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Publicly. just last week we sanctioned four agents of russia, ukrainians in ukraine, seeking to destabilize the government. this is part of the russian tool kit. it runs the gammit from a large conventional incursion in an attempt to topple the government. its important that people be on notice about that possibility. >> does this intelligence make it more likely in your view that putin is going to invade? >> i dont think it speaks to whether its more or less likely. i think it speaks to the fac...

It more likely in your view that putin is going to invade? >> i dont think it speaks to whether its more or less likely. i think it speaks to the fact that, as always, russia develops lots of different options for doing things including in ukraine, and this is one of them. its something that people have to be aware of. similarly, weve warned about the possibility of so-called false flag operations. that is russia manufacturing a provocation and justifying anything it does in terms of responding ...