between president zelensky and secretary blinken. in terms of next steps -- the president and president putin agreed our teams will follow up on the issues discussed today. the president and our -- his european colleagues agreed that our teams would work together to ensure our engagement with russia going forward, both involves and is closely coordinated with european allies and partners so that we are all on the same page. there's a lot of work to do in the days ahead. as we pursue diplomatic channels, we'll 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. that's where things stand as we speak. with that i'll be happy to take your questions. reporter: can you elaborate about fortifying the allies on the eastern flank? [inaudible] jake rrl so -- jake: so what i'm referring to, should there be a military escalation in ukraine, obviously, many of o

zelensky spoke in brussels at the summit.nce and germany are the main focus for peace between ukraine and russia. over 100,000 russian troops on the border with ukraine, stoking tension. reporter: emmanuel macron met with zelensky on the sidelines of the summit in brussels and they discussed the situation in ukraine and the concern over russia's military buildup on the border. u.s. intelligence officials have warned the kremlin could be looking to attack ukraine. macron briefed zelensky about a phone call he had tuesday with vladimir putin. they were joined by german chancellor schultz and the three are committed to try to find a durable and complete solution for the crisis. they say they will all safeguard ukraine's territorial sovereignty and will work to revive peace talks between russia and ukraine along the lines of the enormity format in which france and germany would act as mediators. >> germany's new chancellor says russia will pay a high price. reporter: mr. schultz is clear that for him, it is important to stress th

zelensky it argues because the kremlin would have already considered the risk here.n of them if necessary. joining us now to discuss is cnn anchor and washington correspondent pamela brown. they seem to be at a difference on what to do here. why not take this approach that ukraine wants. >> right. it is interesting. if you look at the formal readout between the call between zelensky and biden, it looks as though they're in unison, but our reporting suggests that zelensky is frustrated that he's not -- that president biden is not moving forward with sanctions against russia -- or the reason you laid out. that russia is already put this into the calculation, and that not acting now is going to be detrimental. but the u.s. is weighing what will happen if it does impose sanctions and how would it impact global prices at the pump. the energy market. that's something the u.s. is carefully considered as it looks at the menu of options of sanctions against russia because if it did move forward with more severe sanctions right now, it could really have a big impact at a time

between president zelensky and secretary blinken. in terms of next steps -- the president and president putin agreed our teams will follow up on the issues discussed today. the president and our -- his european colleagues agreed that our teams would work together to ensure our engagement with russia going forward, both involves and is closely coordinated with european allies and partners so that we are all on the same page. there's a lot of work to do in the days ahead. as we pursue diplomatic channels, we'll 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. that's where things stand as we speak. with that i'll be happy to take your questions. reporter: can you elaborate about fortifying the allies on the eastern flank? [inaudible] jake rrl so -- jake: so what i'm referring to, should there be a military escalation in ukraine, obviously, many of o

he now has to spell it out for president zelensky. it's never popular, but it is critically important in diplomacy that we begin, if i could form it this way, with sticks, but we have to add carrots into the mix if we're going to get an outcome that is acceptable on a mutual basis and that putin has to know that, for example, potentially with oil prices going down, were we to increase our exports to europe of oil and gas, he will begin to sump losses in his own budget at home, which will reflect on his popularity with the russian public, something he counts very highly to look at. support for ukraine, as the president is doing, things like anti-tank missiles and high-technology weapons, is another alternative. some have suggested, and i'm not a military man, that ukraine create a citizen army armed with light weapons like the ak-47, which could produce a guerrilla reaction to any russian invasion. on the carrot side, we need to look at the u.s. joining the normandy group -- france and germany -- and seek to put in shape something call

president biden just spoke with ukraine president zelensky as his country braces for an invasion. showing how russia is building up troops and supply lines along the border. one u.s. official warns russia's military capacity on the ukraine border is much larger and much more lethal than its 2014 invasion of crimea. >> in a phone call tuesday biden warned russian president vladimir putin against any escalation, threatening strong economic sanctions. meanwhile, the u.s. is helping ukraine boost its self-defense by sending small arms and ammunition set to arrive this week. cnn's phil mattingly is at the white house. matthew chance in ukraine. phil what do we know about this president biden phone call with the ukrainian president? >> reporter: waiting a full readout. the call started just after 1:30 p.m. jen psaki in the middle of a briefing. one, upkate president zelensky on president biden's phone call nearly two hours and one minute with russian president vladimir putin sand reinforce real consequences not just on a unilateral level from the united states but from the u.s. and euro

, what does president zelensky need to hear, he has a hundred thousand russian troops on the border.american president? >> two things, at least from his point of view, he needs with assurances by president biden, u.s. is sticking with them, will support them, he knows they're not a member of nato, so there's no obligation, and the president of the united states has made it clear the u.s. is not going to send troops, no boots on the ground, but zelensky wants to hear we've got your back, and we're going to the madden, we will help you as much as we can. there's another side to this, john, which is that biden really also has to encourage zelensky to begin to work toward or to put the minsk agreements which potentially could solve that conflict in eastern ukraine that he has to begin to work on those, two. so it's -- there's a balance here. >> and part of the issue from my perspective, anyway, and tell from your experience judging putin, is you're right the president of the united states made clear yesterday this is not a question of american troops. it's not a question of nato troops.

president biden and ukrainian president zelensky spoke about an hour and a half. into what the two leaders talked about specifically. tell us. >> publicly of course the ukrainians are very grateful for the u.s. leadership on this issue and for president biden's support for ukrainian sovereignty and territorial integrity. but behind the scenes you get a sense there is a bit more frustration creeping in. i just had a briefing from a government official here in the ukraine with knowledge of the call and he has spoken to me and said, look. you know, president biden did spell out all of the very tough sanctions that would be imposed on russia if it were to invade ukraine. but president zelensky wasn't less than impressed by that and said that he didn't believe that prospective sanctions would have the deterrent effect president biden thought it might have on president putin because he thinks russia would already have factored that in. what ukraine wants to see is up front sanctions perhaps with a delayed implementation that could be rolled back if in the words of this

between president zelensky and secretary blinken. in terms of next steps, the president and president putin agree that our teams will follow up on the issues discussed today, and the president and his european colleagues agree that our teams will work together to ensure that our engagement with russia going forward, both involves and is closely coordinated with european allies and partners so that we are all on the same page. there's a lot of work to do in the days ahead. as we pursue diplomatic challenges, 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. that's where things stand as we speak, and with that, i would be happy to take your questions. >> could you elaborate on fortifying allies on the eastern flank. is sending u.s. troops to the region on the table here? >> so what i'm referring to there is in the event that there is a furt

biden told zelensky his messag to mr. putin was one nation can't force another nation to change its border. today the state department denying the u.s. pressured ukraine to give up russian-held territories. >> absolutely not. there have been absolutely no deals cut. there have been no concessions made, no such elements even discussed. >> reporter: while mr. biden has ruled out unilateral u.s. military force, today he spoke to nato's so-called eastern flank member, the arc of european countries closest to russia where the white house has pledged to bolster defenses. mr. biden described the buildup of russian troops along the ukraine border in recent weeks as worrying but bigger than ukraine with the region's entire stability hanging in the balance. so what does that mean for the possibility of ukraine's joining nato as it's been asking for at least several months well, tonight a senior administration official would only say mr. biden expressed the view that when ukraine is on the agenda, ukraine is at the table. shep >> ka

we saw president zelenski come here. they had a full day of meetings.rms of military and economic assistance that the u.s. was willing to provide to ukraine. that was more than two months ago at this point. obviously the situations have changed. this is a fresh start in terms of what needs to be done to deter russia from a potential invasion at this stage. >> how much longer until you think we get that readout? >> what press secretary jen psaki said during the briefing was she hopes to give that readout as quickly even as she's at the podium. i believe she's still there. this is something we saw with the call with vladimir putin, jake sullivan wanted to come to the briefing room as quickly as possible. that's exactly the case as well. mike memoli, thank you, friend. i appreciate it. appreciate you being so responsive to all this. >>> next up we're taking it to capitol hill, a key process that could have ripple effects in the whole economy. depending on how things go today, maybe tomorrow. we'll get a check on that action as we wait to hear from speaker

president biden will be speaking with president zelenski.resident and president putin agreed our teams will follow up on the issues discussed today. the president and his european colleagues agree that our teams will work together to ensure that our engagement with russia going forward, both involves and is closely coordinated with, european allied partners so we are all on the same page. there is a lot of work to do in the days ahead. as we pursue diplomatic channels. we will prepare for all contingencies 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. that's where things stand as we speak and with that, i'd be ha ep to take your questions. yes. >> can you elaborate on what you said about fortifying allies on the eastern flank. is sending u.s. troops on the table here? >> so, what i'm referring to there is in the event that there is a further invasion into ukraine, a military escalation into

the president reassured ukraine's president zelensky that the u.s. back as ukraine tries to fend off a russian invasion. mr. biden also held a separate call thursday with the bucharest nine, a group of nato members on europe's eastern edge near russia. let's go live to kiev with cnn's matthew chance. did president zelensky hear everything he needed to hear from president biden? >> reporter: well, i mean, publicly the ukrainians are thanking the united states and president biden in particular for his continued support of ukrainian sovereignty, and ukraine's territorial integrity. but behind the scenes you get a sense talking to officials in ukrainian government there is a little bit of frustration that's creeping in. for instance, on the call yesterday, last night here local time, president biden briefing president zelensky about the content of his video conference with vladimir putin. the russian president a few days before. he set out the kind of tough sanctions that we heard so much about that the united states and others would impose on russia if

telling nato on this issue, specifically and is the president offering any assurances to president zelensky? >> no, the president's message is clear. he supports the aspiration of ukraine and a range of countries again to join security alliances around the world. there's certain requirements that need to be met. those are well known. the united states supports that path. >> quick question under passage of the republican bill yesterday to overturn president biden's vaccine mandate for private employers. are you concerned that given the democratic support of the bill was able to get, are you concerned that perhaps it will actually be able to, you know, get some house democrats to join in and secure a vote on that? i once the white house has said it's not on the president's desk. >> it's important for people to know that the reason why the president proposed these requirements which include not just a vaccine requirement but a testing option, which we feel and i think the american people feel is quite reasonable in order to keep workplaces safe, schools safe and stores safe for people out ther

president biden is holding a critical call with ukrainian's president zelensky to discuss russia's military build up along ukraine's border. there are growing international fears that those russian troops will invade. the white house has warned russia's president putin and is now weighing its options. we'll unfold all of this over the next few minutes. let's begin with cnn white house correspondent fphil mattingly. >> reporter: when you talk to u.s. officials leading up to the phone call, it's equal parts an update, letting the president know about the details with president putin two days ago. obviously their teams have been in touch since then. also coordination, i think that's increasingly important in these very tenuous days right now with that russian troop build up on three sides of ukraine's borders, making clear where the u.s. stands, what the u.s. is intending to do, and laying out in detail what the u.s. and its allies are planning if russia decides to move on the offensive. obviously president biden made clear in his warnings to president putin in that two hour and 1 minute phone

we had secretary blinken talk to president zelensky yesterday. president biden will speak to him either later today or tomorrow. we've had the defense minister, foreign minister, national security adviser in washington, secretary blinken also sat with the foreign minister a week ago in -- on the margins of the osce meeting in stockholm, app be we have a very robust team in the embassy and our advisers in kiev now and i would ask our dod colleagues to talk to you about the conversations they're having with counterparts in ukraine as well which are also pretty fulsome. >> thank you. ins we're joined by senator young by webx. >> -- serious consequences for any russian aggression. you said the u.s. would impose high impact economic sanctions. these are sort of vague terms and they don't provide enough substance to serve as an effective deterrence one might think. can you provide any more specifics about what measures are being considered by the administration to counter russian aggression? >> senator young, i again want to thank the committee for the

. >> reporter: president biden's phone call to ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky comes 2 days after warning president putin of consequences if russia invades his country. >> president biden also was intending to discuss his deep concerns with russia's buildup on ukraine's borders, and his commitment to respond with strong measures in the event of a russian military escalation. >> reporter: there are new reports that russia has increased its troop presence to more than 100,000 soldiers now stationed along the ukraine border. >> we continue to consult with allies and partners about what we are seeing. >> reporter: the u.s. has been sending defense support to their ukrainian military with small arms and ammunition arriving this week, but president biden says he will not send u.s. forces. >> the idea that the united states is going to unilaterally use force to confront russia, invading ukraine, is not in the cards right now. >> reporter: the president in concert with european allies has made clear they are coordinating a potential response. >> the methods that the united states, and i t

do you have an update on the president's call with zelensky?rt with the first one. when i came out here the president was still on the call. our plan was to provide a written readout to all of you. you will get following the briefing when it's ready. i will highlight for you that the president's intention going to this call was to provide an update for president zelensky on his call with putin and underscore our support for ukraine sovereignty and integrity. as secretary blinken did with president zelensky earlier this week. president biden is intending to discuss his deep concerns with russia's build-up on ukraine's border and his commitment to respond with strong measures in the event of a russian military escalation. we engaged with the ukrainians. the president provided an update to the eastern countries with a personal readout of his call with president putin to hear their perspective on the current security situation and underscore our commitment to trans-atlantic security and nato allies and to stay in close coordination. we will get you

defense secretary tony blinken also spoke with president zelensky.k, it would not be hyperbole to call today one of the most consequential of president biden's 10 1/2 months in office so far. this is about avoiding war, folks. it's what the u.s. can and will do to protect our european allies and whether china will take its cues from russia depending on how the u.s. responds or doesn't. so let's get started here. joined by our chief white house kronlts kristen washington welker, richard engel, and jerry kasprov. kristen, let's start with you, the basics here. the call has wrapped up. there are a lot of sources saying some of the threats that president biden reiterated to putin about making moves on ukraine, including sanctions on the pipeline, the infamous pipeline and making it impossible for putin to do banking around the world, do we know how it was received and do we know anything else? >> reporter: well, we know that president putin has been quite defensive in the face of the accusations by the united states and its nato allies that russia is bui

cyril, this meeting between zelensky and macron, zelensky will be looking for some sort of promise or guarantee that the french will help protect ukraine's territory, integrity and sovereignty given the rising tensions. what are you hearing could come out of this here? >> reporter: oh, he will get that guarantee, isa, no doubt. i mean, the europeans have been aligned on a robust support for ukraine's territorial integrity a long time now. president macron reiterated that during his phone call with russian president vladimir putin yesterday. the europeans are very much on ukraine's side here. now, what does that mean, right, support for ukraine's territorial integrity? do not expect to see france pledge french troops, right, send french troops to ukraine in the event of russian aggression. let alone european troops. the europeans and the french in particular who are leading the diplomatic format along with germany and the talks with ukraine and russia, what they want to do as they put it, they are in deterrence mode. they want to prevent any aggression by russia on ukraine from taking

what does president zelensky want to hear from president biden when they speak today? important call, of course, for the ukrainian leadership. remember when vladimir putin of russia and president biden had that video conference call, they were talking about the future of this country, the future of ukraine, and the ukrainian delegation was not in the room on the call. they are anxious to hear exactly what was discussed, what assurances if any president biden passed on to his russian counterpart. they haven't had that call yet. it is coming tonight in six, seven hours from now they say they are expecting this call from president biden. there's already been some general comments coming from vladimir zelensky from ukraine. he said it meant that president biden was now personally involved in resolving the conflicts of russian backed rebels in the country. he said he considered it a victory for ukraine that the united states continued to support ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. and so that's good. it was a good thing as far as they're concerned. what they wa

troops. >> that is not on the table. >> reporter: zelensky said his country needs more help on top of 88 tons of ammunition and antitank missiles the u.s. spried earlier this year, there are also 150 american military advisors in ukraine. president biden warned island tuesday there would be severe consequences if russia invades. >> i am absolutely c confident e got the message. >> reporter: today he spoke with the leaders of nine countries on n.a.t.o.'s eastern flank, uneasy about the instability in the region. >> our objective is to make clear the significant and severe economic consequences if russia were to invade ukraine. >> reporter: but today, vladimir putin escalated his rhetoric saying that the situation in ukraine resembles genocide. the white house dismissed the comment, advising the public to take it with a grain of salt, pointing out that the aggression is coming from russia. norah. >> o'donnell: weijia jiang, thank you. well, there is a contaminated water crisis on the hu hawaiian island of o'ahu impacted military families. the u.s. navy has been forced to shut down the u

on the video call a few days ago in terms of imposing tough sanctions against russia, president zelenskyieve in prescriptive sanctions. we think sanctions should be up front, have a delayed implementation perhaps, but then also the ability to have them rolled back if in the words of this official that russia behaves. it was also some frustration expressed, the fact that a request has been made by the ukrainians, they say, for more weapons, lethal weaponry, defensive weaponry, in ordere r country. those weapons have not arrived. there was a discussion about nato, president biden, this is according to the official, with knowledge of the phone call, with vladimolodymyr zelensky, president biden made it clear russia was not given a veto on ukrainian membership. >> a lot to take away from that. matthew chance, appreciate it. thank you. >>> well any moment now the casket holding the body of the late senator bob dole expected to depart capitol hill for washington national cathedral. up next, we'll let you know who will be a part of that private invitation only funeral happening soon. stay with

going into this call was to provide an update for president zelensky on his call with president putin and underscore our support for ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity. >> reporter: then a call with the leaders of nine eastern flanked nato allies, direct recognition of the reality that even though ukraine isn't a nato ally, those in the region that are have grown increasingly unsettled by russia's actions. >> we have a moral obligation and a legal obligation to our nato allies if they were to attack under article 5, it's a sacred obligation. >> reporter: the calls part of a series of efforts this week around biden's virtual call with russian president vladimir putin, an attempt to rally allies around potential consequence for russian action, and reassure those who would bear the brunt of it. >> democracy doesn't happen by accident. >> reporter: a tenuous geopolitical moment coming at the same time biden was making the direct case for global democracy. >> i wanted to host this summit because here, here in the united states, we know as well as anyone that renewing our democ

the white house says president biden will speak with the ukrainian president zelensky on thursday the administration is not ruling out sending additional troops to the region the national security adviser noting that america already does have a presence there. the question is what more can the u.s. provide and what is it that ukraine wants? nbc's senior foreign correspondent, richard engel, is in kyiv tonight with that reporting. >> reporter: shep, while the u.s. and russia have both agreed to more talks, no date has been set and no troops have been pulled back. and what ukrainians want, in the meantime, is more weapons. specifically, jamming systems, anti-aircraft systems, and they want more u.s. military advisers there are some advisers here, and there are some britishadviss not just advisers on the ground the ukrainian defense department has called for more advisers, not just dozens of americans, but hundreds of americans. not under nato auspices but flying the american flag and pe border no they want to position those american personnel near the border not that a few hundred u.s.

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troops. >> that is not on the table. >> reporter: zelensky has said his country needs mo h on top ofns of ammunition and anti-tank missiles that the u.s. supplied earlier this year, there are also 150 american military advisers in ukraine. president biden warned vladimir putin on tuesday that there would be severe consequences if russia invades. >> i am absolutely confident he got the message. >> reporter: today he also spoke with the leaders of nine countries on nato's eastern flank, uneasy about the instability in the region. >> our objective is to make clear this significant and severe economic consequences if russia were to invade ukraine. >> reporter: but today vladimir putin escalated his rhetoric, saying that the situation in ukraine resembles genocide. the white house dismissed the comment, advising the public to take it with a grain of salt, pointing out that the aggression is coming from russia. norah? >> weijia jiang, thank you. >>> the "cbs overnight news" >>> the "cbs overnight news" will b ♪♪ you pour your heart into everything you do, which is a lot. so take care of th

we have secretary blinken talk to president zelensky president biden will speak to him later today oromorrow we have the defense minister the national security advisor in washington secretary blinken also sat with foreign minister one week ago on the margins of the meeting in stockholm and we have a very robust team and those that are in key have now. and those to talk about the conversations with counterparts. >> i understand we are joined with senator young by webex? >> there are serious consequences for russian aggression they would impose high-impact economic sanctions but in f vague terms not providing enough substance as an effective deterrent so can you provide any more specifics about what measures are being considered by the administration to counter russian aggression? >> senator young and want to think the opportunity to speak in classified session i was quite clear and specific about the various measures we are working on with our allies and partners i would say the president was equally precise it didn't come as a surprise he wasis very aware which is part of the strategy

i will convey to you the president will convey some stores can bang president zelensky. our objective is to make clear economic consequences of a rush of it were to invade ukraine. not just from us but from the global community. obviously tipped if president putin to decide how it's going to respond to that. what steps he may or may not take as a relates to that. think what the public should see whether it's the is at the united states is standing up for what we believe are our democratic values for the territorial sovereignty of ukraine and our objective is to prevent that from happening. >> based on conversation has side of the administration should americans be mentally preparing for. [inaudible] >> i would point you to the cdc and help the medical experts have conveyed and they will continue to evaluate and assess what is needed for the american people and to keep people safe. but i do not want to get ahead of their reviews of data go ahead jackie. >> on the vaccine, it's near and judge the presidents heart only had to cut some long distance groups they allow employe

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has been in touch with ukrainian president zelensky.aine hangs in the balance in all of these conversations. >> reporter: yeah. the white house has been very insistent that ukraine will not be left out of any of these information cans. though they won't be at the able at these talks in early january, they will be consulted every step of the way. that was demonstrated yesterday when secretary of state antony blinken spoke with vladimir zelensky to preview what they would say today on the phone call. ukraine is caught in the middle here and they don't necessarily like being left out of these conversations between the u.s. and russia because they feel their fate is being decided without them, essentially. so the u.s. has really tried to convey to the ukraines that they are going to be involved in these discussions, that no decision will be made without them. and throughout these talks in january, they will be talking to the sidelines and consulting with the ukrainians about what nato says, what russia says, and what comes out of these disc

now, this afternoon the president is planning to speak with ukrainians president zelensky and also hold a separate call with the so-called bucharest nine, this includes eastern european countries within the nato alliance, including countries like poland and romania. the president's goal in these calls is to not only reiterate the united states support for ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, but also to gain input from these allies as the u.s. is hoping to stave off any russian invasion of ukraine. now, yes, with day two days ago the president spoke with putin, he spoke with european allies to update them on the contents of that phone call. the president is right now hoping that the russia may engage in a diplomatic effort as they hope this will not turn into a major crisis. >> arlette saenz at the white house, thanks so much. >>> this just in to cnn, promising news on the economy, jobless claims in the u.s. just hit a new 52-year low. >> lowest since 1969. cnn business reporter matt egan joins us now. another example of the disconnect here between numbers that seem to show

ukraine wants to be in nato under president zelensky but once they're in, we're on the hook.ukraine. i'm raising the question and that's part of my anancestry. smerconish, many wonder if russia would call the u.s. if remass troops on the boarder with mexico. good news is we won't do that any time soon nor on the northern tier. one more if we have time. i think we do. screw the olympics, the ioc is as trust worthy as fifa but let's allow the existence to inflame tensions. the ioc? how about the nba? that's the acronym -- i think lebron and others holding their breath watching how this plays out because if in fact we have a diplomatic protest against the olympics, what does that say to the nba as they're trying to expand the market share in china. one more because i have time. i love this part of it. i don't see these in advance and you're saying to yourself, we know because your responses are so weak. i'm a solid no on boycott even putting aside the athletes olympics are an avenue for better relations as is the u.n. i'm reminded of samantha smith and that even small openings m

of course, that call with president zelensky was aimed at reaffirming again as you say, president bidenhington's determination to stand by ukraine. so far, though, it's important to note that we haven't seen any sign of russia pulling back its troops from the border. in fact, what we've really seen is president putin doubling down that you often see from the russian leader. yesterday he described the treatment of russian-speaking ukrainians in that part of ukraine where there has been fighting over many years, he described that as genocide. now, of course, i mean that is a piece of serious revisionism when you consider it's the russians who annexed crimea and sent the so-called little green men in dumbas and other parts of ukraine. when you talk about the ukrainian forces -- you've seen the pictures. when russians talk about ukrainian forces close to russian forces, close to the front line, what they're talking about is not the front line of the border between ukraine and russia, but they're the front line of the border between russian-supporting rebels and the ukraine. if you like movi

he starts working to invalid zelensky, and you end up with a coup. . >> what options does the u.s.. that's number one. there are limits to what you can do unless germany, france, italy and uk step up and say we're in to help. and the united states individually can increase its foreign military sales, the military of ukraine with defensive-type weapons systems that provide greater capability to them to resist this possible invasion. but also sends a message to putin that says we're not aggressive. we're not trying to push. and ukraine is not part of a nato. nato is not going to come rolling in here to start building out this way. >> in spiderive to say ominous stuff here. as you say, there are options. it does steam stiffer today than it might have been a few weeks ago. we'll see what happens there. retired major general spider marks. >>> a texas school district removing dozens of books from its classrooms and libraries. the titles they considered obscene. >>> closing arguments about to again in the jussie smollett trial. did he help or hurt his case by taking the stand? this is you

so, yeah, sanctions are not enough in the view of president zelensky. of course the u.s.e promising to strengthen the military posture and provide some defensive weapons for ukraine to try to deter a russian attack. you know, russia, as margaret indicated, is longing for the lost days of the soviet union when they controlled a lot of that territory near russia, including ukraine. but the ukraine wants to move closer to the west. and that's the challenge. and so, you know, you had president trump, on behalf or vindicating the aims of russia, pressuring ukraine when he was president. joe biden is taking a different posture. he's supporting ukraine. but it's clearly a standoff that's very difficult. on the other hand, i will say one thing. russia knows that the united states is not going to deploy military forces to defend ukraine. . >> yeah. >> reporter: but the president is moving with the support of nato allies. you've got nato there as well. and given all the other challenges president biden has, a foreign policy standoff in which he comes out on top with president putin

>> there is considerable consultation between president biden and president zelensky. there's going to be nothing done without the knowledge and the permission of ukraine on the other hand. this is a bilateral phase of negotiation and it is at the highest levels of the russian-american governments and we will see what they can accomplish in the next two weeks. >> back over to you. the u.s. has allies. they say the solution to this current crisis is simple. russian is to pull back its troops from the ukrainian border. what other message is putin sending except to threaten ukraine th this troop presence >> i think the messa is very clear. they are n happy about the current of elements in europe with the security situation in the space and they wouldike to get some assurances from nato that it would practice prudence and constraints in terms of future deployments or military cooperation with ukraine which is a country very close to russia. this rubber sense and existential challenge to russian security. >> the u.s. and nato forces have not taken any particular territory.

president biden has assured the ukrainian president voldymyr zelensky of support in a standup against russia. he also told nato allies that they had not made any concessions during his recent video call with russian president vladimir putin. it is a legal blow to a man who has spent almost a decade fighting attempt to remove him from britain. judges in the u.k. have granted a u.s. request to extradite julian assange. he has been in prison or the ecuadorian embassies since 2012. the u.s. government charged him with espionage for his role in releasing classified documents. assange can appeal the ruling. global news 24 hours a day, on-air, and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. ♪ amanda: i'm amanda lang. welcome to bloomberg markets. matt: i'm matt miller. we welcome both our bloomberg and bnn bloomberg audiences. here are the top stories we are following for you from around the world. uscp is climbing at the fastest rate in nearly 40 years, showing inflation is not slowing down. that put

. >> president biden is set to speak with ukrainian president zelensky later this week. what do we know about how closely the white house and the ukrainian leaders are working to stave off this threat from russia? >> yeah, it's a good question. we shouldn't forget, of course, that while president biden and president putin are talking on this video conference, it's about ukraine that they've been discussing and the future of this country. will it be invaded or not? so there's a great deal of anxiety in the sort of government here in the presidential office here as well about what is exactly being discussed when it comes to the future of their country. are they going to be thrown under a bus by the united states, their strategic allies or is the united states, is joe biden going to stand by them? i think what they've heard so far is quite oop is-- is settin their concerns. but there's not going to be a phone call with the ukrainian president until a few days. they are still waiting to see what is expected of them to avert this potential russian invasion. >> matthew chance,

he's actively seeking to undermine the government of president zelensky.ill russian troops there. he invaded ukraine and annexed crimea. a lot of russian troops there. so opportunity, motive and history kind of come together. i'm worried. >> so nato secretary-general jens stoltenberg told jim sciutto earlier today that nato can make russia pay a high price with economic sanctions, financial sanctions and political restrictions. of course, as you just noted, he's done this already. he took georgia. he took crimea. why aren't they doing these sanctions already, and would they work? >> i think there is another level of sanctions that we could think about. one would be to, jake, personalize them. go after very senior leaders. potentially all the way up to vladimir putin himself. number two, at the end of the day as john mccain used to say, russia is only a big gas station. its economy is a one trick pony. oil and gas. i think you could move sanctions there, although complicated because of nordstream 2 coming online and putin wants his athletes to go to the oly

. >> how does president biden, senator, reassure ukrainian president zelensky when president biden hasly that the united states has no obligation to defend ukraine militarily? >> well, one of the core issues here in this dispute with putin, he wants the united states and nato to roll back a commitment made in 2008 under president bush to open the door to possible nato membership. and president biden in a direct conversation with zelensky of ukraine said, we will not make a decision about you without you. and the easiest way to resolve this standoff with vladimir putin, we just simply roll back that commitment. that would be inappropriate. and biden is standing alongside ukraine in saying, we are going to consult with you and work with you, and ensure your independence and your integrity. >> before i let you go, senator, i'm anxious to get your reaction to this reporting from axios' barak ravid in tel aviv, we interviewed him in the last hour here in "the situation room," that former president trump said -- basically said, eff netanyahu after the former israeli prime minister congratula

. >> and zelensky made that audacious claim that russia was backing a coup that was supposed to happenal player. on this issue, analysts say he is determined, whether it's now, a i few months from now, a few years from now, to bring ukraine back to russia's orbit. >> this is dangerous, delicate stuff playing out before our eyes. thank you very much. "new day" continues right now. >>> welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. it is monday, december 6th. i'm brianna keilar with john berman. >>> we are beginning with breaking pandemic news. restrictions on international travelers coming to the united states taking effect this morning. if you are entering the u.s., you must show proof of a negative covid test taken within one day of your departure. and foreign nationals will now have to show proof they are fully vaccinated. >>> covid is seurpblging in the

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so we're waiting to see president biden speak to zelensky. we'll see what the out come of that call is, what rea urns shoulds he offers. and he is going to speak with the nine leaders of the countries that are on the eastern side of nato to talk to them about the situation that is ongoing as well. really for the white house, it is a wait and see scenario, waiting to see if putin does heed those warnings from biden about invading ukraine. kaitlan collins, cnn in washington. >>> the body of the late senator bob dole will lie in state at the u.s. capitol rotunda in the next few hours. the outspoken republican died sunday at the age of 98. he was being treated for advanced lung cancer. on wednesday president biden paid tribute to his longtime friend while visiting cancel. he represented dole 35 years. >> for those like me who had the honor of calling him friend, bob dole is an american giant, a man of extraordinary courage, both physical and moral courage. a war hero. >> a three-time presidential hopeful, dole was sometimes considered a sharp ton