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See that happen, which is why we continue to pursue a diplomatic path. he continues to add to the military capabilities and can use them any day. thats why were continuing to flow assistance to the armed forces and to natos eastern flank. >> now, john finer was on the program yesterday laying out the alleged russia plot to create a video that could mean staging a false ukraine attack on russian speakers to create pretext for russia to invade. the russia foreign minister is calling it nonsense. y...

Secretary, john kirby. admiral, good to have you back. thanks for your time. >> you bet. thank you. >> so what triggered this decision? is it what has changed or what has not changed? >> i think maybe its a little bit of both. we continue to see mr. putin add to his military capabilities in the western part of his country and in belarus, he continues to have maritime forces in the mediterranean and north atlantic. he has shown no signs of deescalating and weve been watching this for weeks and we...

Go down and hit their target. thats how they move so quickly. and what is concerning to many, including the south korean president moon jae-in, theyre demonstrating their capabilities, starting with short-range ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, now intermediate range ballistic missiles, and in tw2017, what followed that was a long-range launch. north korea has been signaling in recent weeks that that self-imposed moratorium is likely ending. and south carolinian president moon jae-in says tha...

In an effort to challenge the united states is a major, major boost to their capabilities in the sense that their strategic priorities are covered, which it was not during much of the cold war. its at an important enhancement to their overall stature. we have to remember that during the cold war, the soviet union was fighting the cold war — or not fighting, but was in a state of cold war stand—off — against the united states and europe in one theatre but also against china in the other the...

There is still more than 100,000 russian troops on the eastern border there of ukraine. as well as in belarus and of course, hes got thousands of troops in crimea and around the southern part of that border with ukraine as well. he keeps adding to that capability. every day we see him add more troops and capabilities. wed like to see him explore the diplomatic option and deescalate. >> is there a possibility hes stretching out the diplomatic option until hes ready or is he so ready already, that...

Like the uk and others have participated in this, so this will give the ukrainian armed forces, in terms of anti—tank missiles, anti—air missiles, the acquisition of very effective turkish drones, much greater capabilities to frustrate a russian advance, that would have been the case six months ago. it is notjust economic pressure that is being applied. but, yes, the eu and the united states have been talking intensively on a pretty significant package of sanctions, particularly when it come...

Podium to start a war. we are trying to stop a war, to prevent a war, to avert a war. and all we can do is come here before you and get good faith and share everything that we know to the best of our ability while protecting sources and methods so we continue to get the access to intelligence we need. theres another big difference between what happened in 2003 and 2022, and that is in that case it was information about intentions, about hidden things, stuff that could not be seen. today we are t...

Easts most implacable foes, israel and iran, have been embroiled in a shadow war. the biggest flashpoint is irans nuclear programme. israel does not believe irans assertions that it is a purely peaceful civil one. we have our intelligence capabilities to go after those who try to threaten us. the past few years has seen an accelerating pattern of hostile actions by both countries. this shadow war has now taken a dangerous turn. irans most prominent nuclear scientist has been assassinated, and th...

The presidents national security adviser answered the question, is an invasion imminent? listen. >> we are in the window. any day now, russia could take military action against ukraine or it could be a couple of weeks from now or russia could choose to take the diplomatic path instead. >> that sounds a little bit like three different answers that jake is giving there. what is sullivan trying to say? >> well, i think what hes saying and what the u.s. government has been communicating both publicl...

Full story on the insurrection. meanwhile in minneapolis, protesters demand justice for a black man shot and killed by police during a raid where officers used a no-knock warrant. in new jersey, the governor there is set to lift the mask requirement for students and school employees. and canadas capital under siege. a state of emergency as thousands demonstrate against government covid policies. and we begin with a grim assessment from the u.s. about what could come next in the crisis between ...