♪ ♪ >> carley: breaking right now ukrainian delegation has just arrived on the border. the high-stakes peace talk with russia. that is vladimir putin with high alert bringing his war on ukraine crane to a new level. >> todd: that ukrainian president zelensky, you are watching fox news on a monday, i'm todd piro. >> carley: i'm carley shimkus live on the ground with gillian turner standing by with

washington. two putin's new year escalation. >> todd: and a massive russian convoy closes in, steve, what are you seeing? they coy small explosive just behind me a few minutes ago. it appeared to be a rush and drown taken out by ukrainian defenses. as you imagine, the peace talks about to get underway on the border between belarus and ukraine. the ukrainian delegation arriving by a polish helicopter. the president of ukraine not taking part in those talks. he is staying in kyiv with pretty low expectations. the main goal of those talks on ukraine side would be immediate cease-fire. people coming out of their houses for the first time in several days. the curfew has been lifted appeared some lines 50, 100 deep and people being stuck in curfew. the fighting overnight continues. more shelling of the capital city. fighting in the second largest

city and russian forces going in but unable to take control. this on fox, no major objectives achieved by the russian forces. and finally, president putin forces on high alert. he said he is responding to aggressive moves by the west, including economic sanctions, which absent the russian ruble tumbling. guys, back to you. >> carley: tonight feels different may be because of the nuclear talk or is it because of this amazingly as we are talking about nuclear weapons, this peace negotiation is getting underway, but volodymyr zelensky also said the next 24 hours could be the most critical time for his country. why do you think he feels that way? >> i think he feels that way because of three meyer russian tanks about 20 miles away on the way here. they already have a town in rubble, this capital city still

heavily publicly with 3 million people. the peace talks could perhaps avoid that and come to a cease-fire for humanitarian needs to get people out of here. >> todd: you are right. today the ex-galatian potential is what we are all looking at. if it happens, doesn't happen, it dictates where we go from here. thank you for your efforts over here capturing to code towns, ukrainian forces hold key states. >> carley: live in lviv. >> and despite the president cease-fire talk, the resistance is still very much engaged. we caught up with a group in a warehouse section of town that engaged in making camouflage netting to conceal the troops. also molotov cocktails, a crude process they have old liquor bottles they feel with petroleum product and soap to make a jellylike napalm and whatever the palm breaks open, everything

bursts into flame and the jelly would make it to whatever it made contact with. these people are working throughout the night stepping the rags and the bottles and transporting where the fighting is most intense. and the kyiv region. overhead video of a strike and this is a drone strike. a lot of discussion in the lead up to this impatient about the ukrainians having access to the turkish made their own. that drone has the ability to carry some smart tank missiles at this time. this appears to be the use of those drones. up to this point, we reported the russians had not gained any population center. there is reporting that is no longer the case. reporting said the russians have been able to get a foothold in a small town and very significant because that would ultimately give the russian forces this foothold to the south and east of the country and access to the

black sea. here in the town of lviv it is quiet but the primary activity out here has a lot to do with the refugees trying to get to the border. back up to the border 30 miles across and almost 24 hours. as you can see, it snowed last night so it's very cold out here and very tough on the refugees. guys, back to you. >> carley: live on the ground, thank you so much. one of the things unfolding about this five day advance of russian forces, russia has been really slow. if you look at february 26th, they are practically at the same map. exactly the same and mike tobin reporting russia has been able to capture one town were two towns rather. that is significant because you said they can now move in from the south and east of the country. but so far, there is frustration

on vladimir putin's part because of how slow the advance has been. >> todd: a couple of reasons for this, one, the thing that stands out most to me is the fact the russian forces do not have night vision goggles and that is live in the how far they can go. if you are only working 12 hours a day or however long it is, you remember any war that you and i have been around for especially the ones involved in western troops, that night capability which increased ability to move on a location. secondarily, we have heard multiple reports russian military is underfunded and underequipped highlighting the lack of putin's and how he thought it was going to be a cakewalk and corresponding resources into this. as a result he is not seeing what he wants. and we pop up any of those maps underscores the fact where they are being successful is as close

to russia as possible. then underscores the fact that they do not have the necessary supply lines, supply routes. obviously, we talked about supply chain crisis in the u.s. if the troops can't get their supplies, they can't fight and they can't veins. the supply chains is really the advantage they should have. >> carley: todd, and intelligence where 30 kilometers, which is 18 miles to the north of kyiv is at 3-mile long column of tanks that is heading towards kyiv. so 18 miles out and then you can intelligence also say despite continued attempts to suppress details of the conflict from the russian conflict for the first time been forced to acknowledge suffering and casualties. there you have fed. all right the u.s. responding to putin's decision to put forces on high alert. >> todd: nearly 4,000 u.s. troops in europe over an

extended period gillian turner joins us live with more. >> good morning, the biden administration this morning is laser focused on responding to putin's nuclear readiness posture, so severe that leaders across the world are really quite alarmed. so far in the first phase of this war in ukraine, the president has repeatedly claimed they are not being taken by surprise by any of putin's moves. >> this has a pattern we have seen with president putin which is manufacturing threats that don't exist in order to justify further aggression. >> lawmakers on capitol hill have their own priorities, featured high on the list is american energy independence. >> what gives vladimir putin and his cronies leverage? they have oil and nuclear weapons. >> we need to be prioritizing our own energy security and changed energy policy. >> the white house is insisting the only way to get there back

to the u.s. and energy independence is to focus long-term on green energy and renewables. >> the keystone pipeline was not processing oil through the system does not solve any problems that is a misdiagnosis of what needs to happen. what this actually justifies in president biden's view is the fact we need to reduce dependence on foreign oil, while in general. >> so president biden remains committed to not let a single american boot to touch the soil during combat. but he is making a move behind the scenes to make sure putin is feeling military pressure from every angle outside the country. overnight a spokesperson for the u.s. army announced 4,000 u.s. troops are going to have their assignment extended, carly and todd. >> carley: julie internal gillian turner, 30 canada and fr white house advisor to president trump, max, good morning to you.

what do you make a vladimir putin nuclear forces on high alert. >> good morning and thank you for having me. i want to say let's pray for the entire country of ukraine and all of the people battling hard and putting up quite the fight that president putin didn't expect. that is what we need to see out of the warriors, nato forces backing them. look, president putin is in such a bad spot that he's threatened to use nuclear forces. malcolm i am against foreign wars but we need to reinforce our nato ally members and give them the ammunition and weaponry they need to back these russians moving all across the multi-front war but make no mistake, we are the united states of america. i know joe biden is our president, but man, we have the best military fighting force in the world. i can tell you one thing, as i said immediately against foreign wars and we have seen throughout iraq and afghanistan. but this is something we need to take seriously. if he decides to use nuclear

weapons, i believe every option should be on the table for the united states government. he has a thug, murder and should be held accountable with being reckless like that. >> todd: max, to be clear you do not interpret this as simply empty bluster. you interpret this as a legitimate concern, correct? >> absolutely. we were talking as i said a vicious dog and vladimir putin. if you think that says, we need to take seriously and look, let's go back several weeks right now and president biden called it encouragement, a small encouragement but that was a road map to ukraine. we did nothing. in action is action in itself. why didn't we put sanctions on them immediately? why didn't we have a strong show of force? this is what i will tell you. putin has advanced his troops in the last 12-16 years among two presidents. president obama and president biden. and it never happened under

president trump, why? we executed and our administration peace through strength. that is not what we are seeing right now. we have weak leadership and the entire world knows it and that is why you are looking at china possibly mobilizing against taiwan. after that my biggest concern is, what happens the state of iran get so emboldened they attack one of the greatest allies of israel? no you are looking multi-front war? they were so many things that can happen out of the situation. we need stronger leadership at this time from president biden and this administration. shifting to this green fantasies and that is what they are, all green fantasies. we need to reopen the keystone pipeline and energy independent once again with president trump and really crush russia. locum if we are so serious about the sanctions, why are we still buying crude oil from russia? nothing adds up era. they are not taking the situation seriously. they are putting the united states in jeopardy as well as the entire world. the worst thing about it, it

doesn't have to be. speak to ukrainian foreign minister say, needs to stop buying russian oil because it is ukrainian blood. but we see the sanctions imposed on russia starting to kick in. and so just give it a few days before worthless apple pay is going to start working in russia. so it is sort of split. i guess you could say the united states could be going further with sanctioning oil and gas but also, do we see the sanctions working? >> i mean come i think you are seeing more but the problem will not work fast enough. ukrainians, how much time do they have? you heard president zelensky say the next 24 hours are crucial. welcome with the sanctions in the next 24 hours will it be enough to cripple the economy and they don't move forward? as you are talking, they have a hard time with supply issues. and as a marine come if you don't keep your supply chain operational and running, you

will lose the war and the moralf your men and women that you are fighting for is going to drain. that is what we are seeing. the russians are yet to gain air superiority. this is something we thought they would be able to get within, you know, maybe 2-3 days. i don't know with the russian military have made in the enhancements, but i can certainly tell you they are facing a strong ukrainian forces fighting back for their lives. i want to add one thing, president zelensky needs to be very careful when he enters negotiation with president putin. as i said before, we know what putin wants and he will go to any extent to get what he wants. that is why you are seeing him threatening and activating his nuclear forces as well as looking at belarus and troops to move into ukraine. he needs all the help in the world to get to. i'm thinking -- i'm not thinking what you are seeing is an aggravated unstable leader who is willing to go to the ends of the earth to get what he wants. >> carley: it is also amazing

that these peace talks are happening on ukraine/belarus border when belarus is considering scenting troops and to fight against ukraine. we have got to leave it there, max, thank you for joining us. >> absolutely. go to max miller.com. thank you for your time. >> todd: ukraine needs all the power to beat back putin's war machine. the ukrainian tennis player who joined the military reserves to help defend his homeland. >> carley: that is right, he joins us, good morning to you, sir. it was great to have you on an great to see you. why did you decide to join ukrainian forces and decide to fight against russia? >> well come i mean, and ukrainian to do what you can to protect the nations and the country in the history for the future. and we can see putin and his

troops basically not to just change the regime but they will take over the country. that is what the clear message is >> todd: do you feel like joining the fight with your country is an option? >> carley: i think he is having technical difficulties. can you hear us? >> hello? >> todd: can you hear us now? >> i think we lost him. >> carley: we will definitely get him back when we can because the story is amazing. like i said, he has ukrainian tennis professional and decided to join ukrainian early and doesn't have fighting experience although he does have casual experience. but there are so many people like him who are willing to give up their lives. they are not soldiers but civilians just like me and you, todd, willing to fight for their country and how inspirational is that? >> todd: dealing with a lot right now as well. >> carley: moments ago the ukrainian delegation arrived on

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>> carley: back to the breaking news in just a moment, but some big headlines we are following. board agents arresting gang members in rio grande valley. and affiliated with ms-13, agents apprehending six migrants with criminal history including murder and smuggling. meanwhile five unaccompanied children recovered in the sector after abandoned at the riverbank. 23 border crossers walk 102 real cars. and the approval rating closes in on a record low ahead of his state of the union address tomorrow. the latest "abc news," washington post poll finding 37% of adults approve of biden's performance. and 58% disapproving the handling of the economy with

inflation to skyrocket -- >> into a fox news alert and united nations general assembly gathering for a special assembly today, and the department advises americans to leave russia immediately. >> todd: rich edson at the pavement gone with the latest, rich. >> good morning, todd and carly. that is only the left of the time that has happened at the u.n. since 1950. they are expected to consider a resolution calling on russia to leave ukraine as american officials worn increasingly of the erratic behavior of russian president vladimir putin. >> certainly, nothing is off at the table with this guy. he is willing to use whatever tools he can to intimidate ukrainians and the world. >> todd: this weekend putin put nuclear forces on high alert avoiding further escalation. the united states left its nuclear alert status unchanged.

moscow stock exchange the latest opening to 3:00 p.m. local today. russia central bank nearly doubled its target interest rate to 20%. a move designed to halt inflation is the value of the ruble has dropped 30% to the u.s. dollar this morning. the european union says it will finance half a billion dollars in weapons for ukraine. that is the first time it's done that for a country under attack. the e.u. is also sending fighter jets. the e.u. is banning russia state media outlets and closing your russian planes. because of that the u.s. embassy in moscow urging americans in russia to consider leaving immediately. now, there have been protest across the european capital and even protests in russia, which can come with pretty long strict if the rest of her all of that. some partisan groups watching that nonpartisan groups watching that and 6,000 people detained across security forces there since the beginning

of this or on thursday. back to you, todd and carley. >> carley: people speaking out, rich, thank you. let spring and the first soviet born citizen to be commissioned as an officer in the u.s. armed forces, captain, good morning to you. where do things stand today? >> well, things are not standing very well. but firstly my want to apologize for the way i look. i don't look like a navy captain because i didn't have time for four days to shave and change my clothing. and i want to say it's a tennis player is not the only one. there are thousands and thousands of men right now at the ukrainian porters trying to get in and help join ukrainian forces. and not just ukrainians, they are even russians, jewish, israelis, all kinds of people. so their whole world is supporting ukraine and realizing

that we are dealing with kb g thug. and also, we have to realize that he has captured and possession of chernobyl, nuclear stations. the reactors there and they have to be maintained. and they have to be maintained. and they have left so it's not long to deploy that as a nuclear weapon as well. it's very dangerous. and we are dealing with a man who is very paranoid psychopath. >> carley: he is a psychopath and that is why it exists so concerning nuclear forces on high alert. >> absolutely. >> carley: do you think this is a threat because things are not going well or could things ramp up to that level? >> well, my mom was a psychiatrist and she did say he is a paranoid psychiatrist like hitler or stalin.

and they have a nuclear button and would have deployed him. they would never allow anyone to accumulate in their own head. they would belittle them and they don't care if they destroy the whole world to prove their point. so, i think we are dealing with someone who has to be removed now, immediately! all this negotiations, the ruble, no-fly zones, sanctions, all of that is good, but i don't think it affects him and a bit. we are dealing with a dangerous man. i don't want to set up panic, but somebody has to do something. the ukrainian people and not necessarily the government or the reporters or the elite but people upset with president biden. they say that he promised that putin if he becomes president would be removed and not last too long. he would not be gentle with him as trump was. now they are saying that he betrayed them.

when they said removing trump at any price, the americans were saying removing trump come in at the ukrainians are saying we are paying for the price. but as putin deploys nuclear weapons, we will all pay that price. >> carley: you know, captain -- >> we are looking to the united states come i'm sorry. >> carley: no, no, no your perspective is important but i want to ask about belarus because it is a russian puppet country and they voted to allow the country to host nuclear weapons important because poland, lithuania and those are all nato nations. >> yes, but again, a government or leaders considered in the world to be weak and corrupt are going to allow this, then what are they going to say? estonia, if russians attacked estonia, who knows where it is? are we going to go to nuclear

war? he will blackmail us with nuclear warheads all the time from now on. he was able to get away with everything. he was able to get away with murdering and and he was able to get away with crimea, but the malaysia airlines that was shut down. he was able to get away with donetsk. if they let him get away with this with the strong of a attack on ukrainians and ukrainians are pushing back fighting like. he will go to the baltic states. and again, he will say, i will deploy weapons or blowup chernobyl. so we need to do something about this guy immediately. immediately. right. in ukrainian people are fighting very hard. on the streets with molotov cocktails. their president, i salute that guy because they kept saying he

is a clown, and actor, a comedienne. he has no experience. but now, 90% of approval, and he is steadfast, exercising leadership. he's got steel kahunas. [laughter] speed to captain that is the amazing part of this whole thing. anything can happen at this point. the ukrainian people have stepped up to the plate. so has volodymyr zelenskyy and they say it is contagious, courage. >> and i want to mention there are officer standing up and saying don't fight for the russians. do not fight for the russians. so also, got away with belarus. and protesting. we didn't support them. in the same thing with kazakhstan, and so, appetite is increasing. >> captain, we have to leave it

there but thank you for joining us this morning. >> thanks, fox news, god bless america. todd to come over you. >> todd: speaking of, president zelensky said the number one peace talks is immediate cease-fire as ukrainian delegation writes at the border of belarus, and holding up to overnight, do not go anywhere from kyiv to kharkiv.

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♪ ♪ >> breaking right now, peace talks between russia and ukraine that to begin belarus. vladimir putin source is kept at a major cities for now. >> carley: the drone hitting a missile battery outside of kyiv about 70 miles outside the city. but there is a massive russian convoy still crawling towards a capital. >> todd: steve harrigan lives on the ground, steve. >> the talks about to get

underway on the border between belarus and ukraine. it is likely the two sides are extremely far on this site as we about to have peace negotiations and also penned a major attack on the capital city so it is a tough situation to be in. it is likely the russians will be asking for complete surrender for ukrainians to lay down their arms and ukraine is looking for a cease-fire and russian forces to pull out. the two sides very far apart from each other, but the hope is at least for a cease-fire. that is not looking good right now. the city of kyiv, the capital was hit again by artillery and missiles overnight. some of the heaviest fighting taken place in the second largest city of kharkiv street to street battles going on in that city. by the end of the day, the russians not in control on day r objectives on the ground. of course, that could change because three-mile convoy of russian tanks and artillery

about 20 miles outside of the capital hitting into what could be a much bigger increase in the firepower used in this fighting. guys, back to you. >> carley: day 5 and many would fall into days, steve we will check back in with you soon. meanwhile in these russian forces capturing two towns and the east and ukrainian forces continued to hold the key cities. >> todd: live in lviv, mike. >> what we are getting from british intelligence the bulk of the fighting that came down from belarus borders held about 20 or 18 miles out of the center of kyiv. that is primarily because ukrainian fighting forces have done such an effective job at resisting. particularly as it relates to the battle at the airport that would have been a key location for the russians to gain a foothold. they can resupply troops and ammunition, food, everything they would need. but the ukrainians are in control of that airstrip. the resistance isn't just the

fighting forces. the resistance reaches out to the general population. we caught up with a group in a warehouse district in lviv making molotov cocktails. old liquor bottles filled with petroleum's and soap shavings and combined with petroleum to make like a jelly and has an effect when the fire bomb breaks open and the bottle breaks open. all of the jelly acts like napalm and sticks to whatever it goes to. they package that stuff and sent it off to kyiv where the people are deeply engaged in fight can use that against the russian fighting forces. we have talked with the people who are part of this underground resistance, and they say they are grateful for the support they are getting from the west. >> we will stay strong for freedom and for the democratic world. and we want you to assist us as much as you can them. we very much appreciate the support.

>> we can show you overhead video now of a strike on a russian armored column outside of kyiv. the information we have right now is ukrainian fighting forces want to make use of this turkish made tv 2 drone. they had excess before the invasion. what was interesting about the drones, they have the ability to carry four smart antitank weapons each. it appears as video of this strike on the russian column was indeed the use of one of those turkish made tv 2 drones. up to this point come over port of the russians unable to gain a foothold in any population centers. there was reporting that is no longer the case. there was a couple of small towns, and these are to the east and south of the country, particularly as it relates to this area the russian fighting forces access to the black sea, water and access to resupply the spirit guides, back to you.

>> carley: you just reported russian forces have taken control of those territories. does that mean that the tide might be turning? >> will, keep in mind this is reporting they have gained control and often times we have seen these towns and even when we talk about the airport they are that the russians have it and ukrainians gained it again. so when you report they have control of an area, nothing is final until the war is over but if they do have the ability to gain a foothold in resupplying, that can change the tide. >> carley: very interesting. >> todd: like tolman, thank you very much. let's bring in the ambassador to ukraine now on this very latest developments. john, do you see any hope in the peace talks? >> no. i suspect all will be in place to say surrender on our terms. and the troops in ukraine, and

played this out. >> todd: even under circumstances, five days of not coming close? >> i think that is why he will push harder. and this situation two or three months from now being realistic about it, he's only committed about half of the forces of ukraine's border of the fight. so unfortunate to play out a little bit longer. >> todd: how should we, the u.s., respond to the nuclear part of the threat from putin? >> well, i think we need to send a message we have nukes too and we will not be intimidated. >> we have daggers drawn with the soviet union three times and 48 and 61, and we defended and are not intimidated but putin is trying to intimidate our spirits going to put you on the spot, what do you know about our ability to shoot down a nuke?

we are not close to that my people are looking it up online so i figured i would answer the question. >> we do have some capacity but i would not overstate it. and russian defenses. so they know if they launched and would destroy it. the crises in the past. >> todd: as the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine you know the ukrainians and you know their heart. and you know the people but does the the resistance surprise you in anyway? >> know and i expect it and people to fight alongside the army in the air force such as it is. in the military performed in superb fashion. of course, we also know the russian troops were not really prepared for war. peacekeepers and they said there would be no resistance and of course, there is resistance. ukrainians are fighting for liberty. they were fighting for sovereignty. >> todd: who are up in canada, closing airspace and breaking

from long-time neutrality to defend weapons to ukraine. let's focus on europe for a moment. is europe doing enough? >> the short answer is yes. we are all surprised by germany. the fact that the germans are sending hundreds of thousands of stingers and javelins. other nations, you mention sweden, the midlands, belgium, this is substantial. the sanctions we put down on russia with the e.u. will make them pay and overtime. i just think we need to find ways to get more weapons into ukraine to make sure we have a steady supply so the ukrainians will stop russian tanks. >> todd: with that in mind, john is this the wake-up call that europe does need to really get their act in gear and say "hey, going forward we need to present a robust defense to the world?" >> i think so. look, i've been reporting eight years and the russians with ukraine, they want to restore

the power they had in eastern europe including overall nato allies in eastern europe since 1987. we have to stop and the place to stop is ukraine. aunt began to send about a month ago, last spring. >> todd: john herbst, somebody in the know and knows the people of ukraine. we appreciate your time this morning. >> thank you. >> carley: 545 minutes after they hour, putin aggression so what should the president and lawmakers on capitol hill do next? scott perry who sits on the foreign affairs committee is up next. ♪ ♪ thai restaurant we went to a couple of weeks ago?

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united nations to remove russia from security council ahead of a rare special session happening today. pennsylvania congressman scott perry calling out the affairs committee, good morning, congressman. vladimir putin putting his nuclear forces on high alert doesn't sound good to. can you explain specifically what that means? >> what that specifically means and what we call defense con levels and what is specifically means is you need to be at a heightened state of readiness so maybe you spend your nights at home and come into morning to manta nuclear sites. you are sleeping at the nuclear site, training, the training associated with a dry run iterations that would be run with that. i think the united states previously devcon 2 downgraded to devcon 3 but forces in european command, central command that are watching very, very carefully because we have

forces stationed in those locations potentially a threat within strike of artillery of russia. >> carley: health seriously is washington taking this escalation? >> i think washington is in general taking the escalation very seriously. there is a war in europe again. so i am concerned about a response that seems to a certain extent rhetorically from the president. and i think those things actually matter. those things actually count. and let's face it, we don't want this to escalate to article 5 circumstances for the united states of america or numbers of states in europe. we don't want to be in that position and to keep yourself out of that position is to make sure to stay away from the door as much as possible. >> carley: speaking of, china is watching closely what is going on between russia and ukraine right now. how do you think they would assess the western response to

it? >> i think they would assess the ukrainian response as robust and concerning. i think they would look rhetorically at the west's response. look, you are reporting on it vladimir putin is not when a favor worldwide the chinese communist party does not care about the strategic goals and play. i think they are watching carefully and they see that the west is reticent to deal with the issue at hand. they are living ukraine deal with this particularly and sending some arms but a lot willing to get themselves and get their own hands dirty. i think trying at the communist party of china is watching carefully. i think they will probe the perimeter so to speak, probe to see what we will do. what are responses in taiwan. we have seen that with them behind war planes in taiwan, they are space. saying this will be a continuation this practice forward. >> carley: president biden

pledged $350 million of aid to ukraine and in the form of weapons, not money. are those weapons on ukrainian territory right now? time is of the essence. >> i don't know that. it is sad to say i don't know that time is of the essence. i would think one of the things nato could be doing is facilitating the movement of those offenses and defensive weapons into ukraine. and nato could be paying for them. we appreciate the president's pledge. the american cities work hard for their money. we are happy to sell nato ever think that need to deter russian aggression. of course, it needs to get there very, very quickly. now is the time. there is no time to lose. >> carley: all of this is playing out as the state of the union address will happen, take place tomorrow. there were so much going on in the world. what should the president say in this moment? >> i think the president should

say that america needs to be strong. obviously, put some meat on the bones to that. one of the course corrective actions knowing the american people are not very happy with the direction of the country. some things need to be reversed. sometimes they just made the wrong decision and move on. this worshiping the odds of the green new deal and making america energy dependent on our adversaries. right now we are buying 500 to 1 million barrels a day from russia. i don't know if most americans know that. there is no need for any of that. we should be producing our own oil and put on the open market so that not only our gas prices at the pump go down but vladimir putin doesn't have extra money for this excursion into ukraine. that is one of the reversals that absolutely needs to happen. the president absolutely needs to address that in the state of the union. >> carley: now he will bring up the fact the united states by russian oil sales but a lot of americans, congressman, would

agree with you on that front. thank you for joining us. we appreciate it. >> thank you very much, god bless you. >> todd: just waking up with us the ukrainians and russians with peace talks at any minute. you're welcome. the ukrainian against belarus border at the time top at this hour. coming up a live, stay with us. breaking coverage.

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