opening, we and the americans and the rest of nato are ready to take it. it does need president putin to give proof that he wants to offer a diplomatic opening. i want to essentially get your take on the last question i had for our reporter in moscow. putin likes to string things along. uh-huh. he is in some ways lives by that mantra, you have the watches, he has the time. he s just going to keep at it. what s the pace of the western alliance if he sits there, sits there, doesn t add more, doesn t take away more? at what point does the west say enough is enough? well, i don t want to answer a hypothetical question. we re living in it though. a fair point. i accept the premise of what you re saying. putin has 60% of his army and 50% of his air force sitting
around the borders of ukraine. it s not something i think he could keep up indefinitely, but the west is going to show its support for ukraine. we re helping ukraine with defensive equipment. we re helping ukraine with money. we, the brits, have given close to $150 million to help ukraine with reform and humanitarian needs that may come about. we will keep watching, and nato will keep defending its own southern flank. there has been a debate about whether punishing should there be a penalty now for what putin is doing, or do you wait until he does something worse? where did the brits stand on this? we re comfortable with the position that secretary blinken mentioned, sanctions being held out if they re a deterrent. if the invasion or incursion goes away, the eu, the u.s. are ready with a sanctions package. what happens if he does this
eastern flank there. a message of unity that putin will not find discord or division as he threatens to move further into ukraine. and the president making it clear there are 90,000 troops already in europe. although there is no plan to send more in, the options remain on the table should nato choose to activate the response forceful. what is the u.s. saying? what is the state department saying about the possible humanitarian effects of a full-scale war? which no one except maybe vladimir putin wants? the u.s. ambassador to the united nations gave an impassioned plea at the united nations today, urging countries to come together to isolate russia as they maintain this aggressive posture. and as she delivered those remarks, she was very clear in detailing what the human cost, what the humanitarian crisis will look like if russia goes forthwith this full-scale invasion. that just in ukraine but outside its borders.
that. we accept that time, we spent effort and we are deceived by that operation. new satellite images also show more russian troops amassing north of ukraine near this air field in belarus. earlier this month, the area was completely vacant. so does that suggest that putin is fogging on an area well beyond the donbas region? in military terms, this could be a deception effort as well. you can see if february, nothing there. and here s the air field with a lot of activity that exists right here. this is important because it does give him that capability to move to kyiv if he wanted to. bear in manld that right hear is the chernobyl exclusion zone. the worst nuclear disaster, back in 1986. for another million plus years, we ll have talking in fallout in this location. it is trying to be remediated but i would hate to have to put
it was my first board ever. that sparked this entire career for me. i can t help but think if i could be that for that next generation, and maybe part of me retiring was like, i was looking around, i don t want to beat these guys anymore, i want to sponsor them. not to sign them, but be a part of their career in a different way and help from that side of things. that s something i m really looking forward to as well. america applause you, we applaud you. thank you. congratulations. you really are a superstar. thank you so much. thanks so much shaun white. awesome. and congratulations. speaking of superstars, chuck todd is up next with mtp daily right now. they ve seen no proof backing up putin s claim that he s begun withdrawing troops. they say russia has actually