wipe out the city and its residents. frightening. on russia s side there are 40,000 troops conducting military exercises. group of european observers are in the hands of pro-russian gunmen. we want to bring in retired u.s. army general james spider marks. thank you for being with us. my pleasure. in this situation, do you see any way to avoid some sort of military confrontation? well, christi, the military confrontation is already taking place. kiev has an obligation to maintain peace, order, control, in all of its sovereign territory and slaviansk and dou donetsk. the president is correct. i challenge him, putin is raising a finger and raising a finger to instigate the violence and the chaos that you see in