proceed with an attack on ukraine, although it is not clear when, that s according to several officials who spoke to cnn. all right, now u.s. intelligence officials estimate close to 75% of russia s entire conventional forces have now been deployed to ukraine s doorstep surrounding the country on three sides. in washington, president biden held a meeting with the national security council sundays days after saying he is convinced putin has decided to invade ukraine, still, u.s. officials say a diplomat, solution still remains on the table. while we believe president putin has made the decision, the die is cast, until that die actually settles and the tanks are muflg, the planes are flying, the bombs are dropping, we re going to do everything we can with policy and deterrence and dissuasion to get president
government forces and russian backed rebels. mark lobel reports. military drills in belarus that were meant to end with russian tanks going back to their bases. not anymore. tanks going back to their bases. notanymore. leaving tanks going back to their bases. not anymore. leaving the fear of war hanging over its nearby border with ukraine. but after a series of phone calls, the france presence as the us president and present putin could meet to discuss the crisis, offering hope of a peaceful solution french president. president biden has french president. president biden has said french president. president biden has said he french president. president biden has said he will - french president. president biden has said he will meeti biden has said he will meet present putin at any time if it will help prevent a law and evenif will help prevent a law and even if the die is cast, until it is settled, until we know that the tanks are rolling and planes are flying and aggression has
invasion is moving forward, but there is still a chance to avert war, he says. newsroom starting right now. hello. thank you for joining me. i m fredricka whitfield. breaking news on the crisis on the border with ukraine. president biden a short time ago wrapping up a situation room meeting with his national security team on the crisis. a u.s. official now telling cnn that nearly 75% of russian conventional forces are now deployed within striking distance of ukraine. the u.s. also estimates that russia has around 500 fighter and fighter bomber aircraft within range of ukraine. secretary of state antony blinken also arriving at the white house earlier today. earlier blinken said he s not giving up on hope for democracy. while we believe president putin has made the decision that the die is cast. until that die settles and until the tanks are actually moving,
his national security team for a meeting in the situation room. a u.s. official now telling cnn that nearly 75% of russian conventional forces are now deployed within striking distance of ukraine. the u.s. also estimates that russia has around 500 fighter and fighter bomber aircraft within range of ukraine. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken arriving at the white house a short time ago as you re about to see. earlier blinken said he is not giving up all hope for diplomacy. while we believe president putin has made the decision that the die is cast until that die actually settles and until the tanks are actually moving, the planes are actually flying, the bombs are actually dropping, we ll do everything we can with diplomacy and with deterrence and dissuasion to get president putin to reverse the decision that we believe he s made. and part of that is making very clear what he risks in terms of
going to russia is going to invade at any minute, leaving his country, going to a forum on the world stage in order to have that kind of platform to plead with you, please impose sanctions now. how is the answer not yet? first, we ve already imposed sanctions. we ve sanctioned various more sanctions. as i said, dana, we ve imposed sanctions already on actors in ukraine working for russian security forces and trying to destabilize the country. again, look, i understand where president zelensky is coming from, but these things are not at all inconsistent. as president biden said, while we believe president putin has made the decision, the die is cast, until that die actually settled and until the tanks are actually moving, the planes are actually flying, the bombs are actually dropping, we re going