secretary, was and i m sure you heard the secretary of state blinken today at the u.n. saying russia is planning to fabricate a justification for war. he points to things like a fake bombing or a fake mass grave or even a real chemical weapons attack. we have noted before how this administration has released a lot of intel. were you surprised by this level of specificity? not really. i m happy to have it out there because you re really informing the world this is what the russians do. on a personal level they ve used never agents, poisons, prisons, anything to keep dissidents in check and put them in jail or kill them. and so this is a tactic that the russians use, so the notion they would use chemical agents is not surprising, or nerve agents not surprising. they would use disinformation, denial, disruption, all of that as part of their game plan. so the more you can illuminate that, prepare the world for this
day briefing top house and senate lawmakers from both parties, the tone afterwards somber at best. this is a very dangerous situation. i think at the same time you have to balance a second concern, which is just as important. that is how quickly something like this could escalate into something very dangerous and catastrophic. the only good news is diplomatic exchange continues. putin today indicated that he wanted it to continue. i m looking for any positive news and i think that s positive. senator mark warner, who chairs the intelligence committee, also took note of putin s offer while underscoring the growing threat. quote, they could launch at any point, he said. nothing i heard today dissuaded me from that. secretary of state blinken today told personnel in kyiv to temporarily relocate due to the dramatic acceleration in the
before. he is wanting to see if he gets what he wants without firing a shot, that might be how he decides to proceed forward despite these dramatic warnings we are hearing today. i dramatic warnings we are hearing toda . ., ., , ., today. i want to bring in a little of what secretary today. i want to bring in a little of what secretary blinken - today. i want to bring in a little of what secretary blinken was. of what secretary blinken was saying about potential scenarios that russia might induce. let s listen together. the highest levels of the russian government may theatrically convene emergency meetings to address the so called crisis. the government will issue proclamations declaring that russia must respond to defend russian citizens or ethnic russians in ukraine. next, the attack is planned to begin. russian missiles and bombs will drop across ukraine. communications will be jammed, cyber attacks will shut down key ukrainian institutions. after that, russian tanks and soldiers
so we have to do our best to reinforce the notion that we will hang together, fight together, in terms of protecting our interests. and then hopefully, continue to provide information to the ukrainians to help them in their defense. one of the most important moments if not for me today, secretary, was and i am sure you heard the secretary of state blinken today at the u.n. saying that russia is planning to fabricate a joiskds for war. he points to things like a fake bombing or a mass a fake-mass grave. or even a real chemical weapons attack. we have noted before how this administration has released a lot of intel. but are you surprised by this level of specificity? not really. i am happy to have it out there because you re really informing the world this is what the russians do. on a personal level, they have used nerve agents, poisons, prisons, anything to keep dissidents in check and put them in jail or kill them. and so, this is a tactic that
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