more american troops complete a journey to europe soldiers from fort bragg, north carolina, begin their mission to reinforce poland s defenses today president biden s national security advisor with a grim warning an invasion of ukraine could happen at any time. reporter: returning to the white house today, i asked the president about putin s intentions. do you think there s any particular thing that vladimir putin is looking for, sir,hi things he cannot get. reporter: western allies have denied putin s demands that include barring ukraine from future nato membership. we believe that the russians have put in place the capabilities to mount a significant military operation into ukraine, and we have been working hard to prepare a response. reporter: new commercial satellite photos appear to show the russian military buildup near ukraine s border, while a new u.s. intelligence
it would be a big boost to russia s economy. meanwhile, new satellite images shared with cnn show new russian military buildup in belarus. here s more now from the pentagon. even just over the course of the weekend we saw mr. putin add to his force capability along that border with ukraine and belarus. not getting into specific numbers. he is he s he s well north of 100,000 and it continues to grow. nathan hodges is standing by live in moscow. we begin this hour with melissa bell in kyiv, ukraine. macron meets with president zelensky. what can we expect from today s
Vice President Harris in a speech at the Munich Security Conference Saturday sought to convey utter unity among the United States and its allies in imposing harsh costs on Russia should it choose to invade Ukraine.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Saturday said that he warned Russia's foreign minister of a "resolute, massive, and united Transatlantic response" should the country decide to invade Ukraine.