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Russian authorities and is usually, unfortunately, a precursor to them striking civilian targets with impunity and, you know, this is the sort of excuse that they offer for doing that, kate. >> clarissa, thank you so much. well be sticking close to you. lets go to moscow right now. that is where our nic robertson is standing by. nic, you have been reporting about this warning going out from russian officials about air strikes coming to buildings in kyiv but also remember very distinctly, you had...

Close the sky. president biden not expected to answer that request from president zelenskyy for a no-fly zone, but we do know he will be bringing a total of $2 billion to the association. >> air missile systems already on their way to ukraine from the u.s. and its nato allies. were tracking it all from washington and ukraine. thats where we begin, with our cnn team in southern ukraine, editor nic peyton walsh. nic, a critical moment for the people of ukraine. zelenskyy has become a very public n...

Defense admit that some of their soldiers have been killed and wounded in ukraine. that also is a change. but theres talk about the strategic deterrent, the nuclear deterrent, that raises the stakes. so much pressure on ukraine, but as you can see, so many people in this country laying their flowers right outside the kremlin. one message, its right here, no to war. thats the message they want to communicate here. fred? >> nic and those anti-war sentiments and they have been arrested for contesti...

Well, austria, australia, germany. but you wrote part of an op-ed this week, you wrote this. im impatient with both those who insist that vladimir putins invasion of ukraine is a stroke of genius and those who insist it is a historic blunder. the truth is, we dont know which it will be. that will depend on what the people of ukraine and the nations of the west do to resist the war of aggression. as nic was pointing out, we know what theyve done with sanctions, but has the worlds reaction to this...

The european union is now warning that countries should prepare for the possibility of millions more. earlier on cnn, natos secretary general condemned putins order, putting russias deterrence forces, including nuclear arms, on high alert. take a listen. >> this is dangerous rhetoric. this is behavior which is irresponsible, and if you combine this rhetoric with what theyre doing on the ground in ukraine waging war against the independent sovereign nation, conducting full-fledged invasion of u...

And taken hostage the entire ukrainian people. >> reporter: putin again seeming to be out of touch with the reality on the ground in kyiv and the rest of ukraine, but very ominous that his officials are saying that ukraines military forces are hiding military hardware in civilian neighborhoods because weve seen russia use this play book before saying that the military is doing x, its not our fault, it would appear to be what they establish if we have to target civilian neighborhoods and i think ...

Message, cracking down, shutting down independent media. in fact, cnn has learned that the biden administration has held at least seven -- held interviews with at least seven russian-language outlets echo moscow radio and other independent stations among them. echo moscow radio is one of those shut down in the past couple of days. tv rain was another. i spoke just a few weeks ago with the anchor there. she said that, every day, they knew they were living on borrowed time. well, that borrowed tes...

Jobs, some of the football player has done, as some of the journalists has done. that takes a huge amount of bravery, and undoubtedly consequences further down the line. the russian government warned even the street protesters, year actses can affect your livelihoods and careers going forward. >> nic, thank you. ana, the brave have i is extraordinary and well continue to follow what happens to here. >> my understanding is now france will offer her protection. well continue to be on that. more ...

Detention, likely not. >> translator: the interrogation lasted for more than 14 hours. i was not allowed to contact my relatives or provided with any help. i was in a rather tough situation. all the comments will be made tomorrow. i just need to rest today. >> reporter: the question for some now is her protest an indication putins propaganda machine is faltering. >> no matter where, whether she had spent days preparing for that or hours, it definitely shows a change in the mood of those working ...

Will go to great lengths to stifle those voices. arresting people at home. and in ukraine, clearly much worse. >> we all know how incredible vladimir putin is. hes the one that said russia had no intention of invading ukraine. nic, on russias request to china for aid, this comes as cnn reports that almost all of putins advancements have stalled, at left a to this point. how do you read putins ask of china? is it a sign of desperation? >> reporter: it is a sign that he needs help. he needs help t...