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territorial integrity. today s meeting also comes a day after president biden clarified his comments about a minor incursion, insisting that any russian troop movement inside ukraine would be considered an invasion. i ve been absolutely clear with president putin, he has no misunderstanding. if any any assembled russian units move across the ukrainian border that is an invasion and it will be met with severe and coordinated economic response. let there be no doubt at all that if putin makes this choice russia will pay a heavy price. let s go right to richard engel in ukraine. good to see you. what more can you tell us about what went on during this meeting between secretary blinken and the russian foreign minister and is there any early reaction there in ukraine? reporter: well, this negotiation suddenly became much more complicated for the u.s. side. sergey lavrov, the russian foreign minister is a skilled diplomate, he s been doing this for many years, he is ....
warning vladimir putin any military action in ukraine will bring a heavy price. we begin right there with the breaking news from the president of the united states. just moments ago trying to quiet international alarm about a possible russian invasion of ukraine. let s get straight to the whose and cnn s jeremy diamond. the president trying to fix his own mistake. reporter: no doubt about it. i was in that meeting with the president. he was supposed to sit down with the team working on the implementation of the infrastructure legislation, but he instead began right off the bat talking about ukraine and making very clear where he stands should russian troops move across the ukranian border. listen. i ve been absolutely clear with president putin. he has no misunderstanding. if any, any assembled russian units move across the ukranian border, that is an invasion, but, you know, it will be met with severe and coordinated economic response. let there be no doubt at all, ....
green light to enter ukraine. ukrainian president zelensky saying, quote, there are no minor incursions in small nations. just as there are no minor casualties and little grief from the loss of loved ones. top biden administration officials have been scrambling to clean up the comments. if any russian military forces move across the ukrainian border and commit new acts of aggression against ukraine, that will be met with a swift, severe, united response from the united states and our allies and partners. reporter: secretary of state tony blinken wasn t alone. america s european allies also tried to present a united front to intimidate russia. nato allies are ready to respond. be in no doubt that if russia were to make any kind of incursion into ukraine, of any scale whatever, i think that would be a disaster. reporter: any further aggressive attitude on the part of russia would have grave consequences. all of this as russia bolsters its arsenal for a possible ....
from his delivery to demeanor to stunning statements, the president now drawing criticism at home and abroad for drawing on comments on security and the future of his domestic agenda and worries overseas. his chief comments, what the west might be willing to allow russia to get away with. russia will be held accountable if it invades. it depends on what it does. it s one thing if it s a minor incursion and we end up having to fight about what to do and not do, et cetera. i m not so certain what he s going to do. my guess is he will move in. he has to do something. as this administration, have you determined whether president putin plans to invade or move into ukraine as you said? look. the only thing i m confident of is that decision is totally, solely, completely a putin decision. the president moments ago on damage control, clearly trying to clean that up at a white house photo op. i ve been absolutely clear with president putin. he has no misunderstanding i ....
two technically. the president s lengthy news conference, the white house s scramble to clean up a few of his comments on the legitimacy of 2022 and russia. the new numbers from our nbc news poll, though, all point to the same predicament facing this administration, after 365 days in office the president is now having to try to regain his long-time political identity. his job approval stands at just 43%, it s the second worst of in i president in modern history at the one-year mark except for one, donald trump. the numbers are stark, the public doesn t believe that president biden has lived up to the promise of the biden presidency to candle covid, unite country, to in a phrase build back better. his approval ratings on the pandemic and the economy have fallen dramatically since the opening days of his presidency. far more voters are giving him low marks on his blt a to unite the country than when he first took office. and just 5% say his presidency has been better than ....