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Policy adviser. war can take an unpredictable path and we think if— russia does act in the way we fear it will, it will bring _ tremendous hardship and greaterl insecurity into the heart of europe and that is a concern to all of us. its a concern to the - united states as a nato ally. brits living in ukraine have been told to leave the country whilst commercial flights are still available. but thats not an option for ukrainian people and the countrys president says talk of an invasion is overb...

That you are trying to deal with. and not get drawn into his version of reality, which is one of which the u.s. has to make a significant amount of concessions, or he is potentially going to invade a sovereign country. >> to that point, you are also former speech writer for president obama. you fully understand the importance of carefully crafting such potentially high stakes remarks. i wonder what you make of what the president said today, as well as maybe what he chose not to say. >> i was ver...

With a third party report -- >> so is just ones criticism of israel that you feel free to disagree? where have you ever disagreed with an amnesty international report, or human rights report, on a country such as iran? >> this is not about any outside work. this is about our vehement disagreement with a certain finding in a report, by an outside -- >> lets be real, for a minute, i know that you all will not read the 280-page report. but, i did. i want you to know what it says, because what it sa...

It didnt have easy answers. it showed teen heartbreak in a way that was staggeringly real for the time. >> you like this. >> like what? >> like how you are. >> hey jordan, you coming or not? >> how am i? how am i? >> "my so-called life" was your actual life. and the idea that everyone in high school is a misfit, that you have this deep insecurity about who youre supposed to be. >> you know how sometimes the last sentence you said like echoes in your brain? and it keeps just sounding stupider? an...

Sent over to the u.s. today. where do you think putins head is at, in terms of what he might except diplomatically at this stage in the game? >> it really is difficult in the head of president putin. certainly, number one, his playbook has been, in many ways, to keep people guessing. and that way, he creates the sense of insecurity, of uncertainty. the one diplomatic off-ramp, which might be possible for moscow, is implementation of the so-called minsk agreements. these agreements, which first c...

His cabinet colleague was asked to clarify his remarks. hes not talking about appeasement. i think the comparison ben was drawing, i know the comparison he was drawing, it was around the attempts for a diplomatic outcome that it turned out adversaries at the time were not really interested in. is he directing this at france, germany? no, no, the point he is making is that we are all working on this to find a diplomatic outcome. labour says it shares the governments concerns about the seriousness...

I think the comparison ben was drawing, i know the comparison he was drawing, it was around the attempts for a diplomatic outcome that it turned out adversaries at the time were not really interested in. is he directing this at france, germany? no, no, the point he is making is that we are all working on this to find a diplomatic outcome. labour says it shares the governments concerns about the seriousness of the situation. it is immensely serious and nobody should be naive about what russia is ...

This is bbc news with the latest headlines. a russian invasion of ukraine is highly likely. thats the assessment of the defence secretary ben wallace — comparing some western diplomatic efforts to the appeasement of nazi germany. but the ukrainian ambassador to the uk said it wasnt the best time to offend partners. you cant trust a word of russians, but at the same time, we have to work with them. there is diplomacy. so, we dont trust, but we have to find where we can actually work together to...

Pro sports is the ultimate meritocracy. excellence is all that matters. players are judged by their performance. to have a racial quota system for positions on a certain team would be insulting and stupid and they shouldnt have one on a coaching side either. i think it just breeds insecurity and resentment and, look, i think the best people should be interviewed for jobs and then be hired for jobs. all that should matter is performance. >> shannon: ok, were going to follow that lawsuit. also wan...

War can take an unpredictable path, and we think if russia does act in the way that we fear it will, it will bring tremendous hardship and greater insecurity into the heart of europe, and that is a concern to all of us. there are fears that russia may initiate a so—called "false flag" operation. this might involve attacks on pro—russian groups in ukraine to create a pretext for an invasion. he has shown that russia will not be ignored. dont forget that only six months ago everyone was talkin...