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It's significant that he is targeting his inner circle, but as the president indicated, there are other levers still in the wings if putin further escalates. >> mike, thank you for that. jim, let me bring you in here. i know you think the more significant announcement is actually the new details we're learning about troop movements. obviously not going into ukraine, but helping to bolster nato allies on the border essentially. tell me more about that. >> that's quite significant. not just in terms of numbers, but in terms of what those pieces of equipment are. the ah 64, the attack helicopter,...

Nato and putin that nato stands united and the u.s. will stand by its nato allies. in biden's words, the l.s.u. defend every inch of nato territory. the press secretary john kirby giving us a look into what these forces would be. >> an infantry battalion task force of approximately 800 personnel will be moving from italy to the baltic region. a movement of up to eight f-35 strike fighters from germany to several operating locations along the eastern flank. a battalion of attack aviation. specifically 20 ah 64 helicopters from germany to the baltic region. and an attack of aviation task force w...

This directive coming as vladimir putin grows even more in the face of mounting world pressure, bragging about weapons that have no equal. new satellite images show the russians are adding logistics infrastructure near the ukraine border, including a field hospital and shelters. the pentagon is moving f-35 fighter jets and apache helicopters to the baltic states and nato's eastern flank. 800 troops being repositioned from italy to the baltic region. overnight, nato secretary-general announced there is evidence that russian troops have moved in to donbas and eastern ukraine. ukraine calling o...

There are task forces from italy. there's f-35s. these are advanced attack fighter jets. we don't know exactly where they're going to go, but a senior defense official is saying around the baltic area. they're being a little cagey exactly where some of these are going. one thing that stuck out to me in this announcement is 32 apache helicopters. >> why helicopters? >> they're attack helicopters. these are not people movers, think of a chinook or black ops. these are specifically helicopters for attack. they're not used for troops around the battlefield. they're sending 32 of them forward. so t...

Vehicles. >> reporter: i was speaking with a woman here and i said how are you not worried? how are you not terrified? >> she said i'm from east ukraine. i don't get terrified until i see a tank in front of my house. >> this time u.s. forces currently stationed in europe, including personnel, including helicopters. where are they going and what does this signal to you strategically? >> the announcement out of the pentagon was a little more vague about where these would be going. one is a new battalion task force. that's about 800 soldiers going from italy to the baltic region. up to eight f-35...