local u.s. governments and explaining to them they need to be cognizant of the possibility for russian ransomware attacks as this crisis with ukraine grows. and as the tension between ukraine and russia gross and the ukraine and the west grows. there isn t a specific threat they are talking about here. but they are warning local governments and businesses to be cognizant of is the possibility of increased ransomware attacks. they specifically told the folks on this call to be thoughtful about those things that they have in their control considered critical infrastructure, right? critical provisions. think back to the pipeline attack that originated from russian hackers. they want folks to be prepared for the possibility of attacks like that. now, this is part of a campaign that the dhs and the fbi have been carrying out for a while now as the tension has brewed. i want to read a statement from
now, russian military personnel firing warning shots at protesters. watch and listen. [gunshots] reporter: those were supposed to be warning shots that at least one of the protesters was by fire. one example of the chaos and danger so many are facing each and every day. let s bring in a political correspondent for dailymailtv. are there any parallels from your perspective in what we are seeing now in comparison to something you ve seen in your career? reporter: there isn t a parallel like this. you are seeing a lot of clean communications from one city to
federal reserve chairman jerome powell testified in front of the house this week on the state of the economy in monetary policy and when asked if russia could use crypt yes to bypass sanctions, powell said kwoes. war underscored the need for congressional action on digital fines including cryptocurrencies. we have this burgeoning industry which has many parts to it and there isn t a place to have the kind of regulatory framework that needs to be. there and powell pointed to the possibility that terrorists and other malicious actors could use the currency in their activities as another reason why it would need regulation. joining us now is the head of legal and government affairs for trm labs and also a former adviser to the treasury department across a couple of presidential administrations. thanks for joining us. let s talk about this. since the invasion of ukraine, we have seen a wave of u.s. and european sanctions targeting russia. how likely is it for, a, russia to use crypto to
in to another country s territory. so, clearly we are in a very different situation than we were before. as recently as just a few days ago, people here really didn t believe this could actually happen. but now we re learning that the airspace, the russians have closed the airspace to certain civilian aircraft in the country. we know the yukrainians have closed the airport here and two other airports. i think there s a sense now of people waiting to see what s going to happen. there isn t a state of alarm. as you can probably see behind me, it s the middle of the night. the streets are quiet. but it will be very interesting to see what tomorrow brings. will you start to see more preparations? will you start to see people trying to leave the city? as i mentioned before, up until this point, ukraine s leaders have really tried to tamp down any sense of panic. we heard president zelenskyy saying as recently as last week that they didn t even believe it was possible to launch a
consensus among military experts is clear. putin miscalculated the invasion, a big one for the former intelligent officer with the kgb. there isn t a decrease and morale among including five of their own generals. meanwhile, putin has not been able to successfully replace local officials and puppet leaders, in the capital of kyiv remains under ukrainian control. according to a washington post op-ed, putin s opposing mixture of tar charm, ruthlessness, and the cunning of a soviet counter intelligence officer. what went wrong this? time our next guest has some unique insight. jack maher ski was recruited by the kgb to spy on the u.s. during the cold war. then he worked for the americans after the fall of the soviet union. he is featured in a podcast called agent. jack, thank you for waking up with us. good morning thank you for having me. that washington post op-ed hints that we all thought.