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>> hi again, everyone, it's 5:00 in the east, a stark message there to russia from secretary of state tony blinken. today, in front of the entire world. speaking at the u.n. security council, a detour he made en route to munich to showcase the united states's increased concern that an invasion of ukraine is imminent and to forcefully challenge russia to end its aggressions. blinken and president biden today warning that russia is trying to create a false pretext for an attack. earlier, we saw what ukrainian president zelensky called a big provocation by pro-russian forces in his country as a k...

Just in hours as you can see with the tragedies in lives. this is measured in the human life of ukrainians. so tell us. >> i want to bring in gary casparov, a legendary chess master and outspoken putin critic. we just heard there from president zelensky. what do you think of zelensky's call to impose sanctions now or at least release the list of what could happen instead of waiting? >> i couldn't agree more with president zelensky, because we've heard words about sanctions for years, and putin always got away with his aggressions. he had a genocidal war in chechnya in 2008.

Ukraine. >> we condemn russia's aggressions in the strongest possible terms. i call on russia to immediately seize its military action. we stand with the brave people of ukraine, we fully support ukraine sovereignty and self-defense. >> that comes after one day after the president says he sent 7,000 more u.s. troops to germany to be apart of nato response. he's issuing more sanctions targeting russian elites and men with close ties to putin. and two sources tell cnbc the eu leaders are discussing and imposing sanctions on european assets held by russian president putin himself, the foreign min...

Because the separatists need those forces to defend against ukrainian aggressions. the state department saying that is just plain false. and they're doing it in real time. it is significant because what they are saying is that we expected this, and now, as we are seeing it playing it out, we are calling it what it is, disinformation, a false pretext. >> we're awaiting this meeting of the united nations security council. can anything come of that realistically at this late point? >> it's a good question. i think it's a significant point for the international community to come once again togethe...

Refused to grant president volodymyr zelenskyy a white house meeting. it is a symbolic gesture, but a crucial one that would have signalled the west's backing of ukraine in the face of russia's aggressions. and then there is the matter of trump putting his personal lawyer in charge of russia-u.s. relations. then put yourself in putin's shoes. why risk international pariahdom when the president is going to bat for you. joining me tonight, contributing writer for the atlantic and the author of "our own worst enemy." molly, i will start with you. to discuss this revisionism that some have been to...