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That commentators like me have always had is that were not inside putins mind and we dont really know what his end state that hes aiming for actually is. i suspect that the consensus is that hes now going to concentrate and trying to annex the donbas area and then, if he feels that he has sufficient combat power and political will, he might try and head towards moldova, to, you know, sort of quote liberate transnistria. i dont think they have the combat power or the resources to do both of those...

That the russian army is doing quite badly in this war so far compared to their initial objectives. on the other hand, you know, the damage done to ukraine is absolutely massive. >> yeah. and we, of course, have seen right around, right across ukraine, those missile attacks, but the fear is from those ive been speaking to, that putin could leverage the symbolic kind of significance of this date, use it as a propaganda value to mobilize his forces and increase hostilities. how real is this? >> it...

De-nazification of ukraine. this is their main goal and weve heard this is a special military operation. by declaring it officially a war, what president putin could potentially be doing is adding, creating more propaganda value to the war. and in turn, what officials tell us it could mean mobilization of forces and indeed escalation of hostility. thats the real fear on the ground. i can tell you from people ive been speaking to, theyre telling me, russian generals are worried, or under pressure...

Propaganda value, give more significance to this state. but it doesnt end there. have a listen to the u.s. ambassador to the ose, what he had to say. >> according to the most recent reports, we believe that russia will try to annex the donetsk peoples republic and luhansk peoples republic in quotes so called to russia. the reports state that russia has planned to year referendum russia sometime in mid may and that moscow has a similar plan for herkherson. >> a huge concern of course, trying to c...

Translation: ukraine - is defended by our people, all our people, those who stop the advance of endless columns of russian equipment, those who rebuff constant attacks in donbas, those who have shown that russian ships can go only to the bottom. the moskva already appears on stamps as a symbol of ukrainian defiance. it has become a popular resistance image after ukrainian soldiers on a black sea island refused to surrender and told the ship firmly to go away. now its propaganda value is even gre...

Logically will try and get the maximum propaganda value out of the terrible things that have happened because its trying to keep the pressure up on the russians. i think its an absolutely _ pressure up on the russians. i think its an absolutely heartbreaking - its an absolutely heartbreaking front _ its an absolutely heartbreaking front page and it makes it even more difficult _ front page and it makes it even more difficult because these were people who are _ difficult because these were people...

Theres a domestic agenda. remember, putins popularity ratings are routinely high but they were even higher after the invasion of crimea. people in every country like to see their leader look tough. what happens if the russians moves into ukraine and that video pops up? we may not be persuaded but somebody in moscow who says i like tough putin looks at that video and says we have to move in. look what they did to us. i think the propaganda value for putin is strong inside russia. im not sure anyb...

Look at it. we in america might say who would believe this? remember, putins popularity ratings are routinely high but they were even higher after the invasion of crimea. people in every country like to see their leader look tough. what happens if the russians moves into ukraine and that video pops up? we may not be persuaded but somebody in moscow who says i like tough putin looks at that video and says we have to move in. i think the propaganda value for putin is strong inside russia. im not s...

This is our moment to meet and overcome the challenges of our time, and we will — as one people, one america, the united states of america. god bless you all and may god protect our troops! thank you. go get him. that last comment, "go get him." it was an unscripted moment, something president biden is known for, but it summed up his determination to rally and unite americans and others around the world, who are looking to him for leadership. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. earlier i asked ...

Continue to monitor the situation. the president also said in his speech there will not be any american forces fighting in this war, that they will be there to support the nato allies that surround that region, particularly in poland and elsewhere, romanian are what have you, but not in ukraine in and of itself. but he said they will do everything possible to try to support the ukrainian people as they can. thank ou ve ukrainian people as they can. thank you very much- _ ukrainian people as they...