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They will go after the air defense system to knock that out. they will try to come behind the ukrainian troops to cut them off so they cant defend kyiv. 200,000 soldiers. this is not small ball. by the time the sun comes up to the extent communications will be able to leave that country you will see that with youroin eyes. >> sean: that will be soon. -- they are 7 hours ahead offous the east coast. the premise of putin has been no, we are recognizing these independent regions. we know that was a...

Was unique about that clip is not that it happened, but we happened to be there. it was the separatists who were firing, the ukrainians were trying to get out of the way. two, in terms of their rules of engagement, i think it depends on each locke, but they told us they do sometimes respond and it depends on the situation. so as not to give a pretext to carry out something bigger. >> richard engel with exclusive area in the region russia is already trying to annex. mike, giving the new reporting...

Peacekeeping mig. joining us now from brussels congressman jerry conley, a key member of the house foreign affairs committee. congressman, thanks for joining us. >> my pleasure. >> russia is claiming this is simply for peacekeeping, his words, peacekeeping, but to be clear if russian troops move into ukraine for any reason, do you view that as an invasion? >> i do. this is not a peacekeeping operation, and we need to stop enabling putin with even the use of that word. these are units of the russ...

Is that they have taken. even the west with regards to principles on sovereignty and integrity than giving — sovereignty and integrity than giving russia a veto or russia backpedalling on this major speech that putin — backpedalling on this major speech that putin gave about ukraines sovereignty and brotherhood of the people _ sovereignty and brotherhood of the people. and how they are indivisible. now we are basically heading — indivisible. now we are basically heading towards a military ...

Thinks russia is doing, putting u.s. intelligence out in the open in the hopes of exposing russian plans will alert war. >> russia has amassed more than 150,000 troops around ukraines borders and our information indicates clearly that these forces, including ground troops, aircraft, ships, are preparing to launch an attack against ukraine in the coming days. we dont know how precisely how things will play out, but heres what the world can expect to see unfold. in fact, its unfolding right now. f...

Do you personally think war is coming? a new level of war is coming to your country? erm, i live under this feeling that the war, the full—scale war, further invasion is possible for seven years. at the same time, we cant see that this threat is more imminent than, for example, it used to be in the past. at the same time... really? you dont feel its more imminent today? because that is definitely not the message coming from washington and, indeed, london and other capitals. we remember some ti...

Week. but that will only happen, jim, if russia does not in fact invade. >> natasha bertrand in munich, thank you very much. im told as part of this reporting by a senior u.s. official that the u.s. is now watching very closely for signs that russias invasion, preparations are in the final stages. among those possible signs would be the loading of amphibious ships and other sea craft, also the possibility of a pretext, manufacturing further pretext for invasion. theyre watching very closely for ...

Today to mount a serious invasion, whether they do that or not is an open question. but theyre saying that capability is getting more so, they had it for some time, and even if you see some small russian units move back, that the broad picture paints one that gives russia this capability. i will say on this schelling that were seeing or claims of shelling in ukraine today, it is something to watch closely. we heard from the ukrainian foreign minister calling it a severe violation of peace agreem...

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Heard biden say that he believes that putin has made a decision and is preparing to go over the berm into ukraine, and to take over parts of the country. now, thats not the only warning sign that were hearing. theres also a lot happening on the border between where i am, kyev, controls ukraine and the two separatist enclaves controlled by basically russian-backed fighters. we saw last night there was a car bomb, alleged car bomb detonated in the middle of one of these major cities in the separat...