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Possibility that the president, we've reported, may head to europe, perhaps as soon as next week, stops in brussels perhaps, perhaps warsaw. talk to us about the trip. what are the risks and rewards for the president going overseas for something like this? >> i think the reward is pretty much standing alongside his allies this. administration has said from day one they shared the intel of the european allies, they decided to come on board, the same sanctions package, as the europeans and announcing before the united states, and i think this would be almost the president wanting to make sure he...

And americans to get together in a room and show the unity and strength of the western alliance against the russian invasion in ukraine. but more than just the symbolic show, they're also hoping to plot out the next steps of the west's response to the ongoing invasion so what that looks like is coordinating the next steps in terms of military assistance to kyiv also trying to release a new sanctions package. already, the west has released a devastating set of sanctions against russian oligarchs and vladimir putin himself but they want to, you know, go further as the invasion continues and also...

Nato partners are expected to put up a united front against russia at the summit on thursday. announcing sanctions in more than 300 members. >> the united states will announce a package of sanctions tomorrow that relate both to political figures, all the guards. >> they say the sanctions package will target 400 people which includes a 328 lawmakers and russian elites. however some of the sanctions may not be enough. >> we should be doing more but we could cut off the source of revenue, how long can he continue coat to conduct this war if we shut off his biggest source of revenue? i think that'...

>> i think the biggest thing would be, you know, moving faster on the more sophisticated surface-to-air missiles. there has been talk about slovakia and other countries willing to do that but they need back fill from us or western allies in terms in making sure they have the air defenses they need. some movement on that i think would be really important. and then also on the broader sanctions package, to continue the unity going forward. i guess the final thing, a big piece of this widely reported is what is china going to do going forward? china is the country that is in the strongest positio...

States, more than $1 billion in humanitarian assistance. the president hinting at meeting with refugees tomorrow when he goes to poland to see it with his own eyes. that is going to be a really key component in the days and weeks ahead given the fact the u.s. and/or european counterparts, those officials, don't see any near term into this. they believe as long as this goes, the most important element, whether it's humanitarian assistance, lethal assistance, the sanctions package, is maintaining unity going forward and that is certainly something the president believes that at least he got out ...