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About a dozen aircraft landed there. nearly 2,000 russian troops had been air-lifted in. president obama issued a statement, the first since february 19th. just days after the world came to russia for the olympic games, it would invite the condemnation of nations around the world. indeed, the united states will stand with the international community affirming there will be costs for any military intervention in ukraine. the troops that took over two television stations in crimea appeared to be the russian forces. the russian ambassador appeared to dismiss questions about a russian invasion. is russia willing to militarily intervene in ukraine to achieve your political goals? really, really, even the question is aggravatinaggravati ....
There is a militarization of the crimea. the crimean peninsula right now. the russian ambassador to the u.n. spoke moments ago and he said many of the media reports are wrong and that there were wrong media reports at the beginning of the first world war. that s in the russian ambassador s words, so he s suggesting pushing back on this notion that there are russian troops on the move in crimea. however, we have from our own sources, some concerning reports that they are, in fact, russian forces on the move, and again, what we re seeing here at the pentagon, the chairman of the joint chiefs is here in the building. he s not over at the white house with the president who just spoke from the podium there at the white house. and there s no evidence of any military movements on the part of the u.s. or nato at this point in time. hi, jennifer. it s andrea tantaros. earlier, i was listening to you and you mentioned president obama hasn t addressed this issue since february 19th. when i look ....
Russia than the west, then what s building up around this region is the home town crowd, loyal to russia, acting up. that s how the russians are going to play it, right? absolutely, neil. that s why vladimir putin chose the crimea as his bridge head into the ukraine. because it is ethnically the majority there are ethnically russian. it s an easy place. he does have, as you said, the home team advantage. it s also important to point out this is the first time president obama has discussed ukraine publicly since february 19th. that s quite some time to not hear from the commander in chief, from the president, any sort of warning towards russia not to move into the ukraine. this is the first time we re hearing from president obama since february 19th. also important to point out the message that came out of brussels from the nato ministerial yesterday from the supreme allied commander, the american general, air force general, richard breedlove is there were no contingency plans ....
February 19th. steenkamp is laid to rest in her hometown. the same day pistorius returns to court for the first of his bail hearings. prosecutors allege history i couldn t say murdered reeva steenkamp after a heated argument. but in his sworn affidavit, pistorius says he mistook his girlfriend for an intruder, mentioning that he s been the victim of burglaries and even death threats in the past. he also described the last moments of reeva s life, saying she died in my arms. february 22nd. pistorius is released on a $112,000 bail after a lengthy and emotional hearing. but he s not allowed to return to his home, and he must report to police twice a week. february 26th. pistorius holds a private memorial service to honor steenkamp at his uncle s home. that s where he s been staying since he posted bail. he pledges to remain in the ....
Of the world during the winter. one analyst says that while putin will protect russia s assets in ukraine, aggressive military action would result from back larry. the headline today is the russians have seized control of the airports, it appears. u.s. military officials say they re keeping a close eye on the latest movements in ukraine. jennifer griffin is at the pentagon. who is taking the lead on this? president obama has not spoken publicly about ukraine since february 19th. secretary of state john kerry issued the strongest statement yet from a u.s. official, warning russia nat to intervene in not to intervene in ukraine. we believe, national security adviser rice, made it very clear some i made it it clear that interception in our judgment would be a very grave mistake. the question is whether or not whats happening now might be crossing a line in any way and ....