>> a new mobile video app from c-span. c-span now. download today. >> united states secretary council meeting which you can see later today will feature at least the first direct discussions between in the united states ambassador and russian -- those in russia about actions in ukraine. ukraine. the associated press reporting that linda thomas-greenfield

said the russian actions pose a clear threat to international peace and security in the u.n. charter and councilmembers must clearly examine the facts and examine what is at stake for russia, ukraine, europe, the core obligations and principles should russia further invade, she said thursday, announcing the meeting. you can see that at 8:00 tonight on our c-span two channel and you can also watch for it at c-span.org and view it on the c-span now radio app. it was friday where the defense secretary held a press conference talking about the actions of ukraine, particularly the concerns over russia and what has been going on as far as the border. from the event last friday he talked about that possible russian buildup. here's a portion of that from friday. [video clip] >> as we look at matt -- look at that amount of troops and hardware in the region, it far

exceeds what we typically see them do for, for exercises. so, it's very concerning. where this could lead us in terms of a type of conflict or where it could put the region in terms of, you know, future activities, i won't bother to speculate on that. i would just say that we are focused on making sure that we do our part to provide the president options to support and reinforce nato if, in fact, he does make a decision to invade ukraine. so. >> does it feel different? sure it feels different. in terms of what we have seen in the past in terms of russian exercises, this is larger in scale and scope and amassing of forces than anything we have seen in recent memory and he would have to go back quite a

while into the cold war days to see something of this magnitude. they do annual exercises that we watch closely but this is different and we will continue to monitor it closely but yes, it does feel different. host: that full event at c-span.org and if you want to see the comments, you can see it there. if you are a military member, (202) 748-8000 is the number to call to give us your perspective on russia ukraine. if you have prior military service, call us at (202) 748-8001. you can also text us at (202) 748-8003. the hill this morning, taking a look at the biden administration in the decisions it has to make, the commander-in-chief must also account for domestic politics characterized by rare i partisan support for a free ukraine and deposit -- public hesitance to be caught up in another conflict

following the disastrous end to the 20 year war in afghanistan and that could factor into the decisions biden ultimately makes as he looks to manage the unfolding crisis and according to experts i do think generally there is a disinterest in fighting another war, the story citing that for example only 31% of likely american voters said that they think u.s. forces should be sent of russia attacks ukraine according to the rasmussen reports released last wednesday and on the sunday shows yesterday it was the former defense secretary of the obama administration leon panetta talking to greta van susteren about events in russia and getting perspective on what it could mean for u.s. forces involved. we will show you that in a bit. again if you want to call and let us know your thinking you can post on our twitter feed and you can also post on facebook as

well if you want to give your comments there. a couple of other perspectives according to the post, it talks about the countries

are the issue that is going to turn this around. you know, and look, i think there are some heavy sanctions that can be applied against russia. i think there are some steps that will hurt them in terms of international banking in terms of new technologies and cell phones and chips that could impact on their economy. so i think supplying weapons to the ukrainians, moving our forces up into nato, deploying our aircraft and our ships, i

think that's the most important deterrent we have right now with regards to russia. >> would that mean our men and women would be involved in the fighting or would it be in a support capacity? >> i think the president is i'm sure thinking of that in a support capacity but let's face it right now, there are military advisors in the ukraine, working with the ukrainians to try to develop their capabilities. and so, you know, if something happens, where there's no question that u.s. lives are also going to be at stake here. >> again, that's from the former defense secretary, leon pennetta. if you go the website of politico, it gives some of the other perspectives of other countries and how they're viewing potential conflict there in ukraine. they report that russia has sent thousands of troops to belarus but the leaders said friday

-- that the worry of those forces gathered around ukraine will be launched against ukraine if russia doesn't succeed in this demand, given the influence in the eastern europe. so if you are an active member of the u.s. military or if you've served previously, we're getting your perspectives this morning. 202-748-8000 for those active duty members and 202-748-8001

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