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Nato countries will have to be prepared for. >> and lastly, oren liebermann, the pentagon is well aware of that? >> absolutely. there is no abatement about the concern and worry about putin's next steps. they see the number of troops there. if you include the separatists, we're looking at 190,000. they see the buildup getting closer to the border. remember friday 45 to 50% of troops, russian troops near ukraine were in attack positions. and they have seen no signs that putin is deescalating. if you leave the forces in belaruse when the exercise is over, if they remain at a height ened level in...

Secretary of the russian military on the border with ukraine is basically uncoiling pride what is that mean? more than half at this point of those forces are now moving into attack positions. that is a significant term in terms of military doctrine. that means there gassing up those tanks. they have it left the barracks they're living in the fields and are just a few miles from the ukraine border. they have not been given the order to cross the line of departure at this point. but what we are seeing the "washington post" is reporting this morning the intelligence that led to biden saying he be...

Ukraine in belarus? what is the significance of that higher number? >> not a surprise, first of all. i'll give one example. you said your reporters who are in the south near crimea, and there's been constant reporting today about aviation access, excess helicopters. 60 helicopters landing in crimea that weren't there yet. that's about the size of a u.s. military aviation brigade or helicopter brigade. coming along with that is at least 4,000 people, pilots, maintenance, fuelers, so you talk about expanding that to additional battalions, different artillery battalions and you quickly go from 13...

To 160,000 russian troops still in attack positions, president biden believes the threat of an invasion remains very high. the defense secretary today said russia appears to be setting the stage for war, adding combat aircraft and stocking up on blood supply in case of battlefield casualties. tonight, officials are accusing of russian-backed forces of firing shells at a school in eastern ukraine, and in a broadcast exclusive, we are inside that kindergarten. but in the hopes of settling the crisis through diplomacy, the secretary of state made an unscheduled stop at the united nations today, d...

Senior defense official that 40% of his 190,000 troops on the border with ukraine are now in attack positions. >> journalist can't blindly accept for the person says pre-also should not dismiss everything as mere politics. i am howard kurtz and this is "mediabuzz". ♪. howard: big development in the cnn scandal slamming the company an explosive but strongly denied allegation of past sexual assault by chris cuomo. with the stake sky high in ukraine, the media's reaction to joe biden televise blitz has been decidedly mixed. >> they put everyone on high alert if they say hey vladimir putin we se...