order. but they say there can be more severe sanctions coming soon. talk to us more about that. yeah. you know, the u.s. said all along that if russia invades ukraine, what they re going to see are swift consequences. we saw anthony blinken in that clip saying that has been the message from the administration. we re talking about a huge, frankly, package of sanctions that would be triggered if russia were to invade ukraine. i think that s why our continuing discussions about sort of this definition of how the u.s. would define an invasion of ukraine was important. it was not clear whether russia sending the so-called peacekeeping troops into that region in a new way would actually amount to that kind of response from the u.s. that s not the response we have seen so far. but this administration official did also say that we should be seeing more actions tomorrow. michael, let s bring you in. you re in the region. very important there.
tall. they say it is magsking a decisn for him. p putin is saying so himself. translator: it is important to understand that ukraine has never had consistent tradition of being a true nation. for putin, this is personal. and multiple u.s. and western officials tell cnn what putin is doing could be the beginning of a larger potential military operation targeting ukraine. and as thousands and thousands of russian troops are breathing down the neck of ukraine tonight, a senior administration official says diplomacy will be pursued until the tanks roll. second anthony blinken says they recognize those so-called republics as independent requires a swift and firm response and will take appropriate steps in coordination with partners.