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their news from the west, accentuating these divisions. as we move down to the crimean peninsula, this is certainly a crisis. while it is specifically about ukraine sovereignty, there s unquestionably an overlay of a power struggle between east and west and the u.s. and russia. secretary of state john kerry is preparing to go to kiev in a so of solidarity. what is the next move in the conflict? michelle joins us now, an important day to be there. reporter: secretary of state kerry travels there tonight. officials here saying putin
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but nato is pushing for peaceful diplomacy. we urge all parties to urgently continue all efforts to move away from this dangerous situation. i call on russia to de-escalate tensions. reporter: putin is defending his actions opinion he says russia is trying to protect russian speaking people and its interests in the region including a valuable naefl base. route rage is mounting. as western nations accuse mr. putin of violating international law and ignoring warnings not to intervene. this city doesn t feel like it s on the brink of war, but it does feel like there is a war of information here between those who watch russian state television and those who aren t getting their news from the west. none of them listening to the calls from kiev for unity in this country.
foreign ministry says that they still respect the territorial n integrity of ukraine but understand why the events on the ground are unfolding as they are. it s not an endorsement of russia s actions but it is not a criticism either. difficult to imagine a scenario where it gives up crimea to ukraine. it at least raises the possibility of a further military incursion into that eastern region of ukraine. the key question now is how far is russia prepared to take this? that is the question. there are so factors that go into the calculation. we have with us national