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They have intelligence that the russians are preparing a pretext for invasion, and this involves, as you said, that they have pre—positioned operatives to carry out sabotage attacks against russian proxy forces in eastern ukraine, which they would then blame on the ukrainians. the americans also say they have stepped up, the russians have stepped up a disinformation campaign in state and social media — again, framing ukraine as a potential aggressor. they have not put a timeline on this, but the white house has said they believe that if the president of russia decides to go ahead with an i...

But speaking at a news conference, 0ur washington correspondent barbara plett usher reports. well, the statement is that the americans have said that they have intelligence that the russians are preparing a pretext for innovation, and this involves, as you said, they have pre—positioned operatives to carry out sabotage attacks against russian proxy forces in eastern ukraine, which they would then blame on the ukrainians. the americans also say the russians have stepped up disinformation campaigns in state and social media. again, framing ukraine as a potential aggressor. they have not put a ...

Economics side and, yes, we also understood, he also understood that the russians were also using energy as a lever. however, since then, and that was after the first big russian demonstration on the ukraine borders in april. things had calmed down a bit. now they're really amped up. russia has given it sort of puffed itself out as a potential aggressor, and at this point it makes no sense. and i think that is what i think that the -- the perspective is. and that is i think why our position has publicly shifted. and, positions and diplomatic positions do change based on the situation. we're in...

Is a direct message to the west. in this regard, no one should have any doubt that a direct attack on russia will lead to defeat and dire consequences for a potential aggressor. and so, i just want to say all, just before this all began, we did hear from french diplomats, raising real questions about president putin's state. saying that the man they met was to from the past. and that again, worrying aspect, as russians wake up to learn that their country is frankly have worn with ukraine. >> we are going to stay close to, clear summons in moscow, it is midnight in the east, it is a am in easte...

0 official, i asked him if president putin is directing this himself. and he said yes, that is how it is going. that is not surprising. we know that president putin makes all of the decisions. in the end, he will have had advice from that small clique around him, that ultimately he is the decision-maker. and another element of his televised address, which to reiterate, if russians will be stunned by. waking up and seeing now, another man from that televised address, which is chilling frankly. is that president putin requires russian's nuclear capability. and clearly, openly threatens western l...