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Border with ukraine, despite claims of a pullback. at least 150,000 russian troops are now positioned to invade. according to the "new york times", a senior administration official directly accused russia of lying, claiming there is fresh evidence the kremlin is mobilizing for war and planting false stories as a pretext for an invasion. just moments ago, cnn learned that ukrainian armed forces and separatists in the disputed donbas region reported shell fire. russia called it a matter of deep ...

>> so, along with those false flag warnings, theres a heavy focus today on the donbas, a contested area in eastern ukraine. both separatists and ukrainian armed forces report renewed shelling there. the ukrainians say a kindergarten building was hit and two civilians were hurt. also, the white house is calling the expulsion of a high-ranking u.s. diplomat from moscow unprovoked and an escalatory step. mark gorman was the number two official at the u.s. embassy in moscow. he was forced out earlie...

Has amassed the biggest force we have seen in europe for decades in and around ukraine. and we also know that there are many russian intelligence officers operating in ukraine. they are present in donbas, and we have seen attempts to stage a pretext, false flag operations. tensions in ukraine are high. in focus is the donbas region and its two breakaway regions highlighted here. russian—backed separatists and the ukrainian army have been in conflict there since 2014. these pictures were releas...

Extort eight -- two of its own cities. possibly laying the groundwork for the exact kind of protect that secretary blinken warned about. i should note, the suspect document only recites russias media sources and pretext for the russian government. also, today mark milley, the nations highest ranking military officer spoke to the bolton stakes and eastern europe, brace for possible war in the region. despite all of the overwhelming evidence, its not in dispute that russia has amassed an unprecede...

>> we see them add to the more than 150,000 troops that they already have a radar on that border, and i know first hand that you dont do these sort of things for no reason. >> they dont do these things for no reason. well, theyre also laying out putins playbook for the world. the russian leader isnt known for his honesty, shall we say. hes manufactured crises before as a pretext for war. and biden and company are warning, beware because it seems to be happening all over again. >> we have reason ...

>> i think unfortunately, the conditions on the ground are growing darker by the day and even hour. we know they have really leaned into the -- into their efforts to try to create a pretext for conflict. so, even yesterday, tons of stories floating around about the two russian separatist regions in eastern ukraine. there was shelling on a ukrainian village to create that pretext and today thats only accelerating. the two leaders of the separatist regions have announced theyre evacuating all thei...

Decision. mr. biden also adding that he is revealing russias tactics to try to shut down every reason russia made to justify. and it come as as intel consequence officials say russia has massed up 190,000 personnel around ukraine. the russian troops now surround ukraine on three sides. new satellite images also show how quickly russian helicopter forces are amassing near eastern ukraines eastern border and in the south in russian-held crimea. the u.s. also says that russia is already engaging in...

If russia moves against ukraine, that window will have closed and well have have to pursue the path of defense and deterrent that weve been spending the past several weeks preparing for. >> only yesterday the president said he thought russia might invade in a matter of days. has anything changed? >> more of escalation. we are profoundly concerned by this precisely because it is just the sort of development that secretary blinken warned about yesterday in this address before the u.n. security cou...

The warnings about an invasion keep coming, but whether or not that happens, communities here are already trapped in a war of attrition. and across the front line in the breakaway capital of donetsk, sirens wailing after the authorities announced women and children would be evacuated to russia. separatist leader denis said the operation was arranged today, friday the 18th, because ukraine would soon attack. but a bbc analysis of the metadata shows this footage was recorded two days ago. tonight,...

The president again calling out russia for using an old playbook, accusing putin of waging a disinformation campaign. painting ukraine as the aggressor in shelling attacks in that countrys east. the u.s. believes russia is developing a pretext to invade. at a security conference in munich, germany, tonight american and european leaders desperately looking for a way to peacefully thwart an invasion. its where we start with andrea mitchell. >> reporter: with the u.s. saying that there are now as m...