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It could still violate article five. >> if putin launches his full cyber capabilities, shut down the power in eastern poland as well -- but if you suddenly say american troops get heard because the power has been shut off or polish citizens die because the hospitals go down, you are very rapidly approaching when i think is an article five violation. >> joining me now is doctor jacqueline schneider and nbc news reporter ben collins. doctor schneider, talk to us about what that might look like. >>...

A long time here, the way work is being conducted at the moment isnt with conventional forces, but with unconventional ones, i mean special forces, theres a reason for that because the worlds governments, the bidens the borisjohnsons, they are not obliged to comment on what special forces are not obliged to comment on what specialforces are doing are not obliged to comment on what special forces are doing in special forces will have been operating inside ukraine for many months now. its open sou...

Seen of vladimir putin through the course of this conflict, which is manufacturing threats that dont exist in order to justify further aggression, and the global community and the american people should look at it through that prism. >> now those comments from jen psaki, which are reflected in other administration officials speaking out today, it comes about after the second time in a week vladimir putin referenced his nuclear arsenal, and threatening the use of the nuclear capabilities, and the...

Gas and oil. but look, the question remainsjust the same gas and oil. but look, the question remains just the same as i told the bbc some days ago, but now it is much more urgent. if you are not ready yourself to spill blood, at least spilt money now. do it now. because if you lose ukraine, lets be serious, if you lose ukrainian, all european geopolitics will change. everything will change. there will be much more pressure on poland, more pressure on the baltics. you would have to invest more in...

Putin with some pretty enormous tools at the disposal of the united states and the west, which we havent resorted to in the past. we are essentially waging economic warfare on the russian economy. that increases enormously the pressures on putin and his regime from the inside and thats always been at the core of putins political concerns about the stability and the maintenance of his own power and his own time in office. so we ratchet it up and rather than coming to some instant diplomatic resol...

I think that means he is going to be looking for what tools does he have to apply pressure to those nations that are executing the sanctions against him, and how can he bleed off some of this increasing domestic pressure. the cyber element, and the disinformation piece becomes very attractive. in the coming days and weeks youre going to see a more aggressive use of cyber coming out of russia. >> what is your reaction to his announcing that hes putting his military command, his nuclear deterrent ...

Largest military power in europe with significant nuclear weapons capabilities and a leader who has repeatedly threatened to use nuclear weapons including as recently as a couple days ago, youve got to be careful. then you also have to look at interests. and clearly the russian interest in ukraine is significant. its why it went to war, and you have to compare that with the u.s. and nato interest in preventing that war. when you balance all that out, its a tough decision. and president biden lik...

And its authoritarian leader, it totally captured and some of the viewers may recall about a year ago, there were massive protests in belarus from the belarusian population, against the authoritarian leader. putin stepped in. i dont think this referendum that took place over the weekend carries much weight. and i think you will start to see american sanctions, as well, and european sanctions against belarus. putin making this kind of saber rattling, whether upgraing his nuclear capabilities and ...

Ukraine, both are providing both. block swiftly adopted the biggest sanctions package in history against russia. and the e.u. has granted immediate refuge to ukrainians and others who call ukraine home. and individual countries are also taking extraordinary steps, germany is doubling its defense spending. poland has opened arms to more than half a million refugees. switzerland has adopted measures, the list goes on. deepen own capabilities and cooperation. do not undermine the trans atlantic sec...