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Russian occupation? >> yes, i was defense minister and i was also war correspondent and it does look like all the pieces are in place for a massive invasion, a completely unjustified act of aggression against a democratic member of the u.n. in good standing. >> and does it look to you like -- you know, people thought there would be -- the strategy would be go into the donbas, quote, unquote, liberate those places, recognize them as independent republics like georgia, or do you think the strategy is actually go to kyiv and occupy the capital or replace zelensky with some kind of russian implant...

Military operation is going to take place. here said not only that this invasion _ take place. here said not only that this invasion is _ take place. here said not only that this invasion is going - that this invasion is going ahead but also he hinted at maximalist aims. you promised he would demilitarise ukraine. the hearing reports there are shelling in cities near done verse and explosions further afield. we can assume this is a large—scale invasion that the biden administration has been warning about for some weeks. when you see large girl is talking about the donbas region and you think...

Opinion, eventually in fairly short order for russian forces to go into the donbas region. we've seen today cnn teams have seen today russian forces headed towards that -- that donbas area. so what does that mean? it means that the military gap in donbas in the east is growing wider and, therefore, the diplomatic gap for that one thing president putin is insisting must happen, that president zelensky must talk to the rebel leaders, that diplomatic gap is bigger. so despite these flurries of diplomacy that we're hearing from president macron, the palace saying that there would be lots more of t...

Is 100,000 — claim there is no threat when there is 100,000 troops on the border station _ is 100,000 troops on the border station ready to invade. in the past, — station ready to invade. in the past, we — station ready to invade. in the past, we have seen russia claim that things— past, we have seen russia claim that things are _ past, we have seen russia claim that things are not going to happen and then we _ things are not going to happen and then we saw the illegal annexation of crimea, — then we saw the illegal annexation of crimea, we have seen the fight in the donbas — of cr...

Creeping closer to the ukrainian border. i'm sure we will come back to you. a corresponding joins me now from washington, dc. iassume corresponding joins me now from washington, dc. i assume you have heard the latest and that is president putin has rubber—stamped this. it does not call it elevation, of course. he said at special military operation in donbas. . yes. i seen the news and, i mean, it is a declaration of war. ., mean, it is a declaration of war. . , mean, it is a declaration of war. . ., , ., war. year saying he does not ian to war. year saying he does not plan to oompy _ war. ye...