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130,000 of their troops stand ready to attack ukraine. if they do not back down, leader os tf senate foreign relations committee say theyre on the verge of agreeing to, quote, the mother of all sanctions against moscow. i want to know what that looks like. key decisions on when and how the u.s. moves forward. we could hear about classified briefings scheduled for senate later this week. first, matt boughner in moscow. russia showing any signs of backing down? youre there. >> reporter: good mor...

Continue readiness checks. they cited the situation in ukraine and particularly in donbas, those pro-russian separatist areas in the east of the country. so many here viewing that as a slightly ominous sign, dana. >> clarissa ward, thank you so much for that report. joining me now is u.s. secretary of state anthony blinken. mr. secretary, lets start with what you just heard clarissa reporting on, learning that troops from russia and belarus will continue those joint exercises there past their pl...

Most significant thing, fredricka. in a way, were looking at this kind of split screen, the military side and the diplomatic side. at least from here in moscow. and as you said, those major military exercises that have been going on for quite awhile were supposed to be over. people would be sent back to their bases. and maybe even equipment sent back. but that isnt happening. and the explanation for it is that they are going to continue readiness checks. thats how their mission is described. and...

However, we have just heard today from belaruss defense minister that russian troops will stay in position to continue readiness checks. they cited the situation in ukraine and particularly in donbas, those pro-russian separatist areas in the east of the country. so many here viewing that as a slightly ominous sign, dana. >> clarissa ward, thank you so much for that report. joining me now is u.s. secretary of state antony blinken. mr. secretary, lets start with what you just heard clarissa repor...

Are? >> reporter: well, its still deeply tense inside ukraine. the defense ministry there reporting 20 ceasefire violations in just the first 11 it hours today fitting into a pattern of that supposed line of control falling apart, inn telling shemg being reported over the last hours. add to that, too, a warning from munich from the british prime minister boris johnson that the plan he has said he said for russias invasion would be a war not seen in europe since 1945. other suggestions, too, poss...