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So what are you suggestic nato do at this point? >> well, something we should have all done years and years ago, so there's collective blame here, but nato's expansion didn't have a clear end point and as a result, we've got a number of countries, moldova, belarus, ukraine, ajerbaijan caught in a gray zone between nato's eastern border and russia's western border and that ambiguity is something putin is playing on right now. so while nato develops a strategy to deter putin from taking aggressive action against ukraine in particular or any of the others, we need to have a better strategic focus...

Donald trump and then president elect zelensky that led to donald trump's first impeachment. joining us now is retired lieutenant colonel, alexander vindman. colonel, good to see you. thank you for being with us again. i want to explore with you this argument that vladimir putin and people like and around him are making, that there are russians speakers and pro russian people who live in a lot of these countries along russians western border, including ukraine. and they want to extend their umbrella of protection over those people. nothing more. >> well, that's true. it is a very complex histo...

Russia. >> now, that comment, raised all kind of concerns. immediately about the response about minor incursions, from ukrainians. the white house then releases statement, after a press conference, saying, if any russian military forces move across ukrainian border, that's a renewed invasion, and it will be met with a swift, severe and you know the response from the united states and our allies. -- army lieutenant colonel, who's director of european affairs. he was removed from that position by donald trump, after don trump's first impeachment, after he testified about the infamous phone call,...

Trump and then president elect zelensky that led to donald trump's first impeachment. joining us now is retired lieutenant colonel, alexander vindman. colonel, good to see you. thank you for being with us again. i want to explore with you this argument that vladimir putin and people like and around him are making, that there are russians speakers and pro russian people who live in a lot of these countries along russians western border, including ukraine. and they want to extend their umbrella of protection over those people. nothing more. >> well, that's true. it is a very complex history. rus...

Welcome back to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world. i'm kim brunhuber. this is "cnn newsroom." the threat of a russian invasion of ukraine has been build for months, but the u.s. and its allies fear it could happen very soon, as diplomatic efforts stall. the uk foreign office says british observers with the organization for security and cooperation in europe are being withdrawn from ukraine for their own safety. u.s. observers have also been told to leave. both countries are among the dozens telling their citizens to get out of ukraine and the u.s. i...