ago, a few years ago, there would have been complete outrage. now we are looking at debates over what levels of sanctions there should be. now, i m not suggesting which kind of sanctions there should be, what actions the take. the west has very, very few options. one example why that is no one did anything about germany s dependence on russian gas. here we are, whether orb not it is an invasion i think is semantics but it is the kind of semantics president putin cares about. of course, the big test for the biden administration, you know, they botched the withdrawal from afghanistan last year, this is an every bigger foreign policy test for the president. he is way out there in promising a response, mika. so we will be waiting to see if we hear that. yeah, that s a really great
humanitarian aid. and nbc news has learned overnight, my colleagues courtney kube, carol lee, josh lederman, and myself, saw there may be an announcement of an increased troop level in the european states. it d send a strong signal to russia. what the president is not expected to announce, a no fly zone or the polish migs. taking a step back and looking at all of this broadly, mika, again, this is a major foreign policy test for president biden. i think you re going to see them also talk about chemical weapons, the role of china. he is going to end in poland where he will thank the president there for housing and sheltering the many millions of refugees who have fled ukraine, mika. nbc news chief white house correspondent kristen welker, thank you very much. joining us now, former white house director of communications
zelensky is frustrated that he s not that president biden is not moving forward with sanctions against russia or the reason you laid out. that russia is already put this into the calculation, and that not acting now is going to be detrimental. but the u.s. is weighing what will happen if it does impose sanctions and how would it impact global prices at the pump. the energy market. that s something the u.s. is carefully considered as it looks at the menu of options of sanctions against russia because if it did move forward with more severe sanctions right now, it could really have a big impact at a time when we re already seeing inflation and high prices in the energy market. seems like ukraine and zelensky is concerned that there is going to be an invasion. he s warning of a bloody mas massacre. what is the u.s. thinking about the possibility of that? are they as concerned as ukraine? this is a huge foreign policy test for president biden. we all know what happened in 2014 with
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time. our politicians have to get on board and start helping out here because we can t afford it any more. cheryl: this as the ports of los angeles and long beach have a backlog of ships waiting to unload. despite the creation of a supply chain disruption team, press secretary jen psaki from the pse white house cannot guarantee on time arrival of presents. president biden said it would be up to santa claus. i reached out to santa claus for comment on all of this, i have not heard back from the north pole just yet. carley: he s very busy but we know you have his phone number. benjamin: don t only buy american but buy in the small stores if you can as well. they re the ones that need it. cheryl: well said. carley: such a good point. absolutely. benjamin: the white house now facing a major foreign policy test. brand-new intelligence appears to show russia planning an alarming military offensive against ukraine. so what message does president