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Ongoing tensions. today the pentagon press secretary john kirby said vladimir putin is still adding to his military capabilities. >> he continues to advance his readiness, should he choose to go down a military path here, should he choose to invade again he is doing all the things you would expect him to do to make sure hes ready for that option. >> but even as russia vultures ex troops and resources the kremlin is also striking a different rhetorical tone. the new york times reports quote, and ...

Us. whats your impression of this reporting that we just learned that according to a source, a russian attack on ukraine sometime this week is more likely than not? >> well, i think it reflects a u.s. government assessment that there is a significant risk of russian military action against ukraine, and it comes at a time when moscow is sending mixed signals. today there was an effort by moscow to leave the door ajar for diplomacy, although for four weeks now, the russians havent responded in a p...

Readiness and improve his capabilities and provide himself more options should he decide to take another -- to take military action in ukraine. let me go to the phones here. i promise ill get to everybody. well be here as long as you want. tom. >> good afternoon, thank you very much. the u.s. navy has yet to pin point the exact location and depth of that f-35 that was involved in an accident, by extension hasnt been able to secure the area in the south china sea. youve said several times from th...

When theyll be able to return home. the pentagon is calling this mission temporary. its not ruling out they might send even more troops. 8,500 of them. aside from the 3,000 on heightened alert there. at the ready. for any order from the president and the pentagon. >> joining me now. lieutenant general. the former commanding general of u.s. army europe. and the seventh army and cnn military analyst. a man who knows this potential battlefield well, you have the u.s. saying the russian president ha...

Times. at the same time i think its important to separate capabilities from what putins saying. his capabilities continue to build up. hes making preparations to invade ukraine in a full-scale invasion. whether he does or not, we dont know. but nothing has changed that momentum and you used an important word. you said macron is thinking about elections. i think your viewers and listeners need to understand putin is not thinking about elections. hes not thinking about sanctions against this bank ...

Very much. so i would say, you know, not in great shape, but certainly havent disappeared. >> and what do you expect from the president when we hear from him, peter? >> well, i mean, i dont think it will take a huge victory lap. this is one kind of, you know, it is one more iteration of this. hes very vulnerable on the question of afghanistan, which is, you know, terror central right now. i think he has to be careful about claiming that the war on terror is over. im sure hes not going to do that...

He is working to increase the capabilities of the army. they are preparing. theyre training civilians, training the territorial defense forces. you have been reporting on this. they are preparing, not panicking. they need to have the support of the united states and nato and getting it in terms of weapons, getting it in terms of commitments on the sanctions. nic nic and kylie mentioned the attack, should it come, im hopeful it wont come, that putin will decide to take off. if it does come, it wi...

The buck ultimately stops with biden. the president is unrepentant about his actions and afghanistan paired he says he does not apologize for anything in afghanistan and that is what. shocks happened every administration. mistakes are made and you have to learn from those mistakes. this administration seems intent on pushing full stream i had with this approach. our weakness with afghanistan is undermining our posture and other areas of the world. right now in ukraine and i fear over the long te...

Unit by unit. we see him advance his readiness and improve his capabilities and provide himself more options should he decide to take military action in ukraine. let me go to the phones. i promise ill get to everybody. well be here as long as you want. tom. >> good afternoon, thank you very much. the u.s. navy has yet to pinpoint the exact location and depth of the f-35 involved in an accident, by extension has not been able to secure the area in the south china sea. you said several times the f...

Officials who say a russian invasion of ukraine could happen any day now. >> and what were seeing in plain sight, the continued accumulation of russian military capabilities along that border with ukraine and in belarus. he continues to add force capability, well over 100,000 right now and actually over the last few days, even more. and number two, i think a mosaic of the intelligence that were seeing. not speaking to it specifically, but, you know, we have -- we have good sources of intelligenc...