>> gillian: mike? >> mike: president biden and russian president vladimir putin are set to speak on the phone this afternoon. this comes as the pentagon remains deeply concerned about an imminent russian invasion of ukraine. rich edson is traveling with the president and his live in wilmington, delaware, with the latest. hello, rich. >> good afternoon, mike. russian president vladimir putin requested this call today, according to white house officials. this will take place on the u.s. and from here in wilmington, delaware. that is where president biden spending the rest of the week and the rest of the year. the russians appear, again, prepared to seize control of its neighbor's territory as it did in georgia in 2008, ukraine in 2014. this time officials say the russian military has about 100,000 troops along the border with ukraine. russia claims it wants security assurances. senior bided administration officials say the west plans on raising its own concerns and is also threatening sanctions if