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To explain this military build-up. russia calling it a p.r. stunl. >> okay. thank you so much for that. so back state side, new reaction to president bidens vow to replace supreme court justice steven breyer. so what are you hearing from lawmakers about the potential of biden support for the eventual nominee? >> reporter: well, alex, democrats have to decide where they want to play hard ball like republican does with amy coney barrett or if they want to get bipartisan support and do things to ...

>> yes. >> you would? >> i would see that. >> what would it take to trigger the deployment of the 8500 troops you put on high alert? and whats your message to those forces that are on high alert? >> those forces on high alert are the part of a nato operation, not a sole u.s. operation. i made it clear to president putin that we would -- we have a sacred obligation, article 5 obligation to our nato allies and if in fact he continued the build up and/or was to move, we would be re-enforcing those ...

The diplomacy, there has been no movement forward so to speak. we still see movement forward so to speak. - still see the two sides talking but no indication their positions have come any closer. we see increasingly disturbing signs on the ground. both have visual and in terms of satellite photos on social media evidence of a continued russian build—up including on the border with belarus so that his russian troops in belarus on the border with ukraine, and these us and uk allegations this wee...

Reducing risk, increasing arms control? is there room to find a breakthrough that will lead to de—escalation? taste breakthrough that will lead to de-escalation?_ breakthrough that will lead to de-escalation? ~ , ., , de-escalation? we see how trust can be raised in — de-escalation? we see how trust can be raised in europe, _ de-escalation? we see how trust can be raised in europe, but— de-escalation? we see how trust can be raised in europe, but the - de-escalation? we see how trust can b...

Obviously dont speak for the russian government — but you can give us some insights perhaps into the russian�*s perspective on this. what do you read into the russian build—up of troops? is itjust posturing, trying to blackmail the west or is there real danger there, do you think? i mean, i think putin is not adversed to brinkmanship. i think he does engage in brinkmanship. but i would not say that he is bluffing. youve got a massive build—up of military sources and its like anton chekho...

Going to provide stinger missiles, a shoulder-launch surface-to-air missile system capable of taking down aircraft helicopters, perhaps even low-flowing jet planes potentially. so ukraine is beginning to get what its been calling for which is military support that would help it defend itself if russia was to attack. i think the bigger concern here is that continued build-up of ukraine -- of russian military hardware close to ukraine. and sergei lavrov in the meeting yesterday when he came out, h...

Capabilities along the russia ukrainian border to launch a full—scale invasion of ukraine, it doesnt mean they are about to do it. i do think the risk is increasing dramatically. you dont think they are _ increasing dramatically. you dont think they are necessarily - increasing dramatically. you dont think they are necessarily about i increasing dramatically. you dont| think they are necessarily about to do it but does that suggest this cute troop build—up could be some sort of bluff? cute t...

Another 80 tons arrived this weekend. ainsley, steve, brian, back to you. >> steve: hey, steve, when joe biden says there will be severe consequences, what do the people of ukraine think that means? >> i think for people who are really concerned about an invasion they say what happened to the severe consequences in 2014? when lopped off a chunk of ukraine to crimea. it didnt work then. >> steve: thats right. >> brian: do you think this new hardware, these new military $200 million worth of milit...

World now. and it is no coincidence that putin is taking advantage of his military build-up against ukraine right now and the worlds terrified and putins laughing his butt off because he knows that the u.s. is tied up with one party that has lost its way, the republicans. >> do you think if your former employer fox news and other right-wing media stopped pushing the big lie that it would take the air out of it or no? >> people who watch cable and go to particularly partisan organizations, whethe...

First your reaction to this birthday party that the prime minister held when parties were banned. the start ofthe when parties were banned. the start of the political _ when parties were banned. the start of the political week _ when parties were banned. the start of the political week another - of the political week another damaging day for government. its really— damaging day for government. its really were this is notjust now about— really were this is notjust now about borisjohnson or nu...