>> ukrainian president zelensky agreeing to send a delegation to hold talks with russia at ukraine's border with belarus. that the citizens across country continue their brave and defiant battle against vladimir putin's invasion. ukrainian forces holding off russian advances in the capitol city of kyiv it. meantime thousands of families splitting apart on ukraine's border as women and children are fleeing the country won't military aged men are staying behind to fight for the nation.

eric: that a contents and impelling example of what is happening, right arthel? arthel: it's so heartbreaking and hard to watch it. you cannot stop thinking about what those people are going through. and i hope we don't stop thinking about it. they really need some help. this is a brand-new hour of "fox news live". i am arthel level. hi eric. so, here is the news here. vladimir putin is frustrated by

his army setbacks and harsh western sanctions. he is now tramping up tensions. ordering nuclear forces about high alert and response now to putin's new threats, the un security council will hold an emergency meeting. that is going to happen tomorrow right meantime the death toll continues to rise as more ukrainians take up arms to defend their country. intense street fighting broke out in the country's second-largest city and at kharkiv in eastern ukraine that was last night. hundreds of civilians have died. but there is fear that number could be much higher. our fox team coverage continues this hour. benjamin hall has more of the human toll of this crisis live from lviv in western ukraine. jennifer griffin's life the pentagon with the latest on the u.s. response and we begin with trey yingst he is live in kyiv, trait. >> arthel good afternoon for the brunch at russian defense

ministry said that targeted more than 1000 ukrainian military sites where they are not mentioning anything about the civilian targets that have been hit. not only here in the capitol of kyiv across the country where this comes as we get a new satellite images today from max our technology indicating a large convoy of russian troops, we are talking about hundreds of vehicles is currently stationed about 40 miles northwest of the ukrainian capitol of kyiv for this comes amid concerns the city could soon be surrounded by those russian forces. we note in this convoy it is not just artillery and other troops that can be used for combat but also logistics, fuel and other pieces of tanks and self-propelled artillery. a significant because it will give the russians more ability to make sure their troops moving forward have the supplies they need in this offensive invasion they are launching. it comes as we are learning more about the russian strikes on this capitol city of kyiv. just yesterday and apartment building was hit by a russian missile killing at least two

people and injuring six others. additionally overnight an oil depot just south of the city was hit with a missile causing a large fireball explosion there in the southern part of kyiv. all this taking place is civilians in the city are hiding underground even at this hour. air raid sirens going off at piercing the air here. a familiar sound but yet a terrifying sound for the people of ukraine. arthel. arthel: trade, of course sure they are right in the middle of it. it is what 11 oh 4:00 p.m. there. are you able to venture out at all during the day? and if you have, have you run into any of those civilians who are there taking up arms to defend their country? >> right now we are not able to leap at all. the streets are totally closed down as the country implemented martial law and a curfew in the city until 8:00 a.m. on monday. though earlier we were out and in the streets before the curfew went into place.

and it was quite harrowing to see the lives of these civilians upended and sent underground pretty see people grabbing whatever they could a bag or two each, their children and even pets and taking them into the metro of kyiv underneath the central square to wait out the russian airstrikes it was just sad to see these civilians scared for what comes next. those who could leave and get to the train station or get in a long line of traffic toward the western city of lviv predicts of those who did not break it out or bracing for the worse in recent for russian troops to be badly inside their city, arthel. arthel: trey i know you do this this is what you do you do it so well. this is not about you you pointed this out it's about the people there. but our viewers have been watching you and it come to know you through your coverage been going to ask you, how are you doing in terms of provision, you and your crew are you all okay? >> we are doing well we have a

security team, experience crew that's covered war all around the world and resources to cover the story. holistically not just here in kyiv, lviv, poland, around the world, washington and her other bureaus we are doing fine and focus on the people in ukraine telling their story making sure we can shine a light and dark places, arthel. arthel: we do need to do that we need you there doing it thank you trey and yes we have this covered on multiple fronts. thank you so much trey yingst live in kyiv at 11 oh 6:00 p.m. eric. arthel: trey and her other correspondence a testament to fox news reporting on the ground there. but the united nations an emergency security council meeting wrapping up this afternoon with an intended vote scheduled for tomorrow at the un general assembly to confront russia. unlike the security council russia has a veto 193 member general assembly each country has one vote. as has happened after putin invaded crimean 2014, it is expected the world body will

widely condemn vladimir putin and his regime for this invasion. meanwhile the u.s. embassy in kyiv issued new guidance this morning for people still trying to flee ukraine it. this comes as a biden administration announces $54 million in humanitarian assistance and three to 50 million more in military aid. that includes antiaircraft systems and small arms. eastern european nations also helping send weapons ukraine. poland agreeing to serve as a hub for that. looking at a convoy of russian vehicles that were destroyed in kharkiv a city about 20 miles there's ukrainian soldiers look into those vehicles will soldiers vibrate national correspondent jennifer griffin with more and what the initiation is doing hi jennifer. >> hi eric. just a follow-up on the reports that president zelensky is going to be sending a delegation up to the bella russian border tomorrow. president zelensky said his self

he has a doubts that will bear fruit. but he did not want to be accused by his people of not pursuing a diplomatic option if there is one pretty spoke for the first time with presidents and belarus. he noted it had been two years since he had spoken to the president who has allowed his country to be used as a launchpad these hundred thousand plus russian forces. in terms of weaponry the u.s. is planning to provide to ukraine, we know this weekend we have learnt three to $50 million of military aid will be going to the ukrainian people. that will include the javelin antitank missiles which have been so effective so far in terms of slowing down the russian military. there will be stinger missiles that can bring you down aircraft, helicopters as well as ammunition. all of those weapons would have

to come over land there there are no u.s. military flights going into ukraine obviously. we have heard from european nations who are now donating weaponry, very significant that the germans have decided to relate to something they have not done since world war ii. there were laws on the books that they could not provide weaponry to conflict zones after world war ii. they have now done an about-face to show how serious the situation is, they have now said they will be sending 1000 antitank weapons in addition to some antiaircraft weaponry. that is a big deal for germany. german also the german chancellor also said he's going to change the constitution of germany so that it will be required to spend at least 2% of its gdp on defense. that is part of their nato commitments but is been very hard to get germans to agree to that over the years. that is a big change for the germans, eric.

>> what is that say jennifer that poland has now agreed to serve as a hub for some of these transfer of weapons. what does that say in the past few days what putin has done to the landscape -- make the geopolitical landscape of europe? >> putin has basically taken nato which was on life support i would say it is a sleepily anachronistic organization that was not a strong united force in recent years. he has basically united them in a way that he never could have anticipated. and now he is going to have nato forces closer to his border. he has mobilized europe and away. if you look at those protests that have broken out in the german capitol, and the czech republic capitol today, those are tens of thousands if not 100,000 protesters against putin. river the czech republic and

hungary, the leader of hungary, they were both pro putin leaders even though they are both nato allies. they have sent many pro putin things in years that have raised eyebrows among nato allies. they have now done a complete about-face in the last 24 hours they are firmly criticizing russia's invasion and criticizing pollutant which they had not done in the past. eric: it jennifer, finally with a sense of the pentagon? is this material being sent now it's got to go over land. so can the russians to stop it and will it be enough? the german material more antitank stinger missiles the javelins the sort of thing and to stop from finland going through is that enough to push back the russians? >> i think we need to be very sober and our assessment of where things are tonight. it is been very impressive to see the heroic bravery of the ukrainian people. i would not underestimate them. i believe they will fight until the day they die.

and they are going to cause great headaches for the russian military. they have already done so but the russian military is still on the move. putin only has two thirds of his forces inside ukraine he still has another one third and belarus on the border there that can still come in, reinforcements are solving it max are satellite photos that have a 3.5-mile long convoy of fuel and armaments and tanks heading down toward the capitol kyiv. data are russian reinforcements. there is still a long way to go. the russian military appears to be undeterred. president putin now suggesting, escalating by using nuclear rhetoric and talking about putting his nuclear forces on high alert. we are just at the beginning of this conflict. it is very delicate. the weapons that will be

provided to ukraine, very difficult that the russian military is inside ukraine itself. eric: that it is, jennifer griffin is always good to see you at the pentagon, arthel. arthel: eric and jennifer as reported earlier vladimir putin today nuclear deterrent forces on high alert. he cited quote aggressive statements from nato and sanctions from the west. ukraine's foreign affairs minister said the people there will stay brave in the face of this terrifying threats. >> it will be catastrophic for the world. but it will not break us down. eric: retired u.s. navy captain bob wells joins us as a former national security advisor for vice president dick cheney. captain wells thank you for joining us for it i start out by asking why? why has putin put russia's nuclear force on high alert?

>> he has got a lot on the line parties looking at responding to what the other countries as jennifer just mentioned, but poland is doing, what german is doing in regards to supporting the arms needs of ukraine. ukraine's valiant effort to defend itself. but the nuclear posture of russia, he has something to do. it is part of his nuclear deterrence. it is something to basically say we are going to escalate until we achieve our goal, our objective to the capitulation of ukraine for its focus on ukraine as i read through the research. i looked at the actual number of nuclear weapons that are active in the russian federation there is about 1500. there's about 6000 total and reserve it but it's focused right now primarily with regard to the russian army getting the special status with nuclear readiness. arthel: will take a look at what you were referencing the arsenal

popped up on the screen. the deployed strategic 15,881,588 reserve nondeployed you've got 2889 military stockpile, 4477 pritikin and total as you just said captain wells almost 6000 and total inventory. so, then there is this meeting he is offering putin is offering a meeting between ukrainian and russian delegation which is to take place at the bella russian border to mortgages or jennifer griffin report that president zelensky, who by the way is not going to say he may not have high hopes for this meeting. he does not want to be blamed for not pursuing all diplomatic options again he won't go. is this another putin employee? how can anyone trust anything putin says? if putin does not withdraw his troops as a mutual beneficial deal even possible?

>> first of all, president zelensky is a courageous leader. think he has shown that i think is common to the ukrainian people that he will do everything to try to secure his country and secure his country through even the diplomatic discussion with a group along the belarus border. but more broadly if you look at the russian troops inside of ukraine, they are still on the march as just reported. that long logistics support line coming down the line of position through chernobyl toward kyiv. the continued bombardment, the artillery, the counter air warfare that is being conducted by the russian federation inside ukraine is still a situation. the ukrainians are standing firm and i knew they would from the very beginning. but this particular ploy is just

that by mr. putin. he is basically the aggressor. arthel: psychoanalysis is a tool of war as you know but if you gain this out of real time, captain wells, how do you assess putin's mental and emotional state and is increased isolation? is the power of putin psychological warfare waiting? >> i think the fact that he brought the nuclear -- making a nuclear declaration into the current situation where he has got his forces on the field of battle inside ukraine in response to tactical responses from the germans, the polls to support the defense needs of ukraine is very concerning. previous report i had read yesterday were mr. putin was very concerned, very upset with the pace and performance of the russian federation army paid the special forces group that was along the belarus border paid all these come into play were the expectations possibly he was

briefed it would be a quick, it would be capitulating in terms of having kyiv within the first four days for this has not come to pass. in fact every day it continues to show he arguably is bogged down in what current force planning suggests and some of his best forces have not been able to secure their objectives and other ukrainian cities like kyiv and also kharkiv. is still going maybe successfully as a thought but it's still going any thoughts on that? how did they stop them? >> you either stop when he went and the ukrainians lose except the particular phase of warfare we are in with regard to combat operation goes into another phase which is insurgency. ukraine is a huge country if you overlaid over the entire geography of europe you can see how challenging it is.

in fact if you look at the actual map of the russian incursion around chernobyl and the eastern part of the ukraine. and then obviously the effort with kyiv. the rest of the country for the most part not experience the combat power of the russian federation. so this is going to be, as jennifer mentioned, a very long, dangerous, march. it's really at the beginning. how do you and this? it's not going to be through diplomacy on the border with belarus. it's going to be through some type of political military events inside moscow which may be president putin gets advice from other actors, possibly the chinese possibly the united nations to basically find a particular solution to come to the table. arthel: yes paid retired u.s. navy captain bob wells thank you very much.

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eric: thousands of micro impairments are being torn apart at the border. sons, husbands and fathers being forced to say goodbye to their loved ones as they stay behind to fight for their country. emotional and harrowing scene showing women and children who are the few as i try to flee to the west. benjamin holdren just live in you crate where he sat down with one family hi benjamin. >> i did yesterday was in the human toll that comes with war. it is frankly heartbreaking to see the un says the three to 50000 people have enough lead this country they fear that number could rise or 5 million for that as a stabilizing effect in the countries are but as you

say it tears families apart as a people grabbing whatever they could fling leaving home families and schools it is devastating it will be one of the long term because of they hope to get home soon there are not however many people saying or they are singers they can fight we also spoke to a family today who said they were staying, the lady spoke to is a leader of the resistance move at the civil defense of movement shall be picking up a gun, arranging the movement when the russians, here's what she told us. we drove to the outskirts of lviv down a bumpy road to a nondescript house on the edge of a field. there we met in italia, a mother and it consultant suddenly thrown into the middle of this invasion now coordinated the civilian resistance. >> i wonder if you could describe to us what exactly is happening with this coordination is rising up of the people? >> we are independent we are

free people freedom -- of pebbles 48 million people who would like to fight russia. >> can a group of civil defenders, civilians, can they hold back the russian army? >> you know we have a tradition of resistance like welcome to resistance here. it's about the situation. we are like super fighters rick ricks how far you're willing to go how much you're willing to sacrifice for this fight? >> anything that is needed for us to win. we have a lot of people who have no doubt to go to the center of conflict and protect every part of our land. this can cost our life. however, we know this. we are terrified we are on our land. just leave us alone and like go away from here because you will die here. >> erika, the point is they are

here and they're going to fight for it even if the russian army comes and takes over the ukrainian army it is going to be a long drawn out resistance for they try to occupy this country. natalia today told me they will fight in the bitter end they will bleed russian army dry and they will make sure in the long run russia never wins they hope it does not come to that but they are prepared, eric. eric: we applaud in praise the tallies of courage and bravery from vindication for all those who bill resisting the russians. benjamin forrest and i thank you. arthel: yes we do pray the united nations estimates 368,000 ukrainians have fled the country and are seeking asylum. one eu official says europe should prepare for millions of refugees if the war gets worse. lucas tomlinson is also live in lviv. lucas what can you tell us? >> hi arthel just a week ago the

university students in this college town wert steady income but they're out there having fun and maybe even attending a party for today they are making bombs. earlier today was subs impromptu group of students making molotov cocktails in these larger scales bombs they look like roadside bombs much like terrorists insurgent groups in iraq and afghanistan put together just a few years ago. as you just mentioned there's over three to 50000 refugees, ukraine's desperate to flee this country pouring for the board is here is one of them. it is almost impossible. [inaudible] >> hundreds of thousands of refugees passing through here to get to poland. others heading south to romania. the past 24 hours 120 americans were among them according to u.s. officials a sign of how desperate people are to flee the russian invasion of its fourth day what is notable to russians tricolor flag is not been raised

over any of the major cities in this country for the students we have spoke to our very nervous for they think it is just a matter of time especially if the russian reinforcements coming in you saw that 3-mile long caravan going into the capitol. they are still trying for this 2000 russian marines in southeast ukraine moving in on the city. ukrainians are putting up a tough fight resistance is fierce even with reinforcements coming including these hardened chechen fighters. earlier ukrainian forces expelled russian special forces from ukraine's second largest city kharkiv to the northeast. some are fleeing the roads are just as packed as the trains only ukrainian women and children can flee. all military mail age 16 —-dash 64 bedford leave the country presidents zelensky's decree and mobilization for ukrainian leaders are feeling bold enough to speak by the german chancellor promising to boost defense spending something many in the united states have wanted for years and more poorly thus fighting on the ground right now

pledging to deliver a thousand take missiles and anti- stingray craft missiles those weapons have been used to slow the russian advances we have seen a putin's work here in ukraine. now, a curfew has just been put into effect here in lviv or just a week ago the students were out today they are inside nervous, very scared others wondering should they flee? arthel. arthel: it cannot even imagine trying to get provisions if they were able to get enough before they hunkered down? >> that is a great point, arthel purchased yesterday which will grocery store here. remember for days and weeks were reporting how there's no panic in this country the shelves were full at all of the stores pretty much different story here today. we went yesterday, there's no bottled water on the shelves. most of the canned goods were gone pray things like toilet paper all the essentials you think if you are going to hunker down, though supplies were all missing there so people baking bread. there was some fruit and some

other produce. just slim pickings that's only going to go down adeptly supply chains are not just during the russians and their advancement crippling for the civilians here in the country, arthel. arthel: lucas tomlinson, thank you. >> he was always calculating and cold. but this is different. he seems erratic. he is descending into something i personally have not seen before. eric: former secretary of state condoleezza rice as ukraine leads with more resistance than expected putin, what is the state of mind? he is said to be quote furious at his military's lack of progress in taking over the country. more troubling reports about his state of mind this is the u.s. embassy in moscow is warning all americans to leave russia now. judy miller feel it's a prize-winning journalist author adjunctive felt the manhattan institute for policy research and fox contributor joins us. judy, the former secretary of state said something in putin

has changed. senator marco rubio tweeted something was off with putin former u.s. ambassador to russia michael mcfall calls and unhinge free of a russian leader who is isolated, surrounded by yes-men with nuclear weapons. he may be off, something may be really wrong what is your read? >> well, eric, i have not interviewed putin but i have spent a lot of time and russia and even more time recently in ukraine. and i think this is actually a continuation, and escalation of putin's determination to reclaim the former soviet empire. to make sure that the united states does not lead the world. that nato does not surround him. i think that is his desire. but i think rice is also right and that something else has changed in him. perhaps it is the isolation because of covid, his entire

family had covid i has not admitted he had it. there is definitely something off at least one friend of mine who watches russia closely said his face is a puffy. that could be a sign of antidepressants or antipsychotics. he has definitely miscalculated this and it's a big if ukrainians can hang on for itself are the result of what he has done has been the exact opposite of what he had wanted to happen. he has got to be furious. i note earlier today, the admiral said perhaps to quote julius caesar a solution, that is may be somewhat in entourage would kill him. aydin is now the fifth american president who has stared into putin's eyes and has come out with various impressions. putin, according to joe biden, someone who had no soul. i think we ought to stop looking

at his eyes and permanently close them. eric: putin supposedly answered when the president said that to him as a senator or vice president said do we understand each other? you have someone who's more than cold and calculating may be off his rocker. is there a way. >> that is very frightening pray. >> i know there is there anyone in their inner circle whether it is the chinese, top aides to sate listen, you've got to stop this, you have to pull this back or see such an isolated strongman that his determination whether he is saying or not would just keep this going? >> we are going to see, eric, and the next few days which way he is going to go. i was very struck by his offer to meet with zelensky. and it seems to me that in addition to doing everything we can to support the ukrainians and i'm very glad to see the

germans have finally come on board, but in addition to doing that we also have to start thinking about giving him a diplomatic offramp if in fact ukrainians can hold on. that is what is going to determine what happens here. if he thanks he is going to win, he is not going to concede and he will not withdraw his forces apart if he thanks he's going to lose and that ukrainians will fight him to a standstill, he will start looking for a plan b. he must unless he's completely crazy in which case all the pundits and everyone who has followed him will just be as perplexed as i am, at times about his recent behavior. super quickly how do you think this could potentially play out it depends over the next few days militarily. >> exactly that's why think it is so important that the german javelins and stingers reach ukraine that the ukrainians have what they need to defend themselves and to hold him off it. if they can do that for a week i

think the entire political calculus will change it. eric: destroy those russian tanks that is the message that potentially may be could knock some sense into putin's mind we will have to see. judy miller, as always judy thank you. arthel. arthel: thank you judy and eric. while a white house official's on fox news president biden is receiving regular updates today from his national security team on the very latest from ukraine. meantime, president biden is also getting ready for his first state of union address on tuesday. peter doocy is live at the white house with mark, peter pray. >> hey arthel, i've spoken to with the vice president's office tells me she's talking to the team, getting updates about the russian invasion of ukraine from here in washington d.c. she is in town pray president biden is getting those updates out of town. he is home in delaware as russia elevates their nuclear readiness

level. but a national security council official is directing me in light of that news to a statement that a russian signed onto just last month. part of it says we affirm that a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought. jen psaki is now saying she thanks that follows a trend. >> this is really a pattern we've seen from president putin through the course of this conflict which is manufacturing threats that don't exist in order to justify further aggression. in the global community and the american people should look at through that prism. >> there is speculation at the highest level of governments that putin could be motivated right now by declining mental or physical health. marco rubio the top republican senate intel says he wishes he could show more but that something is off with putin. and now democrat senator mark warner the intel chairman has been asked about that today. >> i am not going to comment on

the specific intelligence. but what we do know is over the last couple of years putin has been more and more isolated place not been in the kremlin for most part he's been his place in sochi or outside of moscow. >> and so that could possibly help understand why this is happening now. but we know why this is happening. president biden told me just three days ago he thanks putin is trying to re-create the soviet union, arthel. arthel: peter doocy live at the white house, thanks peter. meanwhile the u.s. and its european allies taken the dramatic step to financially cut off vladimir putin and russians oligarchs by expelling some russian banks from the swift financial system. how does this new sentient worked and what effect will it have? let's bring in liz she's the claimant count on a foxbusiness also with us is jim walsh international security expert and senior research associate at

mit security studies program. so first if you could, liz, break down how this works? how sanctions could impact putin, the ruble, his economy as well as his oligarchs? could? it already is pretty want to make a moment the stock exchange open about nine and half hours it's going to be widely watched because it could plummet even further than it did on thursday but down a third of a percent because of what we saw yesterday specifically yesterday would confirm that russia would be kicked off at least some of its banks not all but some of its banks would be kicked off what is a major financial chokepoint for global finances. that is swift it stands for society of world interbank financial telecommunication. it enables banks 11000 of them in about 200 different countries to chatter amongst each other to confirm trades, to cross-country

money transfer to absolutely enable payments of all different kinds. is it for commercial banks and businesses. when nay jump in on an everyday basis they are able to make sure they can conduct business. however by kicking off these russian banks. some of them again not all there are few loopholes at the little disappointed people say hit it hard that you could have a very serious reaction with the ruble and a descent into what could be cast on the streets of russia as people try to get their money out. >> we are already seeing pictures of people in st. petersburg, long lines at the atm trying to get money, trying to money out of the bank as you are saying, liz. there are the pictures right here you know how frustrating that is a special when you are not sure what is happening is the market going to take like liz just mentioned? when it starts to hit russians directly will that put pressure on putin? and if so in what way? >> i think sanctions are one

tool that can impose costs. the u.s. uses sanctions a lot in its foreign policy. sometimes they are effective, sometimes they are not. scholars say they work about a third of the time. but the cases are all different. and this case is special. i don't think we have ever imposed swift sanctions and i assume this is a start fountain and, more banks will be added i would expect it. we have never really done this before with an economy this developed and this big. it is definitely the strongest liz is right it is the strongest of the sanctions we have. the u.s. has essentially unilateral control over it which is not true of a lot of other sanctions. it will be interesting to see how it works sort of a big experiment though probably be some unexpected consequences it will definitely have an effect on russia. by itself, by itself i do not know if it can change things. what you hope is an equation that includes effective

sanctions, resistance and ukraine political isolation by the international community. other sorts of penalties, other sorts of stresses, whispers from the allies that all that together makes a difference rather than sanctions by silver one thing by itself appeared. arthel: okay jim i'm going to come back to you about something else is breaking today. list to your angle of this russia and china if i could get a quick answer if you don't mind, russia and china have their own banking system. so could you inadvertently weaken the dollar if you force those two to work outside of swift? >> that is an excellent question i am not sure anyone really knows the answers there could be a kinds of distortions. russia has $630 billion in foreign currency reserves. the reason you soused people lining up at atms as they are trying to convert the rubles which could collapse. we have seen a huge degradation of the value of the russian

currency to try and get dollars, year old or whatever they can get their hands on. commercial banks are out of this money? why it was six or 30 billion in reserves russia owns it when it is there is it's not in russia told it oversee banks to get it, if we are to sanction russia which it looks like we're going do we have not seen delineation or detail on that. that would mean the federal reserve and the u.s. of the european central bank will say no you cannot have it from the banks you have parked it overseas. and then you get civil unrest because people can't get their money out. super thank you liz jim i need 40 seconds i hate to do this to the talk of putting his mental state not being race possibly sick. he's got the nuclear contingents on high alert. what is to say to you? >> i do not think it's good. either he means it any serious and we are in a much more dangerous place that anyone actually recognizes or he doesn't mean it and he thanks he

has stories telling himself putting nuclear forces on alert and saying it because we are criticizing him that is somehow going to have some effect. i think it is worrisome. second it is a reminder nuclear weapons problem did not go away. it is not just north korea russia has 45% of the world's nuclear weapons. you're only as safe as the least crazy dictator who has nuclear weapons. it is time to revisit that issue and get serious about it. arthel: you got this contingent on high alert jim there tell me have got to go. that is unfortunate okay okay heartbreak sorry jim walsh, liz thank you. thanks guys thanks eric. so for thanks the new questions that china could play in all this. from chinese president putin have been close for number of years. but invasion could that be

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world. alexis mcadams' life and our new york city newsroom with the very latest on that part of the story, alex, alexis p. >> the protesters i talked to are anxious and are angry because they are watching ukrainian people fight for their lives during this unprovoked attack by russian president vladimir putin. this weekend the thousands of new yorkers gathered in the streets you can see it in all different cities there, large crowd at the russian consult the stuff in about 2000 people come arthel to show support for ukraine. that outpouring significant here because new york city is home to more than 150,000 ukrainians. that is the largest ukrainian community in the country from d.c., two detroit crowds calling for solidarity many are also asking when the united states and other foreign powers will do more to stop this war. now in chicago, one of the scenes here you are seeing, crowds lined the streets and ukrainian village there diocese of chicago also holding services praying for peace thereby this afternoon many ukrainian americans across the nation tell

us they're trying to get in contact with their loved ones, some were trying to flee, listen. >> she is by herself in a building in kyiv and ukraine. apartment building got hit about 5 miles away from her. >> some of them had to leave the country because they have little kids. >> people try to get in contact with them via text message, wi-fi texting. this is a full-scale invasion ignited the largest attack on european soil since world war ii. even with the leaders condemning put transactions across the world those attacks continue again this afternoon. now the world bracing for russia's next move. trucks is not going to stop is going to keep going is going to keep taking the country. ukrainian is first we need to help them. >> you know we've seen that videos and photos ukrainians of all ages suiting up in a fighting back in the streets for the mickey molotov cocktails

they are armed with weapons of all different types ukrainian americans i've talked to in new york city tell me putin is underestimate the spirit of ukraine and they are not backing down, arthel. arthel: i'm not sure if you had a chance to see it i watch saturday night live it open is ukrainian course of new york they were singing a prayer for ukraine. it was so beautiful and so chilling at the same time. boy everyone is crying out for ukraine. alexis mcadams, thanks, eric. eric: that was magnificent last night. u.s. and european sanctions against russia banks means vladimir putin will have to rely more on china for economic health. some chinese state owned banks though, they are restricting leading to russia in the wake of the invasion that is a surprise move given their close ties between beijing and moscow. tennessee republican senator marsha blackburn told me yesterday on "fox news live" that we still cannot underestimate that relationship.

>> we know that xi jinping who heads the chinese communist party has recently met with putin. that will give us an indication of how closely tied these two are. i really look at russia, china, iran, north korea as the new axis of evil. >> the diplomacy to permit senior advisor george w. bush administration joins us now. christian, despite it seems at least at the un, china has had a second thought. they abstained from the vote the other day. do you think they can persuade putin to back off? >> and no i don't think so but i'm not sure they will even try to do that that is par for course throughout most of its modern history, china has abstained on major issues of contention at the un security council except during times were chinese equities are directly on the way in which case will often veto things that things are

adverse. china is very invested and very happy that it is being drawn closer to putin, to russia are more likely the west is pushed russia towards china they're going to want to maintain that pretty mention some chinese banks have complied partially with sanctions for they are still conducting financial transactions with russian banks. they just cease to do so temporarily in dollars per they're still doing so in chinese. so for your review as it will not have much of an effect? >> no i don't think so. this is a relationship coming along potentially oil from russia which will alleviate a chokepoint china gets most of its oil and gas from the middle east that comes to the streets near singapore that will shut

down the beginning of china per this a well-known vulnerability a little different origin but with imperial japan in world war ii. i think this relationship i think is unfortunate it's going to get warmer pray. >> here is a chinese ambassador to the un. just in the last hour security council emergency meeting. he called for negotiations or what is happening between russia and ukraine let's listen. >> we believe a top priority now is for all parties to exercise the necessary restraint to prevent the situation in ukraine from getting worse. china supports and encourages all diplomatic efforts to a peaceful settlement of the ukraine crisis. kennedy: is not meaningful or diplomatic speak? >> i think that is diplomatic speak purse probably something china wants by don't think they care too much who controls

ukraine. they are looking at the of the lens of taiwan part of one sense what russia has done is on helpful per china invades taiwan at once it seem as though it is reunify with a renegade province. doesn't want of invading a peaceful democracy that is essentially a separate country. sort of cast an unpleasant foreshadow. in that sense i have this wind down as quickly as possible. eric: president nixon visited moscow and opened up change the world 50 years ago. were in now in a situation where edit china and russia against us in the western world. >> it is not a full blown security condominium in eurasia yet with russian china together and that unified military command or firm access for they done joint military exercises. they have mechanisms like the shanghai cooperation. they do meetings but it is not

quite as bad as it might seem just yet. but frankly this is something we might consider that antagonizing putin certainly deserves a lot of antagonism at this point is not completely cost free but ultimately the point of foreign policy is when you're advancing national interest for this interest are not rigidly well served by creating an axis of russia and china. >> finally you think china would listen to xi jinping if he says you've got to stop, pull back go to the negotiating table? >> negotiations might benefit potent. and it might benefit the united states if we could say listen, what's going to happen in eastern ukraine and fortunes to happen but western ukraine needs to be a neutral austria -like state. that could serve anyone's interest. but if it is a message of stop the war, putin is committed already. anything short of a very significant successful incursion into ukraine would be very detrimental to him.

eric: former advisor, good to see you certainly keeping an eye both on moscow and beijing good to see you. arthel. >> was war rages former president trump was among those at cpac weighing in on the conflict and the bride administration response. also the result of the conference's annual presidential straw poll rn >> good afternoon cpac has wrapped up for the last several days we've seen attendees talk out the republican party take back the house, the senate and the white house. over the last several days there have been boot camp on a number of issues they think voters should care about like election security, anti-mask mandates in combating what they see as a woke agenda. former president trump had a chance to speak to the crowd last night. he gave some strong hints that he plans to run again in 2024.

the crowd very supportive and his speech under what you did at a campaign rally but he talked about what's been going on in russia as well as ukraine. the attack on ukraine is appalling in outraging he doesn't believe this should be happening and it wouldn't happen if he was still in office. the attendees liked what they heard, the former president dominated in this your strong pull. they would like to see running 2024. it wasn't even close getting 29% of the vote we do not see everyone attending including former vice president mike pence ♪. eric: it appears in the indicated indication the ukrainian people cleaning up the glass on her window in her

apartment was shelled singing the national anthem. an example of the dignity and brave your of the ukrainian people. arthel: dignity and brave but human beings and they need help. this is horrible. absolutely horrible. eric: let us unite for ukraine and keep them in our prayers and hope the world can do more than that. >> ukrainian holding onto the capital city of kyiv in fighting for their lives as vladimir putin orders russia's nuclear forces on high alert. the u.s. is warning americans to consider leaving russia immediately. i am aishah hasnie along with joey jones, katie potlatch and charlie hurt. welcome to a special hour of "the big sunday show" russia is targeting ukraine's infrastructure in a missile strike blowing up an oil