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tell us again why you think that pressure campaign on volodymyr zelensky has some relationship as to finds itself today with this impending russian investigation. >> thank you for having me, ali. well, the pressure campaign started well before zelensky got into office. the pressure campaign started way back when trump won the election in 2016 and started putting pressure on president poroshenko. that's where it originally starts. when president zelensky came into office, he was already under the gun, already under tremendous pressure for trying to with the whole joe biden, hunter biden investigation announcement. so if you remember, even after -- when i had dinner with the president, trump way back in 2018, he didn't have been know where ukraine was on a map at the time. i had to point it out to him. and he asked a very important question that people might have missed, but it's very important. he asked, how long would ukraine sustain without our help if they got into war with russia. that was a question he asked. and the answer was not too long, i answered to him. i said, ukraine woul

. >> the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky is calling on the west to -- in the face of a -- thisports over him and president biden discussing a "imminent" russian attack during a call yesterday. telling president volodymyr zelensky to prepare for invasion once the ground has frozen in february, and he should be ready for a sack of the capital city, kiev. the jarring forecast was not mentioned in official statement. the white house is denying this account. this has house republicans calling on the president to release his call with zelensky. does that sound familiar? it should. 2019 calling on then-president trump to release the transcript of a phone call he had with the ukrainian leader. >> president biden: this crosses the line. i'm calling on the president to release the transcript of the call and let everybody here what it is, see what he needed to. >> i said them >> kayleigh: it is a dangerous precedent to have a phone call with the president and another leader to be released, but "you clear the air in 2019." >> dave: joe biden has a history of influencing ukrainian officials

ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky says russia's posture on the border has not escalated since lastg and that the media is making the situation appear worse than it is. >> he image that mass media creates is that we have troops on the roads, mobilization, people are leaving from places. that is not the case. we don't need this panic. mark: president zelensky says warnings of an imminent invasion by moscow is damaging the economy. russia intends to avoid invading its neighbor despite amassing thousands of troops on the border. in vienna, diplomatic attempts to revive the landmark nuclear deal between iran and world powers are entering their final stage, according to european negotiators who caution that political leaders still need to make difficult decisions to strike an agreement. envoys adjourned their eighth round of discussions today, 10 months after

president volodymyr zelensky says russia's posture on the border has not escalated since last spring and that the media is making the situation appear worse than it is. >> he image that mass media creates is that we have troops on the roads, mobilization, people are leaving from places. that is not the case. we don't need this panic. mark: president zelensky says warnings of an imminent invasion by moscow is damaging the economy. russia intends to avoid invading its neighbor despite amassing thousands of troops on the border. in vienna, diplomatic attempts to revive the landmark nuclear deal between iran and world powers are entering their final stage, according to european negotiators who caution that political leaders still need to make difficult decisions to strike an agreement. envoys adjourned their eighth round of discussions today, 10 months after talks intended to restore the agreement began. negotiations will resume next week. today, thousands of new york city police officers pay their final respects to 22-year-old fellow officer jason rivera at st. patrick's cathedral, wher

but ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, accused some world leaders of sowing panics tonight and said he knows the details in more depth. what is it that you know that president biden doesn't know? "i have my own secrets, just like the u.s. president," he answered. "we're sharing lots of information, but you have to feel the pulse on a day-to-day basis." zelensky also called the departure of nonessential staff at the u.s. embassy this week a mistake, saying ukraine is not the "titanic." today, the united states military leaders said 8500 u.s. troops on alert had not yet been moved but warned an invasion would be horrific. >> conflict is not inevitable. there is still time and space for diplomacy. >> reporter: in ukraine, they've become used to living with russian aggression over many years,s a war in eastern ukraine against russian-backed separatists has claimed over 14,000 lives according to the government. >> russian-backed troops are killing ukrainians every day. >> reporter: today, the u.n. acting ambassador to kyiv, said ukraine is worried the panic could damage its economy.

the country's president, volodymyr zelensky accused other presidents are sowing panic and putting ukraine'snomy at risk. margaret? >> brennan: holly williams, thank you. we're now joined by oksana markarova, ukraine's sol'sambassador to the united states. good morning. >> good morning. >> br >> brennan: artillery, ground air forces -- but president zelensky said russia may simply be supplying ps psychological pressure. why is your president downplaying the situation? >> he is not downplaying the situation. we also know what russia is capable of because they have attacked us already. for 18 years we are at war and we're defending our country. at the same time, in order to defend owb country, we cannot afford to panic. we have to get ready, all of us, not only aur military, our very capable military and veterans, but also all citizens. we know and see what is going on. this is a reality of which we lived for eight years. this is the reality of the recent escalation since april. so we monitor it, we assess it, we share the information with our friends and allies. we're very grateful for the un

president volodymyr zelensky has said not to worry, putting the economy at risk.orrespondent, gabrielle, has more. >> ukrainian soldiers are trying out their latest weapon, a shoulder held and i take missile -- antitank missile provided by the u.k. this is an exercise, but here they know they may have t use their weapons against real russian tanks in the not so distant fure. >>>> it will be very big de when our partners are doing everything possible to improve our defense capability. gabriel: do you want more? >> you know, it is hard to see if we need more when we are facing the war. at this moment, we have at least 3000, that we make surewe are capable to defend our country. >> the brits have a small military presence here since 2015. how many of their are you? >> raising between eight and nine individuals. gabriel: a couple of dozen officers in the training capacity. the ukrainians have been fighting russian-backed separatists in the used for nearly eight years now. by supplying these antitank missiles, the u.k. is sending a strong signal, both about its commitm

. >> woodruff: earlier today, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky downplayed fears of an imminent war between ukraine and russia, urging the west not to panic over the escalating situation at the border. meanwhile, russia's foreign minister, sergei lavrov, said that moscow doesn't want a war. but, he also warned the west not to trample on his country's security interests, after the u.s. delivered its response to russia on the ukraine crisis. >> ( translated ): we have got the answers only the day before yesterday. they are written in "western- style," and make things as clear as mud in many aspects. but, as i said before, there are some rational kernels in there regarding peripheral issues. >> woodruff: russia's president vladimir putin also spoke with french president emmanuel macron today and voiced his frustrations over his country's unmet demands. nick schifrin is here following all of these developments. so, hello, nick, what did the pentagon say today? >> schifrin: the u.s. and the reason it's done that is it's concerned not only about war in ukraine but about war in ukraine

president biden spoke on the phphone on thursday with the ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky. a source tells cbs news that zelensky asked the u.s. to dial back its rhetoric on an imminent invasion because he doesn't want panic here in ukraine. holly williams, cbs news, kyiv, ukraine. >>> president biden is heading to pittsburgh today. it is part of a plan to get him out of washington and promote his accomplishments during his first year in office. the white house says mr. biden will focus on what he's done to get the country's economy moving again. last week the president said that he would look to leave washington more in his second year. his approval numbers have dropped amid the pandemic and high inflation. >>> and coming up, caught on body camera, two police officers risk their lives to save a man in a burning car. >>> and a new moon mission. toyota's plan to help people live on the moon in their cars. this is the "cbs morning news." or waiting for the 7:12 bus... or sunday afternoon in the produce aisle. these moments may not seem remarkable. but at pfizer, protecting the

biden spoke with ukranian president volodymyr zelensky over the phone yesterday. it followed a call between mr. biden and russian president vladimir putin last thursday. russia has 100,000 troops near its border with ukraine. mr. biden said that he warned putin that the russian economy would pay a heavy price if it moves against ukraine. >>> and south korea's military says an unidentified person crossed the heavily fortified border into north korea. south korean officials say the person was spotted earlier by surveillance equipment in the demilitarized zone but avoided capture by troops saturday night. the person was later seen crossing the border. it's unclear if this was a rare case of a south korean trying to defect to the north or north korean who briefly entered south korea trying to return home. >>> coming up, cable car rescue. 21 people get stuck on two tram cars in freezing conditions. how they were safely brought down after being stranded overnight. >>> railing collapse. fans fall to the ground at the end of the philadelphia eagles game. how they almost i

ukraine's capital kyiv on friday, we were at a press conference given by the country's president, volodymyr zelenskyn he told journalists that ukraine is not the "titanic," and he accused foreign leaders of sowing panic by warning of a possible invasion, thereby doing damage to ukraine's economy. zelensky did not rule out an escalation by russia and he said he was grateful if are american support. that's included plane loads of munitions arriving here in kyiv in recent days. but ukraine's government has consistently urged calm, clearly are withed that the threat of invasion could be destabilizing. now, russia maintains it has no plans to invade its neighbor and claims it's the real victim, threatened by alleged aggression by the u.s. and nato. it's demanding security guarantees, including a ban on ukraine ever joining nato. the u.s. and its allies say they cannot agree to that. ukrainians do not seem to be panicking, and perhaps that's because they've been living with russian aggression for years, including an ongoing war in eastern ukraine against russian-backed separatists that's claimed more than

>> reporter: well, norah, a source tells cbs news tonight ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky asked the u.s. to dial back its rhetoric on an imminent invasion because he does not want panic here in ukraine. >> o'donnell: holly williams with that new reporting, thank you. in tonight's "eye on america," two decades of drought conditions have taken a heavy toll on america's rampers. cbs's jonathan vigliotti reports on the innovative ways they are trying to save a centuries' old way of life. >> reporter: daniel sinton's family has raised cattle on this 18,000-acre ranch outside pals pass, california -- palso robles california for 140 years. >> when you get so many rain we're not able to raise grass and feed cattle so we have to feed them. >> reporter: how many. we sold 40% to have the cattle. >> reporter: his story is tied to the nostalgia and changing legacy of american ramping. but putting stakes on plates -- steaks on plates has gotten more difficult with 80% of the west in drought. >> in a typical year you can run one cow per 40 acres. in a drought this year it's about one to 100. >

president joe biden had a call with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky and warned him that russians could invade in february but reaffirmed the readiness of the united states and its allies. we still believe there's time and space for diplomacy. but far, it is not achieved the kind of results that the international community would like to see. pentagon spokesperson john kirby, 6 troops are at a heightened preparedness of needed to fill roles where necessary medical support aviation support, logistic support. and of course, combat formations. we'll be prepared for what comes next. reporting live in washington. i'm basil, john. all right, basil, thank you very much. we'll continue to get updates from you as we track very closely what's happening here. >> overseas, it is for 19. let's go to the north our school district. there is investigating possible racism at a high school football game. the nevada school superintendent says the probe involves a black player at temple pies high school who says he was targeted by racial slurs by players. it's and marion high school proper stance or t

washington's message to ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky — "there will be no talks about you withoutall the while, russian troops maintain their menacing presence on ukraine's northern and eastern borders. now, in neighbouring belarus too, preparing for what are called joint military drills. american officials say these could be used as a cover for an invasion of ukraine. kyiv says it has what it takes to withstand an attack. we have 261,000 in our ukrainian army. we have the options to have territorial defending forces, 130,000. we have 400,000 veterans of ukrainian—russian war, so i'm sure that we have a capacity to deter this activity from moscow. last week, we saw a diplomatic trail that criss—crossed europe from geneva to brussels and vienna. at the end of it, the russian foreign minister, sergei lavrov, appeared to throw in the towel. "0ur patience," he said, "is at an end." but here we are, four days on, and the process is actually shifting up a gear. mr lavrov and antony blinken are due to meet on friday, once again in geneva. the talking, it seems, is not quite over. but the

. >> ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky fired back at biden's earlier comments. he tweeted mustang, there are no minor incursions, just as there are no minor casualties. >>> here's a live look at the u.s. capitol, a senate committee moving to advance a major tech antitrust bills. it's a big win for backers of restrictions for big tech. it targets giants like amazon, apple, google, meta. it also includes foreign-owned tech platforms like tiktok. it would make it illegal for those companies to favor their own products and services over competitors? for example, apple and google couldn't rank their apps higher than rivals in their app stores? california senators voted in favor but expressed concerns about targeting companies in their own state. apple and google when it could protect the ability for them to protect privacy and security. >>> now to the nfl playoffs. some of the 49er faithful were outside levi's stadium this afternoon. they gave the 49ers a proper sendoff as they left for green bay, and their showdown with the packers. >> len ramirez tells us fans are

today ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky told the people of his country not to panic. nina is 79, born when ukraine was under nazi occupation in the w cellar where she stores food in the winter. she has another purpose in mind if the russians show up. >> you can take shelter here if the russians invade. >> reporter: ukraine is not a wealthy country. now its freedom and its young democracy are threatened by its colossal neighbor. and what some say are president vladimir putin's ambitions to create a new russian empire. tomorrow, we're expecting another shipment of emergency military assistance from the u.s. including munitions to arrive here in kiev. norah. >> o'donnell: thank you, holly williams. well, it was a rollercoaster ride o a day in the stock market fears over what's going on in ukraine along with questions over the federal reserve's plan to curve inflation sent stocks into a free fall with the dow down more than 1,000 points by just afternoon. after a late-day rally, all three indexes closed up in positive territory. all right, we're turning now to covid where

>> reporter: well, norah, a source tells cbs news tonight that ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, asked the u.s. to dial back its rhetoric on an "imminent invasion," because he does not want panic here in ukraine. >> o'donnell: holly williams with that new reporting. thank you. >> the cbs over night news will be right back. itchy? scratchy? family not getting clean? get charmin ultra strong. it just cleans better, so your family can use less. hello clean bottom! enjoy the go with charmin. (announcer) if you're an american age 50 to 85, and you're counting on social security to help your family with your final expenses, this news may surprise you. the social security death benefit is capped at just $255 and not everyone is entitled to claim it. today, the average funeral cost is over $8,700. that's quite a big gap. how will you fill it? hi, i'm jonathan, a manager here at colonial penn life insurance company, and with coverage options starting at just $9.95 a month, you can get a whole life insurance plan to help close that gap, with a benefit check paid directly to your beneficia

washington's message to ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, there will be no talks about you withoutt direct from washington. if they actually do what they are capable of doing with the force they have massed on the border, it is going to be a disaster for russia if they further invade ukraine, and that our allies and partners are ready to impose severe cost and significant harm on russia and the russian economy. and all the while, russian troops maintain their menacing presence on ukraine's northern and eastern borders. now, in neighbouring belarus, too, preparing for what are called joint military drills. american officials say these could be used as a cover for an invasion of ukraine. kyiv says it has what it takes to withstand an attack. we have 261,000 in our ukrainian army. we have the options to have territorial defending forces, 130,000. we have 400,000 veterans of ukrainian—russian war, so i'm sure that we have a capacity to deter this activity from moscow. last week, we saw a diplomatic trail that crisscrossed europe, from geneva to brussels and vienna. at the end of it, th

washington's message to ukraine's president, volodymyr zelensky, there will be no talks about you withouther expression of support direct from washington. if they actually do what they are capable of doing with the force they have massed on the border, it is going to be a disaster for russia if they further invade ukraine, and that our allies and partners are ready to impose severe cost and significant harm on russia and the russian economy. and all the while, russian troops maintain their menacing presence on ukraine's northern and eastern borders. now, in neighbouring belarus, too, preparing for what are called joint military drills. american officials say these could be used as a cover for an invasion of ukraine. kyiv says it has what it takes to withstand an attack. we have 261,000 in our ukrainian army. we have the options to have territorial defending forces, 130,000. we have 400,000 veterans of ukrainian—russian war, so i'm sure that we have a capacity to deter this activity from moscow. last week, we saw a diplomatic trail that crisscrossed europe, from geneva to brussels and vien

support for ukraine's sovereignty in a call with the country's president, volodymyr zelensky.hite house says the u.s. will respond decisively if the russians invaded ukraine. goldman sachs is asking u.s. employees to work from home if they can until january 18. the news comes after most of the bank's major peers adopted a more cautious start as the omicron variant spreads rapidly. goldman has been one of the fiercest champions of getting staff back into offices. u.s. airlines are beginning the new year with 6500 cancellations. a winter storm sweeping eastwards and shortages caused by the omicron variants are causing problems. more than 1300 flights are already dropped for monday. global news 24 hours a day, on air and at bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. laura: tom: tom: laura, thank you. france has assumed rotating presidency of the european union. what it means for european policy and president emmanuel macron himself as the country gears up for a key election in april. this is bloomberg. ♪

today ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky told the people of his country not to panic. nina boleya is 79, born when ukraine was under nazi occupation in the second world war. she showed us her cellar where she stores food for the winter. she has another purpose in mind if the russians show up. you can take shelter here if the russians invade. ukraine is not a wealthy country. now its freedom and its young democracy are threatened by its colossal neighbor, and wso say are president vladimir putin's ambitions to create a new russian empire. tomorrow, we're expecting another shipment of emergency military assistance from the u.s. including munitions to arrive here in kiev. norah. >> o'donnell: thank you, holly williams. well, it was a roller coaster ride of a day in the stock market. fears over what's going on in ukraine along with questions over the federal reserve's plan to curb inflation sent stocks into a freefall with the dow down more than 1,000 points by just afternoon. but after a late-day rally, all three indexes closed up in positive territory. >> all right, we'r

other news president biden has held a telephone conversation with his ukrainian counterpart, volodymyr zelensky russia has been massing tens of thousands of troops on its border with ukraine. the embattled chinese property giant evergrande has once again suspended trading of its shares on the hong kong stock exchange, pending an announcement to investors. the news came after chinese media reported that evergrande had been ordered to demolish 39 luxury apartments on hainan island because they'd been built illegally. evergrande has debts of more than $300—billion. south korea says the man seen crossing its heavily fortified border into north korea on new year's day is thought to be a north korean who had previously defected to the south. the defence ministry said it suspected he was a former north korean gymnast who had jumped the barbed wire fence from north korea in november 2020. twitter has permanently suspended the account of the republican congresswoman, marjorie taylor green. the social media platform said the american politician had repeatedly violated its policy on misinformation about c

high-stakes meeting, secretary blinken is heading to ukraine to meet with the president there, volodymyr zelensky that's tomorrow. as russian troops continue to mass near the border >>> the senate will vote on a -- or take the vote on a voting rights bill even though it's doomed to fail that was the message from the senate majority leader chuck schumer today. he forged ahead with debate on the legislation, even though democrats do not have the votes to pass it. >> the eyes of the nation will be watching what happens this week in the united states senate the american people deserve to see their senators go on record on whether they will support these bills or oppose them. >> senators sinema and manchin have said they oppose changing the senate's filibuster rule it allows the minority -- in this case, the republicans -- to block any bill that fails to get 60 votes senate democrats say they are now weighing a rule change for a talking filibuster that would force republicans to hold the floor and when they stop talking, the senate would be able to advance a bill with just 51 votes. it's unlikely that

support for ukraine's sovereignty in a call with presidents a lot of your zelensky -- president volodymyr zelenskynctions on russian banks and commodity exports are among the measures being discussed. u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin says he plans to quarantine at home for the next five days after testing positive for covid-19. often says his symptoms are mild and that he will attend meetings virtually when possible. he said his last meeting with president biden was back on december 21, more than one week before he started experiencing symptoms. oil analysts expect opec and its partners to boost exports. a bloomberg survey suggests the alliance is likely to proceed with a hike next month of 400,000 barrels a day. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> the fact is there is enough worry about inflation, that inflation print for the month of december has a 7% handle. washington is going to come screeching to a halt. jonathan: washington already has a prob

. >> ukrainian president of volodymyr zelensky, and a press conference for foreign media, continued to down talk of eminent war, saying there was no need to panic, even blasting the u.s. and other countries for beginning the evacuation of diplomats and families. >> this is the captains of the tipple medic because, the representatives of their respective countries. the captains of the last two should be leaving the ship i don't think we have a titanic here. >> that's the pushback we were hearing for over an hour, very interesting. the government is also saying the u.s. should act and now regarding sanctions, aid, basically saying "what is the point of acting later?" >> bret: up next, congressional republicans say the president's justice department is intentionally blocking their investigations. first, beyond our borders appeared six men accused of spectacular theft of 18th century team. the heist is alleged to have resulted in the theft of 29 items of jewelry, about 4300 gems worth more than $126 million. this is a live look at australia from surfline. one of the big stories, rafael the

too concerned is ukrainian president and man who asked his barber for the business dracula, volodymyr zelensky zelensky had this for the ukrainian people: >> what should you do? only one thing. don't panic. keep a cool head. be confident. be confident in our army and our ukraine. >> stephen: okay, that's a great message, but why is he saying it so far to one side? "don't panic. you must trust army. there is no reason to have your bags packed and your car running. ding-dong. oh, that's the doorbell. i will be back." ( laughter ) ( cheers and applause ) ♪ ♪ ♪ for their part, russia is pointing the finger at us for their looming invasion. after moving in more than 100,000 troops, russian officials blame western aggression for the crisis. that sounds a little backwards. but as dostoevsky wrote, "he who smelt it, dealt it. he who explained it, ukrained it." ( laughter ) ( applause ) some people-- dostoevsky fans. unbelievable. some people agree with russia, like disgraced former national security adviser and man about to show you his box of baby teeth, michael flynn. in a new op-ed for a right-wing

president biden warned ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky that a russian invasion could come nextonth. president biden says he will fill his promise to not make the first black woman to the supreme court. he says he will announce his choice by the end of february, just as justice breyer told the president formally he will retire in june or july, assuming a successor has been confirmed. north korea launched four missiles this week, including two long-range cruise missiles that could good -- that could give the kid ability to hit almost all of japan. they have wrapped up weapons testing in an attempt to signal unhappiness with the u.s. over comic sanctions. in london, and acrimonious court battle over claims of false accounting has come to an end. the founder of autonomy corporation mike lynch -- accused of inflating the value prior to hp's $11 billion takeover in 2011. he faces four charges in the u.s. shares of apple moving higher today. fiscal fourth quarter sales and profits beat expectations, seen as a victory over the supply chain crunch. and while, apple forecast sales would

washington's message to ukraine's president volodymyr zelensky, there will be no talks about you withoutates stands with you resolutely, in your right to make decisions for your own future, to shape that future as ukrainians, for ukraine. and all the while, russian troops maintain their menacing presence on ukraine's northern and eastern borders. now, in neighbouring belarus, too, preparing for what are called joint military drills. american officials say these could be used as a cover for an invasion of ukraine. kyiv says it has what it takes to withstand an attack. we have 261,000 in our ukrainian army. we have options to have the territorial defending forces, 130,000, we have 400,000 veterans of the ukrainian—russian war. so i'm sure that we have the capacity to deter this activity from moscow. last week we saw a diplomatic trail that crisscrossed europe from geneva to brussels and vienna. at the end of it, the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov appeared to throw in the towel. 0ur patience, he said, is at an end. and for days on the process is actually shifting up a gear. mr lavro

we were hearing from president volodymyr zelensky.lity within ukraine is the biggest threats. the departures of diplomats and their families is only making matters worse. is there consensus with ukraine and nato and western countries? livia: the main risk within what is happening in ukraine at the moment is ukraine is looking to avoid a conflict in being drawn into outright war although they have to see some support from the u.s. in terms of arms and their defense has been amplified over the past few years. certainly did not want outright conflict with russia and it is doing everything possible to avoid this. guy: do we know what vladimir putin's objective is and you think that objective has changed as a result of the spotlight washington has thrown on ukraine by the media over the last few months? livia: it is difficult to say what putin's thinking on a day-to-day basis and how his strategy is playing out, what aspects are calculated and which ones are reactionary. we can definitely say prudent -- vladimir putin's objective is to use

the president there, volodymyr zelensky, very clear in a tweet, and i'll read it for you, because he is clearly upset with what he heard last night, saying we want to remind the great powers that there are no such thing as minor incursions and small nations, just as there are no minor casualties and little grief for the loss of loved ones. i say this as the president of a great power. the foreign minister in ukraine doubled down on it saying there's no such thing as half aggression. >> translator: one can't be half invaded or half aggressive. aggression is either there or not. it's concrete fact that the aggression of the russian federation against the state of ukraine has been going on since 2014. >> reporter: ukrainians want to see the message from the united states and the europeans zipped up, tied up, absolutely watertight. we heard this from the european commission president today saying, again, as he said before, as so many european leaders have said, that if russia acts with aggression in ukraine again, there will be consequences, financial and economic, she said. >> so import

meet with president valletta mid zelensky -- resident of a lot of air zelensky -- president volodymyr zelensky between ukraine and russia escalate. blinken will head to berlin later this week. opec sees the oil market well supported by strong demand this year. the cartel maintains a confident outlook that has allowed numbers to increase production. opec says stockpiles are considerably below their five-year average. that is your first word news. guy: thank you very much. let's talk about what is happening in the oil market right now. brent crude currently trading $87.55. wti, $85 $.45. we are at the highest level in seven years. is there more to come? let's talk to emery to send, energy aspects -- to amrita sen, energy aspects rector of research. what gets us to $100? amrita: the fact that demand is so strong, despite the crude rally we have seen, it is a very promising sign. we had a cold snap in the u.s. heating oil is at a 12 year high. i think that the demand outlook is what is reassuring people that perhaps the very worst of covid is behind us. omicron fears are not worse as what people h

♪liberty, liberty, liberty, liberty♪ volodymyr zelensky was supposedn opportunity to reset.sident and his team have spent much of today clarifying his remarks, predicting that vladimir putin will indeed send troops into ukraine and questioning what the west's response would be. cnn chief national affairs correspondent jeff zeleny joins us live. were there major missteps made here? >> admitting it not using those words, but it's obvious. since that press conference ended, two hours long or so, the white house has spent much of that time scrambling trying to clean up. the president was supposed to be starting the first day of his second year in office talking about infrastructure, trying to tout one of his accomplishments and really begin the implementation of this landmark bill. he started that meeting with something else, again, trying to clarify in his words his comments toward russia. >> if any assembled russian you units move across the ukrainian border, that is an invasion. if putin makes this choice, russia will pay a heavy price. >> reporter: so this is all about the l

you just read the words of volodymyr zelensky of ukraine who said there's no such thing as a minor incur. press secretary jen psaki tried to clear things up. she e said the president has been clear with the russian president that if any russian military forces move across the ukraine border, that would be viewed as a renewed invasion and the response would be united, severe, and southwest swift from the u.s. and its allies because the president said there remained some divisions among america's nato allies there. this morning savannah guthrie with vice president kamala harris on that as well. here's part of that exchange. >> the president also openly talked about division within nato countries and nato allies about what to do in the event of a russian incursion. how damaging is that when the message that's being preached overseas at this moment by our secretary of state and others is that nato stands united? >> i will tell you and i think your audience knows, joe biden has been working as the former head of a foreign relations and as the former vice president and a senator in a world of

another reason for this call basically to keep volodymyr zelensky in the loop.re he understands the strategy as these conversations continue between russia and america. now of paramount concern to the u.s. is for a diplomatic solution to evolve from all of this so that russia does not invade ukraine. now what russia wants from this is a legally binding security guarantee. no membership for ukraine in nato and a rollback of military deployments in europe. adam schiff was asked about this today, and he believes these are not hollow threats coming from putin, that there is a very real possibility that russia will invade ukraine. take a listen. >> i fear that putin is likely to invade. i still, frankly, don't understand the full motivation for why now he's doing this, but he certainly appears intent on it unless we can persuade him otherwise. and i think nothing other than a level of sanctions that russia has never seen will deter him and that's exactly what we need to do with our allies. >> reporter: now president biden is at his home in wilmington today, so we are

in recent years he has tried to get the president of ukraine volodymyr zelensky to make a deal on the eastern ukrainian region of donbas, home of the highest proportion of russian speakers in the country and where russian army regulars have been fomenting an insurgency. he tried to get the germans to accept a referendum on secession. to the liberal reformer gorbachev russian leaders have regarded ukraine as fundamentally tied to moscow. ukraine's first two presidents while asserting the country's newfound independence were careful not to break too sharply with moscow. according to a census conducted in 2001 almost 30% of the country's population spoke russian as their first language. putin's dilemma is that ukraine is in slow motion escaping russia's grasp. in the last decade the country has become more independent, democratic and pro-western. the west has been cooperating and assisting in an ever greater measure but putin is also probably cautious of the reality that an outright russian invasion would create what he loathes most, a permanently anti-russian ukraine. his goal, then, is

secretary of state antony blinken is meeting with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky in kiev today as tensions with russia remain high and officials warn of possible imminent military conflict. this is secretary blinken. >> we have made clear to moscow if it chooses to renew aggression against ukraine, it will be met and it will face very serious consequences. again, that is not just from the united states, but from countries across europe and beyond. amy: blinken will move on to meet with european officials in berlin thursday before holding talks with russian foreign minister sergey lavrov in geneva on friday. the u.s. and other nato members have been sounding the alarm over the russian military buildup at its border with ukraine, as well as the recent arrival of russian troops in belarus, which they say could be a launching point for a possible attack. russia, meanwhile, has warned against western interference and nato's eastward expansion. russia once a guarantee that ukraine will not become a part of nato. in occupied east jerusalem, israeli forces have destroyed the home of a

and other indicators of the agreement between the two parties are that everyone including volodymyr zelenskyssia, united states, united kingdom and other countries in the european union, are ready to continue their talks even though right now we haven't seen any progress. the latest message from the foreign minister of russia, sergei lavrov, was that while the primary concerns are non-starters the second order issues might be addressed and the talks will continue. and it is understandable that the united states might be cautious and warning ukraine to be on the highest possible alert because it will be ukraine who will be responding on the ground if anything -- if the invasion happens. >> right. you have these world leaders scrambling for a diplomatic off-ramp that's so far been elusive, as you sort of noted. what can still be done at this point to prevent a conflict in your view? >> well, right now -- has a firm stand on the primary request of russia, on the open door policy to stop ukraine to join nato in the future and for the nato expansion. so this will be non-go. so now what's possible

this as president biden just wrapped up a phone call with his ukrainian counterpart, president volodymyr zelenskyg us to discuss is nic robertson and sam kiley. sam, president zelensky just tweeted about the phone call. what does he have to say? >> so he's just -- just in the last few seconds, i think, jake, he's put out a statement saying we had a long phone conversation with potus, discussed recent diplomatic efforts on de-escalation and agreed on joint answers in the future. thank president biden for the ongoing military assistance, possibilities for financial support to ukraine were also discussed. so a fairly bland response. we had been expecting perhaps a little bit more detail on something we were led to believe was going to be discussed, which was a difference in tone and approach in terms of the u.s. and other allied rhetoric when it came to ukraine. and that specifically over the issue of whether or not an attack was imminent on russia, which is the view of the united states and the united kingdom, or the ukraine view which is they don't believe it is imminent. it is under threat and th

he will speak with the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, to reaffirm support for ukraine's sovereignty after the end of year conversation with vladimir putin. >> i made it clear to president putin that if he makes any more moves and goes into ukraine that we will have severe sanctions. there will be a heavy price to pay for it. he cannot move on ukraine. >> joining me now is cnn's senior national correspondent, ale a alex marqort. why did president putin ask for that second call and is this a pretext for an invasion or trying to secure some kind of deal related to his concerns? >> well, probably the latter, phil. this is -- conversations with always a good thing. this keeps the conversation going. it allows putin to put forward the demands that they have already made to emphasize those, many of those demands are non-starters for the united states. what it does for both sides is essentially set up the framework for conversations that will come in the following days. both countries sending their teams to geneva to start talks on the 9th. that will be followed by conversations with nato,

waits, president joe biden had a call with ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky and warned him that russians could invade in february but reaffirmed the readiness of the united states and its allies. we still believe there's time and space for diplomacy. but far, it is not achieved the kind of results that the international community would like to see. pentagon spokesperson john kirby, 6 troops are at a heightened preparedness of needed to fill roles where necessary medical support aviation support, logistic support and of course, combat formations. now the white house says they don't know if the russians are playing games with diplomacy, but we'll be prepared for what comes next. reporting live in washington. i'm basil, john, we shall see what comes next. thank you very much for the update it is 5.22. coming up next, we're going to introduce you to the youngest winner of the heart in san francisco, art competition, which benefits a local hospital. >> more on that coming up in just. we're back at 5.25. a little boy from mountain view is contributing to a big cause through his art. >

vladimir putin president biden is expected to talk on the phone tomorrow with ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyay saying it made clear russia cannot invade ukraine and will respond decisively if they do. including threats of a fresh round of economic sanctions if putin fails to deescalate the growing tensions. msnbc white house correspondent mike memoly sent the new year in wilmington, delaware as did the president. mike, happy new year. >> leap new year. >> talk to us about the timing here, this call coming three days after talking to putin, that can't be an accident. >> yeah, this is absolutely a crucial signal from the united states about a principal that president biden has laid out over the course of this whole crisis, which is no conversations about ukraine without ukraine, and so it was expected that shortly after the two presidents, president biden and putin spoke, that biden would follow up with ukraine's president or read out what he spoke with putin about and to reaffirm u.s. support for ukraine's territorial sovereignty. it's diplomatic choreography in the days following the call. y