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For. take a listen. >> so it would be worse for whom? for our families? no. for whom? for them? no. who knows? nobody knows. but we know exactly that now is very bad. and in future, it will be too late. and believe me, believe me, if its prolonged this way, yes, you will see, they will close the sky but will lose millions of people. >> so too late is his point, that he believes at some point if it goes on this way the west is going to realize that it has gone too far and they have to intervene, ...

Listen. >> scared for me, but i could not cry anymore says the boy, its unbelievable boys having to act like men in this type of situation. right now we know just 10% of the city of mariupol, sandra, have evacuated and those two, the mother and the son, were the lucky few so far. >> sandra: bryan, thank you, john. >> john: a briefing now underway at the state department as the war in ukraine rages on. ned price praising the strength and courage of the ukrainian people and pledging continued supp...

Partners have had. russia and china together may tout their partnership but 25% of global gdp. when the united states as we have with the allies and partners around the world, we are well over half of the gdp. weve leveraged economic might and power to exact this toll on the russian economy. but we also have the strategic assets and the strategic resources that any country, issue whether its russia or china will need if they want to have advantageous strategic positioning on the global stage. we...

Lot more of them. finally on to this ongoing debate. you heard my interview with ned price. >> i did. >> whether they should supply ukraine with old soviet fighter jets. its one of president zelenskyys top asks throughout this war. i want you to listen to his latest appeal to congress just yesterday. >> you know how much depends on the battlefield on the ability to use aircraft. powerful strong aviation to protect our people, our freedom, aircraft that can help ukraine, help europe. and you know...

Ok, dimming the lights. this morning the u.s. is putting china on notice, warning of potential consequences if any military or economic assistance is given to russia. >> we have communicated clearly to beijing that we wont stand by if -- we will not allow any country to compensate russia for its losses. >> those comments coming from the state department after national security adviser jake sullivan held whats being described as intense seven-hour talks with his chinese counterpart in rome on m...

Economy. the russian stock market has been closed for days to prevent capital flight, the ruble is worth less, literally worth less than a penny. we have seen all sorts of companies leave russia. but as with all sanctions, these are not an end unto themselves. our sanctions, our measures are a means to an end, and the end that we seek, the end that the international community seeks along with us is to bring this conflict to a close. we want to drive the russians to the negotiating table in a man...

To that claim. >> there is an action. it is the security assistance that were providing to our partners so they could continue to defend themselves, to halt the russian advances, to styme what president putin is trying to do. and on the other hand, to continue to put that pressure on the kremlin, on the oligarchs and cronies who surround him. to continue to put squeeze on them with one singular purpose in mind, pushing them towards the negotiating table whereas a result of this pressure it is ou...

Ways that the surface-to-air missiles could be transferred into ukraine. the united states does not have direct access to those, theyre held by allies. so would they have to back fill those allies as well and face the same kind of problem they faced with poland? these are questions theyre grappling with at the moment. they have not opted out of providing these entirely. this is a long process and they have to figure out how to do it. >> natasha bertrand in brussels, thank you very much. joinin...

Want to return to a secure, stable ukraine at the first opportunity, including because they have brothers, fathers, sons, who are there -- who remain there, fighting this russian aggression. they want to be reunited with their family. thats our goal too, to see them in a position, so that they can return to their country just as soon as possible. >> ned, before you go, as of right now, u.s .s basketball st brittney griner remains under arrest. customs officers say they allegedly found vape cartr...

Everything we can to help him. >> well, our team is thinking of him and his family as well. ned price, thanks so much for joining us today. >> thank you, jim. appreciate it. >> our prayers do go out to benjamin hall and his family and his children. president biden is also considering a trip to europe to show solidarity with nato allies. were going to have details on those plans next. plus, the story behind this russian journalist who protested the war on state tv. what we know about her wher...