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Vladimir putin, thank russia and ukraine are one people. many people disagree with what he just said in his address. ukraine was never really a true country. most people here would disagree if youre in a 1991, this is a crisis over 30 years in the making when the soviet union broke up, when they became independent, vladimir putin them -- the saddest day of his life. as i was celebrated when the leaders of belarus, ukraine, and soviet union not to sign the ending of the soviet union, they did not...

Cia director john brennan. director brennan, what is your reaction to vladimir putins announcement about the nuclear deterrent? and also the way hes been behaving, the way hes been prosecuting this war so far? >> well, i think hes trying to intimidate the west by saber rattling, his nuclear capability. i think thats what hes big been doing, trying to intimidate the west into not responding the way it has to the situation in ukraine. which is why so many people, myself included, didnt think he wa...

In this effort to give diplomacy a chance. but keir is right. signs are not good this morning. they quickly throw cold water on the realistic prospects of an imminent summit between joe biden and vladimir putin, and all of the signs on the ground are things are moving in a military direction. it would be interesting to hear from matt. matt, we are watching things change. we have these fascinating satellite images, fascinating social media images we are seeing from the ground there. what will be ...

Week in the united nations security council come to pass. a major increase in military provocations and falsifying events along the line of contact in the donbas. dramatically staged venal on camera meeting of putins security council to grandstand for the russian public. and now political provocation of recognizing sovereign ukrainian territory in so-called independent republics in clear violation, again, of international law. president putin has sought authorization from the russian parliament ...

Attack ukraine. >> reporter: it was a dire warning repeated at the u.n. security council by the u.s. secretary of state. u.s. officials seem to have made a strategic decision to go public with intelligence as russia in secretary blinkens words steps down the path to war. >> first, russia plans to manufacture a pretext for its attack. this could be a violent event that russia will blame on ukraine or an outrageous accusation that russia will level against the ukrainian government. we dont know ex...

Manufacture a narrative, and then use that narrative as a pretext for an invasion or certainly for confrontation, how do you confront that? how does a society and a country combat disinformation, because they seem to have perfected the science of disseminating lies and spreading propaganda, with their use of social media, with their use of state-controlled media, with their allies both in ukraine and neighboring countries that are also authoritarian. >> drastic measures require drastic response....

But i can honestly say that i have never seen the alliance more relevant and more united, and more resolute, then i see it today. >> back with us tonight, admiral james stravridis, hes a 30 year navy veteran who retired with four stars on his shoulders. hes the former head of the u. s. summit command and former supreme commander of nato. he also coauthored a recent book, 2034, a novel of the next world war. it is also good to see you and we just heard the defensive retiree say, you dont do these...

>> nbc correspondent rachel angle is on the ground tonight. >> the stage is set for combat. there is a change on the front line. it could trigger a war. ukrainian police and military said russian-backed separatists attacked ukraine towns and -- that. police released a video of them being here. tua provoked a ukrainian military to respond with force. in their mind giving russia an excuse to send its troops across the border. >> with all of that is a backdrop, secretary of state, anthony blinken, ...

Today, we are clear in our purpose, and today, we are even more confident in our vision. our strength must not be underestimated. because after all, it lies in our unity. and as we have always shown, it takes a lot more strength to build something up, than it takes to tear something down. >> heres where things stand right now. the united states says that russia is spreadings did information as a pretext to launching an invasion, so-called false flag operations. officials point to increased tensi...

Truckers, is pandemic fatigue. they are fatigued with the rules, the restrictions, the lockdowns. and ostensibly, the original impetus for the protest was a vaccine mandate for the trucking community. 90% of truckers here are vaccinated, because they are compelled to be in order to cross borders. and they want bodily autonomy — that�*s what they say. and their supporters are not necessarily steeped in these conspiracy theories, but they�*re deeply, deeply fatigued by the pandemic and its r...