invasion. >> okay. mike memoli from a very sober white house today. thank you so much for that. let's go now to erin mclaughlin in kyiv for us. we have several countries now pulling diplomats out of kyiv, and that includes the u.s. and russia. how is ukraine's leader reacting and are americans there lining up to leave? >> reporter: well, we have yet to hear any reaction from ukrainian officials to this latest diplomatic push by president biden, but earlier today, we did hear from president zelensky, urging people to remain calm, urging people not to panic, and for the most part here in ukraine, people seem to be listening. they're going about their normal lives, business as usual, and that includes one american we've been speaking to who said that despite these dire warnings from washington, both he and his family intend to stay inside ukraine. he said he has no plan b. take a listen.