he s a navy veteran. he is somebody that has spent six months, and it was the family that contacted us to help because there was difficulty in the american embassy in moscow, which is very far to visit him, to deal with him. so we were involved in getting lawyers, doctors, to help him through this legal process, which resulted in this deportation. so i wonder what you think this tells you about russia s willingness here, especially as it pertains to others being held there, including former marine paul wheland. the fact that taylor dudley was released, there was no prisoner swap. has something changed that indicates to you that it may be more likely than not that paul is coming home? i believe what we used, the gr grassroots support, the legal process, using attorneys from
tightlipped but i am speaking with legal experts in russia, around them, and resources here in d.c. and so far, it s not really looking good. griner s lawyers have made the case this is actually a medical marijuana prescription she had from arizona. she had a prescription for this marijuana . that doesn t really fly in the russian legal system. in fact, just last month, an american who used to work for the american embassy in moscow and who is now a teacher in russia was sentenced to 14 years for having medical marijuana in his suitcase despite having a prescription. well, that is troubling. president biden is facing as you know a lot of pressure to intervene in upbringing griner home. realistically, what are the president s options in doing this?
cyberattacks will shut down key ukrainian institutions. after that, russian tanks and soldiers will advance on key targets that have already been identified and wrapped up in detail plans. the state department said tonight that the blinken will meet with sergei lab rob in provided there s no russian invasion. this comes as the u.s. says russia expelled its second most senior official of the american embassy in moscow, gorman. the state department calls it unprovoked and escalatory step. on the domestic front, the senate passed a short term funding bill, avoiding a government shutdown that would ve taken effect friday night. that bill keeps the government running through march 11th. over in the, house republican leader, kevin mccarthy, has endorsed harriet pagan meant, the trump backed candidate that is challenging liz cheney in the primary. was removed from the number
inside russia. the invent of the discovery of a mass grave. a stage drone strike against civilian. even a real attack using chemical weapons. russia may describe this offense as ethnic cleansing or genocide, making a mockery of the concept that we in this chamber do not take lightly. russian missiles and bombs will drop across ukraine. communications will be jammed. cyberattacks will shut down key ukrainian institutions. after that, russian tanks and soldiers will advance on key targets that have already been identified and wrapped up in detail plans. the state department said tonight that the blinken will meet with sergei lavrov in europe next week, provided there s no russian invasion. this comes as the u.s. says russia expelled its second most senior official of the american embassy in moscow, gorman. the state department calls it
hypersonic technology. jennifer griffin live at the pentagon on that for us. what really worries the pentagon officials who i sandra: is the possibility for miscalculation. as you mention, no nuclear hotline between the u.s. and beijing, in the u.s. embassy in moscow has only a skeletal staff down from 1200 employees at the american embassy in moscow just four years ago. the satellite photos purport to show 300 new silos in china. beijing has never engaged in arms control talks with the u.s. or with russia. and they are not a signatory for any of the treaty signed by the u.s. and russia. in fact, china balks at such talk now because argie is the u.s. and russia have five times more nuclear warheads and beijing. the biden administration strategy is to begin talks on rules and norms with beijing regarding nuclear weapons, space