Im wolf blit zer. Youre in the situation room. Lets begin with the situation in ukraine. Its getting very, very tense. Is putin pulling back or pulling a fast one . The russian leader vowing to move Russian Troops back from the border but the United States is saying, show me. Daniel behr is standing by. A top diplomat in the area. First, to jim chusciutto for th latest. Their own the good news. But theyre skeptical. They have heard similar promises before. Theyll wait to see clear, hard evidence. They struck back at the description of russian troop movements as round teen, calling them, the u. S. , menacing. All looking for the sign that this sundays election can take place freely. Lots of challenges on the ground. Daily life in Eastern Ukraine. Interrupted yet again by explosions and gunfire. [ explosion ] these are the sounds of y ukrainian troops trying to retake towns overrun by separatists. Today, news that putin has ordered his own troops to return to their bases. But nato and u.
Nations. Its not clear yet whether this is an official order, whether the president has ordered anything just yet, or whether he has the power to even do all of this. This comes after china announced billions in new tariffs on american goods. Well tariffs which analysts have said will make things you buy more expensive. The effect of items include bathtubs, razor blades, coffee, tea, tuna, grapefruit and the list goes on. The president is also promised more of a response sometime this afternoon. As we wait for that we go to rich hudson who is reporting live from the white house with all of this. Good afternoon, julie. Frustration in the middle of a long unresolved trade fight with china. The president just unloaded on china this morning across four tweets. Some of that he writes we dont need china and frankly wed be far better off without them. The vast amounts of money remain and stolen from china by the United States yearoveryear for decades will and must stop. Our Great American com
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