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Systems, hundreds of fighters and fighter bombers for a country that spans several time zones focused here. how long can russia maintain that pressure? can it do so for the medium term? >> it's a massive force, jim. in terms of look at not only the groundman ufr forces, you're talking supporting air forces deployed in different places. i don't think they can maintain that there for very long at that number. they could reduce it slightly. that's the fear i have. the second fear to war is they will stay there for a very long time and try and outwait the west in terms of our unity. the potential ...

Potentially to carry out an attack against ukraine. you've seen the latest satellite images which show ha the military forces have moved out, they're holding positions and positioned themselves in fields near the border which is a sign they could be poised to go in. they've also had, of course, all the pronouncements that have been made, the intelligence reports coming from the united states that an order has been given to those field commanders to carry out an attack. of course, in the background to that, the statement by u.s. president joe biden earlier that he was convinced a decision had b...

United states in this letter to the united nations has obtained recent information that russia isn't only planning this invasion but planning for what comes after that invasion. in this letter they say russian forces are creating lists of ukrainians they plan to kill or put into camps following a military occupation. that is extremely concerning information to u.s. officials. that's why they're sharing it with the united nations. they note the tactics that russians have used in the past with targeted killings. they say it's likely that in this instance they would go over dissidents, russian, u...

Also a "washington post" colu columnist. good to have you both on. general hertling, given what you've seen and read of u.s. intelligence assessments of, for instance, commands going to tactical commanders to proceed with preparations for an invasion and all the forces arrayed along the borders of ukraine, does russia amass all those forces in your view just for show? >> it would seem strange, jim, that's for sure. in these kind of situations, any kind of order from the top could stop the momentum. certainly there seems to have been a drum beat of war for multiple months and especially in the ...