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Republicans. it's imperative for the white house to pass a lot of the other stalled agenda items that could help americans who are hurting right now. >> you are about to see politics play out over the break. kevin mccarthy, the republican leader of the house, taking a codell to the ukraine border and another to the areas around ukraine. there will be a lot of pol politicking about this. republicans are already lining up to say we have to be tough on russia and it's biden's fault the economy is in bad shape. >> it's a difficult conversation, this is playing out in a dicey political year here at...

You can. but that's not changing putin's behavior. he is leveling our country with these strikes. is the biden white house prepared to support any escalation of nato military tactics, a no-fly zone, humanitarian corridor, nick? >> it appears not, putting troops in the way or engaging directly with russian forces if there's a no-fly zone. it would lead to very much the same kind of situation. one thing the biden administration is clear-eyed about, the sanctions are not going to and they do not expect them to immediately change the kremlin or vladimir putin this is a long-term game. we heard jak...

Sanctions announced today as we're seeing these horrific images and stories coming out of ukraine in places like mariupol and bucha. let me take you through the headlines of this announcement, full blocking sanctions imposed on russia's largest financial institution as well as its largest private bank. there's also a ban on all new investments in russia that would come in the form of an executive order the president would sign. now additional individuals are now being punished as well and they include putin's two adult daughters as well as the wife and daughter of the russian former minister s...

Are tony soprano, your family is a potential liability. it's something your adversaries can target and try to manipulate against you and so i think that's part of, like, a closing of the walls around putin if he begins to see that from the west, more of a psychological impact. >> on the military front the russians have now completely withdrawn from the kyiv area, from the chernihiv area, have gone back into belarus, back across the border into russia in some cases but there's still a debate about what's next and whether vladimir putin would again launch an offensive on kyiv. the u.n. secretary...

The justice department today announcing the first criminal charges against the russian oligarch since putin's invasion of ukraine began. the oligarch charged with evading sanctions in place in an alleged scheme to promote and support pro-russia separatists in crimea. the attorney general merrick garland had strong words for others who may try to violate those sanctions. >> it does not matter how far you sail your yacht, it does not matter how well you conceal your assets, it does not matter how cleverly you write your malware or hide your online activity, the justice department will use every ...