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That they do believe vladimir putin is basically unpredictable and that it is virtually impossible to try to get in his head. m.j. lee, cnn, the white house. >> all right, lets turn now to sam kylie in kyiv. the tensions which were already high seem to be intensifying. whats the latest? >> reporter: well, there has been intensifying responses to these very worrying signals coming from the west in the form of the mayor of kyiv now saying to his population, trying to reassure them that there are e...

Ended. prior to this the intelligence coming out of the u.s. was that it was unlikely russia would invade ukraine while the olympic games was happening, and then we heard the dire warnings from jake sullivan direct at americans still in ukraine. they essentially said, look, you need to get outright now because we cannot guarantee your safety. were certainly not going to be sending in american troops to rescue you if youre still stuck there. so we have certainly seen here from the white house ove...

For the german leader. if you look at the weapons that the u.s. has been supplied, the germans have not done that. so far they have okayed 5,000 helmets to be delivered. difficult decision. gets him in a lot of trouble also with the u.s. as well. 70% of germans are against weapons deliveries to ukraine. difficult political issue for olaf. i think the one thats really going to be tough is also one that mj talked about is the pipeline where administration officials in the u.s. have said, if russia...

Say, the end of his life. our intention as story tellers is to give the audience the space to have a wider perspective on this genius creative artist. and it gets into his creative process. >> now, because michael was such a cultural institution, i would imagine it is easy to fall into parody in depicting him. i would be curious to know what casting a show like this is like. because you need someone who can sing, act, and of course, dance. like one of the bombs greatest performers, he has to be ...

>> and lastly, the pentagon is well aware of that? >> absolutely. there is no abatement about the concern and worry about putins next steps. they see the number of troops there. were looking at 190,000. they see the buildup getting closer to the border. remember friday 45 to 50% of troops, russian troops near ukraine were in attack positions. and they have seen no signs that putin is deescalating. if you leave the forces in belaruse when the exercise is over, if they remain at a height ened leve...

Nato countries will have to be prepared for. >> and lastly, oren liebermann, the pentagon is well aware of that? >> absolutely. there is no abatement about the concern and worry about putins next steps. they see the number of troops there. if you include the separatists, were looking at 190,000. they see the buildup getting closer to the border. remember friday 45 to 50% of troops, russian troops near ukraine were in attack positions. and they have seen no signs that putin is deescalating. if yo...

Folks to make sure that he understands this fast-moving situation. but again, even as this white house is trying to go the route of diplomacy and last-minute deterrence, they have made very clear that the outlook right now does not look very good, abby. >> very tense situation unfolding. you can tell often as you said, mj, by who is coming in and out. lets go now to ukraine where cnns matthew chance is standing by live in kyiv. matthew, there was more shelling in donbas overnight. is there any s...

These types of weapons, that close to the border, that means that youre ready to use them. and we have to be prepared for them to actually cross the border, whether its going to be in the region or beyond this region. that, of course, remains sto be seen. >> m.j. called off a meeting with russian foreign minister that was set to take place this week. does the biden administration still believe there is room for diplomacy even with the moves putin made over the past couple days? there are no plan...

Need to do. >> if u.s. and allies dont act that way, is it too late already? putin is moving everything into place to do what he -- what needs to be done. >> just again. calling it something different than what it is. >> yeah. i think youll find a lot of people in ukraine thinking that as well. you know, the argument that russians have been there all along, thats true. theyve been on the ground. theyve been advising and if if not hands on with of whats been going on in the p area. but to say tha...

Bring up the blood supply, any time you move this type of equipment, these types of weapons that close to the border, that means that you are ready to use them. and we have to be prepared for them to actually cross the border, whether its going to be in the donbas region or beyond the donbas region. that of course remains to be seen. my suspicion is he is going to go beyond the donbas. >> m.j., the secretary of state tony blinken called off a meeting with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov t...