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Respond. we do not stand for freedom where it is at risk today will shaurly pay a steeper price tomorrow. thank you. i'll keep you informed. >> about ten minutes of remarks here from president biden in which he says that the u.s., nato is prepared no matter what happens along the border with ukraine. he also gave an updated number of russian troops there. 150,000 now we heard from president biden. back with us now, erin burnett in ukraine. phil matingly is at the white house. nic robertson in moscow. also retired air force colonel. these remarks for domestic audience in the u.s., for kyiv, for...

Moscow. all saying the same thing. that there is unity among nato allies and this does seem to have caught president putin flat-footed for sure. >> phil, the president was also talking about unity here at home. he said this is a cause that has united democrats and republicans. is that true? i think sometimes the president thinks there's more unity than we hear from some right wing media. you would not know that if you were listening to the fox channel prime time hosts. is that what you're sensing in washington? >> i think broadly, at least on the leadership level side of things. it absolutely ...

Phil, what do we expect the president to say? >> there's been so many discussions by phone, meetings. we haven't heard from the president weighing in on what's been happening. what's been happening over the course of the last 24 hours is statements from russian officials that have been keenly watched. they believe it's a signal or shift. what it's a signal or shift to is the biggest question. they have not seen evidence on the ground but they have taken note of this statements by president putin, by foreign minister sergei and in the wake of the president's phone call, the secretary of state's...

People there as well. again, just that very clear messaging on the consequences but very clear on what is available to talk about or not the issues that president biden still wants to get changed. president putin still wants to get changed. >> phil, we heard from the president, a principled argument in which he talks about standing up for democracy, for freedom but also the practical impact on energy prices here in the u.s. as we're seeing the highest per gallon gas prices in many years, preparing the american people for what could be the result of sanctions. >> i think it's not just on the ec...

Part of nato. the stakes of the ukraine war go well beyond its borders. biden is pledging a more humanitarian and military aid for the region. tomorrow he will meet face-to-face with a few of the more than two ukrainian refugee who is have wound up here in poland in the last month. he will deliver what the white house describes as this major address. phil matingly is also here with us. what can we expect to hear from the president tomorrow? >> reporter: it will to distill the moment and lay out the urgency of the moment and to build off some of the things you saw him say to the members of the ...