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With those forces. we just learned that 3,000 additional forces from the 82nd airborne will deploy to poland. jake sullivan was very clear in the briefing moments ago that these are defensive forces. nobody is talking about sending u.s. troops to fight russian troops in the ukraine. that is not happening. they're there to protect article 5 nato allies. they will be in romania, in poland. they're a security blanket for nato and a warning to putin, don't even think about crossing in to any nato country. >> martha: great. jennifer, thank you. jennifer griffin reporting from the pentagon. joining ...

Economic impact americans would feel if an invasion occurs, the price at the pump, the cost of heat and electricity and transportation and goods, et cetera. what do you see as worse case scenario for americans? >> i think the worst case scenario is russia can get away with taking over ukraine and upset the security blanket in europe. from a national security point of view, this is a matter that i'm pleased to see the u.s. leadership and unity with our european partners. as far as the economic impact of any armed conflict it has an impact if that's supply chain, predictability for investors. th...

Was a formal recognition, and now with russian troops going in as peacekeepers, overtly, that means russia's extending its security blanket over this territory, which gives it the ability to say, openly, we are there, and we now take responsibility for what happens, and those who attack this area are also now attacking russian forces and will have to face the consequences of russian forces, and putin actually spelled that out very explicitly in his speech. he said that -- he called on the ukrainian government to immediately stop its attacks on the separatists, attacks that are not happening, a...

Speaking of course of ukraine, and then return the united states is giving us a security blanket. not a guarantee that they'll come in fight or protect us, but some sort of security zone. do you believe that ukraine expects united states because of that agreement to do a little bit more than just sanctions? >> i think that they are desperate and they're trying every thing they can. i don't blame them at all for that. below, they have to acknowledge that if russia was trying to have a military alliance with mexico, and their input russian troops on the ground there, there is no way that we woul...

Trying to another country. ukraine made a deal in 2018. they gave up nuclear weapons in exchange for a deal with the u.s. to provide a security blanket, if you will. i thought we were going to put troops on the ground, but that we were going to help them with time of need. they never got into nato pier they wanted to be, but now they feel and the foreign minister said onset, was it a good idea to give up the nukes back then? they had them, it would be a different action probably from peyton today. >> shannon: and it is not he was just going after separatist some people argue about they want to...