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There were being discriminated against and they were going in, the russian army that is, to protect that population. >> yeah, by some assessment, it seemed like that was going to be the end of this, but turned out not to be. certainly, the u.s. and the u.s. intelligence community knew otherwise. so well talk about that in a little bit, as well. im going to ask you all to stick around. still ahead, the question, how should the u.s. respond to putins nuclear provocation? im going to ask the panel ...

Will be saying, you could do that? but in truth, rather than creating a situation in which the russians are belarusians can back off, it would be an balanced provocation for them to step up their firepower? >> i think we have to perhaps take a step back here. putin is in a whole. he is in a corner. hes personalize the conflict in ukraine. and therefore, that brings with it all kinds of risks. his options are not nearly as clear as they were at the start of this conflict, only 11 days ago. and al...

Security council was no less blunt and remarkably specific about how it would start. >> first, russia plans to manufacture a pretext for its attack. second, in response to this manufactured provocation, the highest levels of the russian government may theatrically convene emergency meetings to address the so-called crisis. next, the attack is planned to begin. weve been warning the ukrainian government of all that is coming. and here today we are laying it out in great detail with the hope that ...

Seem convinced a month ago, that his ever intensifying war of nerves over ukraine was working towards russias advantage. white house officials believe this tactic might be backfiring. some russian officials are questioning putins brinkmanship, and western nations, unsettled by russian bullying, are rallying around a nato alliance, that appeared to pleaded just two years ago. yet, as russia as more troops to the border, the u.s. remains on high alert. >> were in the window where we believe that a...

Provocation, without any rational reason, isjust starting a major war against another european country, publicly declaring his desire to destroy it. and it doesnt so much differ, unfortunately, from september 1st, 1939, from hitlers invasion to poland. but, hang on, whatare you...? what are you in the opposition going to do when — and i put this bluntly, and its a horrible thing to think about, but — the body bags start coming back to russia? we know from ukrainian sources thereve already be...

Russia, not among them the punishment that the ukrainia president and many bipartisa lawmakers here called for. peter alexander is at the white house. >> reporter: condemning as a brutal assault without provocation, president biden tonight blamed russian president vladimir putin for what he called a premeditated attack. >> putin is the aggressor. putin chose this war and now he and his country will bear the consequences >> reporter: the president imposing harsh, new sanctions, cutting off russia...

Landed in their garden. "they started at the hill," he says. "the last shell fell here. "now all the mud is inside my house." the attack here was part of a flare—up along the front line. the village is on ukrainian soil, but some here sympathise with moscow and put the blame on ukrainian troops. they insist it was russian—backed rebels nearby and say president putin is laying a trap. "we think its a provocation," she says, "because there is shelling of civilian areas where there "are no army...

Was an attack, an explosion, a car bomb. the car belonged to the head of security for donetsk. again saying, this is a staged provocation. what you have here, what people fear you may have is the makings of some kind of a pretext for president putin to launch an incursion of sorts. we are also seeing now video of buses taking people, civilians, from these areas into russia. allegedly for safety at the urging of their leadership. its not clear at this stage that there is any actual reason for any...

People, it is a tragedy. in future, you will see — people, it is a tragedy. in future, you will see that this is the tragedy— you will see that this is the tragedy for russians as well. we used _ tragedy for russians as well. we used to— tragedy for russians as well. we used to have good relationship with ukraine. _ used to have good relationship with ukraine, but how do we stay members and neighbours and live with each other— and neighbours and live with each other from — and neighbou...

As ethnic cleansing or a genocide, making a mockery of the concept that we in this chamber do not take lightly, nor do i take lightly based on my family history. in the past few days russian media has already begun to spread some of these false alarms and claims to maximize public outrage, to lay the groundwork for an invented justification for war. today that drum beat has only intensified in russias state-controlled media. weve heard some of these basic allegations from russian-backed speakers...