respond. we do not stand for freedom where it is at risk today will shaurly pay a steeper price tomorrow. thank you. i ll keep you informed. about ten minutes of remarks here from president biden in which he says that the u.s., nato is prepared no matter what happens along the border with ukraine. he also gave an updated number of russian troops there. 150,000 now we heard from president biden. back with us now, erin burnett in ukraine. phil matingly is at the white house. nic robertson in moscow. also retired air force colonel. these remarks for domestic audience in the u.s., for kyiv, for moscow and leaders and capitals around the world. many audiences for what we
away from so far defense official we spoke to said there is movement but not in the away direction. they re still very much looking to see if that is reflected with the troop presence there. erin, i noted that same part of the speech that victor just brought up about how president biden, one of the constituencies that he was talking to, were the ukrainian people. he knows that russians and ukrainian people are not enemies. and he said, your ties, speaking to russians, he talked about their ties to the people of ukraine. do you hear that echoed on the streets? and also, do you hear similarly the anxiety that he alluded to about how horrible this would be? reporter: there is definitely anxiety. they realize, right? it is their borders. they re looking around and saying on their borders, this is what is there. it is an existential threat. as if you re waiting for a category 5 hurricane that is literally life and death, and
this is a very important moment now. there s no question this is dangerous. the most important thing for the president, most important thing for our allies to do is to show the unity of effort that they have shown and, frankly, that i think has gotten putin s attention. i think that unity has to be reenforced now to make clear to the russians there really is not a good alternative for the russians other than to negotiate with the united states on their concerns about security. that s the hope, but thaey ve gt to show they are willing to deescalate and so far that is not the case. former secretary of defense, former cia director, leon panetta. thank you. thank you. this rising tension between russia and ukraine continues to drive oil prices. economists say it could have major impacts on the cost of
privately to that democratic offer. a really critical moment for the sanctions negotiations. meanwhile the only option democrats and republicans may have to move forward is a non-binding resolution adm admonishing russia. thank you for that development. we re awaiting remarks from president biden. he will provide an update on events related to ukraine but not announce new policy. nato now says ukraine is preparing for large scale emergencies of various nature that can affect its civilian popu population. joining us is erin burnett, orin leiberman.
decision to confront russia, given its aggressive posture right now and the necessity to push back and try to get alliance as close as possible as they move forward and pushback. i think this is a great point. i think this underscores why there is a view by some that it was important to lay this out. not all republicans are there right now. that has been a shift, guys. well, erin burnett, phil mattingly, retired colonel cedric leighton, really great to get your insights. the president says 150,000 russian troops there along the border with ukraine. and he says that the west will be prepared no matter what happens. the lead with jake tapper starts after a quick break. move your high-interest debt to a sofi personal loan. you could get out t of debt sooner and feel what it s l like to get your money right.