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Just in case. >> sam kiley reporting live from ukraine. the u.s. is preparing for possible ripple effects. the fbi asking american businesses to report any signs of russian hacking threats. the cnn cyber security reporter, first question, based on all the questions we've had. can the u.s. government even rely on businesses to tell the government when there is a cyber threat from russia, given the fact that they haven't always complied. >> that's right. the vast majority of critical infrastructure is privately owned. for that reason, the u.s. government is somewhat reliant on these companies ...

Chancellor scholz, you said there was some strategic ambiguity that was needed in terms of sanctions. i just wanted to know whether the sanctions you are envisaging on and you are working on, the eu is working on the u.s. as well are already finished or is there still work ongoing? you're not really saying what the details are. is that just an excuse for germany maybe to not support the swift measures? >> first question first. if germany -- if russia invades, that means tanks or troops crossing the border of ukraine, again, there will be no longer a nord stream 2. we will bring an end to it.

And chancellor scholz, if i may ask you, you said there was some strategic ambiguity that was needed in terms of sanctions. i just wanted to know whether the sanctions you're envisioning and that you're working on and the u.s. as well already finished, finalized or is there still work ongoing? you're not really saying what the details are. that is just an excuse for germany not to support the swift measures? >> let me answer the first question first. if germany -- if russia invades, that means tanks and troops crossing the border of ukraine. again, then there will be no longer a nord stream 2....

>> translator: if i may ask you, chancellor scholz, you said there was some strategic ambiguity that was needed in terms of sanctions. i just wanted to know whether the sanctions you are envisaging and you are working and the u.s. as well, already finished, finalized, or is there still work on going? you're not really saying what the details are. is this just an excuse for germany? >> let me answer the first question first. if russia invades, that means tanks and troops crossing the border of ukraine again. then there will be, there will be no longer a norse team two. we will bring an end to i...

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