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Something if putin acts again. remember, the purpose of the sanctions is not just punishment, though thats an element to it, but it is really deterrence. it is trying to keep him from doing as john said the most violent thing that is going to result in the greatest of casualties. and you know, the area that hes in now, the white house was already saying last night, is an area that he has essentially had significant influence in. hes just moving from a covert force in the donbas to an overt one, ...

Other european nations that are allies. >> absolutely. when putin looks at this, he sees this encroachment of nato the east, right? from 1999 until today, those nato nations have gone from 16 to 30. and we told putin back in the early 90s and beyond, were not going to expand nato. guess what in his eyes we lied to him and now he is upset and hes showing us why hes upset. >> again, this is what were watching right now. well check in with you in a little bit because there could be some new activit...

Its a big impact that would just exacerbate the health inequalities. the government says surveillance of the virus will continue and testing could be ramped up again in response to new variants. scotland, wales and northern ireland are still to set out their plans for living with the virus. washington, breaking all the time in relation to president putins ordering troops into eastern ukraine. the white house says it welcomes the nord stream 2 halt, so thatisit welcomes the nord stream 2 halt, so...

The world. im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." we begin with president biden hitting back hard at vladimir putin for his decision to order russian troops into ukraine. cnn white house correspondent mj lee is following the breaking story. >> this is beginning of a russian invasion of ukraine. >> reporter: tonight, president biden announcing new steps to punish russia for its increased aggression in ukraine. >> who in the lords name does putin think gives him the right to declare new s...

And today, declaring its independence with the help of the kremlin. here in kyiv, it remains calm, but people say theyre defiant. >> erin, thank you, and stay safe. lets go to matt now, standing by in moscow. hes recently confirmed reporting that vladimir putin has signed a decree authorizing peacekeepers to enter these what he calls independent regions of ukraine. the problem is, theyre not independent regions of ukraine, so hes ordering troops into ukraine. >> reporter: thats exactly right. th...

This is the planning effect. vladimir putin ordering troops into eastern ukraine, creating a perilous situation and really raising questions about european order. joining me now is democratic senator chris van holland who just returned from the munich security conference. senator, a pleasure to see you. is this an invasion? >> john, good to be with you. yes, this is an invasion of ukrainian territory. it is a violation of their sovereignty. the real question as youve been discussing this morni...

Russia and ukraine on the brink of war with vladimir putin ordering troops into two moscow backed regions within eastern ukraine after putin announced he would formally recognize the independence of those regions where russia is supporting armed separatests in an eight-year conflict. putin addressed russia today in a rambling speech filled with grievances while offering a false interpretation of history. sound familiar? putin claimed and were translating this from russian that ukraine is a histo...

And they are not limited to the administrative borders of luhansk and donetsk. but this is the game where were only at the beginning. >> yes, yes, worryingly. dmitry trenin, great to get your analysis. thanks so much for the time. the stark uptick in tensions between russia and ukraine is sparking fresh concerns among global financial markets. cnns kristie lu stout joins me from hong kong. >> reporter: hey there, michael. stocks across the asia-pacific region are falling this day, of course on...

$40,000. >> and u.s. soccer and u.s. womens national soccer team settling their long-standing equal pay dispute. the agreement includes a lump sum of $22 million to the players and additional $2 million into an account to benefit their post career goals and charitable efforts. those are "5 things" to know for your "new day." more on cnn and cnn.com, and dont forget to download the "5 things" podcast every morning, go to cnn.com/5things and find it wherever you get your podcasts. vladimir putin...