no. >> reporter: so the u.s. obviously would counter that they are putting all of this out there in order to deter putin from taking any action, laying it out for the world to see so that he will not actually make a move. the ukrainians say they are prepared for virtually any scenario. >> yeah, as you know very well, the underlying tension between the u.s. and ukrainians throughout the last several months has been an interesting subplot to everything. arlette, you're at the white house, the president stayed in town this weekend. he's at the white house today. the vice president, kamala harris, as mentioned, is at the security conference in munich. what has her message been on the public stage? >> reporter: well, vice president kamala harris' goal in this trip is to really rally allies to try to present that united front as u.s. officials continue to warn that russia could invade ukraine in the coming days. you heard vice president harris speaking, giving remarks at the munich security conference, where she stated that these are the most dire circumstances that that group has met under since the cold war. and harris also issued a blunt