question is what will get his attention? to jill dougherty now in moskow. is anything beneath vladimir putin? >> well, i dont know how to answer that actually because i dont think weve seen quite this behavior before with president putin. i mean, just go back a month. there were many people saying, well, hes not serious, this is just a bluff, hell never do it and now look where we are tonight. i...

To anyone who retaliates. >> whoever tries to hinder us and even more so to create threats to our country, to our people, should know russias response will be mete immediate, and it will lead you to such consequences that you never encountered in your history. >> this has a lot of people worried, including me. nuclear war could be on the table. rebecca, thanks for taking time with us. the potential for nuclear war is probably small, but small isnt good enough given its an exing continues level. ...

>> its not a bluff. its on the table. >> why not sanction him today. >> last question! >> [shouting questions]. >> mr. president, they are profound sanctions. >> lets have a conversation in another month to see in they are working. >> sean: lets find out in a month. it was kamala harris that said the sanctions would deter vladimir putin. john mccain said russia is a gas station massacre aiding as a country. there is a way to defeat russia. it doesnt require one bullet. degrade russias oil and ga...

-- violate -- nations of ukraine get to determine their own territory and relationships in the world. and put the onus back on him. keep the pressure on him, and not give him the pass to essentially control the narrative, control information space and determine the course of events. ultimately, vladimir putin is going to be the guy who decides whether or not russia invades, but they now have already created the predicate that the administration has. if he does, there will be massive costs, not j...

>> president biden: bluff on the table? >> why not sanction him today, sir? why not sanction him today? >> mr. president, you detailed swift and severe new sanctions and sets the impact they will have over time, but given the full scale invasion, given that you are not pursuing disconnecting russia from the swift international banking system or others at your disposal, respectfully, what more are you waiting for? >> president biden: specifically with the sanctions exceeding swift. they exceed ev...

It is, this is the disputed region the republic declared independent. where he most directly had grievances you would expect to see more forces a raid there. so the concern was already real. much before december of 2021 that putins ambitions were much broader than just eastern ukraine. lets fast forward to time now. as far as forces. it became clearer and clearer and clearer, unless it was an absolute bluff by vladimir putin that his ambitions were far beyond just this disputed mostly russian sp...

Continued, two ukrainian sold soldiers have been killed by ukrainians sympathetic to russia. prospect of war seems likely. prospect of war seems likely. >> not a bluff. >> i dont believe it is a bluff, i think. he assembled the kinds of things you need to condetective a successful invasion. >> until we know that tanks are rolling, planes are flying aggression has fully begun, were doing everything we can to prevent it, were prepared either way. trey: president biden w said russia would face swif...

The coming week, the coming days. we believe that they will target ukraines capital, kyiv, a city of 2.8 million people. as of this moment, im convinced hes made the decision. >> 2.8 million people. lets dive into what we know, at least right now. it is, again, very fluid. but russias approximately 190,000 troops are poised on three sides of ukraine. by the way, thats 90,000 more than just three weeks ago. every day this week, weve reported more and more numbers. and now new tonight, satellite i...

Much for joining us tonight. i really appreciate it. >> thanks, lawrence. >> thank you. coming up, white house chief of staff dick came to a democratic lunch to into review the state of address, as the new poll has good news for democrats in congressional campaigns. former campaign manager, bluff, will join us next. bluff will join us next. will join us next. yardwork... teamwork... long walks.... thats how you du more, with dupixent, which helps prevent asthma attacks. dupixent is not for sudde...