coming days, whether these troops continued advancement to the ukrainian capital. if they do, the understanding that they will try to encircle the city. i think that's going to be the thing people focus on in the coming days: is this convoy moving? if they are not, why? it could be for two reasons: they are regrouping and preparing to launch an assault, or they could be having logistics problems in the form of food, fuel, or supplies. >> dana: one of the things president biden continues to say that almost every opportunity and the more for the domestic audience i think is that american soldiers will not have boots on the ground in ukraine. to be clear, the ukrainians have never asked that. it's a strong hand that he is putting up. we understand that american boots on the ground will not be in ukraine. >> reporter: right now, the white house is being very clear that there will be no american troops fighting ukraine. ukrainians are looking for weapons right now. they are begging the