logically will try and get the maximum propaganda value out of the terrible things that have happened because it s trying to keep the pressure up on the russians. i think it s an absolutely pressure up on the russians. i think it s an absolutely heartbreaking - it s an absolutely heartbreaking front it s an absolutely heartbreaking front page and it makes it even more difficult front page and it makes it even more difficult because these were people who are difficult because these were people who are desperately trying to flee for safety. they wanted to leave their for safety. they wanted to leave their city for safety. they wanted to leave their city to get away and find safety, their city to get away and find safety, and they died trying to do that safety, and they died trying to do that i safety, and they died trying to do that iwas safety, and they died trying to do that. i was in ukraine and poland a couple weeks ago and saw people desperately fleeing their homes,
there s a domestic agenda. remember, putin s popularity ratings are routinely high but they were even higher after the invasion of crimea. people in every country like to see their leader look tough. what happens if the russians moves into ukraine and that video pops up? we may not be persuaded but somebody in moscow who says i like tough putin looks at that video and says we have to move in. look what they did to us. i think the propaganda value for putin is strong inside russia. i m not sure anybody inside the united states or europe would believe that stuff. a quick one before we go there. the beijing olympics starting tomorrow, is putin just waiting for the games to finish before moving forward with an invasion? i ve seen that argument and i don t buy it. any president that thinks about expanding the american security perimeter east towards russia has to think twice and he s done that without an invasion. phil mudd, i love you but i m mad at you because i just noticed you re
look at it. we in america might say who would believe this? remember, putin s popularity ratings are routinely high but they were even higher after the invasion of crimea. people in every country like to see their leader look tough. what happens if the russians moves into ukraine and that video pops up? we may not be persuaded but somebody in moscow who says i like tough putin looks at that video and says we have to move in. i think the propaganda value for putin is strong inside russia. i m not sure anybody inside the united states or europe would believe that stuff. a quick one before we go there. the beijing olympics starting tomorrow, is putin just waiting for the games to finish before moving forward with an invasion? i ve seen that argument and i don t buy it. any president that thinks about expanding the american security perimeter east towards russia has to think twice and he s done
this is our moment to meet and overcome the challenges of our time, and we will as one people, one america, the united states of america. god bless you all and may god protect our troops! thank you. go get him. that last comment, go get him. it was an unscripted moment, something president biden is known for, but it summed up his determination to rally and unite americans and others around the world, who are looking to him for leadership. nomia iqbal, bbc news, washington. earlier i asked our chief political correspondent adam fleming, what does the british government think about how the russian advance is going? one of the interesting aspects of this conflict so far is just how explicit the british government and their allies are being about their assessments about how things are going. now, there might be a bit of propaganda value to that, but i m sure there s actually some
continue to monitor the situation. the president also said in his speech there will not be any american forces fighting in this war, that they will be there to support the nato allies that surround that region, particularly in poland and elsewhere, romanian are what have you, but not in ukraine in and of itself. but he said they will do everything possible to try to support the ukrainian people as they can. thank ou ve ukrainian people as they can. thank you very much- ukrainian people as they can. thank you very much. skyler ukrainian people as they can. thank you very much. skyler henry - ukrainian people as they can. thank you very much. skyler henry from i ukrainian people as they can. thank you very much. skyler henry from cbs news, thank you. let s speak to our chief political correspondent adam fleming. what does the british government think about how the russian advance is going? think about how the russian advance is uroin? ., think about how the russian advance is aoian?