it doesn t just happen that easily, and so we re going to do everything we possibly can to keep this from happening but at the end of the day, putin is looking at his options and if he backs down, he s got 100,000 troops on the border, and if he backs down, then he possibly loses face domestically in russia and that s not good for him, but we hope we can deter him. shannon: obviously, ukraine isn t a nato ally. we have no obligation to them, but there s concern that some of this fighting could cross the borders into a nato ally that would then trigger an article 5 obligation by us and others. how concerned are you by that or do you think putin will wisely keep this within the borders of ukraine? reporter: it ll be wise if he will. we don t want him to trigger article 5. president zawlinski said something interesting, he said border security matters. we as ukrainians will do everything we can to protect our borders we know that. right here in my district in
coal-fire electricity plants. nato has been divided. we ve seen nato members, european leaders meeting with russia separately. the french convened meetings with the germans and the french and russians without the united states. faulttin achieved something here dividing nato to a certain point. ukraine is not a nato member. we re not going to send american troops into a country like that which would start a nuclear possibly a nuclear war with russia when ukraine isn t a member of nato. it s a difficult position. we had to stand our ground on self-determination and the rule of law but no troops could go into ukraine. very interesting you point that out, i want to bring you back into the conversation, brett. there are american forces in ukraine at this very hour. the administration acknowledging that. they are clearly in harm s way as long as they re on the ground. if you re advising this administration, what would be the number one bit of advice you might give them? well, i think o
president sebastian pinera who s set to leave office in march. the election comes amid social unrest and as the assembly drafts a new nato allies are speaking out about russia s military build-up along ukraine and the looming possibility of an invasion. nato secretary says it s unlikely nato would send troops since ukraine isn t a nato member. but europe continues to threaten economic constant kenss. germany threatening to block russia s nord stream 2 pipeline. cnn s melissa bell joins us from moscow. we ve seen this diplomatic flurry of activity from both sides around ukraine the last few days but are we any closer to a resolution here? you know, ever since the cia director bill burns came out to moscow at the beginning of the fall we ve seen all of those
that can help you fall asleep faster, stay asleep longer, and wake up refreshed. the brand i trust is qunol. nato allies are speaking out about russia s military buildup near ukraine and the looming threat of an invasion. the uk s defense secretary says it s unlikely nato would send troops to assist ukrainian forces, since ukraine isn t a nato member, but european leaders continue to warn punishing economic consequences if russia invades with germany threatening to block russia s nordstream 2 gas pipeline. melissa bell joins us now live from moscow. we ve seen this diplomatic flurry of activity from both
from us, but from the global community. reporter: biden seen here in the oval office in the middle of his hour and 16-minute call with ukrainian president zelensky as more than 100,000 russian troops threaten zelensky s border on three sides. the president s intention going into this call was to provide an update for president zelensky on his call with president putin and underscore our support for ukraine s sovereignty and territorial integrity. reporter: then a call with the leaders of nine eastern flanked nato allies, direct recognition of the reality that even though ukraine isn t a nato ally, those in the region that are have grown increasingly unsettled by russia s actions. we have a moral obligation and a legal obligation to our nato allies if they were to attack under article 5, it s a sacred obligation. reporter: the calls part of a series of efforts this week around biden s virtual call with russian president vladimir putin, an attempt to rally allies around potenti