parts of ukraine began voting, some with armed troops looking on in stage referenda on becoming part of russia. in a statement late today president biden called them a sham and a flagrant violation of international law. they are, however, part of vladimir putin s escalation of the war he launched which this week included a new round of nuclear saber rattling, which the white house responded to today as well. we obviously take these threats very seriously, but we have not seen any reason to adjust our own nuclear posture at this time. the other aspect of russian escalation putin s military call up, it continues to fuel an exodus as the border with georgia, and that s a line of cars nearly 9 miles long with people trying to get out of russia. in a moment my conversation about vladimir putin and russia s future with a leading independent journalist and an incredibly brave woman. but first i want to take you inside ukraine and day one of of the voting.
Россия готовится затеять новую войну в Украине, но США могут сдержать Путина - новости Украины
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