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she's doing. >> hello, everyone. world leaders in a race against time to stave off war in ukraine. u.s. president biden agreed in principle to a summit with the russian president vladimir putin. but the white house says it will only go forward if russia of course doesn't further invade ukraine. cnn with that report. >> reporter: the white house says president biden has agreed in principle to a summit with russian president vladimir putin. it comes with one major caveat. it will only be held if russia does not invade ukraine. this proposed summit was brokered by french president. who spoke with president biden earlier on sunday for 15
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minutes. confirmed by white house press secretary who said secretary of state and his counter part russian foreign minister would discuss the parameters of such a summit. when they meet on february 24. he added in a statement saying president biden accepted in principle a meeting with president putin following that ingaugement. again if an invasion hasn't happened, we are always ready for diplomacy. we are ready to impose swift and severe consequences should russia instead choose war. and currently russia appears to be continuing preparations for a full scale assault on ukraine. very soon. the white house has long said they are open to president biden engaging with putin when it would be useful and help avoid a war. the administration has also been clear eyed about russia intentions. in recent days, stepping up their warnings about russia ability to attack ukraine.
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including president biden himself saying he's convinced putden has made the decision to launch an invasion. while this proposal of a possible summit could mark a major breakthrough in@diplomatic talks, the administration is very clear eyed of russia's intentions. they have seen the military build ups around the border of ukraine. they have long insisted that they think there is a path diplomatic path available to avert such a crisis. even if russia is making some of the moves that suggest an attack could be imminent. >> now even as the west makes an 11th hour push for diplomacy. there are more signs russia could be preparing to attack. new satellite shows increase activity among russian forces. massed near ukraine north eastern border. now we're learning that the u.s. has intelligence indicating russian commanders have received
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orders to proceed with an attack on ukraine. though it is not clear when that is an important distinction to make. this is according to to several officials who spoke with cnn. all right, now u.s. intelligence officials estimate close to 75% of russia's entire conventional forces have been deployed to ukraine doorstep. incredible number. this is now surrounding the country on three sides. meanwhile, ukraine says this video shows pro-russian separatists fire against their own territory. in attempt to falsely accuse ukraine armed forces of the attack. all of this as leaders in the separatist held areas of the eastern ukraine continue urging civilians to evacuate to russia. claiming ukraine forces are planning an attack. something ukraine of course is consistently denied. let's bring in cnn live from moscow. fred, to begin with, this does feel last ditch.
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this potential summit between putin and biden when might we know what the kremlin thinks about it? >> certainly it feels last ditch. it also is has been ongoing process. especially if you look at the phone calls. the many phone calls between macron the french president and vladimir putin. going on throughout the entire process. deescalation going on there close to the border. we anticipate we'll hear from the kremlin probably in the next hour. usually a media call with a kremlin press secretary. that happened around midday russian time. i'm seeing on my screen here. the russians have said consistently that they are willing to commit to diplomacy. the press secretary of the kremlin told me in the past that vladimir putin is up for negotiations. he's always ready for negotiations especially if it means meetings of a high level with u.s. president joe biden. we expect the russians have a
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positive to response to a potential summit. with president biden. of course the russians continue to say that they have no plans to invade ukraine. but they want to talk about the broader security structure in europe. and some of the demands they have made of the u.s. and allies. >> i also want to get your take on the latest russian military move. how are they viewed? >> i mean the images we saw of the camps and the camps farce the is concerned. took the images they believe the big military encampments on russian territory close to the border have started emptying out. and believe some of the forces are dispersing closer to the border. with ukraine. there have been videos that surfaced of tanks rolling through villages. so as far as the u.s. concern they seem believe the russian forces are dispersing into
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smaller battle groups which they believe could indicate that an invasion of ukraine is drawing closer. of course we have heard from the u.s. government. they say they believe a decision has been made by vladimir putin to invade ukraine. and again the russians are saying that simply is not true. they say all of this is hysteria. of course, we have also seen more of an up tick in violence. especially in the don bass region. the one hand the separatist accusing ukrainians of shelling them. we saw the video earlier of the ukrainians saying they have evidence of the separatists essentially shelling their own positions to try and provoke the situation to try to get it to escalate. >> yeah. great analysis. appreciate it. in moscow for us. let's bring in the moscow bureau chief for the "new york times." been writing fascinating
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analysis. it is a guessing game. there's a lot active chess playing going on. of course. how likely in your view are the odds the kremlin will say yes to the summit between putin and biden? >> i think that's the million dollar question. certainly putin in the past has really pursued this kind of summit level negotiation. with the united states. looking to make a big deal about the future security architecture: the u.s. is trying to engage putin. show that there is still something to talk about. so we're going to see that in the coming hours. as fred said. >> yeah, a lot of people said when it comes to this whole move by him. this military move, people said why now? why go so big given the risk reward calculation. what are you hearing about
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whether this is more likely bluff than war? >> well, in terms of the why now, you have to look at this as a part of something that putin has been trying to accomplish for at least 15 years. it was back in 2007 that he gave a big speech at the security conference saying that this a u.s. led world order was not something that russia supported. and ever since then, he's really been trying and all sort of ways to roll back u.s. influence. especially in eastern europe. that hasn't gone so well. ukraine being the best example of a country that used to be close to russia. that is now really drifting away. and so in that sense we're at a point where russia military so powerful. the western unity is has been in question. and it feels like a moment that putin is has grabbed.
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to really push the envelope. and escalate the situation. and try to get something out of it. >> fascinating. i was reading one of your pieces in the "new york times," you wrote that some analysts leave the door open to the idea that putin has quote fundamentally changed amid- the pandemic. a shift that may have left him paranoid and more reckless. explain that. >> putin for a long time has really tried to create the image of this very rational calm leader. who doesn't make rash moves. if you turn on russian tv for the last number of years there have been plenty of nationalist politicians saying putin should an exukraine right away. he's resisted doing that. and in the past you feel like
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he's always tried to manage risk. as much as possible. operations like crimea. or in eastern ukraine. or georgia. in many ways those were limited interventions that allowed him to protect the downside risk. this would be a massive escalation. invasion of ukraine would be a massive escalation. and really one of the things folks are talking about is what happened during the isolation of the pandemic? where putin really has been much more isolated than any western leader. >> yeah. it's a really fascinating aspect of this. and i found really incredible. when you think about what could make putin happy, it seems insurmountable. his wish list is enormous and unacceptable to the west. >> that's another big question. is it is this about ukraine?
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is this a strictly speaking putin trying to install a prowestern government -- pro-russian government in ukraine? or is it really as the kremlin has been arguing about just redrawing the whole map of the eastern europe. that is what president macron and chancellor sholz have been trying to figure out with the intense diplomatic onslaught. it really does feel that putin thinks he has the advantage right now. that he's able to set the narrative and push the envelope. then you have to ask yourself if you really go through with the invasion, what does he get out of it? he might be able to take control of ukraine for some amount of time. he certainly is not going to reduce the nato presence in eastern europe. quite the opposite. >> yeah. great point. from people you're speaking to do you get the sense he might
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have been caught off guard by the strength of the west response and resolve this time? >> that is certainly something you see in the russian media. this intensity of the warnings about imminent war. has a lot of people unsettled and if you go onto the street here in moscow, nobody is talking about it. it's not like until recently. this hasn't been top of mind in the russian public. it is a very different strategy. i think there is still the hope of in the russian leadership. that if something were to happen, there would be some degree of indecisiveness in the west. europe is much more vulnerable. especially in terms of energy reliance on russia. so on the one hand yes. there's a little bit of this being caught off guard. on the other hand there's a
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feeling that russia has huge currency reserve. russia has the advantage of its position as a massive energy supplier. and also the fact that putin has been able to really crush the dissent inside the country. crush the opposition. gives the kremlin this feeling that they have a very strong hand to play. >> important point there. great to read your stuff in the "new york times." thanks so much. >> thank you. >> all right. i will be back with more later in the show. for now, back to my friend at the cnn center. >> great interview. thanks so much. appreciate it. joining me now. cnn senior political analyst. good to have you with us. >> hi. >> u.s. president biden has agreed in principle to a summit with russia vladimir putin.
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on the condition he stops any further invasion of ukraine. all this coming as new intel indicates the russian commander have been told to prepare for invasion. and president biden keeps releasing sensitive intel that reveals attack plan. in effort of course to remove any element of surprise. so all the while working on diplomacy and deterrence. how has biden's role in this russia ukraine crisis worked for him politically and how dangerous could this prove to be for him in the end? >> look, for the most part this has been the biden that he promised the voters. steady, firm, and very capable at holding together the western alliance. that's been the biggest surprise of the entire unfortunate and dangerous episode. despite the reliance of western europe on russian energy supply, biden and the western european
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leaders have been really shoulder to shoulder. in sending an unmistakable signal about the consequences if he invades ukraine. you can contrast this obviously with all of the conflict between the previous president trump. and efforts to shake down ukraine. over pressuring them to create a manufacture a narrative about biden. so we don't know how this will end. it may end in a very unfortunate way. so far i think from a broad range of left to right, biden has received a high marks for the way he's held together the western alliance in the face of the threat. >> of course meantime there's room for diplomacy. variety of deterrence being considered. putin plays a very dangerous game. of brink man ship. giving the impression of invasion so he can apply maximum pressure to get everything he
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wants at the negotiation table. testing president biden nerve and strength. is he up for this? >> biden has tried to under mine the leverage. let the air out of the balloon. or maybe the better analogy is have the release valve for the pressure cooker. constantly revealing information about what russia is doing. it's really been extraordinary to watch. in realtime. the u.s. administration has released information saying they are setting up this provocation. and given the order to invade. he has given the sense that they have information from really right within the room. as putin is making decisions and in a way have kind of diffused what would be the normal putin play book. of creating manufacturing provocations he said he can respond to. biden preempted that. we don't know how this will end up and maybe nothing the west can do to prevent putin from
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going on this course. but at least they held together and sent him a very clear signal. the consequences could be enormous. in terms of deepening russia isolation particularly in the global economy. >> of course this will be a dell kate negotiation. is there anything president biden can offer vladimir putin that could avoid further invasion of ukraine considering putin wants ukraine back and nothing less. or is it this just the russian president buying more time trying to make a fool of the west. and more specifically president biden? >> as i said there maybe nothing the west can do to ultimately change his calculus. he views this as his mission to restore the regional dominance of russia. and there maybe no price he is unwilling to pay. what they can do is send him the clear message that the price he
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will pay will be substantial. and they have been i think more successful than many people might have expected a couple months ago. at holding together the and sending that message. and in this is the biden that we were supposed to get. we didn't see this in afghanistan. where there was almost kind of a sense that the u.s. was acting alone. and there was a lot of uncertainty. among allies and what they were doing. the whole process seemed rushed. this seems deliberative. but also a firm at every step of the way. so, while there could be dark days ahead, certainly at the least they have let putin know these actions could have a enormous consequences for the country. >> thank you so much for your analysis. as always. >> thank you. coming up next. royal health concerns after the british monarch test positive for covid-19. we're live in windsor with the
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testing positive for covid-19. and buckingham palace says the 95 year-old plans to continue light duties this week. according to to uk media. she's fully vaccinated. british prime minister is wishing the queen a swift renova recovery and many in london are concerned about her health. >> she has to get better. we can't afford to lose her yet. >> she's always been there forever. as far as we can say. and the thought without her is shocking. >> she's an icon. people in the country haven't known anybody but her. >> her immune system is probably a bit weaker. i wish her the best. >> cnn joinings now from windsor with the latest. good to see you. we heard there, concern british citizens. what are you learning about how
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the queen is coping with this mild covid symptoms? >> good morning. lots of concern every around the country. probably the commonwealth. she's 95. and she has tested positive for covid. following that news yesterday we foind out from the palace she has fild cold like symptoms. mild symptoms. she will continue to receive medical attention. she has a whole team actually of medical physicians that work within the royal household. they will be taking great care of her. medical attention some wonder if it means antiviral treatment to work with the symptoms. she is in a higher risk category. being 95. in terms of risk of severe disease from covid chl hopefully not. she will continue to work we're told. taking on light duties over the coming days. >> all right. anna stewart joining us. appreciate it.
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meantime countries in asia are trying to slow the spread of new covid cases with varying degrees of success. china reported 86 new cases sunday. and jumped into action to prevent further infection. 128 neighborhoods in a city with ten new cases. have been put under lock down over the weekend. hong kong is ramping up testing. trying to contain the spread of the regions fifth wave of the virus. hospitals are stretched to the limit. with reports of people stuck outside in the rain. due to a lack of hospital beds. and joining me now from hong kong. with more on all of this. obviously great concern. people out in the rain. now we learn two police are mobilized to help with the growing out break in hong kong. what are they doing? >> hong kong is reportedly now mobilizing police force. to help somehow contain the growing fifth wave of covid-19
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infection. according to the sources they say the hong kong police would help prepare for mass testing here in the city. officials here said they are weighing mandatory testing of everyone who lives in the territory. 7.4 million people. this news comes just days after chinese president xi jinping urged hong kong and the government to take the main responsibility to control and stabilize the growing covid-19 out break. on sunday, the territory reported over 6,000 new daily cases of covid-19. as well as new 14 deaths caused by the virus. the mainland china the officials there pledged to offer assistance that assistance has been arriving in the form of expertise. in testing and treatment. as well as boosting. quarantine. capacity here in the territory. the pictures construction is under way with the help of chinese teams of two new isolation and treatment centers here. one in penny bay.
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located near disney land. and the other the old airport. the cruise terminal line. these isolations facilities together would provide ten thousand additional isolation beds. people wouldn't have to wait outside public hospitals. they would be able to be inside facilities. when you talk to experts and public health experts say it's not enough. listen to this. >> the models suggest that we could very easily be reaching tens of thousands. if not larger numbers of cases. sometime in march. more worrying is that we're seeing that many of the models suggest that capacity to hospitalize all the severe cases might easily and soon be exceeded. that means that we will be facing a very large number of death here in hong kong. >> we're still awaiting the latest numbers of covid-19 confirmed cases. due to come out in minutes from
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now. at the moment, hong kong reporting about 6,000 daily cases of covid-19. researchers at the university of hong kong they anticipate the number will rise to 28,000 by march. and we simply don't have enough isolation beds or quarantine centers to cope. >> yeah. such a concern. live from hong kong, many thanks. appreciate it. still to come. why america's top diplomat is defending the biden administration position to reject calls for imposing preinvasion sanctions. against russia. we'll explain.
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welcome back, everyone. the white house says u.s. president joe biden agreed in principle to a sum pit with the russian president in ukraine. the french broeted this summit and represents a last ditch effort of diplomacy. as the military crisis in inten intensifies. white house warning the meeting can take place only if russia does not invade ukraine. and surprisingly would happen after u.s. secretary of state and the russian foreign minister meet and that will be on thursday. ukrainian president zelensky has repeatedly said he agrees on the importance of diplomacy. and deescalation. now, he wants sanctions to be imposed against russia. before any potential invasion of the country. he made that plea to western
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leaders at a security conference in matthew nick over the weekend. >> you have several days and the war will start. i said okay. apply the sanctions today. yes, they say we apply sanctions when the war will happen. i'm saying fine, you are telling me that it's 100% the war will start in a couple days. then what are you waiting for? we don't need your sanctions after. and after the country will be fired at. or after we have no borders. and after we will have no economy or part of the country will be occupied. why do we need sanctions then? >> the u.s. rejecting the ukrainian president plea. secretary of state explains why. >> the purpose of the sanctions in the first instance is it try
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to deter russia from going to war. as soon as you trigger them that is gone. until the last minute as long as we can try to bring a deterrent effect to this. we'll try to do that. as to laying out in detail what the sanctions will be. first, russia has a good idea. what we'll do. we don't to lay out specifics in advance. that allows russia to try to plan against them. >> more from cnn global affairs analyst. >> at this point it's got to be lonely to be the ukrainian president. he took the risk of flying to on saturday. and pleading for basically more from the international community. he wants them to show their hand. at least a little bit. to try to get putin back to back down. he didn't get that. >> joining me now live from brussels with more.
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what are you hearing there? >> this morning the foreign minister from the 27 countries will be getting together this is a prescheduled meeting. given the juncture we're at with russia and ukraine that will be top of the agenda. surely sanctions will be one of the discussions points as well. with the ukrainian foreign minister. who will join the european colleagues for a about a 90 minute discussion. the eu top diplomat said that package of sanctions has already been prepared. you heard the ukrainian president zelensky saying that if the west is so certain that there is going to be an invasion from russia, what are we waiting for? why can't sanctions come right away. the top diplomat said asked essentially the same question this morning. and he said look, the vote will be held at the right time. that right time of course is when there is actual russian
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military action taken. now, zelensky other main point was that if there is -- if you can't have the sanctions, then at least announce what the sanctions are going to be in great detail. so far the eu has not done that. the european commission president did say that those sanctions would bite very hard. and just last night on german tv she said if russia were to invade, they would essentially be what she said in principle cut off from the international financial market. after the belgium prime minister said they are working with canada and united states and s switze switzerland to make sure everybody is on the same page. no escape effect. for them to get around the sanctions. this morning europeans are looking to present a united front in the face of russian aggression. of course there are cracks as well. one of the cracks is on energy
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because europe is so so dependent on russian energy. the italian prime minister said friday that this package of sanctions should not target russians -- russia energy sector for the exact reason. and europeans will also be meeting later today with the gulf cooperation counsel of course to discuss how to get more energy into europe from the gulf. >> thanks so much. there in brussels. joining me now international security editor. good to have you back. putin of course created a key posts to allies and in process making them wildly wealthy. given the prospect of sanctions that could hit the oligarch. what are the odds the chances they might turn on him. >> probably quite slim. since 2014 sanctions in place the crimea invasion. and the subsequent invasion of
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don bass area. people had time to be ready for this. there's the argument too that the oligarchs as they were sort of less key now in the putin and his become the money. people refer to vladimir putin as possibly being one of the richest men in russia himself. which of course the kremlin denies. that plays into the broader concept of how damaging further sanctions could be. we have seen some oligarchs challenge sanctions against their wealth. and of course a lot of time to -- there's the possibility maybe that there would be the rich around him saying what you are embarking on could damage our wealth. but russian officials heard too saying oddly -- they haven't accepted they'll do anything to merit sanctions. it would be okay. and the sanction proofing of the economy appears to have been under way to some degree. that speaks to how cut off from ordinary people the people making the decisions maybe. they feel we can bare this.
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>> great point. this a friend sent the quote. the art of war to subdue the enemy without biting is skill. as long as putin does not invade, how best then can nato and the u.s. and the west and ukraine for that matter fight something that's not happening? >> yeah. this is essentially he's done nothing wrong. right? you can argue that they're it seems happened in the past days is moscow instigating. they enjoy the deniability of this. up until this point nothing quote on quote wrong has been done by the kremlin. you have to find a strategy to not leave yourself permanently in the state of bring man ship. with 150,000 troops on the border. looking prepared to invade. belarus with a lot of russian troops there calling the shots. is this a permanent state of affairs?
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is that viable and how nato respond to that given quote the nothing really has been done wrong so far. >> yeah. interesting point. we talk about this couple hours ago. i thought i'd raise it again. when it comes to how putin is handling this, it raises a question of succession for him. he's late 60s near 70. is there a succession? >> there is no name. really out there. maybe i have missed it. there's no obvious person waiting in the wings. people talk about former chief of staff. kgb guy. one possible name there are people around him. the problem is this as soon as you mention somebody, they become a target for those who don't want that to occur. >> bhwhat's the risk of that? >> there's no obvious success. >> that's the problem. if you are the enemy guy and calling shots for 20 years and
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nobody dare speak against you. you don't necessarily have someone. you create a situation you are the top of the pyramid and once removed the below could crumble. we have no idea what's going on. that's the case. so even with the putin isolated long table. this is the blank canvas. >> fascinating aspect. good to see you. thanks so much. joining us here for a conversation. he's back next hour as well. all right. still to come. many ukrainian communities in the u.s. making their voices heard. more on their fears and concerns when we come back. estion. save it slimeball. i've upgraded to mucinex. we still have 12 hours to australia. mucinex lasts 12 hours, so i'm good. now move! kim, no! mucinex lasts 3x longer for 12 hours.
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>> you're looking at a scene from sunday in washington d.c. where several pro-ukrainian groups gathered to show solidarity for ukraine and also petition the biden administration to enact sanctions against russia. cnn was there and spoke to some of the participants. >> if you can say anything to putin right now what would it be? >> stop the war. don't invade our country. it's a free country. democracy and it's a great country. great people. and we are here to ask the government and all leader in the world to help to send support. to support the country. and let's pray for the peace. >> my heart is worried about ukraine. i don't want another war. i don't want struggle. and ukraine went through this many times. and there's no need for this. so i support all the ukraine come together.
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and also here to send message to washington. to everybody else. you need to do something. >> and in new york, cnn spoke with the ukrainian american community organizer. who highlighted their fears and concern ts. here's his report rmt. >> what's happening half a world away is real. and visceral. spending time in one of the communities here in new york city. where roughly 150,000 ukrainian americans live here in new york city. according to to one community organizer. many of them certainly turning to their faith. for the last eight years of this. they have been doing it more lately according to many of the members of one parish. on ukrainian catholic church. we saw many people there standing in solidarity and praying for brothers and sisters in ukraine. also when you hear from the u.s. based organizations, taking real
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steps to ensure the safety and well being of their friends and family still in ukraine. i want you to hear from a member of the community here in new york city. also a member of the ukrainian congress committee of america. he describes what's being done right now as they reach out to people in ukraine. >> we're talking to family members to check if they have american passports or european passports and can leave if they want to. go bags. the contact information. we assume that cell phone communication will go down. that happened before during the initial war. so if people have satellite phones even better. we want to make sure that our friends are safe in ukraine. and we're going to do what we can here for the most part. if you are a local. come to church. we have multiple prayer sessions for ukraine. >> throughout the country we have seen the shows of support including nation capitol. on sunday we saw several pro-ukrainian groups marching peacefully in washington d.c.
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standing in solidarity of ukraine. but also calling on the biden administration to impose sanctions on russia. >> in western ukraine. i'll be back with more next hour. today's other top stories. >> great stuff. thanks so much. just ahead, beijing bids farewell to the winter olympics. the historic games saw a new record set. also more than one scandal. two loads of snot covered laundry. only one will be sanitized. wait, what? adding lysol laundry sanitizer kills 99.9% of bacteria detergenent alone, can't.
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we take a look at the highs and the lows. >> reporter: the beijing 2022 winter olympics ended with victory, heartbreak and relief. to china, these games were a success. beijing managed to pull off the games in the middle of a pandemic without major out breaks inside our outside the bubble. the first city to host both a summer and winter olympics. showing off a wealthier and more powerful china. it was incredible to be inside the birds nest during that closing ceremony. it was electrifying. we were sitting in the cold for several hours, the invited fans were excited. doing the wave. waving their iphone lights in the air to the music. clapping loudly. and there was a feeling of relief for the athletes who have been spending so much time trying to avoid getting covid. just trying to make it into beijing and be able to compete. and now they can finally let loose for a moment. these games have often felt
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distopia. surrounded by workers in hazmat suits. tests every day. we have to be separate from the rest of china population. and this closing ceremony was finally a moment where it felt like a party. there were lights and music. it ended with dramatic fire works. these games will be remembered for controversy and scandal. the opening ceremony began with vladimir putin as the guest of honor. the u.s. and some of the allies boycotted the games adds a protest. against allegations of chinese human rights abuses. in addition to that, i will never forget the moment that i saw 15 year-old figure skating star kamila valiyeva take the ice for the last time in beijing. her performance was full of stmables and mistakes marred bay doping scandal that once again put the spotlight on russia history of state sponsored doping. despite the controversy, the tensions and the scandal, the athletes still persevered.
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