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Buildup near ukraine is growing even larger despite its base and allies to deter an invasion. a u.s. official revealing about 2,000 more russian combat troops were added near the border in the last 24 hours alone. let's discuss with the pentagon press secretary john kirby's retired rear admiral. thank you for joining us. how close is putin to having 100% of the forces and weapons he needs to launch a full scale invasion? >> well, we think he gets closer every day, washington. it's hard to tell exactly because we don't know what's on his mind. he has upwards of 100,000 troops. he continues to a...

It is based on a might makes right model where vladimir putin says i am more powerful than you, ukraine, i can tell you what to do and with whom to associate, so these are prudent steps the biden administration is taking to send a clear message that the united states will honour its article five nato commitments, but will not send combat troops to ukraine. instead they are sending six shipments, already, of defensive weapons to ukraine so ukraine can defend itself. so what do you think would be a deterrent for mr putin and russia to pull back, to de—escalate, that's a word we have heard a lo...

Urging calm. >> we just cannot afford to panic. we're preparing for any options. everyone knows who the aggressor is. it's russia. >> reporter: russia's foreign minister demanding a legally binding guarantee that ukraine will not be allowed to join nato, but insisting they don't intend to invade. and now nato's secretary general saying they have no plans to deploy nato combat troops to ukraine if they are attacked. >> we do a lot of stuff to help ukraine strengthen its ability, capability to defend itself, but again ukraine is not a nato ally. >> stephanie joins us now from ukraine. the u.s. a...

Tanks and combat helicopters. countering that threat in the s week, america has been flexing its own military might, sending a squadron of f-15 fighters to strengthen nato policing missions. these american fighter jets have been deployed with nato partners on the alliance's eastern flank, right along the border with russia. and the mission has never been more critical. >> what we're primarily looking for is any aircraft that are operating outside of normal international rules that might infringe on nato airspace. >> reporter: such as the russian fighter jet we're told was intercepted in these ...

On deterrence, but diplomacy, too. this week, he will talk to president putin and visit eastern europe, while the defence secretary ben wallace will also be travelling the region to rally support. jonathan beale, bbc news. speaking on the bbc�*s sunday morning politics, nato's secretary generaljens stoltenberg told the bbc explained nato's stance on sending troops to ukraine. we have no plans to deploy nato combat troops to ukraine. nato allies have trainers there. we help them from nato with building capacity, modernising their defences, including their cyber defences. nato allies also prov...