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Ukrainians hope this berm and the associated trench would do something to slow them down. down in the trench, it is even more impressive. about 12 feet wide, somewhere between 6 and 9 feet deep. the local governor paid out of his own pocket to dig it. military experts, though, will tell you that this is a perfectly viable option as a defense in world war i. but the idea that this is going to stop the well-trained and equipped russian army that has 40,000 troops just over there is a little far-fe...

300 miles long. its a tank trap of sorts, something perhaps as a deterrent for the russian military whos been conducting their war games a mile or two inside the border here, getting ready for a potential invasion. ukrainians hope this berm and the associated trench would do something to slow them down. down in the trench, it is even more impressive, about 12 feet wide, between six and nine feet deep. the local governor paid out of his own pocket to dig it. military experts will tell you that th...

Officer. >> putin has 40,000 troops poised and ready to go on the border if he gives them the grown light. is these shootings the excuse he needs to invade. >> he is looking for pretext to have control over keef cove. it goes back to last november. you have to remember the pro russian leader yanukovych was thrown out of office. and since then we have had the crisis in kiev and crimea. russia wants to make sure that ukraine stays under the russian influence. >> can they do that by force or it is ...

The building by force, for fear that will give russia a pretext to send those troops across the border here and into eastern ukraine. back to you. >> well see who makes the next move. eastern ukraine. >> april showers, get serious, folks. heavy rain in store for parts of the country, up to half a foot in some areas. well show you where and when. on this easter weekend coming up. [ male announcer ] legalzoom has helped start over 1 million businesses. if you have a buness idea, we have a personal...

People will tell you have russian special forces advising them and the ukrainian army is probably -- could be just a couple of hours away. the question going forward is, what pretext, eric, is russia looking for to launch that invasion. is it that they want a number of separatists to die, is it they want to wait for a referendum that the separatists have talked about having? that part we just dont know what vladimir putins calculation is. suffice it to say, though, this is a region definitely th...

Cities. its the first a coordinated campaign aimed the re-establishing control over the rest of the region. theres widespread concern that the crackdown could be used by russia is a pretext to send forces inside the border and potentially take over more land as it did last month in crimea. the administration is backing the response by ukraine, while moscow is accusing its neighbor of waging war against its own people. the white house says the u.s. is now, quote, seriously considering new sanctio...

Theres no evidence. you were very clear about this last night. he did not provide ed of this halliburton connection, but hes absolutely right that dick cheney is the man in charge who is fighting for his wealthy friends and who fought this war under vastly false pretext. so hes going at him and it seems like everybody is standing around waiting to see who does what next. linking him to raw which he will maddow, that would be high praise if somebody said it about me, but its dirty for liz cheney....

Controlling them. so the ukrainian government is having to walk a very tight rope. they dont want to simply roll over and give back the eastern part of ukraine to russia. theres a lot of minerals, a lot of coal, a lot of money here. a lot of ukranians that weve talked to want to stay part of ukraine. at the same time, ukranian government condition want does a lot of force for fear of giving the russians a pretext to launch that invasion here into ukraine which everyone pretty much agrees if the ...

Makeshift ukrainian post set up by the border guard. about 200 men we saw. theyve been positioned since march 5th when tensions rose. they say their morale is high and they would fight if they were forced to after the developments they saw in crimea. but the biggest concerns for ukrainian officials is what happens in places like da nansk. thousands of showed up to call on the russian government to intervene and protect their interests. why thats so the important for the ukrainian government and ...

Industry doesnt like that at all. is beyonce bad for our kids thats what bill oreilly happens to think. welcome it entertainment tonight it shouldnt come as a big surprise. the man who loves to stir up controversy this is not a deposition but actually it may have felt like one for music mogul russell simmons who went on the show to promote a book and then he was hit like this. entertainer like beyonce and music mogul. >> on the pretext talk about my book and he blindsided me. >> thats complete b...