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Month? >> boy, that is a terrific question. first of all, i think in the long run it is good news. nato has been revitalized. there is a potential for sweden and finland to join the alliance. they had zero military capability. i think in very short order theyll be the principal ground combat power in europe. so, from putins perspective, the longer run from is a disaster for him. the other questions that remain are the degree to which the economic sanctions and being a pariah state will effect th...

Scenario? >> they can. i wouldnt necessarily describe the earlier phases of this war as insurgency but a masterful use of small unit tactics. this platoon raids that ukrainians were using to punish supply lines, ambush armored vehicle convoys and things of that nature. this will be a drawn-out battle, much like we have seen unfolding at least in the urban centers like we have seen in mariupol. it will be a tough slog. they are putting up valiant fights against russian formations, what seemed lik...

Most of the front pages report on the growing tensions between russia and ukraine — described as "very, very dangerous" by borisjohnson. the paper says british officials estimate a further 1a russian battalions are heading towards ukraine, each with around 800 troops. "last—ditch efforts to stop war in europe" is the i newspapers headline. it reports that residents of the ukrainian capital of kyiv are preparing an air raid shelter — but russia suggests that diplomacy and dialogue is still ...

Of the pullback. the us ambassador to the un said... its estimated that more than 60% of russias ground combat power is currently at the border. satellite pictures like these have shown a dramatic increase over the past few months. and we also know large scale military drills are continuing. these pictures are from crimea — the region russia annexed from ukraine in 2014. this is the assessment of the uk prime minister. we are seeing russian open to conversation. on the other hand the intellige...

Get what vladimir putin wanted but invasion wasnt necessarily real. on sunday i asked if putin would invade and you said blunt live bluntly. talk to me about diplomacy and a deescalation which we have seen none of. >> well, clearly the facts on the ground have not changed substantially. russia has put 60% of their ground combat power in and around the south and maritime potential attack. they have half their air power deployed. they brought forces from all over the giant russian federation. i wa...

Ripple effects that come from there. >> lets talk cyber attack here, general mccaffrey. ukraine now saying they have experienced one of the largest cyber attacks they have experienced in their nations history. if it is identified that the source of this cyber attack is moscow, is russia at the ends of vladimir putin, how should the united states -- how should nato forces respond? >> russia is potentially capable of bringing down the electrical grid, of affecting the water supplies, the knocking ...

Notice hes also recruiting in syria for foreign fighters, practiced in urban warfare, sounds like nonsense also. youve got 60% of his ground combat power inside ukraine, half the air force. hes in over his head already. his logistics system has broken down. it looks like, at the operational level of war, his commanding control has broken down. theyre not fighting very well and they look indisciplined and hungry and looting things, so this is a mess. i dont see how he backs out of that. at some p...

Trying to get s-300 anti-missile systems out of other nato countries delivered. there may be some new technology appearing, but i think the biggest thing president biden has done is political unity, economic sanctions, and now i think what were going to see nato do is build a strategic threat to the russians in the eastern block of countries. were going to see enhanced forward presence by the french, by the germans, by the united states and the baltic states, poland, romania, so that putins gene...