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Implementing this disconnect from the s.w.i.f.t. system for the russian banks, especially the russian central bank, which we know houses a lot of the resources that putin is going to be relying upon for this war he's inflicted and initiated in ukraine. i do think, though, that the impact of swift is going to be much swifter than the other sanctions. as some reporters have been saying out of moscow, i saw a report that they asked him to settle his bill early because they weren't sure if the credit card machines would be working. this is something that's going to impact companies, businesses, an...

The russian advance slowed due to food shortages and there's a growing refugee crisis along ukraine's western border. hundreds of thousands fleeing the violence. none of them have any way of knowing when or if it will ever be safe to return home. we haven't heard any reaction from vladimir putin to president biden's remarks yet. we don't know if his level of frustration of the military convoy seems to be having. >> that's right. we've heard from president putin after the state of the union and he referenced the claim that russia's being shaped by the sanctions and says it is hard but that russ...

I was wrong there. it took us more than six hours to get past that checkpoint. people fell asleep waiting but no one ever cut around a sleeping driver when the line moved three or four car lengths. they just waited. while there, we talk today people, like alexander, who was trying to find a border where he could drop his wife off. >> does your wife want you to fight? >> no, she actually wants to like not fight. she is like scary and says i cannot like decide it on my own. so, uh, i will try to convince her. >> alexander has a medical degree, and says he can help the wounded in an icu. to him, ...

The national currency, money being taken out. can you live in that kind of country? >> can you have stability in that kind of country? no. >> reporter: several airlines today announced they will no longer be flying to ukraine, and germany add vise ised it citizens to leave as quickly as possible. jon, back to you. jon: all right. steve harrigan live from kyiv, thank you. a new security pact between the united kingdom, poland and ukraine looks to further increase ukrainian protection against a possible russian invasion. general jack keane will join us in just a few moments with his reaction, bu...

Pact with neighboring ukraine and great britain to strengthen cooperation as the net from russia is looming -- threat from russia is looming. mike tobin is not far from ukraine's western border. mike. >> reporter: and, arthel, many of u.s. personnel that was recently deployed here to poland ended up at this base. if most of them are prosecute 82nd airborne, some of them from the if 101, and given theistly of those soldiers and paratroopers in europe, their very presence is intended to send a message that the u.s. stands strong with its nato allies. their task is described as multi-mission capa...