you heard jake sullivan come out and detail the warnings biden gave putin. do you think these warnings went far enough? >> we don't really have specifics about what was discussed. this certainly is a good step in that we have the two leaders talking directly and biden and the read out that we're getting from jake sullivan apparently was strong in his words in saying that we will exact sanctions and we'll do it greater than when i was vice president as was just said. the issue here is that what actions are going to follow? because president biden could have already been in the process of sending, as you indicated, lethal weapons into ukraine. there could be more intelligence sharing. ukraine could have a better understanding of what's happening with the 175,000 or so troops that putin has assembled around ukraine. we could be -- they talked about later strengthening our nato allies around ukraine. they could be doing it now. and we could have a greater understanding of what those sanctions might be that could deter russia. but in this, as we know from the dis

. >> martha: here's jake sullivan taking the podium. let's listen in. >> good to see everybody here today. as you know, president biden held a secure video call with president putin. the called covered a range of issues. the main topic was ukraine. president biden was direct and straightforward with president putin as he always is. he reiterated america's support for ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. he told president putin that if russia invades ukraine, the united states would respond with strong economic measures. we would provide additional defensive material for the ukrainians above and beyond what we already have. and we will fortified or allies with additional capabilities in response to such an escalation. he told president putin there's another option. deescalation and diplomacy. the united states and our allies would engage in a discussion that covers larger strategic issues including our strategic concerns with russia and russia's strategic concerns. we managed to do this at the height of the cold war and we de

. >> reporter: it's important that jake sullivan will be in the briefing room to offer the white house'sr readout a. lot was made in the early hours as that meeting was beginning just after 10:00 the first pictures we were getting, the first picture was from russia, itself. obviously, this is a moment for president vladimir putin who knows the propaganda wars very well to get a foot hold in the conversation. so we saw that photo that showed jake sullivan throughout and among the questions we have for him really deal with the third building on the white house readout. it was generic in terms of as it put it the economic and other measures the president threatened president putin with in the event of military escalation. what do we define as military escalation? if you show the mass building up of russian forces on three different borders of ukraine. haven't we already reached that point? that's certainly a comment from not just republicans on capitol hill. we may be past a key moment here. then also as we know our broader agenda on the table for these two men today, including the iran nuc

the point jake sullivan _ threatens ukraine again.van made in the - threatens ukraine again. the point jake sullivan made in the last - threatens ukraine again. the point jake sullivan made in the last hour was that if there was an invasion, than obviously the us would be magnifying its presence in eastern europe, on the borders of poland and romania. do you think if the russian troop deployment on the ukrainian border remains they are in the new year and grows border remains they are in the new yearand grows in border remains they are in the new year and grows in size, do you think they'll take that action anyway? i think they will. i think if the russians don't pull their forces back to what's a regular deployment for them on the border of ukraine, then there will be incredible pressure from the nato allies, the eastern nato allies to boost forces, including us forces, inside nato territory. so i think it was very smart of president biden to make that point to his counterpart. goad that point to his counterpart. good to net that poi

yes, national security advisor jake sullivans, as president biden, was clear and direct with vladimir putin outlining the response, washington and its allies. if russia taxi craig, he reiterated america's support for ukraine sovereignty and territorial integrity. he told president, booting directly that of russia further invade ukraine. the united states and our european allies would respond with strong economic measures. we would provide additional defensive materiel to the ukrainians, above and beyond that, which we are already providing. and we would fortify our nato allies on the eastern flank with additional capabilities in response to such an escalation. he also told president putin, there's another option, de escalation and diplomacy. united states and our european allies would engage in a discussion that covers larger strategic issues, including our strategic concerns with russia and russia. strategic concerns. was it more from our white house correspondent kimberly hallett to who was in that briefing as terms of the flavor of, of what was discussed there? yeah, well, to give

jen psaki will take to the podium with the national security advisor jake sullivan.iden was vice-president when russia forces took over ukraine that triggered economic sanctions under then president obama. >> sandra: that was not enough to prevent russia's latest proication -- provocations. we will talk about whether we could be looking at a repeat of president obama's russian failures. >> john: and jack keane about whether the white house is up to the task. we start with team coverage. jacqui heinrich to begin our coverage. >> the briefing was pushed back by a half-hour am we are awaiting news about what exactly president biden laid out to president putin in the 2 hour phone call. details on the economic sanctions. the package he would layout if russia moves forward with invading ukraine. yesterday they were described as significant and severe and kept on the table the nuclear option. removing russia and blocking them from the system they rely on for international financial trance actions. -- trance actions. transactions. president biden voiced the deep concerns abo

jake sullivan said the things that the u.s. was not prepared to do in 2014 it is prepared to do now. and we know from reporting is that it was then vice president biden who was pushing president obama to supply those anti-tank missiles to give more lethal options to ukraine. president obama rejected that, it looks like, although they did not say it explicitly that that could be part of the package of going to ukraine, if there is a move across that border. >> i think it's already been part of a package that the biden administration has put together, and sent to ukraine over the course of the last year. that's something they have focused on. they have gone further than the obama administration did at the time, and as you noted vice president was one of those inside the administration who wanted to go further. his administration has done that in terms of the weapons side of things. i think the interesting element that jake also said is they're willing to go further than 2014 on the sanctions side as well, and we have been talking

meeting. >> what do you need these leaders to do and what did jake sullivan have to tell you?ia about what's happening. the state department and the special presidential envoy for hostage affairs, they can't tell us knhg that's happening. so we just try to talk to as many government agencies as we can to explain who trevor is. put a face on the name on the number and find out if they are doing something. and after our meeting with jake sullivan yesterday, we feel confident that the government is trying everything they can to bring him home and all agencies from the president on down are involved. and that's about all we know but we're very thankful for that meeting with him, and he was very compassionate and open with us. >> and what's the best case scenario? do the russians want a prisoner swap? what can be done? >> they do want a prisoner swap is what we hear from their media and everything. and we don't know for sure what the deal is. but if that would be the prisoner swap, we hope it comes sooner than later because we're worried about the situation with ukraine. we think t

maybe that is what putin is waiting for but jake sullivan was there as well in 2014.ere is what he had to say. he is now the national security advisor. here is what he had to say after the meeting today. of course he came out instead of the president. here is jake sullivan. >> that things we did not do in 2014 we are prepared to do now. david: but shouldn't we have done them now? now that is to say, with regard to the nord stream 2 pipeline, shouldn't we make action against it now, reverse the orders that biden put in, the waiver of what the trump administration did? shouldn't we actually take action now rather than waiting until something happens. >> you know, obviously allowing vladmir putin to complete the construction of the nord stream 2 pipeline was a blunder. what we should be doing, this is what i asked undersecretary knew land today, are you ready to work with the european partners to dismantle, tell vladmir putin we are going to dismantle the nord stream 2 pipeline if you invade ukraine? but again we've exhibited such weakness, what is the credibility of tho

here is biden's national security adviser jake sullivan. >> the president was crystal clear about where the united states stands as we pursue diplomatic channels, we will also prepare for all contingencies just as we have been doing for weeks now, including through the preparation of specific responses to russian escalation, should they be required. specific, robust, clear responses should they be required. as president biden looked president putin in the eye and told him today, that things we did not do in 2014, we are prepared to do now. >> okay. that's a really crucial line. things we did not do in 2014, we are prepared to do now. so, what things is the u.s. prepared to do now exactly? well, we don't actually know. what we do know is that when putin went into ukraine in 2014, the u.s. ultimately backed down. they left it at sanctions. so did europe. so, how did putin respond today? well, according to the kremlin, quote, in response vladimir putin stressed that the responsibility should not be shifted onto the shoulders of russia since it is nato that is making dangerous attempts to c

and the russian leader, and that was a dialogue back and forth if you will, in fact, to jake sullivan, making a point of saying that there were no speeches. there was no finger wagging or lecturing by one side or the other. but instead of vladimir putin was very engaged now the conversation was direct in terms of the message that the u. s. president had to deliver and coordination with france and germany as well as the u. k. in italy, there have been discussions that it has been decided that should there be an invasion by russia into ukraine, that there would be strong and punitive financial sanctions that would be levied on russia. now in terms of specify specificity, there wasn't a lot of detail about what that might look like. but there was also another path that was strongly encouraged by the u. s. president. that is the one of diplomacy essentially saying that there is the ability to have a conversation and to talk about larger strategic issues. and that this could be done through some mechanism such as nato. this could also be done in terms of furthering the minsk agreement. but

i want to talk about what we just heard jake sullivan say. afghanistan, it immediately comes to me for me the loss of those 13 u.s. service members at the airport in kabul. so i just wanted to get your reaction to what sullivan said about safely and effectively drawing down from afghanistan. your thoughts. >> well, there is no way that you can say that this was a safe and effective withdrawal. it resulted in the loss of the lives of 13 american service members. it's incredible that they would in any way, shape or form think that that was a success. all this was completely avoidable. this was a dereliction of duty. there was a breakdown at every point. you don't tell your adversaries when you are going to withdraw and not make it conditions-based. that put our american men and women in the military at risk. that was number one. number two, the way they went about it in withdrawing from hamid karzai international airport instead of the base at bagram, disregarding the professional military judgment of the leaders that said you need to leave a r

national security adviser jake sullivan told reporters that the u.s. does not think that president putin has yet made a decision on whether to invade ukraine. why not? >> well, among other things, i think that president putin wanted to talk to president biden, wanted to better understand where we are and where our allies are on some of these issues. and that was why it was extremely important for our president and for other leaders in europe to be very clear about the extreme consequences that will result for russia if they move aggressively against ukraine again. >> in the previous hour, we interviewed congressman mike turner of ohio, he's on the house intelligence committee. and he said a lot of the threatened steps in terms of lethal aid for ukraine in terms of sending u.s. troops to allied countries, in terms of having sanctions ready, that all sounded good but sounded too much in the future. that these things should be happening now. why, in fact, are they not happening now to deter putin from the invasion? >> jake, what is happening now is intens

here's jake sullivan, watch this.'s not operating. it is leveraged for the west because if vladimir putin wants to see gas flow through that pipeline, he may not want to take the risk of invading ukraine. maria: but secretary, isn't it true that the u.s. has already given the blessing so that it could operate and give natural gas to europe. >> that's right. and it's almost like biden has said we're going to give russian unions construction jobs. but once that pipeline is ready, do you think that western european leaders, particularly the new socialist leader of germany, is going to want to cut off natural gas in the middle of a european winter? i mean, we've already set the stage for failure in western europe and that's all because of this ideologically blinded administration. maria: yeah, and it's not just toward russia. i mean, what about china, this no teeth policy on china, it's also incredible. the house approved the national defense authorization act this week, it provides $300 million for ukraine, a statement o

have not seen in a year or two, i'm still the president of the council and our guest today is jake sullivan, the 28th assistant to the president for

we have our national security advisor, jake sullivan, joining us for the briefing, who will give a brief opening and then take some questions and then we'll proceed with a briefing after that. with that i'll turn it over to jake. jake: thanks, jen. good to see everybody here today. as you all know, president biden held a secured video call with president putin. it covered a range of issues but the main topic was ukraine. president biden was direct and straightforward with president putin, as he always is. he reiterated america's support for ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. he told president putin directly that if russia further invades ukraine, the united states and our european allies would respond with strong economic measures. we would provide defensive materiel to the ukrainians above and beyond which we are already providing and fortify our nato allies on the eastern flank with additional capabilities with response to such an escalation. he also told president putin there is another option, de-escalation and diplomacy. the united states and our european allies would

delivered a tough message, having talked about sanctions and i think this message we heard from jake sullivand to reassure, looking favourably on providing reassurance, including rotation of troops to european allies is a very tough message as well. so the united states got what it wanted to deliver out of that conversation. i think putin got what he wanted in the form of the conversation and the opening to the broader european security dialogue as well. and you can get much more on this story on our website — bbc.com/news including a section where bbc experts answer your questions about the current state of affairs between russia, the us and ukraine, and this analysis on whether russia is preparing to invade ukraine. all that and more on the bbc website, or download the bbc news app. australia's prime minister scott morrison has confirmed australia willjoin a diplomatic boycott of the beijing olympics next february. he said the chinese government has not yet made any attempts to respond to several issues raised by australia including alleged human rights abuses. the united states confirmed t

the biden foreign policy team you just showed jake sullivan. i have joked their foreign policy team sleeps with votive candles of angela merkel under their beds and merkel wants this pipeline. but the timing is stunning. biden was sworn into office on january 20th, 2021. putin began rebuilding -- began building the pipeline again on january 24th, 2021. four days after biden was sworn into office. biden waived the sanctions that i had authored and we had imposed on nord stream 2. at the time he waived it this summer both ukraine and poland said publicly by waiving the sanctions he was committing a military threat to ukraine from russia. biden could stop this today if he simply revokes the sanctions, revokes the waiver and imposes saention and he is unwilling to do so. if we see tanks in the streets of kiev, it will be because joe biden surrendered to putin. >> harris: and look, jackie heinrich was talking about contingency plans with regard to all of this. but particularly our people on the ground there. they better have some good plans. because

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now we do know that jake sullivan, the national security advisor, held a talk with his russian counterpart early last week. not clear whether that conversation del to this upcoming meeting or potential meeting. we also know that president biden held a telephone conversation with the russian president a short while ago. once again, discussions there appeared to center on the possibility of a summit at some stage, but no clarity as to whether this meeting between an identified and as yet unnamed military officials and diplomats is going to take place where it will take place. or indeed, when it will take place. richard wines is a security unless with wiki, strong global consultancy, he joins us now from arlington in the us state of virginia. many, thanks for your time. now in recent weeks, we have seen a flurry of activity when it comes to us. russia, diplomacy that was be virtual summit between bought an in person and then that phone call between jake sullivan and his russian counterpart to the casual observer . it could appear like a slight warming of relations between the 2 countries. do

when it was over, national security adviser jake sullivan calling the meeting useful, saying president biden delivered a clear message, do not invade ukraine or else. >> there was no finger wagging, but the president was crystal clear about where the united states stands on all of these issues. >> reporter: the white house threatening strong economic measures, saying the u.s. is also prepared to send more weapons to ukraine and military supplies to help allies in the region. is sending u.s. troops to the region on the table here? >> our baltic allies, they will be seeking additional capabilities and potential additional deployments and the united states will be looking to respond positively to those things in the event that there is a further incursion into ukraine. >> so, let's bring in cecilia vega live at the white house tonight. cecilia, the president's national security adviser there jake sullivan saying that the white house doesn't believe that putin has yet decided whether or not to invade ukraine. that was interesting. >> reporter: right, david. they still don't know that he's

manus: jake sullivan with the main points coming out of the meeting between president biden and putin good day to you. we've talked several times through the morning and i want to lean into perhaps the west and the u.s. side. how is the american side describing the meeting? the language sounded quite forceful. bruce: we just heard national security advisor jake sullivan talk about some of the sanctions that the u.s. would impose on russia if it were to invade, according to what president biden told president putin. u.s. also is talking about having germany suspend the nord stream 2 pipeline, which would be a big problem for russia but also potentially a big problem for germany, that would be sending gas from russia into germany. germany really depends on gas from russia as does much of the rest of western europe. dani: he had just told us he doesn't think nord stream 2 will go along. what would be the consequences of a suspension of nord stream 2? bruce: if it is suspended it would be because russia had invaded ukraine. for germany and for russia, nord stream 2 2 is an important proje

. >> reporter: [indiscernible] jake sullivan spoke with his motion counterpart today. they conducted an assessment in ukraine. obviously, you said you are monitoring this area is u.s. intelligence picking up something new? >> the travel advisory remains a level four. do not travel due to covid 19. that is exactly what they did in this case. historically we have seen large numbers of americans and others traveling to ukraine during this time of year in the holiday season. it was an effort to provide that information directly. >> your statement alluded to build back better. sec. psaki: i am not going to give you any updates on that. i think the president has been clear about that and i will let senator manchin speak to the specifics of his proposal. i would not confirm the details from here. i know there have been reports out there. i will let him speak to that. i will say that the president of course wants to extend the child tax credit. that is something he has spoken to. i am not going to negotiate from here. he does not see compromise as a dirty word either. bill de

understand why you are asking i just will not parse the different scenarios we have been cleared jake sullivanlear. with a range of economic options and they would be significant and severe those are conversations we would and beyond that i am will not parse farther from here. >> i think jake spoke to this pretty clearly. >> . >> following up on the announcement of not sending in america and delegation to beijing to the winter games what you are saying this is an example of an action the president would take do they support the ioc? >> iat have not heard that is an option under consideration just what we have talked about the us government. >> i'm not aware of the consideration of them being moved. >> is the president engaging with democrats the current debate with those making over $400,000? >> there is some support for in congress but certainly it is part of the discussion but also reset publicly with members of our team and as part of the discussion and negotiation ongoing a senior staff level. >> again he did not propose it initially we earlier to get the bill then across the finish line b

and i think this message we heard from jake sullivan about the need, though looking favourably of providingies is a good message as well. the united states, but he wanted to deliver out of the conversation. by then vladimir putin got what he wanted in the conversation in the opening to the broader european security dialogue as well. thank you so much forjoining us on newsday. french police have arrested a saudi national suspected of involvement in the murder ofjournalist jamal khashoggi in 2018. the suspect was arrested at an airport in paris. mr khashog—ji, who was a prominent critic of the saudi regime, wrote for the washington post. he was murdered at the saudi consulate in istanbul. his body was later dismembered. but the saudi arabian embassy in paris says the thirty three year old saudi national is not linked to the case and should be released immediately. 0ur security correspondent frank gardner, told us more about the saudi national arrested near paris. he isa he is a person who is a 33—year—old member of the saudi royal guard of the infrastructure around the crown prince. he was sa

with that, jake, the microphone is yours. mr. sullivan: thank you, richard. i will fix that oversight promptly. part of the reason i scrubbed it is because i interned for the previous president of the council on foreign relations and i would not want to detract from the glamour of the current president. [laughter] mr. sullivan: it is a genuine pleasure to be here in person with so many friends, people i have engaged with over the years. this is still a novelty in person event we have learned not to take for granted. i am grateful for those here and those watching as part of the expended -- extended family and the public beyond. i was reflecting coming over here how remarkable it is we find ourselves nearly a full year into the biden administration and the holidays are now upon us. the days have been long. they have been very long in some cases but this year has felt incredibly short, now that we come to the end of 2021. one year ago, we were in the process of navigating our way through a challenging transition, and preparing to take the helm at an unbelievabl

afterwards national security adviser jake sullivan says president biden sent a firm message to the russiander. >> we still do not believe president putin has made a decision, what president biden did was lay out clearly consequences if he chooses to move. >> video the call coming from russian state media. watch. >> good to see you again. last time we didn't get to see one another at the g 20, next time i hope we do it in person. >> the white house not divulging the extent of the economic sanctions threat if putin invades but acknowledge they are prepared to go farther than what was imposed in 2014 and sullivan says biden made no concessions on putin's demand to block ukraine from joining nato suggesting also the nordstrom 2 pipeline could be used as leverage. >> gas is not flowing to the nordstrom 2 pipeline which means it is not operating. is leveraged for the west because if vladimir putin wants to see gas flow through the pipeline he may not want to take the risk of invading ukraine. >> reporter: satellite imagery showing putin's forces massing what appears to be more than half of the 1

we're not all vladimir putin is fault us national security advisor, jake sullivan says president biden was clear and direct about his intentions. he reiterated america's support for ukraine sovereignty and territorial integrity. he told president boot directly that if russia further invaded ukraine, the united states and our european allies would respond with strong economic measures. we would provide additional defensive material to the ukrainians above and beyond that, which we are already providing. and we would fortify our nato allies on the eastern flank with additional capabilities in response to such an escalation. he also told president putin, there's another option, de escalation and diplomacy. united states and our european allies would engage in a discussion that covers larger strategic issues. including our strategic concerns with russia and russia's strategic concerns. and these 38 people have been killed in a fire at the main prison in burgundy, his political capital, dozens more were injured to in the early morning, blaise in v taker. the reports, the fire service didn't

now we do know that jake sullivan, the national security advisor, held a talk with his russian counterpart early last week. not clear whether that conversation del to this upcoming meeting or potential meeting. we also know that president biden held a telephone conversation with the russian president a short while ago. once again, discussions there appeared to center on the possibility of a summit at some stage, but no clarity as to whether this meeting between an identified and as yet unnamed military officials and diplomats is going to take place where it will take place. or indeed, when it will take place. okay, those are your headlines coming up next? it's witness. stay with us. i me. oh, in the way they used to say about the internet that the internet changes everything. that's what's gonna happen with synthetic biology. it's going to change everything for information. it was the computer for the industrial revolution was energy. it was the machine for us, it's the cell. it's going to change everything. think of synthetic biology in 50 years, a 100 years. what on earth is the world li

reporter: jen, on iran, jake sullivan is in israel to meet with prime minister bennett. what's the administration's level of confidence that the u.s. and israel can find a common strategy on the best approach to containing iran's nuclear ambitions? and what's the level of concern that israel may seek some kind of military solution if there - if these nuclear talks break down? ms. psaki: well, ken, i would say that, as you noted, national security advisor jake sullivan is in israel. it's the culmination, in our view, of a year of very close engagement between our government and the israeli government. iran is obviously high on the agenda for the visit, it's not the only topic on the visit. and we expect the conversations to be a continuation of ongoing consultations on the threat posed by iran's nuclear program and iran's destabilizing activities in the region in support for terrorist proxies. so, we have -- we briefed them, as you know -- but we briefed them -- we've briefed them throughout the course of many of these talks and discussions. we certainly share with our is

. >> national security adviser jake sullivan would not confirm the u.s. pressured germany to stop the nord stream 2 pipeline if russia invades ukraine but suggested it is a tool. >> gas is not currently flowing through the nord stream 2 pipeline. if vladimir putin wants to see gas flow through that type line he may not want to take the risk of invading ukraine. >> hammer the administration over biden's to waive sanctions on nord stream 2. the party are aligned on defending ukraine. >> if there is one thing that vladimir putin ought to understand is how unified we are. >> ukraine's defense minister also issuing a warning to the russians. >> i will not believe that russian will have victory in ukraine it's difference. because it will be a really bloody -- and russian guys also will come back in the coffins. >> after the call with putin, president biden reached out to the leaders of france, the u.k., germany and italy to read them in on that call. they also coordinated ahead of it on thursday, he will speak with the ukrainian president zalinsky. right now th

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jennifer palmieri communications director and this is the big one, jake sullivan who is still screwingight now. sullivan continued to push the story even though it was false going so far as entering a statement in 2016 saying this, quote: if could be the most direct link yet between donald trump and moscow. computer scientists have uncovered covert server linking the trump administration to a russian-based bank. think about this, that is not true. why is he lying? because the man lying about trump's russian connection is now joe biden's national security adviser. the same jake sullivan who has been front and center in the afghanistan collapse, the biggest embarrassment in american history, military history and is biden's right-hand man on foreign relations right now. is he going to be the next to take the fall in the durham probe? should he be fired straight away or could the investigation go right up to hillary clinton herself? turn now to senator lindsey graham and expand this senator, very few people know this as well as you. how significant are these steps forward? >> the news toda

. >> after that two-hour video chat between president biden and russian president putin, jake sullivan was asked if the world is any safer after that video chat. he said he could not predict that and only would say that time will tell. >> the discussion between president biden and president putin was direct and straightforward. there was a lot of give and take. there's no finger wagging. all i will say is that the ultimate metric for whether the world is safer or not is facts on the ground and actions taken. let's see. >> biden did threaten economic action if putin ramps up his military action against ukraine and also called for putin to deescalate. some senate democrats tell me that they don't think that that should be the only thing on the table. >> you think military action should be on the table of options to convince putin to back off? >> i don't think any options should be off the table. >> there's something new on the table though today. a 180 on russia's nord stream 2 pipe line to europe. after months, president biden defended his decisions to green light the project. he's back

we'll begin with national security advisor jake sullivan at the white house yesterday briefing reportersthat to our video conference call between the two leaders. [video clip] >> president biden was direct and straightforward with president putin, as he always is. he declared support for ukrainian territorial integrity and said that if russia further invades ukraine united states and european allies would respond with strong economic measures, providing additional defensive material to the ukrainians above and beyond that which we are already providing and we would fortify allies on the eastern flank with additional capabilities in response to such an escalation. he also told president putin that there is another option, de-escalation and diplomacy. the u.s. and european allies would engage in strategic issues, including strategic concerns with russia and russian strategic concerns. that we managed to do this at the height of the cold war and we developed mechanisms to help increase transparency and did this in the port -- post-cold war era. there's no reason we can't do that going forwa

. >> coming up today on c-span, white house national security advisory jake sullivan speaks to the council on foreign relations about president biden's first year in office. that is live at 1:00 p.m. eastern. after that, dr. francis collins talks about his tenure at the national institutes of health. that is live from the washington post at 2:15 p.m. eastern on c-span. you can watch everything on c-span.org or on our free video app, c-span now. >> washington unfiltered. c-span in your pocket. download c-span now today. >> mitch mcconnell is traveling around his home state of kentucky to look at damage from last weekend's tornadoes. before leaving washington, d.c., he held a press conference. he also talked about passage of the 1

eastern on c-span, national security advisor jake sullivan will be here, speaking at the council about president biden's first year in office. live at 2:15 eastern, the outgoing head of the national institute of health, francis collins, will talk with "the washington post" about his leadership through three residential administrations, live at 2:15 p.m. eastern on c-span. and on c-span2, the senate is in session at 9:30 eastern to consider president biden's nominations to his negative and judicial branches. as always, live gavel-to-gavel coverage on the senate on c-span2, c-span.org, and on the new c-span now video app. once again, we want to know your top news stories of the week. let's start with michael, calling from beacon, new york, democrats line. good morning. caller: good morning, how are you? host: go ahead. caller: two things. first of all, until the right media from fox, oan, until they start telling the truth to the people who listen to them, this country will never come together. that must change, they have to start telling the truth. secondly, i say this with heartbreak,

national security adviser jake sullivan spoke to reporters following the call. >> he told president putin directly of russia further invades ukraine, the united states and our european allies would respond. amy: russia blamed escalating tensions on western powers and reiterated opposition to any plans for nato to expand in eastern europe. we'll have more on this story after headlines with the nation's katrina vanden heuvel. the house passed a $768 billion military budget tuesday in a 363-to-70 vote. the sum is $24 billion higher than what was requested by president biden, despite withdrawing this year from the u.s.'s longest war in afghanistan. the package includes funds aimed at countering china's power and to build ukraine's military strength. it also includes nearly $28 billion in nuclear weapons funding. separately, the senate voted down a bipartisan bid by senators bernie sanders, rand paul, and mike lee to halt $650 million in u.s. arms sales to saudi arabia amid the vastating ongoing war on yemen. the house select committee investigating the january 6 capitol insurrection said they

jake sullivan suggested yesterday that should russia invade ukraine increasing our troop presence int be in the cards. listen to what he said. >> obviously many of our partners are baltic allies. they will be concerned about the security and integrity of their countries. they will seek additional capabilities and deployments and the united states will look to respond positively to those things in the eent event they are moving into the ukraine. >> john: that sounds like u.s. forces might be headed to the region is not engaged with russia. >> that's after the fact. ukraine has already been invaded. it doesn't sound like we will accomplish the objective to preserve ukraine's independence. i found it interesting he referred to the eastern front. that's a reference to world war ii. an odd one since we are not at war there right now. we need to make it clear to the russians or they will change their calculus and act in ukraine. >> sandra: the supreme court hearing oral arguments in a case that could impact school choice for parents. >> john: president biden announcing a boycott of next ye

like, for example, jake sullivan, national security adviser. he told you this.e obama biden relationship, a similarity is that he insists -- and when everyone else leave the room he will often asked that she stays and they talk. while their experiences are different, he values her willingness to ask tough questions. what else can you tell us that your reporting found about the biden harris relationship? the relationship between the two? >> i think it's very strong. i think it started out strong because she is friends with biden's son beau. i think that's one of the reasons she was selected. she ran one of the biggest justice departments in the united states, and she has been willing to take on the tough tasks. some have taken her to task for doing things that are tough or would take a long time. i think he appreciates the fact that she is doing that. she has gone to latin america, she has gone to southeast asia, she has gone to europe, she has dealt with the france issue when it was tough. she has been on the cutting edge of new issues. jake sullivan told me thi

jake sullivan told me this as well, like cyber, dealing with ai and ransomware, dealing with a numberde that a focus. her staff told me she's extremely detail oriented, that she reads immensely, she gets up to speed and the people in the state department told me this is somebody who has had a great relationship with foreign leaders around the world. >> david rothkopf, thank you very much for joining us tonight. david's must-read piece about the vice president is in the daily beast. happy holidays to you, david. thank you for joining us. >> happy holidays to you, lawrence. >> thank you. >>> tonight's last word is next. , so we only pay for what we need. -hey tex, -wooo. can someone else get a turn? yeah, hang on, i'm about to break my own record. only pay for what you need. ♪ liberty. liberty. liberty. liberty. ♪ ever notice how stiff clothes only pay for what you need. can feel rough on your skin? it's because they rub against you creating friction. and your clothes rub against you all day. for softer clothes that are gentle on your skin, try downy free & gentle. just pour into the ri

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national security adviser jake sullivan was with president biden for the call. >> he told president putin directly that if russia further invades ukraine, the united states and our european allies would respond with strong economic measures. >> reporter: this is what has the white house concerned -- close to 100,000 russian troops now amassed at the ukrainian border. ukraine, a large former soviet republic, wants to join the u.s. and most of europe in the north atlantic treaty organization. in a statement the kremlin argued it is nato that is making dangerous attempts to expand into the ukrainian territory. putin is calling for legally fixed guarantees excluding the expansion of nato in the eastern direction. president biden said no. >> president biden made that point crystal clear to president putin today that the issue of who joins nato is an issue for nato to decide. >> reporter: testifying on capitol hill, under secretary of state newland warned the ukrainians themselves may rise up if russia attacks. >> i think the russians will have a very big fight on their hands, that there will b

jake sullivan, the u.s. national security advisor, mentioned that.s it -- it is leverage for the rest because if vladimir putin wants to see gas flow through the pipeline, he may not want to risk invading ukraine. if things were to come to that, the nord stream 2 pipeline would be suspended, wouldn't it? is that something that is obviously worked into the u.s. calculations on this? taz annette? -- hasn't it? just respond to that if you can. melinda: absolutely. nord stream 2 is definitely on the table, with a couple of different options when you read the sullivan statement. he refuses to go into what was discussed. but we know that the germans will cancel nord stream 2 if russia invades. the statement that came out was interesting. it says over and over again that the u.s. and its allies are willing to consider options that they have not considered before. that means sanctions against big russian state banks, investment agencies, and a broadening of sanctions to potentially areas like mining, metals, and shipping and state owned companies could be in

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