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Only diplomacy can figure it out. >> the u.s. forces are setting up tents and checkpoints in case of an invasion. 30,000 americans are still in the ukraine despite warnings. the forces would help with logistics if theres an invasion. you could see a lot of americans driving west very quickly. martha, back to you. >> martha: thanks, steve. live in ukraine. lets bring in general jack keane, former vice chief of staff of the united states army. general, i want to talk to you about the evacuation po...

Would be very high. the main cost would be imposed by the ukrainian military and ukrainian partisan operations. and trying to keep open the path for diplomacy should mr. putin decide that he doesnt want to take a step that would be a tragedy for ukraine and russia. >> martha: we dont know if any of the deterrence has helped so far. all weve seen is a build-up on the russian side of the border. this is some sound from john kirby at the pentagon that we just got in. id love to have your reaction. ...

Temperatures may be cooler when things kick off here in november, but in case it gets a bit too hot, theres air conditioning, notjust in the stands, but on the pitch itself. meaning that the temperature on the pitch will be a very comfortable 19—21 degrees. one of the first things the players will see when they arrive here is this mural. look closely and youll see it is made up of faces of workers who helped to build this stadium. qatari nationals make up less than 15% of the countrys populati...

It seems like we listen but dont hear. >> despite the alarm bells about a possible attack, many team here do not seem too worried what the future might hold. >> voice of translator: i feel like people are spreading panic, saying everything is bad and you have to leave the country. actually, i think things are getting back to normal. >> those russian military exercises are scheduled to end february 20th. will the troops return to their home bases after the exercises end? sandra, back to you. >> s...

Matt bodner in moscow, stay safe. on the phone with us is the former deputy national security advisor to president obama and an msnbc contributor, ben rhodes. ben, what do you make of what has happened in the last hour? and that is the president has said that u.s. intelligence has concluded that vladimir putin has made a decision to invade ukraine? >> well, it certainly feels like we are in the final act of the onset of that russian invasion. and if you step back and look at whats happened over ...

Few months, as we have said, we predict there will be a build up at this time, our information telling us that the russians are likely to move in these ways. thus far in november and december and january that has borne out. i think when you take all of that together, we put forward a credible case was up but is not myjob to stand here and convince any of you of anything, its your job convince any of you of anything, its yourjob to ask questions and do what you can do. all i can do is based on th...

That what undergirds our concern. we have erred with transparency with the partners and allies, that of course includes ukraine, and we will share with our ukrainian partners information and intelligence as we are able. but at this point our assessment has not changed. we believe that a window remains open to resolve this diplomatically, that is certainly the course we prefer, it is a course we will continue to pursue as long as we have a partner on the other side. >> and to follow up on that qu...

Now to ongoing efforts to bring eastern europe back from the brink of war. tensions are still escalating between ukraine and russia. at the border. president biden today convened a rare sunday meeting with the national security counsel. a summary of the meeting given to the united states from the white house. is brief. simply stating the meeting was called to quote discuss the latest developments regarding russia military build up on the border of ukraine. the white house says build up is not dy...

The eu will remain vigilant. diplomacy has not yet spoken its last word. that is good. and we have still hope that peace will prevail. and i commend the efforts of many eu leaders who have engaged with both parties, seeking to find a diplomatic solution. now we hear claims from russia about pulling back troops, but we have not seen any signs so far of de—escalation on the ground. to the contrary, we see that the build—up continues. therefore now we need deeds to trust the words we have heard...

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