capital of ukraine tonight. three russian warships carrying troops, tanks and other armored units have entered the black sea. some fear this could be another invasion force, possibly targeting the port city of odessa, ukraine s third largest city in a major tourist hub. french president emmanuel macron arriving here in kyiv, one be day after sitting down with russian president vladimir putin in moscow. the kremlin said the meeting ended without a deal. ukraine s president said macron faced an up hill battle. i don t know any entity in europe today that would be able to put strong pressure on russia. some think this diplomatic push is just buying time for putin to continue building up his forces on ukraine s border. now some 140,000 strong. we factor in ground, air and naval forces. for a second straight day russia flew a pair of super sonic bombers over belarus capable of launching nuclear weapons. the russians have moved short range ballistic missiles and fourth generation air
systems near the border as well. dozens attack assets too. the 30,000 troops in belarus for drills will leave the country february 20th, the same day the winter olympics end in beijing. the white house reacted to russia s latest moves. we are always going to leave the door to diplomacy open. a local journalist says putin s plan for ukraine are doomed to fail. he chooses to believe his own flawed interpretation of ukraine s history. that s greatest mistake and greatest weakness because if he starts another aggression in ukraine, i m sure it will have profound repercussions for russia itself and for his regime. american forces have started rearriving in romania which borders ukraine to the south. part of some 3,000 u.s. troops ordered to the region by president biden. bret? bret: lucas tomlinson live in kyiv tonight. lucas, thanks. a new army report looking into the chaos that followed the u.s.
missiles as well. vladimir putin does not accept that russia and ukraine are two different nations. putin doesn t get modern ukraine. putin doesn t understand ukraine. he has an understanding of ukraine that is flawed and making parts of ukraine more loyal to russia, it s the opposite. it s united ukraine. martha: a few hours ago, american troops began arriving in romania which borders ukraine to the south. these troops are some of the 3,000 ordered to the region. martha. martha: thanks, lucas. let s bring in k.t. mcfarland, author of revolution and marc thiessen.
hangs up on a team. three fishermen were in the frigid water for 45 minutes. because of her sharp eye they were able to rescue them way go pam hart is her name. congratulations. greg: all right. that s it for us. special report is up next. hello, bret. bret: hello, greg. [laughter] bret: that was a good one. [laughter] bret: good evening, welcome to washington, i m bret baier. breaking tonight we will take you live to ukraine as tensions mount there from russia in a bit. mask mandates and the politics around them. especially when it comes to schools. but, first, crime and punishment as crime spikes across this country, senate republicans now want answers on one specific case. a black lives matter activist who authorities say burned down a building during a protest and active arson that ended up killing a man. the senators want answers by why
security. a acapitol police spokesman says the force does not conduct surveillance of members. they do not handle background checks of those who work here. bret? bret: so congressman nehls accuses the capitol police department of harassing him over january 6th? that s right. nehls is the former sheriff of fort ben county texas. he helped the capitol police defend the chamber on january 6th. neltz called manger s statement, quote, a bold faced law. he says the department has, quote, put a target on my back. he tweeted, quote: they want to destroy me just because i have a dissenting view on january 6th and the shooting of ashley babbitt. he believes the babbitt case should have gone to grand jury and officer michael byrd should not have shot her. bret? bret: chad, we will following it ukraine s president sounds a pessimistic note military moves that could per invasion, take you there live. israeli security forces say they