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♪ >> told that february 16th will be the day of attack, we will make it a union day. >> the path for diplomacy remains available if russia chooses to engage constructively. >> what this really looks like to most people paying attention is crimea 2.0? the ukrainians are very, very determined. if the russian military goes into ukraine, they will be met with a very hot reception. >> we continue to see him advance his readiness and improve his capabilities and provide himself more options should h...

But, your question, though, and pardon me for foot stomping again, but its a good question. but it gets to an outcome here that doesnt have to be. there shouldnt be a need for evacuation assistance. there shouldnt be a need for people to have to flee their homeland. because there shouldnt be any invasion of it. a sovereign state, by another nation state next door, who clearly has shown agress tendencies here. and alarming buildup of military capabilities and certainly has shown no side yet of be...

Since world war ii. you have the vice president and our secretary of state, the two of them in munich today doing the shuttle diplomacy that is well underway in these final hours. theres new reports also that the expectation is that putin is showing every sign that hes prepared to invade. he said the false flag actions may indeed be underway. we may be seeing some of that. hes going to observe intercontinental ballistic missile drills. that will happen to the north in belarus saturday. so hes br...

Strikes. >> the president alluded to the scale of the u.s. intelligence capabilities and certainly seems to have played out as predicted in many ways. general hertling, thanks for your time. coming can up, breaking news. queen elizabeth tested positive for covid. a live report how the 95-year-old monarch is doing. thats up next. youre live in the "cnn newsroom." i like that the ww p personalpoints plan is built jusust for me. download the ww app today for a 14 day freree trial. looking to get ...

Remove forces and capabilities from the front area. so i think its appropriate that nato shows him that if he continues these actions, what hell actually get is what he didnt want, which is more forces and troops in the reported area. so thats good. but the other area of thats good. but the other area of thatis thats good. but the other area of that is also beyond moving additional battle groups forward. i think we need to look at raising the overall readiness of natos forces, the nrf to be more...

One clarification. he wanted to appoint me the first deputy prime minister and the minister of energy, but because of oligarchs controlling some parliament members, they voted against my candidacy, so i wasjust an acting energy minister. but, yes, again, iworked with the president, i lead the biggest company in ukraine, international company, and we are in the middle of the geopolitical battle, so, yes, i am close to the president. and he got putin wrong? answering to this particular question, i...

This propaganda war has been going on for years. the more urgent question is, could that develop into a full scale actual war? the point of highest danger will come in the next few weeks, says ukraines former deputy defence minister. 20th of february is a very interesting day, this is the last day of the olympic games and this is the last day of the exercises in russia at the end of february, they will be more ready from the point of view of capabilities. they will be ready mentally from the poi...

Even maritime forces to put troops ashore in any number of places. i mean, hes got landing ships in the black sea, hes got conventional ground forces along that eastern border of ukraine as well as of course in belarus, so it could be all of the above or it could be something smaller than that. we simply dont know. with each passing day, he gives himself more options for a major military action. >> are the exercises in the black sea de facto, naval blockade right now already? >> it seems to be h...

Matt. >> thanks. we dont want to get into specific troop numbers for the russians -- >> youre right, i dont. >> thats right. over the last 24 to 48 hours, and you talked about the capabilities to sustain them. can you say anything more about what the capabilities are? are they more of the same or offensive capabilities? >> just broadly speaking, matt, we talked about the presence as providing him combined arms capability, right? its infantry, its armor, artillery, air missile defense, as well as...

I think, significant _ i think, significant symbolically but also in practical terms. the fact that each country, china in the pacific and russia in europe, has its hands in an effort to challenge the united states is a major, major boost to their capabilities in the sense that there strategic priorities are covered. which it was not during much of the cold war. it is at an important enhancement to their overall stature. we have to remember that during the cold war, the soviet union was fighting...