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Disputed areas. the fear is that those tanks will keep rolling further into ukraine and create a conflict. thank you for the update. let�*s hear from the united states — andrea kendall—taylor is a former senior intelligence officer specialising in russia who is now director of the transatlantic security program at the center for a new american security, a national �*think tank�* in washington. this thing is moving at quite a pace. can you analyse the gravity of the situation? the event...

That is according to ukrainian news outlet. zelenskyy has warned russia is not only striking military targets but also civilian sites. the renewed violence comes just as a few hours before president biden is set to meet with fellow leaders of the nato governments and the white house is describing as an extraordinary virtual summit to discuss the ongoing dire security situation in ukraine and eastern europe. russian forces are also pushing further into the country, inching closer to the nations c...

Operations when something like a state of the union happens? >> so the state of the union is very unique. it has been sdesignated as a special event and its coordinated by the u.s. secret service, along with other law enforcement partners, federal, local and state. so this is a big, complex program that actually brings to bear the entire resources of the federal government put forth to build out a very comprehensive security program that addresses a multitude of threats and vulnerabilities, from...

Andrea taylor on the national intelligence council. shes currently season fellow at the transplantic security program at the center of new america security. andrea, youve watched him for a long time. do you notice changes? >> yeah, i think we do notice changes and theres speculation about his health and state of his mental health. its hard to note from a distance exactly whats going on, but there are a few things we do know. as you talked about in your segment, putin has been very isolated recen...

Afar. >> with me now, retired u.s. army major general. general is now senior fellow of the security program at the center for european policy analysis. ill start with you. the russians say they will basically reduce military activity near the capitol, near kyiv. any signs of that? have we seen anything that would indicate that so far? >> craig, not exactly. what is interesting is that pentagon and british defense officials have been dug in around kyiv and forced to retreat around several areas o...

Regroup. possibly gearing up for a larger assault until the east. heres john kirby on tuesday. >> nobody should be fooling ourselves by the kremlins now recent claim that it will suddenly just reduce military attacks near kyiv or any reports that its going to withdraw all of its forces. >> we believe this is a repositioning, not a real withdrawal. and that we all should be prepared to watch for a major offensive against other areas of ukraine. >> that offensive may be focused here. new pictures ...

Skrou viewers with the helicopter pilots want to do to fly to the oil facility, they have to fly over positions inside ukraine. the russian positions at the border on the russian territory, all the air defense systems, to reach that city and get back. an extremely difficult task for helicopters that dont really fly that fast. again, the russians say that the ukrainians did it. so far, we havent heard from the eweukrainians. it would be a massive gut punk if they manage to pull it off. >> all rig...

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