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Its comphachievement, leaving t country because sputnik 5 isnt accepted outside of russia, at least by the united states. you know, this was an uplift message, the reality is 2022, theres a long, long way to go, for russia to get to equal level of footing of vaccination compared to other developed nations. >> while security is certainly in the headlines the last few days, nic, this will leave a profound mark son those with the pandemic. nic robertson live from moscow. there is growing concern ...

On on monitoring those movements at this time. >> thank you, jeremy. lets get more on the breaking news with cnn international diplomatic editor nic robertson in moscow and natasha bertrand and cnns national security commentator. nic, we know this call came about at the request of vladimir putin. tell us what youre learning about this conversation. it lasted about 50 minutes. whats the russian side saying about this? we know they like to get their take out on the conversations before the ameri...

Border. according to the kremlin, putin requested the call due to the extremely complicated issues the two countries have to discuss. international diplomatic editor nic robertson is in moscow and jeremy diamond is in delaware with the president. nic, lets start with you. this will be the second conversation in recent weeks between these two leaders, and it takes place ahead of bilateral talks next month. do we have any idea what the issues are that putin wants to discuss? >> we do, and i think ...

Is a real course correction and a taking to grip the issue that came so badly to light january 6. >> so, and its such an irony the people who stormed the capitol who call themselves patriots giving americas enemies comfort, quite frankly, watching american democratic ideals kind of, you know, strain here and fray in the u.s. nic, so nice to see you. thank you for your perspective. laura? it took 125 years, but homer plussy has finally been pardoned posthumously wednesday. he was charged for bo...

An increased stepped-up nato presence at russias borders. so, that is essentially how president biden intends to approach this conversation. at the same time, u.s. officials are under no illusion that there will be any kind of meaningful, democratic concrete progress coming from this call but certainly its an opportunity for the president to reiterate all that and set the table for those talks, those bilateral talks, set to begin the week of january 10th. >> okay, so, nic, as we said, it was pre...

President biden will hold a phone call with russian leader vladimir putin tomorrow. according to the white house, president putin requested this call. and this comes as tension from the ukraine border remain very high. earlier this week, russia announced it was withdrawing 10,000 troops from its border with ukraine. after weeks of military drills in the region. cnns nic robertson is live for us in moscow. so, nic, what are you learning? >> reporter: well, very little from the kremlin. more from ...

Implications. that country is a major oil producer. it shares long borders with russia and china. what started as a small protest movement with high energy prices really at its core here, has grown into what seems to be a national revolt. and now a military alliance led by russia is getting involved. russian troops on the ground. cnns nic robertson live in moscow. nic, explain to us whats happening here in kazakhstan. >> reporter: yeah, very scary words coming from the president of kazakhstan th...

Troopers now arriving in kazakhstan as peace keepers for a, quote, limited period. >> very worrying situation developing in kazakhstan. i know youll stay on top of that. nic robertson for us in moscow. thanks, nic. still ahead right here on the show, covid cases spiking in japan, forcing leaders to consider emergency steps to curb the spread of infections. we have a live report on that is next. detergent alone, cant. blendjets holiday sale is on now for the #1 gift this holiday season, the ble...

Chances of a breakthrough here, because the issues are so thorny and president putin has set a very high bar for what he wants, these legally binding guarantees from the united states, that nato will not accept ukraine as a member and also nato will ultimately roll back its forces on the borders of eastern europe. these are very, very high bars. so in advance of those talks, you know, the conversation with president zelensky today is really going to lay out the groundwork, perhaps refresh presid...

Will join nato. they met sunday on a working dinner. they are saying things were difficult but business like. for his part, the u.s. secretary of state had downplayed expectations. an t tony blinken speaking to je tapper. >> what about having -- moving missiles and what about limiting the scope of exercise are any of those on the table? >> first, jake, i dont think were going to see any breakthroughs in the coming week. well put things on the table. the russians will do the same. well see if the...