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Groundwork in conjunction with secretary austin as to why they think vladimir putin and russia now have enough forces and support forces there for a full-scale invasion if in fact they have chosen to do that. after we heard from president biden only days ago, the possibility there could be some sort of a small incursion, we heard a pretty different version of what could happen today from secretary of defense lloyd austin. heres what he had to say. >> well, we dont believe that president putin ha...

And steady pace involving tens of thousands of russian troops. and it _ of thousands of russian troops. and it is — of thousands of russian troops. and it is being supported by increased russian naval activity _ increased russian naval activity in the northern atlantic and the mediterranean sea _ atlantic and the mediterranean sea. while we dont believe president putin has made a final— president putin has made a final decision to use these forces _ final decision to use these forces against...

What actions they would take, they been hinting very clearly that military actions are possible if they dont get what they want. and theyve done a lot to indicate that theyve done a lot to indicate that theyve got the capability to do that. they have indicated as your report indicates, theyve massed truth two troops on three borders of ukraine. they are moving warships in the area of the black sea. they are doing these things that are having to do with planting russian operatives in ukraine. wor...

Furious. but i think shes turned her sights to a whole different set of folks. well see what she does and how it turns out for her. >> copy. was curious where you came down on that because the pressure is news breaking. joan, thank you. we have two authors standing by. its patterson and lupica, next. . . its patterson and lupica, next. i like that the ww personalpoints plan is built just for me. join today for 50% off at ww.com hurry! offer ends january 24th! some people say if you want to see a...

And in terms of the provocation with respect to russia, that would depend on the size, scale, scope and type of forces deployed whether its provocative to russia. this is entirely engineered by russia and president putin as an overt active coercion against ukraine. >> well go to the phone now. john, i think helene is up, so well go to helene next. >> hi, thank you secretary austin and general milley for doing this. i have questions for both of you. for secretary austin, you said in your opening ...

Responsibility at the state department including the chemical weapons convention. i would caution against an arms control off ramp. i think it is a steady, ongoing development of the deterrence capability so that we could meet our article five obligations to our nato partners. >> tom dinanno, thank you for the perspective. >> thank you. a second investigation into the death of a georgia teen found rolled up in a gym mat closes without criminal charges. how the family is reacting.

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Its commitment to support ukraine and other lawmakers say a bipartisan deal on russian sanctions is also about to get through congress. >> president zelensky, obviously, is trying to maintain his economic growth in his country which is pretty strong right now. and keep the country from panicking while having them be prepared. but were together. thats whats important. >> there are some sanctions that really could take place up front because of what russia has already done. cyberattacks on ukraine...

Stranglehold over the country, and you will be able to use those forces to unleash those forces basically at a time of your own choosing, and thats what we are looking at here. >> and ambassador taylor, you know, whatever president zelensky may say, and i know obviously he is very concerned about the economic impact of all of this talk. the u.s. has been very clear that putin has the capability to invade if he chooses to do so. all he would have to do is essentially say the word. um, what is rus...

Fiona hills point, this is a moment of russias choosing and almost a warning that we cant be reacting and the united states and our allies have to act. is that fair? >> it is definitely fair. i mean it is just the reality that vladimir putin is the one who precipitated this crisis. and think what the administration is doing today is trying to shore up nato. lets be clear about what the troop deployments are. we dealt with this in 2014. the united states has very sizable military resources in cou...