russians can look at it and say, we can have this as well. the use of nato and the conversation about nato and remembering things that weren t said and trying to bring things into the consultation. putin has been trying to destroyed the area since 2014. nato is a secondary issue. i appreciate the time you have given us. i remember our viewers follow your writing. we appreciate your time. we have more news ahead. stay with us. s ahead. stay with us
it doesn t want to be part of the new russian empire. that s putin version of an autocracy that means only he s in charge. we are watching the development of a very old argument and putin s use of this historical nonsense is designed to cloud the picture. a deal cut in what was hoped to avoid world war ii. you wrote yesterday, there are no chamberlins in this story and no churchills either. ukraine will fight alone. the west is not blinded by what s going on. i think the biden administration has done brilliantly in its constant revelation of what s
tomorrow, i expect. there will be new sanctions tomorrow. not everybody is going along with that. some women are like, wait a minute, they were already independent. they have to leave something in the tank for when putin does lead the launch. they have to respond to that as well. they cannot use their full sanctions today. i ll be clear, this was an invasion of ukraine again today. it is not a quote/unquote peace keeping situation. he sent his troops in. that s an invasion. the stage craft is remarkable. he s proposing to the russian
with ukraine. here in the city and other parts of the country, there is calm. there was talk that tonight would be the start of a major invasion. we are seeing a more phased approach with putin laying down potentially challenging things to come. tonight, there is one of calm where people are wondering what s next. what is the difference in the phased approach and the massive invasion where 190,000 or more troops are surrounding ukraine. what is different about this approach vladamir putin had taken today? reporter: had he come in with 100,000 troops and advanced in
day. it is the flowering of our soul. putin made it clear today how important ukraine is to russia. he said, quote, ukraine is not just a neighboring country for us. it is an integral part of our own country, and space. saying, quote, ukraine never had a tradition of genuine state hood. from the first steps, they built their state hood on the denial of everything that unites us. the memory of millions of people, generations living in ukraine, end quote. the pull izer prize winning columnist tweets, the speech full of historical nonsense. joining us now, anne applebaum.