i think what the ukrainians are doing now is that they re taking military abbing because they realize that they ve got to raise the cost to putin of an invasion. that s what s really going on here. they feel i think the ukrainians feel that they re going to get invaded one way or the other probably. they better show putin that if europe isn t going to get anything and the united states isn t going to do anything, that the ukrainians are willing to fight and die for their country. that s what s happening. you mention energy. some are making the case that if we approve the xl pipeline that that will solve this crisis. let s hear general james jones, former national security advisor to president obama make that case. ed international bullies that seek to use scarcity are watching intently, so if we want to make mr. putin s day and strengthen his hand, we should reject keystone. if we want to gain an important measure of national energy
most extreme right-wing wants to have any kind of a military engagement with the rush schuss. jenna: when he asks for help tomorrow? i think he will get a lot of pats on the back and gluck glucks, economic assistance and loan guaranties, loan forgiveness, maybe military assistance. i don t see how the united states can do anything other than limited sanctions which only the united states will impose. europe isn t going to do it. trade with russia is more important to them than trade with ukraine. jenna: kt, thank you. thank you. jenna: always good to see you. jon? the late whitney houston is now at the center of a lawsuit. a beverly hills police officer said he was demoted after a bizarre incident in the hotel room where the singer was found dead. arthel neville with breaking details. officer brian weir s lawsuit claims he was removed from his position as head of beverly hills pd s.w.a.t. team after reporting alleged pitts
you talked about the ukraine and, you know, being at a cross roads between going further east with russia and following the west. i think in the op ed, you wrote, the opportunity for putin is almost precisely the opposite his vision of restoration. it is only moving west towards europe that russia can reverse its democratic trap. year by year, the russian political system becomes more of a corrupt despottism. the alternative is for ukraine to pull russia with it towards the west. one wonders whether ukraine can follow russia anywhere. but that idea that russia is sort of resistant to the times, as it were, and is not acting in its best interest and putin is making so forth of a fatal decision in doing what he is doing right now. alex, a friend of mine says that the americans have a curious relationship with history.
of time low against the dollar and euro. prime ministers in europe held an emergency meeting this afternoon to discuss policy options to reign in russia. the u.s. said it is currently preparing russian sanctions to likely be put in place if the kremlin continues on this course. hours ago in a meeting with the israeli president benjamin netanyahu, president obama had strong words from moscow and urged congress to work with his administration on the issue of ukraine. i think the strong condemnation that it s received from countries around the world indicates the degree to which russia is on the wrong side of history on this. i heard a lot of talk from congress about what should be done, what they want to do. one thing they can do right away is to work with the administration. we should be able to come up with a unified position that stands outside of partisan politics.
against john mccain, who has not been shy in his criticism. in all fairness the washington post was scathing in the criticism of this sworn policy. what is it likely when washington returns to washington tomorrow, they put in place of work with the administration on a sanctions package? i think they will work with the administration. this is not the problem the white house has when dealing with europe t. problem is the eu. the problem is getting europe united in a way to do something that would have some teeth and on the economic sanction front against russia in order to make putin change its ways. everything that the white house is talking about has to do with political or economic punishments. there is no, let s take a side, no military exercise or anything like that on the table. the problem, for instance the white house will run into is stlern. we seen lobbyists on k street say, hey, we don t want to see the united states make