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Government, riots in kyiv, confusion, obfuscation so that there would not be an effective defense. so the first word we might get in the west is theres some big demonstration in kyiv and theyve stormed the parliament and then everybody said, well, who was that? and then the russians would be saying, the ukrainian people, they dont like the idea of joining nato, so it would get all bollocksed up. and thats the way putin would preforedo it. there have been a couple of efforts in that direction so ...

Travel to ukraine if you are an american citizen, and if you are there, leave ukraine. and you can go to the state department website. >> some advisories before afghanistan, too, and did not forestall the evacuation crisis. >> thats also correct. >> rest assured, david, whatever task the united states military is called upon to accomplish, well be prepared to do it. lets go back to the phone and reach out to phil stewart. >> yes, hi, i have a question for both of you. secretary austin, president...

And i thought they were successful on all three counts. as an intel guy, i have to comment about the range of options available to putin. and this is the great illustration of the holy grail for intelligence, which is determining plans and intentions. and we really dont know what putins intentions are. i am in the school that says i dont think hes made up his mind yet. and he, from his standpoint, has accomplished a lot in terms of just garnering attention, global attention to what he feels is h...

All. and as president biden has said, the united states holds this as a sacred obligation. and we will do right by that commitment. mr. putin can do the right thing as well. theres no reason that this situation has to devolve into conflict. he can choose to de-escalate. he can order his troops away. he can choose dialogue and diplomacy. whatever he decides, the united states will stand with our allies and partners. i want to briefly address two other items before we open it up for questions. fir...

This is going to be a gigantic change. >> reporter: but tensions building overseas are threatening on overshadow his efforts. >> i dont think this is about trusting putin. this is about our allies trusting us. >> reporter: top brass at the pentagon warning about the horrific outcome if russian president putin invades ukraine. >> the russian federation has amassed upwards at this time of over 100,000 ground forces, air forces, naval forces, special forces, cyber, electronic warfare, command and c...

Minsk two could help him do that, but the secretary and chairman have laid out very capable, multiple military options inside ukraine on the one hand, with very high civilian casualties as well. >> general, shannon bream here. the 1994 budapest memo came up, signatories, the u.s., u.k. and russia, recognizing the territorial integrity of ukraine. could we trust vladimir putin will hold up that end of the bargain of russias signature of the deal leaving ukraine alone, or will he continue to play ...

That we are interested in them, interested in helping them, the types of things we do with them routinely is train with them and enable them, and really increase their level of readiness and so thats been very helpful to them, and it has strengthened our bonds with our allies and partners in the region. these are temporary deployments, and so again, we will continue to sort this out as we go forward, but again, we are focussed on nato, we are focussed on reassuring our allies and thats what this...

Against one is an attack against all. and i thought that was a really important statement for the secretary and the chairman to affirm. >> he is getting more attention right now. that is putin. but in terms of his calculations, general clark, so far, putins actions have actually sparked a boost in nato troops and arms in russias backyard. hes basically provided justification for nato to expand further, should it desire so. isnt that his worst nightmare? did putin orverplay his hand? >> it absolu...

Is an attack against us all. and as president biden has said, the united states holds this as a sacred obligation. and we will do right by that commitment. and mr. putin can do the right thing as well. theres no reason that this situation has to evolve into conflict. he can choose to deescalate. he can order his troops away. he can choose dialogue and diplomacy. whatever he decides united states will stand with our allies and partners. i want to briefly address two other items before we open it ...

Begged to be given the protection from russia. as the foreign minister of bulgaria said to me in the 1990s, she said russia today is weak but some day it will be strong. before then, bulgaria must be a member of nato. that was the sentiment all the way through eastern europe. they knew what the russians would come back and they want rush -- russia wants its eastern european empire back. thats what this is really about. >> general, it was chilling to hear general milley say the ukrainian people w...