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Let's turn now to our panel bringing them in early. radio host hugh hiewt. leslie marshall democratic-- strike that just and former white house press secretary ari fleischer. just a few moments ago, ben sasse, a republican senator put out this press release about the president's press conference. said it was an absolute train wreck that will have serious consequences. president biden basically gave putin a green light to invade urk by yammering about the supposed insignificance of a minor incursion. he projected weakness, not strength. if that wasn't bad enough he undermined trust in our elect...

Blinken engaged in crucial diplomacy this week in europe over the situation. america's top diplomat met with ukrainian officials today ahead of a session with his russian counterpart friday. benjamin hall is traveling with the secretary of state. reports tonight from kyiv. good evening, benjamin. >> good evening, bret. yes, what we just heard from president biden is frankly going to be very confusing to the urkens. there was a mixed message there that seemed to suggest that if russia were to carry out a small incursion into ukraine, then they might ignore that but only a bigger sort of incursi...

Andrea mitchell is there tonight. >> reporter: tonight secretary of state blinken and russian foreign minister lavrov had a critical meeting to diffuse tensions over ukraine. with 100,000 russian troops on the border and counting and president biden warning a russian invasion could be imminent, a denial today when we asked lavrov - is an invasion likely as president biden suggested? >> i don't think so. >> reporter: he said i don't think so blinken spending the last 48 hours in ukraine and germany cleaning up after president biden came under fire from allies for suggesting the u.s. and europe ...

Are racking up. not only on domestic issues but also foreign policy. he was also supposed to be the president that could reset america's image on the world stage. then you see him today in this press conference really flubbing his answer in terms of russia. so i do think there are some doubts and some disappointments among this very key voting bloc. but there is still some real relief that he is president. >> if i can, just the statement that i referenced from the white house clarifying the president's comments on ukraine, it is now out from the white house. i could read it for you. clearly th...

Has his. not engaging in trying to suppress voters whatsoever. >> republicans aren't having it? >> he began talking about shredding minority protections if, if he ever got power. and now he wants to press that doomsday button. >> on voting rights, two votes tonight. the first to break the filibuster if that is unsuccessful, then a vote to change the filibuster. both expected to fail. bret? >> bret: chad pergram live on the capitol hill. vladimir putin has never seen sanctions like those the u.s. will impose if russia invades ukraine. there were a lot of questions about russia and different ans...