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Systems, hundreds of fighters and fighter bombers for a country that spans several time zones focused here. how long can russia maintain that pressure? can it do so for the medium term? >> its a massive force, jim. in terms of look at not only the groundman ufr forces, youre talking supporting air forces deployed in different places. i dont think they can maintain that there for very long at that number. they could reduce it slightly. thats the fear i have. the second fear to war is they will st...

Potentially to carry out an attack against ukraine. youve seen the latest satellite images which show ha the military forces have moved out, theyre holding positions and positioned themselves in fields near the border which is a sign they could be poised to go in. theyve also had, of course, all the pronouncements that have been made, the intelligence reports coming from the united states that an order has been given to those field commanders to carry out an attack. of course, in the background ...

United states in this letter to the united nations has obtained recent information that russia isnt only planning this invasion but planning for what comes after that invasion. in this letter they say russian forces are creating lists of ukrainians they plan to kill or put into camps following a military occupation. that is extremely concerning information to u.s. officials. thats why theyre sharing it with the united nations. they note the tactics that russians have used in the past with target...

Also a "washington post" colu columnist. good to have you both on. general hertling, given what youve seen and read of u.s. intelligence assessments of, for instance, commands going to tactical commanders to proceed with preparations for an invasion and all the forces arrayed along the borders of ukraine, does russia amass all those forces in your view just for show? >> it would seem strange, jim, thats for sure. in these kind of situations, any kind of order from the top could stop the momentum...