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Of offensive cyber options presented to president biden to respond to the russian invasion, the large-scale invasion in ukraine. and they are -- they include things like potentially targeting infrastructure in russia. so we're talking about potentially going after sort of the train system. now, we are talking about things that would be temporary. they would not have a long-term or permanent impact on any of these russian capabilities or russian infrastructure. but the fact that the u.s. administration is even considering these options, it was really noteworthy here. the officials we spoke with...

To the mediterranean. including three strike carrier groups. >> jesse: even with the additional forces being deployed it's clear there is a lot more nato needs to do to hold putin in check. joining me now brigadier general blain holt. blain, our sources are saying that if he does secure ukraine, he may go north and try to sever the baltic united states toe countries from poland. what would that take and what can nato and the united states do to prevent that? >> well, it's a pleasure to be with you, jesse. what i would say is although that's a low probability because he will trip the trip wire ...

And pro-russians and ukraine army is 4 30 kilometer long and there are thousands of people stranded there without infrastructure, electricity, shops, administration. and i wanted to give voice to these people. that's why i wrote "the gray beast." but i didn't expect this situation. >> yeah. it is a pleasure to speak with you, andrey, a famed author here in this country. ironically known for comedic work as well. this is not a laughing matter. it's been wonderful to speak with you. andree kurkov. thank you so much. ukrainians aren't giving up without a fight, but neither are the russians. how t...

Remembered only for the ukraine part of the speech. you cannot really remember very much about any particular state of the union address other than one thing. that's what it will be remembered for. i think the actual moment that may loom the largest was when he warned about the trip wire in the nato countries. he said, in the event that putin moves west -- when he's talking like that he is talking about world war iii. >> i understand. >> and basically saying, do not cross over into these nato countries or it is world war iii, no joke. >> which, by the way is very disconcerting, to say the leas...

They have is to continue and trying to devastate ukraine but i think as the ambassador said this is only going to lead to i think putin's unravels in terms of position in russian government. what will be the trip wire in terms of pressure on oligarchs and the russian people and commodities is unclear but i believe putin's days are nubbed and maybe in the double digits. >> wow. ambassador nancy soderberg and drerk john brennan, thank you for helping us understand the day's events. switching topics, the january 6 committee laying out possible criminality on the part of the ex-president in his ...