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All, and that would incredibly raise the stakes. neil? neil: griff, thank you. that was very clearly laid out, i appreciate that, as do our viewers. griff was mentioning, it could explain why nato for the first time in its history activated a response force. now, keep in mind ukraine is not a nato member. it wanted to be and, of course, there were all sorts of difficulties over the years getting it to be. its a moot point at this time, but this activation does have people wondering what is nato ...

Days ago. in ukraine, u.s. intelligence suggests russian forces have faced stiff resistance, that ukraines air and missile defense capabilities are still working, though degraded. and warplanes are still operational. >> without getting into a blow-by-blow, it is not apparent to us that theyve been able to execute their plans as they deemed they would. >> nato, for the first time in its history, mobilized its response force. its a defensive group of up to 40,000 troops. the u.s. is sending 7,000 ...

Of ukraine is bracing for battle as russian troops advance on the city. street fighting, breaking out as officials urge residents to take shelter. ukrainian president vladimir zelenskyy reportedly refusing to leave kyiv, as the russian military ratchets up its tacks. and the u.s. and eu are now sanctioning russian president vladimir putin and the russian foreign minister directly. women and children are fleeing ukraine, as fighting destroys apartments, schools, and infrastructure. the u.n. is sa...

Countries and it is good that we are reinforcing them and nato is part of the response force. as for the sanctions themselves come im troubled once again but the fact that it is not clear what sanctions we really are imposing. it would seem to me that if the white house is for the interested in forming the american people and informing the business community and informing others in the country that truly matter in terms of the sanctions that he would follow it up with the treasury department and...

App rapid response force for the first time ever. our reporters in brussels, where nato members have been meeting. josh, its good to see you, thank you for walking us through some of this stuff. were speaking of nato forces there activating this rapid response force, talk us through that. >> so the nato response force, yasmin, is 40,000 troops contributed by the nations that are part of nation nato including the united states. that are highly trained, battle ready and ready to go on short notice...

Nato secretary-general reiterating that nato members will be sending more equipment amid this war. he said, i just spoke with president zelenskyy and commended him for the bravery of the people and armed forces of ukraine. nato allies are stepping up support with air defense missiles, anti-tank weapons and humanitarian and financial aid. obviously, this comes days after nato announced it would be activating its rapid response force, sending thousands of troops to those eastern flank countries to...

Training. >> nato including the united states is bolstering forces in eastern europe in nato countries. ukraines not a part of nato. the defensive alliance for the first time in history mobilized its response force, a defensive group up to 40,000 troops. earlier this week, the pentagon announced 7,000 u.s. troops are deploying to europe and those americans are expected to join that nato response force. nato says it has 100 more planes on high alert including the f-35 the u.s. just sent to the ba...

History, nato is deploying its response force for deterrence, sending troops to member states along ukraines eastern border. nato, the north atlantic trade organization, is the worlds largest mutual defense alliance. spread east after the cold war, and now includes 30 countries which putin views as a broken promise by nato not to expand. for years, ukraine has signaled it wants to be a part of nato, even adding knuckle to its constitution in 2019. in 2014, ukrainians over through a very pro-russ...

Disconnecting russia from the swift system, it mobilizing the kremlins cash. and the pushback inside putin facing backlash from his own people. and while he can send police to do his dirty work, he can do little to silence dissent and sent his work. and nato does but it has never done before, launching its response force to eastern europe. as germany makes an exception to its own rule announcing it is sending weapons to help ukraine fight russia. mixed messages, the former president in orlando p...

Her instagram account. zelenskyy for his part is courageous and a bit fatalistic. he has thus far rebuffed u.s. offers to evacuate kyiv to avoid being captured or killed. on friday, he said, according to the information we have, the enemy has marked me as target number one. my family is target number two. later on friday, for the first time, nato activated its response force as a defensive measure. that doesnt mean that the u.s. or nato forces will enter ukraine, because ukraine is not a nato me...