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This day, these are -- they are placed in multiple positions around the country, and it would appear from reports that theyre operating. theyre moving from multiple positions. what is your sense of the aim? >> reporter: i mean, i think that everybody or almost everybody really underestimated just how large-scale this invasion was going to be in the end. you know, there were these warnings of russia amassing forces around ukraine. there were some questions even raised by the ukrainian government ...

Plans to invade. several major european airlines are suspending, or reducing, the number of flights to ukraine because of security concerns. 0ur moscow correspondent steve rosenberg has the latest. it was an astonishing piece of political theatre, played out on russian tv. the protagonist, the president. vladimir putin alone, aloof, like a modern—day tsar. the supporting cast, members of russia�*s powerful security council. "i will let you all speak," he said, "then we must decide what to do...

He might take it to the negotiating table as some leverage to have on his part. to say, ive declared theyre independent or recognized their independence. but im going to refrain from rolling tanks in or conducting any military activity if you give me x, y, or z concession that russia has been demanding in terms of guaranteeing what it sees as security needs in europe at the moment. its possible that hes going to use this as leverage at the negotiating table. its also possible that well see tanks...

International crisis we will be discussing through the hour tonight. this all comes after russian president vladimir putin formally declared to regions in eastern ukraine to be independent republics and ordered in russian troops for so peacekeeping efforts. speaking from the eastern of the white house this afternoon, president biden forcefully condemn putins actions. >> who in the lords name is putin thing gives him the right to declare so cold countries on territory that belongs to his neighbor...

Invasion of ukraine. is that different than an invasion? >> i think latest is important here. invasion is an invasion and that is what is under way. but russia has been invading ukraine since 2014. they have been occupying a large piece of ukraine since 2014 and including although they have denied it russian troop presence in exactly the two -- what they call republics, but theyre really provinces of a sovereign ukraine, that they recognized yesterday. so russia is essentially making overt what ...

Wouldnt _ president putin. im sure he wouldnt want _ president putin. im sure he wouldnt want to _ president putin. im sure he wouldnt want to be - president putin. im sure he l wouldnt want to be compared president putin. im sure he - wouldnt want to be compared to aduu wouldnt want to be compared to adult hitler. he says he is doing it for the people of russia and also —— adolf hitler. and those republics and those who need to now we start celebrating and been telling our correspondence th...

He plans to launch a full scale invasion in the ukraine. putin said his decrees a supply to the constitutional borders of these regions. this is significant. it means that putin is recognizing land that is controlled by ukrainian forces. >> as long as there is an ongoing conflict by this decision were making it clear that if necessary, we intend to stand by our obligations. >> overnight military equipment started rolling through the disputed lands after recognizing the independence of the break-...

We want our adversaries to calculate this can somehow turn into a bilateral confrontation. we kind of set the conditions for the russians to believe that they dont have to contend with this anymore. and i fear for other republicans. i mean this is -- those republics that used to be part of the soviet union that have been independent countries for 30 years, they now have to contend with the reality of russia, prepare to take action and the u.s. and nato only looking to defend nato territory. im n...

Coordination with our partners and allies if putin recognized these republics. thats all we have from the united states. what will they do? and are we in a position where this is escalating or potentially putting us in a position where de-escalation could be possible in this powder keg situation were in? >> president biden has been clear, if troops and tanks across the border, that will then trigger those, as he calls them, crippling sanctions. i wonder, does this take the meeting off the table?...

President zelenskyy saying there has to be a solution to this. this really goes to the crux of the issue and elits why it has been possible for the russian state to salami slice parts. theyve sliced off and annexed the crimea peninsula. that is now part of russia. they have unilaterally decided that these two so-called break away republics have been declared independent and recognized by the kremlin allowing what is by any thought an invasion into sovereign territory. theyre fiddling around beca...