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To try to curtail the purchases of russian oil. the big question is going to be russian gas and that's a very sensitive issue both for global markets and for the economies of our european allies. it would, of course, hurt russia but there are multi-sides to that equation and that's something that is an ongoing conversation. but the longer that war goes on and the more brutal the russian attacks are in ukraine, the more the allies are willing to accept some economic pain themselves in return for trying to curb the sources of russian income. >> he also left the door open to additional sanctions ...

Greater area of the so-called donbas region. essentially the idea is they will not repeat the mistakes they have made in other parts of the country, notably the north, at earlier points in this war. you will not see overstretched russian lines that are vulnerable to attack, and ambush. instead, consolidated, dense force in specific areas. u.s. officials estimate that russia has now committed a total of 78 battalion tactical groups to that front in the east. each group has up to 1,000 troops. bianna? >> phil black, thank you. the u.s. military is keeping a close watch on russia's nuclear arse...

We've seen that in lviv. but there are civilians in the vicinity. sometimes the weapons miss. so whenever you use heavy firepower in cities, you're going to cause a lot of damage and a lot of civilian casualties. the russians are not very sensitive to that. we've seen that in chechnya and syria and i think we'll see it more and more as the war progresses. >> colonel, always good to see you. thank you so much. up next, a major ruling on whether you'll still have to mask up on planes, trains and other transportation. what you need to know, next. plus we'll look at the real power of a trump e...

And both hanutia and her daughter olya and her husband are living in the surrounding areas of lviv and so far are doing well, but that depends on how the war progresses. i am just hoping it never reaches lviv. >> james, we thank you for joining us today. we wish you and your family the best and that your aunt remains healthy as she is in lviv, and thank you for sharing your story with us as we watch what's happening in ukraine. thank you. >> thank you, yasmin. >> all right, everybody. an amazing interview from ali velshi. a cancer patient trying to get out of ukraine, and the man driving the w...

Anytime soon. all right, miss rochelle, great to be with you. thank you very much. and trace, this war is certainly reshaping alliances. russia and china definitely getting closer together. we can only hope that it also pulls nato closer together to try and de jonathan, great stuff as always. thank you . the russian invasion continues to force ukrainians to flee the country, leaving thousands of children alone to become orphans. worries of supplies to help these orphans are starting to dwindle as the war progresses. with us now is mark davis, founder and director of abundance international orp...