de-escalate things. it s something that we would like to pro-she d and talk about. let me ask you on de-escalation, how are we supposed to know? i know not me sitting here and you sitting here at this table, but is there some warning? are we sitting ducks waiting for every sort of chess piece to be made by putin? are we going to have some understanding do they have everything in place to accomplish this? the troop numbers still very substantial. is it enough? as one who has engaged in direct combat with tanks and armored vehicles, they absolutely have enough combat power to slice ukraine in half and do whatever they want to, especially in the eastern part. really? there is no doubt. of course it s growing by the day. so we have to take these dispositions very seriously. and to your point earlier about, you know, putin s saying one thing but doing another, we have to look at what he s doing. forget about what he s saying. we have to look at the type of
holding her. obviously, this is going to the top, and he is holding a moment of opportunity. you see the sanctions are really starting to hurt. he saying that the sanctions are an act of war. and now, he has a chess piece. the question about whether she s going to be used for leverage, of course he s going to be used for the leverage. obviously, this is not gonna be a chip in him stopping the war. but that he needs certain things from the united states. you saw that the state department announced that they let a plane arrive in the united states to take some russian diplomats out, accused of espionage. i mean, those are little things that they can use as chips. but this is not the first time that u.s. officials have accused russia of detaining and sentencing americans on charges. and so, this is obviously an effort where it could also backfire, ayman,
yes. [end of translation] that was nbc s alison barbara earlier today. now more on brittney griner who has been detained by russia, reportedly for three weeks, the two-time olympic gold medalist have been held on suspicion of alleged drug trafficking. russian customs officials say she s trying to board a plane with a vague cartridge containing cannabis oil. but why did it take so long for russia to reveal her arrest? and could it become a political chess piece for vladimir putin, as he pushes back on western opposition to invasion of ukraine. let s bring in our panel once again. elise labott, bobby goes, ben collins. elise labott, i ll start with you. britney reiner has been in russian custody for apparently three weeks. now we re just learning about it today, and they re just telling us about it today, i don t know. it is a scary situation, but i have to wonder about the timing of it. what do you make of it? i think, putin has been
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