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ukraine. jim? >> anderson, thanks so much. this is "cnn tonight." im jim sciutto live from lviv in ukraine, along with the great laura coates in the u.s. the pentagon says tens of thousands of russian troops have now amassed in eastern ukraine. one of putins commanders claims their new goal is to take full control of not just the donbas region in the east but southern ukraine to provide a land corridor to crimea and perhaps go further. still, president zelenskyy expressed hope and defi...

What happens specifically for soldiers trying to holdout against increasingly determined and numerous russian troops, john? >> melissa, live in kiev, thank you. lets hear from mark hurtly. served for u.s. army europe. general, thank you. president zelenskyy calls it challenging, when you look at bakhmut, if you are in the room trying to debate military strategy, smart to give it up and give it up or holding some strategic on the battlefield or in terms of public opinion, public moral to keep it?...

And resources there? sam kylie, good to have you there in dnipro. thanks so much. the british prime minister says it is a realistic possibility that putin wins this war. but i got a very different assessment when i spoke with a member of the biden administration this morning. have a listen. >> ultimately, putin will see that this is not the end game he bargained for. as thousands of body bags are coming home, his economy is kraekting by double digits, inflation is up, shelves are empty, people...

Adviser said today that compared to our previous movements, this time feels different. and he laid out in stark terms when what an invasion would look like. >> given the type of forces, the ground maneuver forces, the artillery, the ballistic missiles, the air forces, all of it packaged together, if that was unleashed on ukraine, it would be significant, very significant. and it would result in a significant amount of casualties, and you can imagine what that might look like in dense, urban area...

Military analyst lieutenant general mark hurtly. i bet you could give us medical analysis too. >> i try not to. is biden trying to send a message you think? >> i dont think he is trying to. he is sending a message. he is direct over the last couple days and weeks. regarding mr. putin. this is going to be a very different engagement than weve seen from past presidents and from president bush to obama and trump. president biden messaged what he is going to say and i think true issues have come for...

Of golf at the presidents resort. >> and joining us now is retired general lieutenant mark hurtly. and a "the new york times" congressional reporter. good morning to both of you. thanks for being with us. >> general, i want to go to you first, on the outside tour cifo civilians, this looks a little fishy. does this look normal to you, the fact that you have air crews that be spending a lot of money and time at such a luxury resort and getting things like cheaper hotel rooms and free golf rounds?...

Declaring the irgc, the revolutionary guard a terrorist organization. that hit iran hard. that was a big impact to them. as well as the u.s. continuing to convince other countries not to buy iranian oil any more. and this is a way for iran to show, first of all, theyre not stopped in their stance by the u.s. actions, but that they also can -- they can affect the price of oil in their own ways as we saw very dramatically again today. >> so the question is will the u.s. do anything else. it plans ...

President trump is due back in washington later today, of course, hes flying back from japan, and there are growing questions on the status of his relationship with national security adviser john bolton. the president publicly completely disagreed with bolton while he was on this overseas trip on north koreas recent missile tests. the president says this he were not u.n. violations. not only did bolton say they were, he was at the united nations when those resolutions were passed. >> facts are f...

And the social societies which bring us all together. i think we should reflect on this on memorial day. also how we can pay back that sacrifice in the way we live our lives. >> thats a great point. its not just the debt we owe. but the responsibility we all have to carry on and do our best and do better. lieutenant general mark hurtly, thank you very much. >> thank you, martin. >> well be right back. and free boxspring thats premium serta comfort without the premium price for a limited time onl...