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This is going to be a gigantic change. >> reporter: but tensions building overseas are threatening on overshadow his efforts. >> i dont think this is about trusting putin. this is about our allies trusting us. >> reporter: top brass at the pentagon warning about the horrific outcome if russian president putin invades ukraine. >> the russian federation has amassed upwards at this time of over 100,000 ground forces, air forces, naval forces, special forces, cyber, electronic warfare, command and c...

Environment, the united states would be in a position to rapidly deploy additional brigade combat teams, logistics, medical, aviation, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, transportation, and additional capabilities into europe. >> the pentagon made that announcement, president biden held a video conference with eight european leaders to talk about the situation and how they would respond to any russian action against ukraine. >> i had a very, very, very good meeting, totally with all...

Into a box to make sure that we could put that problem to the side, as we do with so many other issues that iran presents to us. so no, we have not yet reached that point, but i think that it is very clear that if we do not reach a deal soon, that point will have been reached. then, we will have to think of other ways to address irans nuclear program. as of today, it is our view, and the view of our european partners. the best way forward is to get back into the deal, if iran is prepared to do i...

Ukraine with russia expanding the military capabilities placing medical units on the ground there. meanwhile western leaders are working the phones to try to de-escalate the situation. president biden was on the phone for over an year with the ukrainian president yesterday. the second call this month. and the french president macron spoke with president putin. saying that russias fundamental concerns are being ignored when it comes to natos role. joining me now is a former spokesperson for unite...

Some kind of encouragement is possible, it could be imminent, we dont know exactly what mr. putin is thinking, we dont believe he made a final decision but what is clear is as he is continuing to accumulate military military capabilities, along the border of ukraine and belarus and the mediterranean and atlantic, he is increasing his combat capability and increasing the number of options available to him. we have been nothing but clear with mr. putin, that should there be another incursion of an...

Getting more resolved to see a free and open end of pacific. steve or someone who might not agree as a leader to base on january 30, north korea is reportedly conducted a more missile tests including ones this weekend then they did in all of 2021. so seven tests this month. is the president spending enough time paying attention to north korea? or do we need to focus a little more as we try to increase his capabilities? >> the administration certainly had the defense department laser focused to t...

General, do you think biden will move putin with diplomacy at this point? >> i continue to think he also, erin, and im going say that ive look at those kind of photos all of my professional career. >> yeah. >> they tell you the capabilities and in fact what you have is a large force, but when youre trying to trying to equate when they are trying to do going into ukraine they could certainly do that. thats not what im paying attention to. youll hear this term repeatedly over the media now when we...

Were going to impose sanctions on his baefrjing community. well he is going to turn to china and see if they can develop another banking system that cuts us out if possible. i think theyve already calculated all of these moves and right now he is sitting not on a cat bird seat but he is making us respond to him. those 8500 will be a symbol of something to come in the future. there might be many more in all of the nato countries beefing up our capabilities throughout the nato countries. something...

Has not only put on a travel advisory telling citizens to not travel to that part of the world right now, but they have also sent home the family members of people who work at the u.s. embassy in ukraine. again, sort of an ominous sign. russia did that with family members of the people who work at their embassy in kyiv last week. now the united states has done it with family members with the staff from their embassy. thousands of u.s. troops are on heightened alert, they are considering signific...

Incursion. that is what we are really after. >> do you think russia has kyiv in its sights? >> again, i wont talk about exactly what scenarios might unfold here. we dont have perfect visibility into what mr. putin might be planning and what he might be thinking. what we want to make sure we can do here at the defense department is bolster our allies, make sure that they have the capabilities they need so that we can meet our article 5 commitments to nato if it should come to that. we are looking...