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For evacuation if there was some type of military incursion by the russians. i just want to be clear if americans are still in ukraine and things start happening with russia, are they pretty much on their own? >> well, we are conveying very clearly now that now is the time to leave and that there are means to do that. of course there's commercial airlines. you can -- >> reporter: so there you have it. a clear message from the white house as we head into this critical week. laura? >> jasmine, thank you. inflation watch now. president biden says better competition could lower prices. the presi...

U.s. troops have been placed on heightened alert for possible deployment to eastern europe. pentagon spokesperson john kirby says despite calls for russian president vladimir putin to step back from ukraine, he's actually sending new troops to the border. >> they continue to add tactical groups to their western border, to the border with ukraine. and in belarus as well. they've shown no signs of de-escalating but they are adding more force capability. >> president biden held a conference call on the crisis and touted total unanimity. >> hi, nic. >> hi, christine. we've just heard from dmitry p...

Crucrush i cutting russia off or germany has the power not to certify the pipeline. in terms of the ripple effects, in terms of financial markets, all of the western allies are invested in russia. businesses have a history. there is a huge potential for russian retaliation. that is particularly important when you rely on 40% oil. and they are withholding gas exports. energy security is at stake. that video call between president biden and european leaders certainly gave the impression of unity. behind closed doors it is likely there is some division especially when it comes to damaging issues....

>> reporter: all right. looks like we don't have jasmine there. we'll get back to her. invasion of ukraine could trigger a new wave of economic sanctions from moscow. the u.s. and europe has a problem. cnn's anna stewart joins us from london. i don't think it can be overstated how important this russia story is to global energy prices and potential disruptions to, you know, the stuff that the world still works on. >> reporter: president biden thaeld video call with european leaders that you were just speaking to jasmine about earlier. he said they are preparing for what would have massive ef...

>> right. >> so while they can make an impact on the economy, the fed can build up hot money from the housing market and stock market but a lot of this is driven by the virus. we've never seen anything like this. >> you're right that the inflation issue is global. the right -- the far right will give president biden a lot of grief about biden inflation and empty biden store shelves, but it is a global inflation problem. that's a good point to meet. story stock, they're sweating it out over at peloton not in a good way. an activist investor wants to fire the ceo and explore a sale. the stock pr...