but it is going to meet with the national security council tomorrow. coming from zelensky and how are the allies supposed to respond to that messaging? >> thank you for having me on. i think it is a difficult situation. i think zelensky is in a tough spot right now. he is feeling very threatened. they're showing both sides of the uncertain boarding for him. i think he wants these sanctions but i think we keep talking about that will be swift and severe, made public. whereas i think the biden administration has been sort of waging what we call a hybrid warfare. against russia. a warfare of intelligence. kind of showing all of our cards, showing russia this is what we have. this is what we know. this is what we are able to obtain about you. i think zelensky is sort of ready for action. you know, we saw him meeting with macron today. i'm wondering if there is a factual situation since macron seems to be in regular contact with putin and others are. >> josh, is there any sense that the white house tonight ... that they are still maintaining a belief that d

and based on watching the national security council meeting, he had the other day, he's got pretty tight control over over those around him. i imagine that the sober reality that much of the west has to ask is, or any of russia's demands that for example, ukraine, renounce it's big to join nato for one or that russian sovereignty over crimea be recognized, for example. or any of those demands negotiable for ukraine and it's western allies? i don't think they are. i think that at least politically stephen is that there's a internal debate as to whether or not nato's an expanded or whether the open door policy policies has to stay in place. but russia, in a sense, has as killed that conversation. politically. you can't walk away from, you can't allow him to shut down. it is all of north hall was one of the main things he talked about. so jenny, i have to, you know, jeff, you have to interrupt you then because i got here, i can hear viewers around the world saying, so if that's not the case, what's the way forward here? i think the way ford here is a rush is going, i think russia is going t

he formerly served as the director for russia on the us national security council. he's now at the center for naval analysis, where he's an expert on russia and you asia welcome to d w. sure. we realize this is a guessing game, but hopefully an educated one with you on board tonight. what's your assessment of russia's intentions as things stand now? will russia launch a full scale invasion of ukraine? in your opinion? i think that they will. i think that you don't need that. the size, you don't need over 70 percent of your military on ukraine's work to just recognize 2 areas that you already controlled. i think that it packed up went home. now he will have achieved none of his, his goals, and you would still have us nato security support ukraine. you wouldn't to factor close nato's open door policy. and so i think he's probably going to launch a major operation that goes all the way to the capital. so you think that his intention is not to take those 2 thirds additional areas in the east that those separatist areas claim to be entitled to. but you're talking about a

we want to full palestinian election, starting with the national council of the p allow you, you know, we came here to say a council that takes away the power of the national council is in the legal counsel . we came here to say that the time has come for a national talk aimed at preserving the pillow and protecting national rights. the mirror also has declared a state of emergency is canadian truckers and their supporters continue to paralyze parts of the capitol on the 10th day of protest. oh, city officials, according it received and they say the demonstration is a security risk over the weekend process groups have also gathered in other cities and towns in solidarity. thousands of demonstrates is in rotterdam have been rallying against corona, virus restrictions and vaccine mandates. most measures have been relaxed recently, but protested won't, old restrictions lifted. the police also demonstrated at the same portrait brought about, they were demanding more resources that boston has more from rotterdam. most loved on restrictions have been lifted here in the netherlands in the la

delegated more of its powers to the central council is to bel replacing the role of the national council with the central council with a huge mistake and this is the highest palestinian parliament, the represent, all palestinians at home and in the diaspora. but it was replaced with a weak central council but only represent certain parties and people of their choice. and general elections were left held in the occupied territory more than 15 years ago. while it's not easy to know which party is more popular for to has the grip of power in the west bank. while hammock controls garza than what that elected this election for the palestinian authority should have been held only one. whenever. in my opinion, we are liberation. movements. one election is enough. second general election in 2006 was a mistake. as palestinians do not seem to be getting any closer to holding elections, many analysts see meetings like this one is to give legitimacy to the current political leadership. neither but a him, al jazeera, the occupied westbank still come here on al jazeera of critical gas shortage in bang

of course, the usual condemnation that is clear, the national security council saying that there will be more to come, that is just a beginning of a larger military action that russia will undertake. and really the concern concern phil is that this is just a watershed moment that russia wants to redefine the post world war order. the, the, per, the post cold water i should say. and therefore from the washington perspective, a russia is about and has already crossed a red line last night there was an urgency meeting at. 3 the national security council ambassador linda thomas greenfield, called this all a pretext for a further invasion. and we had heard more alarming voices like the former u. s. general and leader of the u. s. troops in europe. been hodges pointing out also that the situation in bella ross is alarming that they might enter the russian federation at least in the midterm. we also heard a former director of the national intelligence speaking that there might even be a tax on nato countries, of course, were very far away from such a terrible scenario. but washington is defi

general of the united nations following the discussion that was being held at the united nations security council, a very heated discussion that was held there. i want to go straight to she hubbard tansy, who's at the united nations for us in new york in all the years that we have been covering meetings at the united nations security council. this has to rank as one of the most intense and in many ways, belligerent that we have seen between several of the main countries who are taking part there. right, no shoes or slapped on any tables. but yes, i've included these were rather and passions impassioned speeches and the ukranian ambassador clearly hazard as of deerbrook, the turn of phrase that he likes to employ, which, which can be very, very affecting. having said that, though, no, the question is always, well, so what we, where does this go from here, sir? having failed to get the resolution it was seeking at the security council. the u. s. ambassador suggested that she would, would be that asking for an emergency session of the un general assembly. there is a mechanism specifically for when t

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russia to go in, all of this seems to be following the script that i laid out at the united nations security council and president biden talked to the nation about just the other day. >> three sources tell nbc news that a final decision about a potential summit with putin will come after those talks and the next moves will likely depend on russia's actions over the coming days. frances? >> a whoil lot at stake and a whole lot to watch with it brie, thank you. >>> there have not been many signs of de-escalation along the border the state department has issued a warning for u.s. citizens to leave ukraine as soon as possible defense secretary lloyd austin says russia has entered a stance it would be in for an attack matt, this situation seems to be growing more dangerous by the day. >> reporter: yeah. you know, that stance you were mentioning for an attack, that's across the border from where i am in eastern ukraine. in belgrade we're seeing troop movements in fast 24 hours with tanks and heavy artillery moving around, driving on the highway all of this is coming from tiktok users in russia uploading i

what can you tell us about president biden's meeting with his national security council? >> reporter: pamela, president biden met with his national security council in the situation room for a little over two hours today. a white house readout of that meeting was very brief saying the president and his team discussed russia's ongoing military buildup on the border of ukraine. but if you take a look at that photo released by the white house, you get a glimpse of who exactly was in the room. the top officials spanning defense, diplomacy, financial sectors as well as the intelligence world were all huddled with president biden as they chart the next steps as this evolving situation between russia and ukraine unfold. in addition to that national security council meeting, the president spoke with french president emmanuel macron. that followed phone calls macron had with president putin of russia and president zelensky of ukraine. the white house released a very brief readout showing they discuss diplomacy and deterrence measures as russia is contemplating this invasion of ukra

representative of the united kingdom. >> well, we're going to continue to monitor the united nations security councilador to the united nations. she did not mince any words. she said that a full-scale further invasion of ukraine by russia is now imminent. she said this is a perilous moment indeed. pa reid zakariah is with us. bill taylor is still with us. fareed, let me get your thoughts right now. it looks like a full-scale war, if it already hasn't started, is about to begin. >> well, that's certainly the signs are pointing in that direction. and as ambassador thomas pointed out, greenfield-thomas pointed out, u.s. intelligence in this regard on this issue in this period has been unerringly accurate. the fact that the russians have closed down the flight space is one more sign. what we do not know is what the ultimate aim of this military intervention will be, this phase of it. is it to take control of the entire donbas? as you know, president putin recognized these two republics and in their constitution, what they claim is their constitutional area, which is about twice as large as the land they

what about your friends at the national security council doing on that front to avoid a further man-mader for a humanitarian crisis? period the national security council i doing everything possible to provide economic aid to get into countries of eastern europe or the united states. historically we have always tried to do this. we have to stop the war on fossil fuels and get away from net zero. and the european allies have to do this. giving up oil and coal-fired electricity plants putting germany at the russian one —- mercy of the russians. it has to produce its own power. it will not be replaced by american natural gas. stop feeling the russian military regime by buying international gas. >> gentlemen, thank you very much. alicia: the us is announcing a third round of aid to ukraine and that story from the pentagon next. >> despite three days of the slopes ukraine reports from the scene that russians are facing far more resistance than expected in the united states taking action to announce more aid for ukraine which has the latest at the pentagon. >> was the military and senior defens

it >> as the situation over ukraine grows more intense, joe biden is convening the national security councilay. the vice president met with the ukrainian president. the national security team and nato allies discussed a diplomatic solution. she issued this morning. >> we are prepared to move forward with consequences. we are prepared to gather economic measures that will be swift, severe, and united. we will impose far-reaching financial sanctions and export controls. >> the ukrainian president called for sanctions for an invasion and asked for a direct meeting with vladimir putin. more than 150 thousand russian troops are estimated to be near the order. images show military activity growing up in belarus and western russia. >> this is the massive display of military might that moscow is keen for the world to see. this is happening very close to ukraine. >> troops are expected to head home after the military exercises. a defense official tells abc news they might not. >> the military is blaming russian separatists for an artillery attack killed two soldiers. the defense secretary says there

president biden will be convening a national security council meeting on ukraine sunday, jen psaki said in a statement saturday. president biden continues to monitor the evolving situation in ukraine as being updated regularly about events on the ground by his national security team. they reaffirmed russia could launch an attack against ukraine at any time, she said. she added the president had received an update on vice president harris' meeting at the munich security conference. meanwhile, the ukrainian president tweeted earlier saturday that he had an urgent conversation with french president emmanuel macron. the shelling of politicians and international journalists, discussed the possible ways of immediate de-escalation and political diplomatic settlement. this comes as officials estimate up to 190,000 russian troops have been amassed near the ukrainian border. earlier this week russia claimed it pulled back some of its troops but nato and u.s. officials said it appeared russia was doing the opposite. that is from the hill newspaper with president biden convening the national securi

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what kind of conversations are taking place at the national security council during this stage of this crisis. >> it's good to be here. i think the national security council is trying to find a way to get international support to pressure the russia government. i think there is a lot that can be done with countries like india. i'm not sure where china is on this. i think the chinese are getting nervous about what's happen together russians. and maybe find some opportunity for talks in which russia would capitulate and russia would give up. i think they are trying to find a way to get weapons to ukraine. but i imagine they are burning the midnight oil in the national security council. mike: as someone who worked with nato previously, what more can the alliance do to them ukraine. >> they need to activate the logistics river they are in command of. turn it into combat and lethal weapons. and they have an easy border to get that stuff through nearly viv. it should have happened yesterday. the ukraines valiantly fought off a determined enemy for four days. look at the spirit and look how t

council. it is about time the usa and the u.k. and others stepped up and put this into a vote at the united nations security council. let's work out where the political will inspiration and where it is in. the problem here is that china would threaten to veto or would veto, this becomes china's political problem. china will not want that. china has a very long land border with myanmar. it does not want to catastrophe in a store. philosophically is against intervention of a can avoid it. it will be signaling to others that in my veto, but i don't know if it will enter the garden -- certain curtain -- circumstances. that was on christmas eve. it was a peaceful protest during december. the military drove a truck after protesters at full speed. other instances throughout the country where we have seen collective punishment of civilians. if there was militia accident -- action against the military, and a military losing often, they punished the local community by burning alive 11 people, including children. this is a brutal and cruel military that should not be in power in myanmar. elizabeth: there are a number of people

we want a full palestinian election starting with the national council of the p alone. would you? you know, you know, we came here to say a council that takes away the power of the national council is and, and legal counsel. we came here to say that the time has come for a national talk aimed at preserving the queer, lo and protecting national rights of bodies of 16 people believe to be victims of a tough war between 2 powerful drug cartels have been found in mexico's architecture state 10 bodies were discovered wrapped in blankets in the streets, for as near another 6 were found hanging inside a warehouse around a 120 kilometers away. the authorities say the 2 incidents are linked violence is escalated over the past. romances architect asked with the public hanging of bodies from bridges and other public places becoming more frequent. now investigation is underway in argentina into the source of a batch of cocaine laced with an unknown. toxic substance killed at least 24 people and put more than 80 in hospital on the authorities. fear the number of deaths could rise. cat, you lop

fears russia is readying for military action, this as president biden convened his national security council as the u.s. continues to war moscow could strike against ukraine at any moment and holds out hope diplomatic efforts will prevail. violence continues to escalate in parts of ukraine. more than 100 troop violations in the eastern part of the country recorded jut this weekend. stoking even more fears an invasion could be imminent. right now an estimated 190,000 russian personnel are in and around ukraine, including the breakaway regions in country's east. today top biden administration officials including vice president kamala harris warned europe hasn't faced this kind of threat since world war ii. >> we're talking about the potential for war in europe. i mean, let's really take a moment to understand the significance of what we're talking about. it's been over 70 years and through those 70 years, as i mentioned yesterday, there has been peace and security. we are talking about the real possibility of war in europe. >> we believe president putin has made the decision, but until the tan

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council. the united nations is sick. that's a matter of fact. it's been here by the wire is spread by the kremlin. will lead to come to these wires. it is in the hands of the membership to day, the cramming copy, paste it. wore my ward the decree on georgia o. 2008 ward by ward copy based it copy face it no creativity whatsoever. the copy machine and family works very well. who is the next among the members of the united nations? the question is open. i thank yeah, good pitches. i to play the belie as the president of the security council. i'm obliged to say this. i thank the representative of ukraine for his statement. i now get the photo, the representative of germany. thank you mister president. i stopped by thinking and the secretary general rosemary decala for her briefing. people in don bos are celebrating russian recognition of their sovereignty. you can see them setting off fireworks and waving russian flags we heard from one song from local don. yes. residence who gave us their reaction to the events. ah no. with a c as of jewish the we

susan: how does the national security council fit in? y: the national security council fits in because the national security council serves at the pleasure of the president. it's a policy oriented body. i think one of the things my students and many people don't realize is intelligence is not designed to make policy, intelligence is an input to policy. intelligence is not supposed to have a dog in the fight. the nse is where policy and intelligence come together, but officials should not be in the position of making policy, and if they are, the intelligence they provide becomes suspect because it could be seen as biased. susan: how much information and how makes it to the president? amy: it depends on the issue and president, and it depends on the day. there is the daily brief, whether presidents actually read it depends on the president. presidents also get information through oral briefings and increasingly today, through their phones, through all sorts of other social media accounts. there is a lot of competition for attention and info

the united nations security council holds an emergency meeting on the crisis with the secretary general making a direct plea to the russian leader. in the name of humanity, do not allow to start in europe what could be the worst war since the beginning of the century. ukraine's ambassador to the united nations implores the security council to do everything possible to stop a war. it is too late, my dear colleagues, to speak about the escalation. too late. the russian president declared the war. the escalation comes as ukraine's president, volodymyr zelenskyy, makes a desperate appeal to the people of russia to prevent a full—scale war. translation: it must be stepped- _ translation: it must be stepped- it _ translation: it must be stopped. it is _ translation: it must be stopped. it is not - translation: it must be stopped. it is not too - translation: it must be| stopped. it is not too late, and if the leadership of russia doesn't want to sit at a table with us for the sake of peace, maybe it will sit at the table with you. maybe it will sit at the table with ou. maybe it will sit at t

nations in new york. oliver. what more have you learned and what has been said at the security council, was secretary of state antony blink and delivered a very strong condemnation here at the united nations. and today he talked about in great detail about how believe how he and the usaa ministration believes that russia is currently preparing a false flag attack that they would use as approved pretext of for war. any then carried on. also in his speech here at the un security council, how that subsequent russian attack on ukraine could look like. and also again in great detail. he was talking about bomb beings, miss styles, cyber attacks. and that finally, russian troops could move in to ukrainian territory within the next few days, moving in on key target. so really a strong combination of course, a very different take from the russian perspective, they are accusing ukraine to breach the minsk agreement. and we have a report you're explaining what exactly the mincer minsk agreement is february 2015, 10 months into a bloody conflict in eastern ukraine. pro russian separatists, backed by russia itself, fighting ukra

biden will meet with g7 counterparts today the united nations security council holding an emergency meetinghis morning on the attacks calling for putin to pull back his troops russia says it is only targeting military installations to demilitarize ukraine the pentagon says there is little evidence to support the claim and warning russia would try to manufacture an excuse to start some conflict with ukraine. global equity markets are responding to the developments u.s. stock heequities are lower this morning right now, the dow jones industrial average futures imply a move of 675 points to the down side s&p would open lower by 84 points nasdaq lower by 337. again, a lot of bloodshed happening right now with regard to markets overall we will see what happens with the ukraine-russia situation as it develops. that is leading to a bid for treasury bonds prices are rising for the safety of the u.s. government debt. ten-year treasury is 1.87% people are bidding up the prices for the safety of the u.s. government debt. two-year treasury yield 1.576% oil prices on the upside brent crude futures above

. >> reporter: alex, we are here at the white house where the national security council is being convened by president biden for an unusual sunday session. the white house saying it was important for the president to hear from his advisers on the ukraine crisis directly after vice president kamala harris and secretary of state antony blinken returned from europe where they were able to meet with the european allies playing a critical role in u.s. and nato efforts to push back on president putin. we heard from secretary of state antony blinken this morning on "meet the press" where he was discussing first of all his agreement with president biden's biden that president putin has made a decision to invade, but also saying that the fact that putin has made that decision does not mean there is no place nor diplomacy, arguing that because putin has not actually gone ahead and sent troops and tanks rolling over the border, there is still a chance to pull back from the brink. >> while the die may be cast, until it settles, until the tanks are rolling and the planes are in the air, we're going to

was as a, as agreed in the united nations security got so i have have the resolution c, l 5. lastly, voted for that the, the resolutions which were all the security council. 34 went through the stages. and you want us to remember that the beginning it was the arab league who called on the united nations to take action on the 22nd of february, 2011. the i'm back until mom em output. the said this regime regime has failed miserably. gadhafi must late meet on the 2nd resolution was immediately after the ominous sexual general of the extent the arab league has officially requested the united nations security council to impose a no fly against any military action against libya. so it wasn't, it wasn't the west. i say it was the international community completely and all members of the security council did not often one can say that about recent big city, big wood, but on the other, on the, on it, that's pretty sad that there wasn't a united front and syria. well, you mentioned that you say that you wanted a war on syria more explicitly. you lament the fact you say it's dire. the impact of the libyan valuable catastrophe on humanitarian intervention and syria.

. >>> president biden met with his national security council this morning.president was expected to possibly speak with reporters before leaving for delaware this afternoon, but the trip was canceled. you might remember on friday he accused putin of already ordering an invasion, based on u.s. intelligence. tonight nbc news confirming that, saying that u.s. intel shows russian military officials were given an order to proceed. the u.s. believes the capital of kyiv could be targeted. get the latest news on the situation from our website. we have a link on our trending bar that takes you to our coverage. go to nbcbayarea.com. >> all of the developments in russia are happening as the world watches the olympics closing ceremony. the flame is out until the summer gyms in 2024. hello, liz. >> reporter: terry, audrey, what a wild ride this has been. it's just unprecedented times, with athletes performing at their highest level, despite politics and the pandemic, other challenges. but team usa ended its olympic run on a high note. the beijing winter olympics ends wit

so all of this seems to be following the script that i laid out at the united nations security council that president biden talked about to the nation just the other day >> secretary of state blinken is set to meet with russian counterpart sergey lavrov on thursday three sources tell nbc news that a final decision about a potential summit with putin will come after those talks now, the next move will largely depend on russia's behavior over the coming days. frances? >> certainly major high-stakes stipulation when it comes to that potential meeting thank you, brie. >>> there have not been many signs of any de-escalation from russia along ukraine's borders the state department has issued a new warning for u.s. citizens to leave ukraine defense secretary lloyd austin says russia's military has now entered a stance that it would need to be in for an attack. nbc's matt bradley joins us live from ukraine matt, the situation seems to be growing more dangerous and more tense by the day [ no audio ] >> reporter: -- the secretary of state just mentioned in front of the u.n. security council. he

nations in new york. and he gave us this assessment of the security council meeting. was secretary of state antony blink and delivered a very strong condemnation here at the united nations. and today he talked about in great detail about how believe how he and the usaa ministration believes that russia is currently preparing a false flag attack that they would use as a prude. pretext a full war any then carried on. also in his speech here at the un security council, how that subsequent russian attack on ukraine could look like. and also again in great detail. he was talking about bomb beings, miss styles, cyber attacks that finally russian troops could move in to ukrainian territory within the next few days. we're seeing the true built up continuing at the russian ukrainian border. prison biden said that this is exactly contrary to the promises made by russian president vladimir putin and that an attack is imminent. within the next days. ironically, the united states and security council is cheered by russia right now in russia called the united nations security counci

president biden has called an emergency meeting of his national security council later today. ukraine, with cbs news foreign coesndent arlie d'agat eporter: good mog. ukrainian commanders we spoke to, this war is already under way. they took us to the front lines in the east, where there has been a dramatic spike in shelling, in the extended russian military exercises in belarus only adds to the anxiety. the russian military on full flex in the most elaborate show of force since this crisis began. testing hypersonic and ballistic missiles as part of nuclear exercises under the watchful eye of president putin put himself. to submarine launches in the black sea and by land, to belarus, where troops are edging ever closer to the ukrainian border, described by the u.s. defense secretary as uncoiling and poised to strike. in eastern ukraine itself, an artillery bombardment sent soldiers and journalists scrambling for cover. including further back, us. okay, so there have just been a couple of explosions. the kids are running, and we've been told to get into our buses now. we are as

for national economic council director on a white bidens economic sanctions on russia are tough enough. and how the war in ukraine could impact markets going forward. plus the president said his administration will try to minimize the pain at the pump. but oil and gasoline prices are spiking to new heights probably speak with house minority whip who says biden needs to stop the war on american energy. and later, the fbi is bracing for russian cyber attacks in the united states. where are we most vulnerable? i'll mess cyber security expert theresa payton coming up at all that had plus the markets this week. but first let's take a look back at some the top newsmakers on mornings with maria and the week's edition of the week stalkers. ♪ >> the european union is proposing an initial package of sanctions targeting moscow. >> think they have to start looking at some of russia's hard assets. particularly their carbon exports of various kinds whether it's oil or natural gas per. >> criminals know this at this point, this bail reform program that was put in place under andrew cuomo and built th

ceasefire, russia extended military exercises in belarus, and president joe biden held a national security councilting at the white house today as tensions between russia, ukraine and nato-nations remained high. in belarus, the defense ministry said joint military exercises with russian troops, originally planned to end today, will continue. the drills are taking place near ukraine's northern border, about a three hour drive from the country's capital, kyiv. nato estimates there are now 30,000 russian troops in berus. intelligence officials in the u.s. and nato countries say as many as 150,000 russian troops, along with warplanes and equipment, are now positioned near ukraine's borders on three sides. in eastern ukrne, fighting-- which began in 2014-- is continuing between ukrainian soldiers and russia-backed separatists. today a russian news agency released video showing what it claimed was shelling in the middle of the night in the rebel controlled region. separatists have evacuated thousands of women and children, but ukraine denies it plans any attacks and its military troops are reportedly wi

department has law enforcement and intelligence responsibilities and we are members of the national security council. that's all i can say about it. >> there are reports that there are videos coming from that part of the world that are fake, doctored. does the justice department have a responsibility to legally investigate something that could change the outcome? you are briefed on some of this stuff. attorney general garland: we have for many expressed concern about maligned influence and without referring to them in specifics, the justice apartment does have a role but that is all i can say for now. >> you mentioned at a press conference after the verdict that essentially justice was served because of the family pushing in court to have a judge reject the plea deal. that is the only reason it was served. what is your response? attorney general garland: on your first question, i cannot imagine the pain a mother feels, to have her son run down and gunned down while taking a jog down a public street. my heart goes out to her and her family. that is really all i can say about this. >> if i can ask an

the united nations asked him to come to new york and deliver remarks today at the united nations security council meeting. after a series of meetings late last night that she said occurred between the state department, the national security council and the white house. she said that his visit is occurring because it portrays the gravity of the situation. it portrays the fact that the united states wants to be committed to diplomacy, the secretary will say that. but it is also a recognition of just how dangerous this moment is. she said the facts on the ground are that russia is moving toward an invasion. and so the secretary wants to be clear that the meeting today at the u.n. security council shouldn't distract from what is happening on the ground right in our now. it should highlight what is happening. he'll be very clear about what the united states is saying russia do. now, the other news that we are learning this morning, jim, is that russia responded to the u.s. with these written responses. the united states you'll remember gave russia a written response a few weeks ago. russia has now res

and he's told the russian national security council that he would decide to day on the request from the self proclaimed peoples republics of denette. and to hansen, ukraine has appealed to the united nations for hell, while western leaders of walnuts such recognition would break. international law. certainly as get more from vladimir as he passed from d w 's or russia service here in berlin out. welcome to the studio advising me. so what would it mean that if russia recognized the independence of these 2, easton rebel strong holes and i would russia benefit from this move? well, basically, it would mean 3 things, 3 main points. first of all, there means peace. treaty, st. 2014. in the 2nd part, $21315.00 will be debt, it will just gone, it will be much more on a table. it's 1st point. the 2nd one, the relationship between the us in the western countries united states, european union in the best and community would be implored in some hall. and the 3rd point, rosabelle robert, it was probably a face, very strong sanctions from the, from the rest of the community. but in these a remark re

thomas graham was senior director for russia on the national security council. as an special assistant 2 former president george w bush. he is now with the council on foreign relations mister graham. it's good to have you on the program. you write that a moratorium on nato's eastward expansion for 20 to 25 years. could be the answer to ending the impasse that we are in right now. why is it that idea gaining any traction? i think it has become a part of the public debate. certainly in your life to some extent in the united states and even in russia. i know that the german reporter asked questions that be a press conference between the chancellor and president opened it as to whether a moratorium was a possibility. none either, man, answer the question, i think that's evidence, that is part of the public debate. today the german chancellor said that ukraine's membership in nato is not on the agenda. and he said it will not be on the agenda. while he and vladimir putin are in office, now, schultz is speaking to what many diplomats say that former soviet republics,

the united nations security council met again last night.sident biden will meet with g7 leaders today. russia, as you know, can veto any move by the security council, so last night saw no action. russia in fact attacked during the security council meeting. >> unfortunately, while we've been meeting in the security council tonight it appears that president putin has ordered that last step. at the exact time as we are gathered in the council seeking peace, putin delivered a message of war in total disdain for the responsibility of this council. >> reporter: putin also spoke to his nation talking about peacekeeping mission. russia is conducting. we're used to russia speaking untruths that are mixed with truths and an appeal to history. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin speaking to russians about the sacrifice their grandfathers and great grandfathers made during the second world war. 20 million russians died in that war. it's deeply embedded in the russian culture. putin called the ukranian government nazis and claimed they were pur

so all of this seems to be following the script that i laid out at the united nations security council that president biden talked about to the nation just the other day. >>> joining me now is mike memoli at the white house. richard engel is in ukraine. courtney kube is here with me and keir simmons is in moscow and we have andrea mitchell sticking with us from washington, d.c. just how likely is it that we'll get to this stage where we might see a biden meeting with putin? >> this has been building over the course of several months. in recent weeks the warnings have been much more dire and grim as far as what russia is capable of. but we do appear to be going from simmer to boil with all signs pointing to an imminent invasion. you see that in the public and private choreography. publicly the president for the second time in nearly as many days meeting with his top national security team behind closed doors. at this point you also see much more clearly these two paths that have been laid out by the u.s., by our allies for the russians. diplomacy versus deterrence. you have the presiden