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allies plan, quote, disastrous. the war has now been going on for 11 long and brutal months. the day, after weeks of fighting, ukraine said its forces had retreated from the small town of soledar in eastern ukraine. this move brings russia closer to taking a key bigger city in the region. and it is expected that russia will launch a major military offensive in the next few months. with that, let s get smarter with the help of our lead off panel this evening. nbc s chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, retired four star u.s. army general barry mccaffrey. former battlefield commander in the persian gulf. and michael mcfaul, former u. s. ambassador to russia. richard, let s start with you. he spent many, many months in ukraine. how big of a deal is that the white house sending these major
with that, let s get smarter with the help of our lead off panel this evening. nbc s chief foreign correspondent, richard engel, retired four star u.s. army general barry mccaffrey. former battlefield commander in the persian gulf. and michael mcfaul, former u.s. ambassador to russia. richard, let s start with you. he spent many, many months in ukraine. how big of a deal is that the white house sending these major tanks? it is a very big deal. practically, and symbolically. because what the ukrainians hope is that this means that the united states and western europe, germany, they hope other countries will follow, are starting now to loosen the taps. they re starting to escalate their supplies of weapons even further. and the ukrainians say, fantastic, we need tanks, we need the mobility, because in a fight like this, mobility s life, especially for a smaller
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full blockade. inside the city we re seeing government buildings, police headquarters start to put up blockade and security around it. hotels like the one we re staying in, gratefully, so great it will that they are still each, they are taking security much more seriously, trying to figure out different block aids and make shift bomb shelters.gym for example has been turned into a bomb shelter. my goodness. it is amazing to watch all of this unfold and change so dramatically every day. stay safe where you are. and with that, i want to bring in our experts this evening. eugene daniels, white house correspondent for politico, retired four star u.s. army gone barry mccaffrey, and former battlefield commander in the persian golf, and jeremy barb, bash, former chief of staff. here is one analysis of russia s military moves so far. more than a week into the