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Listen, putin is not going to get what he wants. the reporter asked, do we know what putin wants in order to de-escalate. he said whatever he does want, hes not going to get it. i wonder how one moves forward with a diplomatic solution when therein lies the issue, a stalemate. >> yasmin, i think it looks like a stalemate. however, mr. putin seems not to have made the final decision. youre right and your reporting is right that hes got everything in place or 70% of what he needs to do a major inv...

Scary. the fact that u.s. officials tell cnn that putin assembled a way to describe it, 70% of the forces russia would need to mount a full scale invasion of ukraine and everyone still saying they dont know if putin has made up his mind, what his real intention is. what do you make of this intelligence assessment? >> i think the intelligence assessment is based on capabilities. and certainly, russia and the russian forces there had that capability. its another thing though to actually do that. h...

To hear from jake sullivan, the national security advisor, yesterday. he was pressed by reporters about what exactly is the intelligence behind some of the claims the u.s. is making, and heres his response. >> today, we are talking about more than 100,000 russian troops amassed along the ukrainian border with every capacity out there in the open for people to see. its all over social media. its all over your news sites, so you can believe your own eyes that the russians have put in place the cap...

Card on who is up there, al qaeda, a break-off element of al qaeda, isis forces, our kurdish allies. there was a huge battle over a prison with a couple thousand isis fighters in there. hundreds were killed when isis tried to spring them. its an ongoing problem. thank god it was carried out successfully. >> jeremy, i think the general just laid out very well the complexities of the situation. look, theres an obvious message from the u.s. government, as you continue to replace your leadership, we...

Would be devastating to their economy. were seeing a little bit of fraying in the alliance and this puts biden in a no-win situation. he can stick with the europeans or stick with zelensky. he seems to be choosing the europeans and putin doesnt seem to be listening anyway. you can see the biden administration is scrambling to try to avoid this war before it starts. >> general, you just heard them say there that the u.s. said that its unclear whether russia will actually invade. youve got 100,000...

Military escalation that could happen at any time. we believe the russians have put in place the capabilities to mount a significant military operation into ukraine, and we have been working hard to prepare a response. >> as coronavirus cases continue to plunge since the peak three weeks ago, some democratic governors like phil murphy in new jersey lifting mask requirements in schools. well talk to a top virologist whos warning about relaxing mask mandates too soon. this morning republican con...

They should keep their hands out of what is happening there, especially sending troops to ukraine. there are some members of the republican party who say troops should not be heading there, we should mind our own business, we have all of these different inactions in the senate and how theyre moving forward. for the time being, as far as this briefing is concerned, theyre hoping to get the latest information and the next steps of what the u.s. can do, hallie. >> with developments happening every ...

Continues to destabilize the environment by adding more forces in the western part of the country and along belarus. he clearly is providing himself many options, lots more capabilities, and for exactly what purpose, we dont know. >> kayleigh: morgan, this is a very significant element, that barbara starr followed up on jennifer griffins questioning saying what about the situation merits 3,000 u.s. troops going to eastern europe? what about it? he didnt have any clear answers there. he also poin...

Preliminary steps to fwuc futurs we might take. to your other question about, is that stuff? again, its worth reminding that romania as a sovereign state has their own military and a very capable one at that. and its not just the united states sending this striker squadron. the french will be sending additional troops. ill let them speak to what theyre going to do and what timeline and much and as i also said in my opening statement, other countries are likewise moving forward to provide bolster...

Inevitable. the united states in lock step with our allies and partners has offered russia a path to de-escalate. >> and while john kirby said that conflict is not inevitable at this point, the reality is every single day vladimir putin continues to send more troops, more capabilities along the border with russia and the fact that the u.s. is now sending these troops forward as this deterrent means, its really just another indication that there is more and more confidence and more and more conce...