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Previewed this last week and he said he would be sending forces into near-term, he also said, not a lot. do you consider 3,000 not a lot? and how does -- how do 1,000 troops, infantry troops, stop the kind of force that you've been describing that russia has been amassing in western russia and belarus? >> we think that these orders that the secretary is giving today are very much in keeping with the president's comments. and to your other question, i remind, again, that we hold the option open of additional force movements if that's desired and needed. so the steps i'm talking about today coul...

>> reporter: when president biden previewed this last week and he said he would be sending forces in the near term, he also said "not a lot." do you consider 3,000 not a lot, and how does adding 1,000 troops, infantry troops, stop the kind of force that you've been describing that russia has been amassing in western russia and belarus? >> we think that these orders that the secretary is giving today are very much in keeping with the president's comments. and to your other question, i remind again that we hold the option open of additional force movements if that's desired and needed. so the st...

Previewed this last week and he said he was sending forces in the near term, he also said not a lot. do you consider 3,000 not a lot and how does 1,000 troops, infantry troops, stop the kind of force that you've been describing that russia has been amassing in western russia? >> we think the orders of the secretary is giving today are very much in keeping with the president's comments. to your other question, i remind again that we hold the option open of additional force movements if that is desired and needed. the steps in talking about today

Pocket? that's the nuance i'm sharing. i'll let you respond to that beforehand if you want. >> i think you raised a good point. it is not leading to any conclusion, precisely for the reasons you just described. i think it's rhetorically and symbolically important. but is it an actual accusation, an indictment by the president? the president don't have the right to indict anybody and i don't believe it in our national interest to seek an indict right now because at one point hopefully in this war, president putin will have to negotiate with president zelenskyy. i'd remind you that we did that w...

Sol so i think, for that january. 50 i think, for that reason, _ january. 50 i think, for that reason, we are january. so i think, for that reason, we are not actually hearing government ministers absolutely ruling _ government ministers absolutely ruling out further restrictions. i'm sure _ ruling out further restrictions. i'm sure the _ ruling out further restrictions. i'm sure the prime minster will be asked but at _ sure the prime minster will be asked but at the _ sure the prime minster will be asked but at the press conference today and i'm _ but at the press conference today and i'm sur...