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I-- its like a nightmare. >> a nightmare shattering millions of lives. even those who escaped the invasion dont escape unscathed. and these scenes arent limited to the border with poland. virtually every one of you-- ukraines european neighbors is taking in refugees and we are learning the eu fears more than 7 million people could eventually be displaced. norah? >> odonnell: just stunning, chris livesay. thank you. well, tonight there are increasing signs that vladimir putins invasion could be b...

Now makes putin believe its not going to happen later. and if you really believe an invasion is anytime soon now, well, why wouldnt you tell putin and ukraine whats going to come putins way and the help coming ukraines way? we made a mistake here. so i cant rectify that mistake in the next 48 hours, but i do believe that republicans and democrats are coming away from this conference with a determination to crush the ruble, to shut down nord stream 2, and to punish the oil and gas sector. the pre...

Questions. >> i just had a really quick question. you said that it would take time before the economy and the inflation. what is is the timetable? how long do you think it will take until we have results? >> well, look. these are costs that build over time and as i mentioned last friday. any leader has to pay attention to the living standards of your country. already we are seeing the effects of the measures. before the sanctions were implemented inflation in russia was 8.7%. the ruble lost 15% ...

S.w.i.f.t. messaging service. were going to hear more about that in the days ahead. >> it is having an impact. nic robertson was saying people on the streets are feeling it, in some cases not being able to use their bank cards. oligarchs feeling it too. the question is any of this enough to put enough pressure on vladimir putin to change his actions? >> he went to this war knowing full well it would hurt his ruble, his stock market, his economy. he had tried to wall himself off over the past eig...

Russian troops arent moving as fast as putin would like. some russian banks have been blocked from the swift payment system and the ruble is plunging. what does putin do now. joining us now is doctor matthew schmidt. these are russian expert and professor of national security and international affairs and political science at the university of new haven. thank you so much for being here. lets begin with what you feel the russian people are feeling at this moment, especially as the rubles value c...

The united states are dedicating a task force to go after the crimes of the russian oligarchs. we are joining with european allies defined and seize their yachts, their luxury apartments, their private jets. we are coming for you, and you are ill gotten gains, and im announcing tonight that we are joining our allies and were closing our american or space for all russian travel, and that will squeeze their economy. [applause] he has no idea whats coming. the ruble has already lost 30% of its valu...

Frozen. the russian -- the kremlins battle plan, if you like, doesnt necessarily appear to be working so well. impact of that, well, interest rates here doubled today to 20%. we saw lines at atms of people trying to get foreign currency. the ruble has crashed in value. that has happened before. but the stock market here in russia has been frozen. it is a difficult picture. its really shaking russian society. not just the economic side, but also, hallie, the social side, if you like. in other wor...

Of course but the ruble in freefall. as you said, for s.w.i.f.t., that international banking system that connects about 11,000 financial systems to world banks across the globe, well, this measure that the folks announced today, it would basically take away the ability for some russian banks to do those transactions through the s.w s. s.w.i.f.t. system, cutting off that lifeline. in an attempt to isolate the country of later, isolate these transactions, making sure they cannot happen. in terms o...

Important insights. we appreciate your help in the days and weeks ahead. when we come back, live to moscow. nic robertson on the streets right now. interest rates are up. the value of the ruble down. some scattered anti-war protests. the latest from moscow, next. stuff. we love stuff. and theres some really great stuff out there. but i doubt that any of us will look back on our lives and think, "i wish id bought an even thinner tv, found a lighter light beer, or had an even smarter smartphone....

Kyiv and talks on the border with belarus, the west is working overtime to isolate russian president vladimir putin today. >> the eyes of the world are on ukraine and the brave people fighting to protect their country and their democracy. >> reporter: the treasury department announcing it is sanctioning russias central bank, cutting it off from financial reserves and going after one of putins biggest weaknesses, his currency. >> almost an act of war. >> reporter: the treasury secretary janet yel...