as the retreat was being announced, putin was shown visiting a brain research centre. he thought his military operation in ukraine would last days, not months. but it hasn t gone to plan. there is also growing confusion over his objectives in this war. and since the kremlin had insisted that occupied kherson would be russian forever, the retreat is a blow to moscow. russia s retreat from kherson creates a danger for vladimir putin. it risks changing how he s perceived here at home not so much by the russian public, but by the russian elite, by the people around him, the people in power here who for years have viewed putin as a great strategist, a winner. less so now. and the mood on the streets? of course, we ll win the war, he says, when have russians ever lost? i really hope that russian soldiers will come back and vladimir putin will leave his post and ukraine
profits. and one final point, guys, free speech, whatever happened to free speech. sandra: a topic of discussion at dinner tables everywhere. ashley, thank you. rich. rich: back now to one of the top stories, moscow now accusing the u.s. of provoking war. as president biden warns of swift and severe consequences if russia invades ukraine. general keith kellogg. let s get to the situation here, according to the white house, 5,000 troops in belarus, more than 100,000 troops in russia on ukraine s border, the white house is preparing a sanctions package for russian elite. what happens next? and do you think the timing of this invasion, if it does occur, would happen after the olympics, given that happens and begins on friday? yeah, rich, thanks for having me. look, i think putin is playing a masterful game. he s got enough forces right now on the northwest, the north and northeast and south of ukraine
on the streets of russia, 7000 people already arrested in russia for street demonstrations. there will be many more as the information becomes available as to what s happening in ukraine. arthel: congressman, thank you so much, i do have to go but i appreciate your time. thank you very much. thank you. eric: russian president vladimir putin against sanctions for faces determined local new york city officials working to undermine the. they are going after the rich, russian elite, so-called oligarchs making their home in manhattan. allegan and had from the gilded age. super luxury apartments on fifth avenue. nancy town house was owned by russian oligarchs support russian president vladimir putin. the fact that people