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As promised still with us is former united states ambassador to russia michael mcfaul. ambassador, i want to play something that lieutenant colonel alexander vindman said about u.s. allies in the region, very worried about what might happen. let's listen. >> we have very anxious allies along ukraine's western border. those allies are going to want some assurances that article 5 actually means something. we should be doing more. we should be doing more. positions troops in europe after an escalation, that is the wrong way to look at it. we should be doing things now. >> and i'll ask my director...

Kwenss that could change the consequences. >> it's strongly coming from the congressional delegation, bipartisan delegation that was in crew crane just this week and has been emphasized by senators on both sides. there's a lot of support for that. i think the colonel is right that's going to have a deterrent effect. you know as a white house adviser and someone involved in political campaigns that what the president of the united states says is significant, and what he did say understand cuts the sec of state. all the white house statements and department of state statements up until the presi...

Incursion and we have to fight about what to do and not do. but if they do what they're capable of doing with the force they amass on the border, it is going to be a disaster for russia. >> that comment raised concerns about the u.s. response to a quote, minor incursion, at least from the ukrainians, who quickly put out a smoke signal who said that does not help us. the white house clarifying, quote, if any russian military forces move across the ukrainian border, that's a renewed invasion and it will be met with a swift severe response by our allies. and united states national security counci...

We need to start preparing for these contingencies and do everything we can. this is coming. >> colonel vindman, it's a pretty sobering piece that you wrote in "foreign affairs." i recommend anybody interested in this to read it thoroughly. really appreciate you coming on. i wish we had more time. president biden is speaking in front of the u.s. conference of mayors and we are very curious to hear what topics he talks about, other, of course, than infrastructure. take a listen. >> and so you think i'm kidding. it's not a joke. mayors carry the quality of the people's lives on your shoulders. e...

Something you've always got to do when you hear the russians. what do they believe is the sovereign part of ukraine? as secretary blinken made clear today, russia may say they have no intention of invading but it may not be a question of if they enter ukraine but when and to what extent. alexander vindman is now a board member for the renew democracy initiative. colonel vindman, you wrote a compelling piece in "foreign affairs" and you imply the best leverage we have right now, it's too late. we could have done some things in the spring that might have put us in a better position. do you feel ...