is still surging. all right, thank you so much. we have some breaking news just coming in to us. sources telling cnn the u.s. embassy in ukraine will be evacuating all nonessential personnel and family members of american diplomats as tensions with russia continue to escalate. cnn s arlette saenz joins me from the white house with more. what more are you learning here, arlette? reporter: pamela, that is a significant development. the state department announcing they are reducing the staff at the u.s. embassy in ukraine. i want to read you the travel advisory. january 23rd, the department of state authorized voluntary departure of employees and ordered the departure of eligible family members from embassy kiev due to the continued threat of russian military action. it says u.s. citizens in ukraine should consider departing now
mediterranean which clean-up l. include antisubmarine warfare and long range strike training. russian military action appears increasingly likely, according to well placed sources. a russian invasion of ukraine would be, quote: bloody, swift and blitz-like i m told. putin is not bluffing sources tell fox nato is preparing for what comes next. bret? bret: jennifer griffin at the pentagon, thank you. the dow was down more than 1,000 points early today but recovered to finish ahead 99. the s&p 500 was up 12. the nasdaq gained 86. volatile day on the markets. the biden administration trying to down play the worsening economic situation fears arising among americans and that is getting the attention of both republican and democratic lawmakers. specifically on inflation. we re there are also growing concerns about the crime crisis which was on full display over the weekend which shootings targeting law enforcement officers. shear white house correspondent peter doocy. we focused on the
result in hard reactions and sanctions that we have carefully prepared - and we can put into effect immediately can together with our allies in europe and - if nato. while diplomacy continues the us is sending troops and equipment to south east western poland with a warning that russian military action could come any day. let s bring in alyssa demus, senior policy analyst at rand corporation a think tank in santa monica. thank you so much for being on the programme. i imagine you were able to hear that report that sums up the latest in terms of hopes for diplomacy. what are your expectations for this week? this week? thank you so much for having this week? thank you so much for having me. this week? thank you so much for having me. i m this week? thank you so much for having me. i m imagining l for having me. i m imagining this week will be much like the last he weeks that we ve seen. a dizzying array of diplomatic efforts, potentially increased
48 hours to lead to your new concerns? when i appeared on the sunday shows last weekend i made the point that we were in the window, that russian military action could begin any day now, and that remains true, it could remain any day now and it could occur before the olympics have ended. i will not get into intelligence information, but if you look at the disposition of forces in belarus and in russia on the other side of the ukrainian border from the north, from the east, the russians are in a position to be able to mount a major military action in ukraine any day now, and for that reason we believe that it is important for us to communicate to our allies and partners, to the ukrainians and to the american citizens who are still there. i want to be crystal clear though, we are not saying a final decision has been taken by president putin, but what we are seeing is we have a sufficient level of concern based on what we are seeing on the ground and
this is bbc news, i m martine croxall. the headlines. as fears continue to grow of a russian invasion of ukraine, the foreign secretary will lead a meeting of the government s emergency cobra committee this afternoon, and borisjohnson warns russian military action could be imminent. the signs are, as you ve heard from president biden, that they re at least planning for something that could take place as early as in the next 48 hours. following talks with the german chancellor in kyiv, the ukrainian president says he s counting on europe to support its bid tojoin nato. but he accepted ukraine may never join the military alliance. the public inquiry opens into the wrongful convictions of hundreds of sub postmasters, accused of theft because of a faulty it system. we need compensation for everybody, we need justice for everyone. we need some people to at least