invading ukraine, the president is betting that the threat of economic pain is going to be enough to get them to turn around. bill: thank you, peter. beginning our coverage at the white house. thanks. dana: team coverage continues. senior foreign affairs correspondent greg palkot is on the ground in ukraine. good morning. the government here is probably a bit heartened by the talks that went on today in geneva after president biden s recent comments. blinken said no russian incursion is okay. any invasion will be met with severe, swift response and claimed there is a clearing understanding between the two sides. they re dangerously wide apart. lavrov called the meeting interim with an exchange of paperwork needed as the 125,000 russian troops build up around ukraine s borders and more ammunitions and supplies being