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Get them. as the world scrambles to respond to russia and these two break away regions, putin plans to move straight ahead. again, under the false pretents of calling them peace. calling them peace keepers and that those new troops could be on the ground in a matter of hours. it is important to note russia has had a military presence in that part of ukraine since 2014. with more troops on the way, will there be consequences? joining us now from eastern ukraine is richard engel. adjacent to areas...

Alliance. 30 nations representing 55% of the worlds gdp. 3 million men and women underarms, almost all volunteers. put the weight of that hindu -- behind ukraine. putin has spent a lot of time with his army. going after olegark finances and the russian oil. if putin is going to expand this, the logical response is

Wrong that ukraine and russia were divided with the fall of the soviet union. >> many were expecting an invasion of troops. this was a little bit different. >> those people are wrong if they dont call it an invasion. when a country sends soldiers and tanks into country wide uninvited. what do you call it. russia invaded ukraine today. putin made the orders to invade ukraine again. this happened in 2014. this happened here. it doesnt mean there is not a bigger invasion planned. today was a major ...

And georgia? joining me now, the former nato supreme allied commander. msnbcs chief diplomacy analyst. thank you for being here. i know you keep getting asked these questions over and over. putin is playing three dimentional chess here. hes declared these two areas to be independent going forward. how do you see this? >> i was the dean of toughs university leading international relations and international law. theres a dif anything for invasion. the imposition of armed troops for political purpo...

Zelenskyy on the united statess plan to respond with sanctions. zelenskyy has claimed the u.s. and other western governments were overstating the threat but also quietly preparing for a possible attack. the question now, is he red? >> joining me now, former director for european affairs and key witness in former president trumps. and key witness. there is a u.n. council meeting zelenskyy called for. the united states ambassador said this, quote, putin wants the world to travel back in time. time...

Russians can look at it and say, we can have this as well. the use of nato and the conversation about nato and remembering things that werent said and trying to bring things into the consultation. putin has been trying to destroyed the area since 2014. nato is a secondary issue. >> i appreciate the time you have given us. i remember our viewers follow your writing. we appreciate your time. we have more news ahead. stay with us. s ahead. stay with us

>> it doesnt want to be part of the new russian empire. thats putin version of an autocracy that means only hes in charge. we are watching the development of a very old argument and putins use of this historical nonsense is designed to cloud the picture. >> a deal cut in what was hoped to avoid world war ii. you wrote yesterday, there are no chamberlins in this story and no churchills either. ukraine will fight alone. >> the west is not blinded by whats going on. i think the biden administration...

Tomorrow, i expect. there will be new sanctions tomorrow. not everybody is going along with that. some women are like, wait a minute, they were already independent. they have to leave something in the tank for when putin does lead the launch. they have to respond to that as well. they cannot use their full sanctions today. ill be clear, this was an invasion of ukraine again today. it is not a quote/unquote peace keeping situation. he sent his troops in. thats an invasion. >> the stage craft is r...

With ukraine. here in the city and other parts of the country, there is calm. there was talk that tonight would be the start of a major invasion. we are seeing a more phased approach with putin laying down potentially challenging things to come. tonight, there is one of calm where people are wondering whats next. >> what is the difference in the phased approach and the massive invasion where 190,000 or more troops are surrounding ukraine. what is different about this approach vladamir putin had ...

Day. it is the flowering of our soul. putin made it clear today how important ukraine is to russia. he said, quote, ukraine is not just a neighboring country for us. it is an integral part of our own country, and space. saying, quote, ukraine never had a tradition of genuine state hood. from the first steps, they built their state hood on the denial of everything that unites us. the memory of millions of people, generations living in ukraine, end quote. the pull izer prize winning columnist twee...