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Country is building on a daily basis according to u.s. and indeed ukrainian intelligence assessments. in fact, theres no dispute at all when it comes to the capability that vladimir putin, the russian president, has to do whatever he wants. he can invade at a moments notice. but the real question that isnt answered is does he intend to do that? we know hes got the capability. we dont understand what his intent is. and so theres a lot of speculation about will he invade, or wont he? and as you me...

The capability to invade, but i dont know what hes going to do. we dont know if hes made a decision either way on whether to invade and he has warned american citizens in ukraine to get out. so that is how sort of volatile the situation is on the ground. so you can bet that global leaders are going to be tuning in to the vice presidents remarks and really trying to dissect every word to get a sense of exactly where the united states stands at this very critical moment. >> okay. thank you. >> ano...

>> if the time were to come, they know they can trust us and we can trust them. >> they have well over 100,000 troops amassed and putin could order an attack at any time, even though russia claims it would not. the next days could be critical. natos secretary general told me in an exclusive interview. >> russia is increasing both the number of troops, but also the readiness and capability to act and to conduct aggressive actions on very short notice. so the number of troops is going up while the...

Forces in the past. what capacity do you believe they have with a full onon ononslaught of the russian military. they have received training sense. whats your sense of the ukraines will to fight and capability. >> they love to fight. they love their country. they are very proud to be ukrainian. im telling you right now there are men and women in ukraine right now willing to give everything for their country. thats something that is incredibly special. here in the united states continue to give t...

Him do not come essentially or dont think its a good idea. publicly we heard from press secretary psaki saying that the u.s. wont tell zelensky who he shouldnt or should do. that decision is up to him. there is of course that concern that if he leaves he might not be able to come back. >> evelyn, i want to ask about military action and capability. we have partnerships with nato and troops in the region. we have american troopgs added to that. theres no clear understanding that there are american...

Does -- as a giant threat. but the question is, even if it is a threat, would he wage an all-out war to try to push the west and, well, democracy in fair and free elections back as well. i want to get the view from the ground in ukraine, cnns national correspondent matthew chance joins me live from kyiv. matthew, what are you learning there? >> thanks very much. you know, as you mentioned, the tensions are extremely high right now near ukraine, inside ukraine more than 100,000 russian troops hav...

Ukraines president zelensky has delivered a defiant statement saying �*we want freedom and are ready to fight for it.�* earlier he said hes counting on european support in the countrys bid — eventually — to become a nato member. but added, ukraine might never get there. the latest intelligence from washington says russia is adding more military force and capability near ukraines border with each passing day. the russian teenager, kamilia valieva, has been cleared to compete in the indivi...

Of u.s. forces there. can you say that all u.s. forces in ukraine have been taken out or ordered out? >> i will tell you there remains a small amount of military personnel in support of our diplomats and they remain in the country. >> other than security guards? anyone other than them? >> ill leave the answer as i said it. >> the secretary ordered 3,000 additional troops to poland. what attributed to that decision with the troops going to the country, what was the decision? >> we talked about th...

Notice. but the real question that isnt answered is, does he intend to do that? we know hes got the capability. we dont understand what his intent is. and so theres a lot of speculation about, you know, will he invade or wont he. and as you mentioned, the truth is, the way russia operates and the autocracy that is that country, it could be the 11th hour, the 59th minute of the 11th hour, and only then one man, vladimir putin, could decide whether or not to pull the trigger. so, youd expect, woul...

This country. island told by a u.s. official, briefed on the trilliointellige that includes circling the ukrainian capitol within 38 to 48 hours if they make the decision to invade. that decision, the u.s. is not aware of it to this point so will russia invade, still an open question. can russia invade from the u.s. perspective, that question already answered. russia has the capability this week to do so. >> yeah, that is pretty ominous indeed. clarissa, youre also there in the ukrainian capital...