weapons, sending hundreds of western military instructors, he said. both sides agreed to keep talking even as military equipment keeps flowing in. russia sending fighter jets to belarus near ukraine s capital kiev. a rivalry reminiscent of the cold war that could soon turn very hot. so yeah, you mentioned just a moment ago about the consequences that the u.s. has laid out if russia were to invade. but the problem is, you know, the white house is really in a bind because they re trying to keep russia at bay while at the same time managing expectations for the ukrainians and for other european countries. the white house has already tied their hands when they announced that they would not be putting u.s. boots on the ground to defend ukraine. lindsay? all right, matt bradley, thank you so much. still ahead, outrage over this photo of a teacher taping a mask to a student at a philadelphia suburb.
lavrov. both sides agreed to keep talking even as military equipment keeps flowing in. russia sending fighter jets to belarus near kyiv. a rivalry reminiscent of the cold war that could soon turn very hot. so we re here and the problem here for the white house, alex, is that of course they re in a bit of a pickpickle. they re trying to keep russia at bay, while at the same time manages expectations among european allies and ukraine. the biden administration is has kind of already tied their hands by announcing they re not going to be sending in actual u.s. troops, even if russia does invade. alex. yes, it is a delicate dance as always, but i think president biden s listening to the will of the american people on that last point you made. anyway, matt bradley, thank you so much for that. let s go now to the pandemic, everyone, as the u.s. reaches 70 million covid cases,
of western military instructors, said lavrov. both sides agreed to keep talking even as military equipment keept flowing in. russia sending fighter jets to belarus, near ukraine s capital kyiv. a rivalry reminiscent of the cold war that could soon turn very hot. yeah, lindsey, the white house is in a bit of a pickle. they re trying to keep russia at bay while at the same time managing expectations. and the biden administration, already kind of tied their own hands when they announced that they wouldn t be sending u.s. troops into the ukraine even if russia invades. lindsey? matt bradley, thank you so much. and for more on these rising tensions this eastern europe, we are now joined by former u.s. ambassador to ukraine, william taylor, ambassador, it s wonderful to have you on this morning. thanks for being with us. thank you, lindsey, good to be here. so ambassador, with no apparent movement here on either side, during these negotiations,