Announcer live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. U. S. Officials now believe russia has assembled about 70 of the military force it needs to launch a fullscale invasion of ukraine. The latest Satellite Images show Russian Forces gathering strength in belarus. Some are positioned less than 50 kilometers from ukraines northern border. In neighboring poland, senior u. S. Military members arrived on saturday, as nato looks to reinforce its eastern flank. This as the head of nato is due to meet with the polish president. French president Emmanuel Macron heads to moscow on monday in part to try to revive negotiations between kyiv and prorussian separatists in eastern ukraine. Russias Chief Negotiator recently offered this dismal assessment. Translator we hope to be more constructive there and will have something to tell you, because today, we have nothing to brag about. As much as we want to move forward, the progress that we have equals almost zero. Cnns Melissa Bell Is Standing by, live for us in kyiv. Melissa, heading into that meeting with putin, the message from france, the uk, and nato is basically unity, right . Thats right. And Emmanuel Macron has been speaking both to Jen Stoltenberg and the british Prime Minister ahead of his visit to moscow and to kyiv this week to make sthsure it was a coordinated effort they brought. We just heard there a moment ago from that delegation, representative of the russian delegation thats been taking part in those normandy format talks that Emmanuel Macron has been pushing to bring some kind of dialogue back into the middle of all of this. As you heard, the assessment is pretty dire. The talks havent moved pretty far forward. And theyve gone as far as agreeing on the fact that a ceasefire in the east of ukraine needs to hold. That isnt a great amount of progress at all. Still, Emmanuel Macrons belief is that by keeping those four parties, germany, paris, kyiv and moscow around the negotiating table, that there is at least dialogue and that beats the speculation and fear and tensions weve been seeing all around ukraine as theyve been building up these last few weeks. So those negotiations will continue in germany this week, this time, not in paris, even as Emmanuel Macron comes to kyiv and moscow. His visit is important, because we know because of elysee transcripts hes had with Vladimir Putin this week, and hes had five conversations with the russian leader since december, kim, we know that Vladimir Putin apparently told him that he was the only western leader that he felt he could have real conversations, with whom he could have any kind of understanding. There is some hope because of that trust between two men, because Emmanuel Macron is hoping to forge an independent European Defense priority, that perhaps there will be some room for a thawing of the relationship between the rest and moscow. And of course, that is so important. Because that Military Buildup on the outside of ukraines borders has become so substantial and continues to increase. Weve seen these last 24 hours, that buildup just 50 miles from the ukrainian border, across the border in belarus, even as these joint exercises are about to begin. Not just men and weapons, but Ground Assault Aircraft at several airfields there, not very far from the poborder. Essentially, a combined capability that would give s Vladimir Putin the ability to invade and capture kyiv, according to american intelligence assessments, within 48 hours. And both ukrainian and american assessments suggest that that decision has yet to be made, kim. Melissa bell in kyiv, thanks so much. U. S. Forces have begun arriving in europe to bolster nato forces. About 3,000 american troops have been deployed and that includes members of the 82nd Airborne from ft. Bragg, california. Isobel rosales was there as the soldiers prepare to ship out. Right behind me is a c17. It can carry up to 100 soldiers at a time. Offcamera, about a Football Field away is the Reception Area for these soldiers, waiting for that goahead to jump on to the plane. It can be a waiting game. Some are reading, others are packing, others are playing cards. But once its time to go, it is all focus and training. Just got to get ready to go fight, whatever the Mission Calls for, thats what youre ready to deliver for. We are always ready, wherever the nation needs us to deploy, so, you know, we train all the time and we train as we fight. So in times like this, when were called upon, when the nation needs us, then were ready to go. Were allies and were all part of nato, so we all have a common mission. Its the shared understanding. So i hope positive. I mean, were all here together and thats what makes us thats what makes nato very powerful. Reporter and these troops dont know how long they will be serving in europe. The pentagon says this is a temporary mission. Isobel rosales, cnn, ft. Bragg. In washington, the u. S. Justice department has released new video from the january 6th attack on the capitol. Now, we want to warn you, some of this material is violent and disturbing to watch. The first video shows an unidentified member of the mob yelling to the crowd. Watch this. Put me down all right, bro. Call the police let me down. Then 20 minutes after this video was recorded, officers were dragged into the crowd and beaten, according to a cnn review of the video. In another clip, we see rioters under a trump 2020 flag trying to enter the capitol while fighting Law Enforcement officers. This video also shows several attacks where rioters used batons, a hockey stick, crutches, and other items to assault police, eventually dragging one officero the ground. Well, donald trump has pledged to pardon January 6th Rioters facing legal battles from that day if hes elected as u. S. President , but some defendants facing federal charges tell cnn they no longer believe trumps promises. Cnns Kaitlan Polantz has more on their cases and the damning video just released by the justice department. Reporter those graphic videos come from criminal cases, showing criminal defendants, including one who is in jail for assaulting police. Hes still contesting his charge. So that is the political discourse a year ago. Now, former President Donald Trump is talking about pardoning January 6th Rioters if he returns to power. Justice Producer Hanna Row Binowitz and i talked to several defendants this week, representing defendants like these, some of which are accused of serious crimes, some of which have already pleaded guilty, and they say trumps words right now are theatrics, political theater. For one, trump is no longer president , so he no longer has pardon power. When he was president , people who were arrested for committing crimes on january 6th asked him to pardon them. He had 14 days left in office, he didnt do it. So now many of these cases are already over or will see their conclusion within this year. That means there will be guilty pleas, trials, sentencings, some defendants will have served years in jail by the time we have the next president ial election. One Defense Attorney told us this week, no help is coming. So thats the criminal matters. But remember, there is still this Ongoing Investigation on capitol hill. The House Select Committee is calling witnesses to testify under subpoena, and if they dont, one consequence could be a criminal contempt charge. That could mean a witness could face prosecution in court and a conviction like that could be pardoned. Representative elaine gloria, who sits on the House Select Committee, spoke about trumps pardon remarks friday on cnn, with a clear concern that he could motivate witnesses not to speak. Heres what he said. If someone, you know, who is sort of waving out there, you know, if im president in the future, im going to pardon you, someone who could be, you know, right now, thinking, i need to do the right thing, i need to state the facts and potentially plead guilty to the criminal actions that i have, if they think that theres way in the future to get off from any consequences from their actions, it could certainly color what they do right now. Reporter so there are a lot of moving parts here, both politically and legally. Katelyn polantz, cnn, washington. Competition is in full swing at the Winter Olympics in beijing. Day two kicking off with an historic gold medal win for new zealand in womens snowboarding. Meanwhile, the mens crosscountry skiing has just wrapped up. That leaves four gold medals still up for grabs later today. Cnn sports andy scholes joins me here in atlanta. Andy, as i said, stream being made today. Take us through the highlights and what were expecting later today. Kim, new zealand has been competing in the winter games since 1952. They had only captured three medals in their history, but now finally, theyre taking home some gold, thanks to zoe zosski sinot winning the womens snowboarding slope style event. And she did it in historic fashion. She trailed julie marino heading into the final run, but put on a massive display, including a massive jump on her final run. Zoe now owns two of the four olympic gold medals in womens history. She won gold in Big Air Competition in 2016. And breaking down in tears after realizing her lifelong dream of olympic glory. To win new zealands First Winter Olympic Gold actually means so much to me and i cant believe that i managed to do it. Im just super proud to be kiwi and hope i made everyone at home proud. My daughter stopped working, so i havent really been on my phone, but i can feel the shock waves from new zealand and it feels pretty special. Julia marino did end up taking home the silver in the event. It was the first medal for the americans at the games after being shut out on day one for the second straight olympics. Jamie anderson, who was looking for her Third Straight olympic title in this event ended up finishing ninth. That was her worst finish in a League Competition since 2005. In the past hour, the Russian Olympic Committee going 12 in the mens crosscountry skiathalon. Alexander bolshunov picked up the flag, and Denis Spitsov winning the silver. The roc now has four total medals, but norway still leads with two golds. And it was norway that won the medal count in 2018 in pyeon pyeongchang. Finally, the u. S. Womens hockey team will be back on the ice against switzerland later today after shutting out the Russian Olympic Committee 50 on saturday. Team usa, 20 so far and is trying to win backtoback gold medals at the winter games for the time ever. The pressure of winning a gold is understanding what this gold medal meant to so many other people that were outside of this room. And thats when you start, you know, thinking, oh, like this is so much bigger than ourselves. And man, could we have a huge impact on the u. S. Reporter when you see that gold being hung on someones neck, it doesnt matter the sport, it doesnt matter the year, as an american, you just say, man, i would love to have that opportunity some day, and thats what were hoping for. The womens hockey team gold is one of the most special moments of the olympics four years ago for team usa, kim. And ill tell you what, if they end up playing canada again in a gold medal game, that will certainly be one to watch. Oh, yeah, absolutely. I wont reveal my allegiances there. Just quickly ly before we go, a, i mentioned four golds up for grabs today. What are you looking for later in the day . Theres some good Speed Skating and i was really looking forward to the mens down ski or downhill, but that got pushed. Its a really windy day there in the mountains, so unfortunately that had to get postponed toy. Theyll try to get it in tomorrow. Im looking forward to that tomorrow, for sure. Thanks so much. Appreciate it, andy scholes. Well, many people in canadas capital have been enduring this for more than a week. Have a look. And now they say theyve had it with the socalled freedom convoy. Plus, Britains Queen elizabeth is celebrating her Platinum Jubilee. 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The couple announced that she will be known as Princess Consort when they married in 2005, despite camilla having a right to the title of queen, and that was due to the sensitivity surrounding the title which was first destined for charles first wife, diana. Max foster joins me now from Buckingham Palace in london. Max, take us through what was behind this decision by the queen. Well, Prince Charles for a long time has, you know, quietly, Behind The Scenes not so quietly Behind The Scenes, but quietly in public has always pushed for camilla to become queen when he becomes king. Its become a bit of an issue for him and a nonnegotiable part of his secession, really. There was some concern that if he suddenly announced that she would become queen when he becomes queen there wouldnt be the same level of Public Acceptance as the current queen announcing it very on. Shes very popular, of course, elizabeth, so this is seen as a sign of support for charles future monarchy, but also a reward, really, for camilla and all of those years of service. This is part of the longterm rehabilitation of camilla in the public eye, as you say, many people do blame her for the breakdown and the divorce of the marriage of charles and camilla. So she is a divisive character, but i think the royal family now feels that the public would be ready to accept her as queen, particularly with that crucial support from the queen Queen Elizabeth, who is so revered, kim. Max, i want to dig into that a bit more, because im sure a lot of people might be critical of that decision. Youre saying basically because the queen endorses it, theyre willing to go along with it. Would they still not view that with a bit of skepticism . Yes, im sure they would. I mean, this is a generational shift here. Young people dont even know who diana is, often. But older people, certainly, shes very much in their minds and theres a lot of distaste towards camilla, because she was part of that big breakup. And ultimately, you know, would things have ended up the way they did had charles not got divorced . Its so loaded, this whole conversation. But over the years, the one sort of unflinching level of support was always for queen elibeth. And i think, you know, theyre making it easier to present camilla as queen by showing that Queen Elizabeth supports it. And she did in her message, actually say that she hopes that the public would support charles and camilla. So shes hoping with the queens endorsement, she would also get public support for camilla to be queen. Well see, actually, today, in the social media reaction to this. I have to say, today, a lot of people saying they wont accept camilla as queen, but i dont think thats going to change anything. Charles is absolutely determined that that will be the case. Interesting. Thank you so much, max foster, really appreciate. Some covid headlines from around the world. On saturday, new zealand reported 243 new Community Covid cases. Officials say they expect the omicrondriven cases to rise, but urge people not to panic. According to state media, russia has lifted its requirement to quarantine after contact with someone whos tested positive. This comes as russia records a daily record of more than 121,000 new cases. And the governor of north dakota has tested posit