force posture. >> woodruff: alina polyakova do you see realistic prospects this can be worked out through some sort of diplomatic arrangement, agreement? >> well, i certainly hope so. we're facing potentially devastating situation, a military invasion, a full-out military war in europe, hasn't happened since really world war ii, and the consequences would be absolutely dire, not just for russia and ukraine, but for all of europe and, as a result, for the trans atlantic allian, which the united states is a member. we have to remember what is at stake here and that's why diplomacy has to be on the table. i think the united states government has deployed a huge amount of diplomatic resources to bring russia back to the table here. we've had calls from the u.s. president, visits from the chief of the c.i.a. at all levels of government, there has been a concerted effort to bring russia into dialogue. unfortunately, what we've seen from moscow over the last several weeks is some clear and worrisome signals that they're not actually interested in a real diplomatic dialogue. one datapoint on that