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>> are you -- ambassador bill taylor was telling me, he and his friends, who were arming up themselves, are you seeing or hearing any kind of reports like that where you are in lviv? >> reporter: well, the ukrainian president said he will provide a weapon to anyone who wants one and to fight the russians. i'm sort of in the rear of this conflict right now. i am quite happily here in lviv with a population that feels like they are still a great distance from this conflict. there has been a drive the raise money for ammunition, raise money for people on the front. we haven't seen long lines of r...

Ukrainian military, according to the ukrainian government. we have reached an historic place, a short conflict but a quicke, one and it could put questions to rest why vladimir putin will go with the invasion, it is clear to decapitate the government and make it an ungovernable country. >> this seems by calculation the fallback position of the ukrainian government or to some extent the ukrainian forces were to retreat tore to where you were and mount some kind of counter offensive, counter insurgency,te it seems from looking at the backdrop, an active city this morning, talk to us a little bit...

Very briefly when i am, this is a city in the view of those supposed to be the fallback position, it was supposed to be the place that people feel safe, well, they started wrapping the statues here. they're putting these big lavrov power on statues. scientists ready to take them underground, maybe move them to poland. this is more indication of it doesn't seem to be any reach, or any limit to what people fear, here, about the russian army could do. >> cal, stay safe where you are in lviv in western ukraine. nbc news correspondent cal perry in lviv. let's turn now to retired four star air force...

The center of town have been hiding, whether they're jew or gentile, from the danger that putin has threatened them with. two days ago, there was some kind of air strikes or rocket strikes, we're not sure which, again, on the outskirts of town. there is a significant military base here. there is also an air field and there is a strong expectation that this town could be next in line if kyiv falls. it may in the end lose kyiv but they won't have lost the war. they may lose that battle and this is likely to become a fallback position for the future. but particularly strong sense of solidarity he...

>> thank you again for having me. it was gutting. i think to a person, people were devastated by the very eloquent plea that president zelenskyy delivered to the congress. obviously both congressman and senators as well to do more in defense and protection of ukraine and defense and protection of freedom and democracy everywhere. >> you've been pushing your colleagues for several weeks to do more on both sides of the aisle. was his fallback position to the no-fly zone something that you think you can generate support from the administration for, which is fighter jets and other antiaircraft and...