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Course, when you reveal, particularly on such a timely basis, intelligence. you can bet that the russians are going to back-engineer and try and figure out where we got it. but it's the right thing to do in an information warfare context, and we're clearly in such a mode. so i think this has been disruptive and distracting to putin, and i hope it continues. >> president biden says -- and i'm quoting him now -- further russian assault in ukraine remains a severe threat in the days ahead. what will you be watching for specifically, director clapper, as this unfolds? >> well, what i would look fo...

Warfare, is an attack on the u.s. >> well, that's true. but i think he's talked himself into believing he can get away with this, and he thinks we won't react -- we, the west, won't react. now, putin is not getting much pushback as we've seen for these meetings he's been conducting. he doesn't have anybody telling him what he's doing is dumb or not the smart thing to do. so he's basically surrounded, as we've seen, by sycophants that are yes-men and are not going to push back. so he's not getting any bad news, particularly from his intelligence services, and that doesn't bode well for him or f...

Show up, however you can, for the foster kids who need it most— at helpfosterchildren.com another ominous development. additional ukrainian government websites are now down, at least eight including the foreign minister's website. joining us now retired air force lieutenant general james clapper, author of "facts and fears, hard truths from a life of intelligence." also with us steve hall. director clapper, i wonder what you make of the white house saying putin is supposedly improvising and adapting his plans after the u.s. made so

Anticipation of further action by putin. so the sanctions won't, i don't think, directly affect anything right away. but their impact will be felt over time, and then they could have the effect of changing behavior. but initially, no. >> the u.s., as you know, director clapper, didn't initially yesterday call this an invasion. they still haven't necessarily confirmed if russian troops, formal military troops, have crossed into eastern ukraine. you've studied putin over a long career in intelligence. is this so-called ambiguity all part of putin's playbook? >> oh, sure. this is, you know, the p...

Allies amid russia's war on ukraine. the patriots are meant to counter and destroy incoming short range ballistic missiles, advanced aircraft and cruise missiles as well. cnn reported earlier this week the u.s. was considering such a move. i want to bring in james clapper, he served as director of national intelligence under then-president obama. director clapper, first of all, i'm wondering just given what we've seen in the united states sending troops, now these patriots to shore up nato defenses in poland, what else could we see you think in the days ahead? >> well, i would look for -- i do...