blinken: thanks. i'll preface this by saying i don't do politics. i don't do domestic politics, but what i can say is this, because it's what i've heard around the world: first, countries around the world have seen the investments that we've already made and that are on the books, including a historic investment in infrastructure, something that goes directly to our competitiveness, including the recovery from covid and the support that was provided to the american people in that instance, and they also see what remains on the agenda ahead. but that does speak powerfully already to people around the world, and i think the president's commitment to reinvest in education, in research and development, in infrastructure resonates. in each of these areas we used to lead the world. we've fallen way, way back, and the president wants to change that. and i think as we continue to work on that, building on what's already been done, that will resonate. and yes, it's true that it does make a difference if we're

blinken has also met ukraine's foreign minister. blinken says the u.s.rried about russia's displays of force and that his country will support kiev. vladimir putin demands legal guarantees from nato that the alliance will never expand eastward. during a short joint press conference, the foreign ministers of the two countries had this to say. >> president biden shared with president putin when they met in geneva some months ago a strong preference of the united states for a stable, predictable relationship between our countries. it is in the best interest of both of us, our people and, actually, the entire world, but as we have make clear in recent weeks, we have deep concerns about russia's plans for renewed aggression against ukraine. that would move us in exactly the opposite direction. >> regarding the rise in tensions in europe everyone is talking about, is known. president putin underlined that we do not want any conflicts. brent: let's take this story to our correspondent standing by in our studio in brussels. we understand that the president of th

the southeast blinken and his asian partners? tue: southeast asian blinken and his asian partners?tates may blinken and his asian partners? t'te: southeast asian states may bring that up. itjust a pet dashed depends on where you sit. i'm not sure the people in the region think that taiwan, while there's the potential it's not necessarily all that likely. bear in mind that a major conflict over taiwan, something like a big war, this is notjust a regional issue but a global issue. it would certainly shatter the global trading system. so it's sort of, if you like, a regional event that would be seismic in its implications. i think perhaps the southeast asia want to focus more on matters now... the southeast asia want to focus more on matters now. . .- the southeast asia want to focus more on matters now... thank you so much forjoining _ more on matters now... thank you so much forjoining us _ more on matters now... thank you so much forjoining us on _ more on matters now... thank you so much forjoining us on newsday, - much forjoining us on newsday, peter. let's take a look at some ot

we heard strong words and warning from secretary blinken.to come out of this meeting with the russian foreign minister here? >> reporter: well, that meeting as you just said is due to get started in just around half an hour's time. it is not expected to be terribly long, but it will be, we are told, a direct message from the united states as well as nato that it there will be severe consequence for russia should they choose to invade ukraine. now, just moments ago, secretary blinken met with ukraine's foreign minister. the ukrainian foreign minister said he is calling on the u.s. and other partners to prepare what he called a deterrence package. that is really the name of the game right now. they are doing everything they can to try to deter russia from invading ukraine. and yesterday when secretary blinken laid out, not in great detail, what the consequence would be, he called them high-impact economic sanctions which had never been levied against russia before. take a listen to how he described these severe consequence. >> should russia fo

>> secretary blinken and i have spoken early on and called what has occurred genocide. we are quite concerned and remain concerned about the horrific human rights abuses have taken place. the particular amendment you are discussing -- the administration does not oppose this amendment. we need to stand in solidarity with the uighur, with religious minorities all over the world, to make sure they can live in security and dignity do whatever we can. we've imposed sanctions on the prc for what they are doing. we've constantly spoken out and have joined in solidarity with the european union and these nations and many other nations around the world, and we must continue to do so. i was very forthright about what was taking place along with all the other human rights concerns that we have, whether it's ethnic and cultural heritage in tibet, what has happened to democracy in hong kong, the efforts to conscript what taiwan is trying to do as far as developing part of a one china policy, what china does in its development policies to regarding the economic coercion you spoke abou

secretary of state antony blinken said the u.s. seen evidence that russia may be plaing to invade ukraine. >> we are deeply concerned by evidence that russia has made plans for signifint aggressive moves against ukraine, that include efforts to destabilize ukraine from within as well as large-scale military operations. reporter: speaking at a kremlin ceremony, russian president vladimir putin said what he wants from negotiations from nato are guarantees. >> in dialogue with the u.s. and its allies, we will insist on developing concrete arrangements that will exclude any further nato expansion to the east and the deployment of weapons that threaten us in direct proximity to russia territory. we prepared substantive talks on this matter. reporter: this sets the stage for a tense meeting between blinken and his counterpart in moscow. brent: i am joined by an independent military journalist the transmit tonight from moscow. good to have you on the program. this really is not about any military threat coming from the ukraine against rus

blinken was speaking with reporters here in latvian capital. he said the u.s.ry concerned about the russian military troop buildup along the border with ukraine as well as increasingly belligerent rhetoric. blinken said russia often pairs these moves with efforts to destabilize a country from the inside. that was in response to a question about an allegation made by the ukrainian president vladimir zelensky about a coup plot against him. blinken said he did not know whether that was true or not, but he did say this. >> we have seen russia's playbook many times over, and part of that playbook is to attempt to create and manufacture a so-called provocation as justification for something that russia is planning to do all along. and so whether what's been reported fits into that playbook, i don't know. >> reporter: this nato summit that blinken is attending here in latvia is right on russia's doorstep. that is sure to anger russian president vladimir putin who has worked relentlessly for years to undermine the nato alliance. blinken said he would have more to say a

antony blinken speaks in jakarta. rishaad: taking a look at the overall picture, asian stocks dipping a little bit. on top of that, we have the omicron case in china. looking at the bonds. what a plunged taking place. that means properties not out of the woods. about crypto? all that in store. david: let's start with the equity market story. u.s. futures on the way up. asia is coming off lows. short term you might really see more pressure in volatility across the equity markets. a strong dollar story overnight. the pound pushing 13 month lows. equity futures are doing this. some money taken out of some of these loans yesterday. iran or is a good exude -- iron ore is a good example. looking at guilds pushing lower. in the u.s., we are seeing the opposite. ahead of the fed and we are looking at that. have a look at your yield curve. your fives in your 30's. as we approach that, you can look at it in many ways. one question would be, are we up against a wall? is the fed hiking into a slow down or is this a natural progre

secretary of state antony blinken has meant the russian foreign minister as the divide between moscow washington widens. blinken says he remains concerned about russia's aggressive policy toward ukraine, but the foreign minister is adamant russia will protect its is worse. -- it's interests. correspondent: this was the first face-to-face meeting between blinken and lavrov since joe biden became president. the secretary of state you submitted to ward pressure of serious sanctions. >> it is under pressure to de-escalate tensions by returning forces to peacetime situations. we are watching the situation very closely. we are in close contact with coordination -- close contact and coordination with our allies. correspondent: -- a buildup of russian troops along the border, more than 90,000 is fueling fears of a russian invasion. across the field, ukrainian forces articling exercises, russia says ukraine is being provocative them at more than half its army to the east. russia dismisses as inflammatory any suggestions it is preparing to attack. the kremlin is splitting the idea of a new euro

to quit the iran nuclear talks blinken says the u.s.know in a day or two whether iran is serious but will not let iran continue to build its nuclear program and drag its feet on negotiations lester >> andrea mitchell in stockholm tonight, thanks >>> growing concern about the safety and whereabouts of a chinese tennis star has prompted drastic action against china by the women's tennis association. janis mackey frayer is in china tonight. >> reporter: tonight citing fears over the safety of chinese tennis player, peng shuai, a dramatic move by the women's tennis association, suspending its tournaments in china. >> this is about what's right for women, especially around the issues of sexual assault. >> reporter: tennis star novak djokovic praising the decision as bold and courageous. >> i support it. >> reporter: as the international olympic committee reveals they had a second phone call yesterday saying they're using quiet diplomacy with china for weeks peng has been out of public view since a letter was posted to her social media accoun

secretary blinken did meet with his ukrainian counterpart earlier today.rainian foreign minister calling on the u.s. and its partners to put together what he called a deterrence package that would make president putin of russia think twice about using military action. laura, that is the word of the day, deterrence. the u.s. and nato spent the last two days coming together and getting on the same page when it comes to how best to deter russia from carrying out any sort of military action. secretary blinken saying on wednesday it would be high-impact economic sanctions that have not been used against russia before. now, he didn't offer any sort of detail what those sanctions would look like. when i asked him to what extent he would detail them for foreign minister lavrov in the meeting today he would only say the u.s. would do so at an appropriate time. but they really are hoping that the threat of these sanctions will deter russia from carrying out military action. blinken did say that it is unclear whether russia has made the decision or not to invade ukra

in a secretary blinken flights to say european union is america's first source. we saw with the secretary sweden. it's crucial to address the biggest challenges of the 21st century amending the covid pandemic to tackling the climate crisis, strengthening and imposing international order and increasing threats. i want to thank the brookings institution for hosting this event today, especially bring to serve as moderator in your communications in putting this program together. i am looking forward to a lively conversation. i want to make three quick points at the outset. first, on people's republic of china. united states is in fear we will compete compete vigorously where we should, cooperate where it is in our interest in the world's interest in challenge where we must such as when beijing takes actions and undermines international order, violates human rights or threaten interest of the united states were allies and partners. we see our approach in the eu approach as parliamentary and increasingly convergent and online, that's reflected in robust detailed joint

blinken has not laid that out so far. do you think that is convincing enough to deter russia?it out, which is actually smart. but the things we're discussing, i think the russians know this, and certainly we've been doing real coordination with the eu, so they know this, would be, for example, going after major russia banks, which are not affected right now. it could be going after a new sector such as minerals. it could be going after russia's secondary debt, which would have a major impact on moscow's economy. the sanctions we have in place right now already cost the russia economy 1% of gdp or more. these sanctions would at a minimum double that and perhaps more. so this is a serious disensign tif to the kremlin. >> this issue -- look, after 2014 i'm kind of wondering, like, how far does the united states let russia go and what does -- before the united states would do more. i'm wondering, do you think it can move past anything more than very tense words that we're seeing right now? because right now, as you've said, russia is amassing troops at the border. how far do you t

blinken did tell the russians both before the meeting and in it that there would be serious costs from the goal for now is to keep the diplomatic discussions going in the coming days. blinken said today that there could be a call soon between presidents biden and putin. >> we had candid exchanges on our different perspectives and agreed to report those back to our presidents who may have the opportunity to speak directly in the near future. >> reporter: the two sides will continue to talk. a senior state department official today told reporters there would be intense diplomacy in the coming days with the hope that eventually russia would pull back its forces and agree to a cease-fire in eastern ukraine. for its part russia says it is acting in self-defense and its security is threatened as nato moves eastward toward its border. blinken says it is not clear whether russia has made up its mind to invade ukraine but that it has put in place the capacity to do so and to do so quickly. what the u.s. and nato are seeing right now is very similar to back in 2014 and that of course is when rus

secretary of state antony blinken and russian foreign minister sergei lavrov, strong warning for russia to stay away from ukraine, blinken waing if russia decides to pursue conflict with ukraine, there will be serious consequences, adding that the best way to avoid a crisis is diplomacy. they reply coming from moscow, the kremlin spokesperson saying the probability of conflict remains high. let's hear from both lavrov and blinken. >> they still seek to escalate the situation along our borders, and nato refuses to work with us on easing tensions. we propose specific measures in this regard, and the military potential in eastern europe and close to russian borders is increasing. every day, we hear statements, vociferous statements with threats against russia, which, of course, reflects the oecd. >> ukraine is in no way a threat to russia. the only threat is that of renewed russian aggression toward ukraine. it is now on russia to de-escalate the current tensions by reversing the recent troop buildup, returning forces to normal, and refraining from further attempts to destabilize ukraine.

secretary blinken is equally committed to this objective. today at the foreign service institute later this morning, the secretary will publicly outline the department's modernization agenda which has five pillars. i believe he came to speak to you, mr. chairman, and senator risch, yesterday about some of these issues. first, building the department's capacity and expertise in areas critical to our national security, including cyber and emerging tech, climate, and global health. second, elevating new voices and fostering a climate of initiative and innovation within the department. third, we are determined to compete for talent and to build and retain a diverse dynamic and entrepreneurial workforce. the secretary has appointed the department's first-ever chief diversity and inclusion officer. we are addressing a number of issues that make it challenging for officers to serve, from family member employment to assignment restrictions to the challenges that lgbtq-plus and employees of color face serving overseas. fourth, we are working to moder

jonathan: antony blinken sending a clear message to china.h lisa abramowicz and caroline hyde, i am jonathan darrell. equity market down nine. going into the fed tomorrow, 1.4343. yields higher by a couple of basis points. a bit of negative follow-through from yesterday's negative ascension -- negative session. this line from senator manchin? you're just talking about different iterations. we are engaged. does that mean we are going nowhere? we will talk again at some point? lisa: the headlines for people parsing through the noise is this might torpedo any chance of anything heading and before christmas. joe manchin wants some serious work done on a plan that has been seriously worked over for months and months. how does that tail into the i for gated nature of the lido credit party? is he the only one? jonathan: he is not the only one. joe, good to catch up good senator manchin, inflation israel, alarming, going up. joe: when heat walked out of his office yesterday to talk with reporters, he quoted his grandfather, who said unmanaged death m

. >>> secretary of state blinken is speaking at the university of the capital of indonesia, blinken said that the u.s. will strain our relationships with other allies in asia to push back against assertiveness. he reiterated that the biden administration is committed to the maintaining peace and prosperity in the region. joining us now, our friend john hudson in malaysia. john, good morning. whatever time it is where you are. what can you say about secretary blinken's comment to these other asian nations to unite them towards beijing? tell us why this is such an important step about that? >> reporter: yeah, it's an absolutely critical trip in the biden administration's goal of countering the influence of china. they are here in the indo pacific region which counts for about 60% of the global economy. here, you have countries making very difficult decisions about to side with china or whether to side with the united states. you have countries like cambodia and laos for aligned with china. and then vietnam who wants the united states to be here pushing back against the sort of bullying thi

blinken has warned of, quote, serious consequences for any russian military action in ukraine. according to both sides. the senior state department official said there would be intense diplomatic discussions in the coming days. but this was a highly anticipated meeting between these two men that in the end was very short. in the end, they did not emerge with any sort of concrete plan to de-escalate. that was not the expectation going in. what's interesting is secretary blinken, we are told, did not lay out in explicit term what is those serious consequences would be. he had said yesterday that they would be amongst other things high-impact economic measures. but we're told he did tell lavrov today there would be serious costs. here's a little bit of what secretary blinken had to say just ahead of that half-hour meeting with lavrov. >> we have deep concerns about russia's plans for renewed aggression against ukraine. that would move us in the opposite direction, and it's not in anyone's interest. >> reporter: for his part, lavrov said this is about russia's self-defense, their s

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here's what secretary of state blinken said. [video clip] >> president biden shared with president pout within they met in geneva months ago the strong preference of the united states for a stable predictable relationship between our countries. it's in the best interest of both of us, of our people and actually the entire world. but as we made very clear in recent weeks, we have deep concerns about russia's plans for renewed aggression against ukraine and would move us in exactly the opposite direction and it's simply not in anyone's interest. that's not just our concern. it's a concern that is shared by many in europe and i think sergei has heard that expressed over the last 24 hours here in stockholm. we have a strong iron clad commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine. the best way to avert a crisis is through diplomacy. and that's what i look forward to discussing with sergei, including by both parties full implementation of the mincing agreements with russia pulling back its forces. the united state

and here just last night, antony blinken meeting with the german foreign minister. on the table for discussion china, afghanistan, iran a real pressing issue, myanmar, ethiopia to name just but a few. these are going to be the big talking issues. but rest assured russia at the top of the list. >> yeah, and quickly, sunday, nic, there's going to be asean invitees, most of them virtual. there's going to be a focus on the indo-pacific. what headlines likely there? >> reporter: yeah. i think we're going to see more of, you know, allies across the world, like-minded allies, you know, facing down autocracies. in this case it's going to be a lot of discussion about china. sunday as well, do expect conversations about covid, about vaccines, about omicron, which of course is a variant that people are worried about. if the third world didn't get enough vaccines, remembering that at the g7 summit, a billion doses of vaccine were promised to developing nations. many critics said that wasn't enough. that would allow potential variants to escape, and here we are in that scenario.

secretary blinken meeting with lavrov. ukraine president says russia is backing a planned coup.elieve that the past can be prologue. that's why it is important to take are issue that denials with a pound of salt. because back in 2014, we heard a similar litany of denials that some believed before waking up and seeing russia had gotten away with it. it was executed in real life rather than on social media. here's how it happened. back in february 2014, ukraine's pro-russian president a long-time client of soon to be trump campaign manager paul man manafort, fled the countrywide spread protests. unmarked green uniforms easily took over buildings and airports in crimea. they were called little green men. russia swore they had nothing to do with them. here is the russian ambassador to the eu at the time. >> there are no troops whatsoever, no russian troops at least. >> when putin was asked by a reporter whether the troops were russian, given the similarities of the uniforms, said there are many uniforms that are similar you can go to the store and buy any kind of uniform. those were

the opportunity is exactly what tony blinken was talking about.zelensky. reports of a potential coup and finally, jake, look at the history here. he invaded georgia in 2008. still russian troops there. he invaded ukraine and annexed crimea. a lot of russian troops there. so opportunity, motive and history kind of come together. i'm worried. >> so nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg told jim sciutto earlier today that nato can make russia pay a high price with economic sanctions, financial sanctions and political restrictions. of course, as you just noted, he's done this already. he took georgia. he took crimea. why aren't they doing these sanctions already, and would they work? >> i think there is another level of sanctions that we could think about. one would be to, jake, personalize them. go after very senior leaders. potentially all the way up to vladimir putin himself. number two, at the end of the day as john mccain used to say, russia is only a big gas station. its economy is a one trick pony. oil and gas. i think you could move sanction

blinken met with russia's foreign minister to discuss russia's renewed aggression toward ukraine.rious consequences for any russian military action there. a senior state department official says so far there is no concrete path forward. matthew chance is live in ukraine. kylie atwood is at the state department. kiley, as you have these force on the border there, has either side articulated a way forward to avoid military conflict here, something that would satisfy both sides? >> the short answer is no, right, jim? what we heard from the secretary of state coming out of today's meeting is that it was sober, it was direct, it was candid, but that they all exchanged differing perspectives. i think that is is key here. it demonstrates that the united states and its nato allies think that russia is doing one thing, they see what russia is doing with this military buildup, with this disinformation campaign that they are carrying out in ukraine. and then you've got russia claiming a whole other host of things that are going on, talking about nato building up in the east, something that t

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i'll ask secretary of state antony blinken next. oral-b delivers the wow of a professional clean feel every day. >>> welcome back. it is no exaggeration to say it was a busy week of diplomacy for biden. on tuesday he met by video with vladimir putin and made clear there would be devastating economic consequences if they invaded ukraine. how much leverage does the u.s. really have if putin is determined to invade? joining me is secretary of state antony blinken. welcome back to "meet the press," sir. >> thanks, chuck. good to be with you. >> i want to start with what president biden said he told vladimir putin. he said there would be economic consequences like none he's ever seen or ever have been seen. i want to put up this graphic of all the different ways we have tried to confront russian aggression and putin aggression since 2014. election from the g8, multiple sanctions, import restrictions, expulsion of diplomats, asset seizures, cybercrime indictments, more military aid to ukraine. none of it, mr. secretary, has curtailed puti

secretary blinken spoke with president zelensky yesterday. i won't talk about the specific of their proposals. we're encouraging that. they are steps -- there are steps they are taking. trying to get towards a cease-fire and ultimately get down the track of diplomatic resolution. we believe that is good, and positive and i believe that president biden and president zelensky will discuss that diplomatic pathway. reporter: you said [indiscernible] have you made clear to allies that you will in fact sanction remaining entities that are involved if there is an invasion? have you received any assurances from germany? when chancellor merkel was here, there was discussion what to do if russia weaponized those gas supplies. nothing came of that even though there was some saber-rattling by the russians in recent months. have you now received assurances from germany they will not proceed? jake: in response to an earlier question, i said i wasn't going to get into the specific sanctions measures that we intend to intoes. although -- impose. although we

we'll have an opportunity to take it back. >> reporter: blinken has not made up its mind.invade and ended up annexing cricrimea. john? >> thank you. speaker pelosi said the house will vote today on keeping the government funded. there's still a few republican senators who could torpedo the bill. they're trying to take a stance against president biden's vaccine mandate. the los angeles chapter of planned parenthood has been hit by a ransomware attack. it happened back in october. exposed information on patients. things such as snurngs diagnosis, and procedures were stolen. >>> doug emhoff made history. he took part in a celebration of hanukkah at the white house. >> and then to think that today i'm here before you as the first jewish spouse of an america president or vice president celebrating hanukkah in the people's house, it's humbling, and it's not lost on me that i stand before you all been behalf of all the jewish families and communities out there across our country. >> the menorah used in that ceremony last night was made by artist and holocaust survivor manfred anc

anthony blinken is in sweden where he just wrapped up a meeting with ukraine foreign minister. >> next expected to meet with russia's foreign minister amid an ongoing diplomatic rift between washington and moscow. greg powell got live overseas as the was it is a stark warning to russia. >> tough talk. it is a showdown in stockholm between america and russia's top diplomats going head to head over growing tensions between the two countries. secretary of state blinken and foreign minister lavrov meeting on the sidelines of the organization for security and cooperation in europe. russia's buildup just outside the eastern border of ukraine and talk about inside ukraine is washington worried. blinken talking about beating up nato troops on the western borders of ukraine and since pretty strongly economic moves against russia. take a listen. >> planes include efforts to destabilize ukraine from within as well as large-scale military operations. we made clear to the kremlin that we will respond resolutely including with a range of high impact economic measures we've refrained from using in th

antony blinken attends a meeting of foreign ministers to discuss russia's buildup of troops on ukraine'sanese security forces have used tear gas against pro-democracy protesters, rallying the capitol. thousands rejected the deal between the military and the prime minister, which saw him reinstated to his position last week. correspondent: starting from the heart of sudan's capital, protesters gathered once again, to demonstrate against last months military takeover, which saw the power-sharing government dissolved. they chanted, but the demand was the same. they do not want the military to remain. >> we and sudanese have come out for the same reason today. we want freedom, peace, and justice. we want a civilian. . government without the military. the military should stay and focus on their country's security at the borders and not get and governance. no military will rule this country. this is the country of the people. the government is for the people and the military should be in the barracks. correspondent: protests were held near the presidential palace. protesters are angry at the p

. >> sreenivasan: in other news today, secretary of state antony blinken and foreign ministers from g issuea statement today warning russia not to invade ukraine. the joint statement declared that, “russia should be in no doubt that further military aggression against ukraine would have massive consequences and severe cost in response.” wrapping up their meeting in liverpool, england, the representatives did not specify what penalties would be issued against russia if it invades ukraine. russia has massed as many as 100,000 troops along ukraine's northern, eastern, and southern borders, but denies it has plans to invade. today, secretary of state blinken said a russian invasion of ukraine would challenge international law. >> there is something even bigger at stake here, and it's the basic rules of the road of the international system, rules that say that one country can't change the borders of another by force, one country can't dictate to another its choices, its decisions, and its foreign policy, with whom it will associate, one country can't exert a sphere of influence over others

mr blinken said the burmese military had to be held accountable.dren has confirmed that two of its staff members, were among the bodies found in a burned out vehicle in kayah state. it's urged the un security council to take action. the supreme court in russia has banned one of the country's best known and oldest human rights organisations, memorial, accusing it of violating a law requiring groups to register as foreign agents. it comes at the end of a year in which the kremlin has cracked down vigorously on its critics. our moscow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. more and more, it feels as if russia is turning the clock back. "liquidate," the judge says, as she orders one of russia's oldest civil rights groups, international memorial, to shut down. the ngo was found to have broken russia's draconian foreign agents law. "disgraceful decision," the reaction from the gallery. it's 100% a political thing. and the substance of this political decision isjust one more step from authoritarian regime to totalitarian. for more than 30 years, memorial

the us secretary of state, antony blinken, has described it as an "affront" to human rights.cow correspondent steve rosenberg reports. more and more, it feels as if russia is turning the clock back. as she orders one of russia's oldest civil rights groups, "liquidate," the judge says, as she orders one of russia's oldest civil rights groups, international memorial, to shut down. the n60 was found to have broken russia's draconian foreign agents law. "disgraceful decision," the reaction from the gallery. it's100% a political thing. and the substance of this political decision is just one more step from authoritarian regime to totalitarian. for more than 30 years, memorial has been shining a light on one of the darkest chapters of russian history, what became known as the great terror. it's been painstakingly cataloguing the victims ofjosef stalin's mass repressions. up to 20 million soviet citizens are believed to have been sent to the gulag, to stalin's prison camps. hundreds of thousands were executed. memorial was set up to keep their memory alive. the founding of memorial

secretary blinken making it quite clear there would be consequences if russia were to act against itsond resolutely, including with a range of high-impact economic measures that we've refrained from using in the past. we are prepared to impose severe costs for further russian aggression in ukraine. nato is prepared to reenforce its defenses on the eastern flank. >> reporter: russia has also said what it wants as well, speaking earlier in moscow, russian president vladimir putin saying he wants guarantees and agreements from the united states and its allies not to expand the nato military alliance any further towards its borders. kate. >> great reporting, matthew. >>> also developing this morning, he is very clearly trying to kill people. that's what the oakland county michigan sheriff is saying about the deadly shooting at the high school yesterday. a 15-year-old boy opened fire, killing three students, injuring three others. shimon prokupecz is live in michigan with more on this. what more are you learning, what more are they learning today? >> reporter: we just actually spoke to the

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>> i praised the initial response, during the press conference, tony blinken, in the middle of november, where we laid out the three things we would do if moscow invaded. meaning major major sanctions, military arms to ukraine and putting more nato forces in the eastern allies, the balkan states and poland to demonstrate to moscow they will lose. unfortunately, we have seen alongside that initial strong response of wavering and weakness in dealing with kremlin provocations. i need to talk first about sovereignty. the kremlin, in provoking us on cyber, since may, without any response from the administration decides words. biden laid out clear red lines in geneva which putin broke in early july. there were red lines again in july and putin broke those in september-october. at the same time we were looking like patsies working with russia to introduce the u.n. to cyber. putin learned he could push biden around with impunity. this may explain the difference between the crisis on ukraine's border in the spring and now. in the spring, we effectively pushed putin back. today we have not. this

tony blinken make comments don't stand time and truth.out actually has been a failure, especially afghanistan that has to go down as one of the the greatest debacles in american history. i am beginning to have great concern about the kind of advice he is getting from his advisors because they seemed to give him really bad advice. afghanistan, what is happening with ukraine, iran, nuclear talks and what is happening with china and taiwan. you don't hear about north korea anymore with kim jong-un. i'm beginning to wonder, the comment brought adults in the room. i don't see it at all, liz, i just don't. elizabeth: how about the truth we abandoned more citizens and allies in the history of modern warfare? the single largest cat chris hick military blunder ever. we're hearing 126 american citizens are still there. the state department is saying it was in the dozens. what's the number? >> well, the number is probably well over 200 right now. there is a lot of agencies that are trying to get these americans that were left behind out and it is st

still, secretary of state blinken tells us there is no way to know whether vladimir putin has actuallyhouse hopes to have a clearer picture of putin's intentions after tomorrow's call. joining me now former dechks secretary for the clinton administration and former senator from maine. thank you for being with us today. how do you ascertain the intentions of vladimir putin, presumably if you had a great source inside the kremlin, but what they've seen is, you know, heavy artillery. they see combat troops in the numbers they haven't seen since 2014. and by the way, we should point out that blinken is going to speak with ukrainian officials before this call like today and the president will be calling, president zelensky afterwards. what do you think is happening? >> first, i think we ought to disregard the notion that we can determine what president putin's intentions are. what we do is measure capability, measure opportunity, and measure history. what capability do they have on the border? it's amassing a significant amount of troops there and equipment. what opportunity do they have to

secretary of state antony blinken and his g7 counterparts are now gathering in liverpool.nd tauing their agenda is the volatile situation along the border between ukraine and russia. russia's foreign minister on friday issued an ultimatum to nato to rescind its membership to ukraine aine and georgia and demand that nato quickly rejected. meanwhile a u.s. shipment of small arms and ammunition has arrived in ukraine. cnn's diplomatic reporter nic robertson is standing by in liverpool. nic, unity between russia and china, is that going to be the central theme here? >> yeah, and russia really dominating the issue. look, and all of the conversations we've been hearing that have been coming from leaders, diplomats in recent weeks, it is about unity. so expect that to be repeated here. and i think a hint of it released in secretary of state blinken's audio play list, songs that he listens to himself when he's traveling this type of summit. top of the list, no surprise "penny lane" from the beatles from this famous city. second on the list, another liverpool anthem "you'll never w

mr blinken is referring to the conflict in ukraine.ploying heavy—armoured vehicles, electronic warfare systems and tens of thousands of troops along the countries' shared border, the second russian military build—up on the border so far this year. let's go to babara plett usher in washington... she usher in washington... monitors this relationship \ closely she monitors this relationship very closely photo i guess there are at least talking. closely photo i guess there are at least talking-— least talking. yes, they had a meetin: least talking. yes, they had a meeting on — least talking. yes, they had a meeting on the _ least talking. yes, they had a meeting on the sidelines - least talking. yes, they had a meeting on the sidelines as l least talking. yes, they had a i meeting on the sidelines as you said. we understand that they were sombre and businesslike. they were described as not theatrical or trading barbs with each other, they were quite straightforward. it was about a 40 minute meeting. i think they made a very plain to each o