take this, president joe biden said he ll be moving u.s. troops as tensions escalate. i ll be moving u.s. troops to the nato countries in the near term. oh, boy, here we go. that s happening as the nation s top general warns how dire the situation would be for civilians in ukraine if russia invades. mark milley using terms like horrific to describe what may happen. listen. given the type of forces that are there, the ground maneuver forces ar tilly, ballistic if air forces. unleashed on ukraine would be significant, very significant and it would result in a significant amount of casualties and you can imagine what that
in eastern ukraine, separatists, backed by moscow, have actually been battling ukrainian forces since 2014, with at least 13,000 people being killed in the donbas region. from the frontline, our international correspondent, 0rla guerin, reports. 0n the frozen front lines, of eastern ukraine, it is heads down in the trenches, to avoid sniperfire. maria is following in the footsteps of her military father. she keeps watch for the enemy, separatists, backed by moscow, who seized territory here eight years ago. if russia invades, she will be facing forwards. far worse. do you believe the russians are coming? i try to avoid politics, she says. psychologically, i try not to get worried. we have heard about their military build up, but if they try to break through, we will be ready.
conditions to deteriorate rapidly without warning if russia invades or commits other destabilising actions. our message now for any americans in ukraine is to strongly consider leaving, using commercial or other privately available transportation options. these options remain readily available. the embassy may extend loans to those who need it. the state department will always seek to provide services wherever possible, russian military action would severely impact her ability to. if russia invades, civilians, including americans, could be caught including americans, could be caught in a conflict zone between combatant forces. the us government may not be in a position to aid individuals in these circumstances. this has long been the case in conflict zones are the world, so while we don t know whether russia will continue its aggression towards ukraine, either way, we have a responsibility to provide this notice to americans.
off an invasion. so this is not a creation or a fantasy. that is putin at his best in terms of trying to create circumstances to justify his act actions. we saw that in crimea. he is the aggressor and i m amazed that xi in china joined h him because basically if russia invades, you ll have in essence blessed the invasion. i don t know if china wants to be on that side of history. certainly not during the olympics in beijing right now. you would think that the olympics is a totally different message. thank for your time. coming up, exclusive cnn reporting that seems to have established what one congressman has been notoriously reluctant to pin down on. exactly when did jim jordan
0n the frozen front lines of eastern ukraine, it is heads down in the trenches to avoid sniper fire. maria is following in the footsteps of her military father. she keeps watch for the enemy, separatists backed by moscow who seized territory here eight years ago. if russia invades, she ll be facing far worse. do you believe the russians are coming? i try to avoid politics, she says. psychologically, i try not to get worried. we ve heard about their military build up, but if they try to break through, we will be ready. troops here say they are not on a higher level of alert. so far, they stress,