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Croatia for the russian federation when we know this intimidation can come again and again and if ukraine would not defend its land so nobody would do it instead of us. >> what do you want from the west right now? the united states has said were not going to go in. were not going to take up arms against russia. that would be world war iii. there are sanctions. what do you want? >> first of all, real sanctions because what we heard before, for example, yesterday not to have business with the up r...

Russia already shares a small part of its border with nato countries. if ukraine were to join, it would increase the number of countries in the alliance, on russias borders. anders fogh rasmussen was secretary general of nato from 2009—2014. heres his assessment. he wont stop. i mean, ukraine is the first step. if he gets away with his coercion, his aggression against ukraine, then he will continue. so thats the lesson learned from history. appeasement with dictators will never lead to peace, ...

Illegitimate republics and then the military attack, we were stiii— the military attack, we were still having talks with president putin about the details _ president putin about the details of the limitation of the minsk agreements. that means— the minsk agreements. that means that there were is duplicity. a choice, deliberate choice. — duplicity. a choice, deliberate choice, was taken consciously by president putin to launch a war when_ by president putin to launch a war when it was stil...

River severn is. weve been half an hour upriver earlier today and there are homes beginning to flood and people leaving. there is a delayed reaction, all the extra water fell on the welsh hills over the weekend and it takes 48 hours for the effects of that to be seen. what it means is this water hasnt finished rising. we are told it could be this time tomorrow before it peaks and what that means is there will be a very nervous evening and anxious night for the people here and everyone living alo...

Talking about an attack, going back to russian leaders stalin. he said, why did they give up so much? he called it madness to give those republics land and the rights they gave up. he equated anti-russian sentiment verbally with holding weapons of mass destruction against russia. so i think to your point, this is absolutely predictable. the time to stop it was a really long time ago. thats why it was quiet during the past administration. >> i think you could go back several administrations and s...

Something which can provide some peace _ something which can provide some peace and — something which can provide some peace and security and stability. we told them _ peace and security and stability. we told them already, the ukrainian president— told them already, the ukrainian president reached out to them, if you want— president reached out to them, if you want to come, we will find a way to accommodate everybody, how we can build a _ to accommodate everybody, how we can build a bette...

Affairs analyst, former ambassador to russia, michael mcfaul and andrea mitchell, nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent. this is no one to be with you than you four when all this stuff is happening. ambassador, i want to start with you. talk to us about what vladimir putin said in this speech tonight in moscow, what it means and the implications and is it really as bad as i characterized it in the lead-in to the block? >> i think its worse. id like what you said be it is worse. first he m...

Translation: we to come elsewhere in ukraine. translation:— to come elsewhere in ukraine. translation: we are waiting for clear and effective _ translation: we are waiting for clear and effective steps - translation: we are waiting for clear and effective steps of - clear and effective steps of support from our partners. it is very important to see now who our real friends and partners are. liii< who our real friends and partners are.— who our real friends and artners are. ~ , partners are. ...

Unexpected speech that he made on russian media saying that hed started a special operation inside donbas and again, calling on the ukrainian military to surrender their arms and saying that any bloodshed as a result of this war that appears now to have been launched, any bloodshed for that would be on the hands of the ukrainian government. now, i havent had any reaction yet from ukrainian officials. but they will be watching this and i will get reaction. but thach obviously condemned it already...

Independent entities. the order will also provide authorities with sanctions i any person determined to operate in those areas of ukraine according to the white house. the spokesman said more measures were forthcoming and that these were separate from sanctions the united states and its allies have already been preparing if russia invades ukraine. the concern now is with the recognition of donetsk and luhansk as independent republics in their own right, could pave the way for russian military fo...