We knew they were going to launch a new offensive, and offensive has started and it s quite threatening to the ukrainians. it sounds like the russians are attacking from the north and the south, that has the possibility of pinching off the possibility of pinching off the ukrainians who are holding in the east there against the separatists regions. it s going to be, i think, separatists regions. it s going to be, ithink, a separatists regions. it s going to be, i think, a climactic battle for this war. is to be, i think, a climactic battle for this war. is there still a way. battle for this war. is there still a way, do battle for this war. is there still a way, do you - battle for this war. is there still a way, do you think, i battle for this war. is there i still a way, do you think, that the ukrainians says that we ve seen to a large extent in terms of deterring and pushing back the russians can continue or is there a sort of harsh reality to face up to at some point here? ~ ~ h
We saw happening again in realtime, this is putin s big lie. fortunately, most people are seeing right through it. u.s. officials not only believe that russia is planning a full scale invasion of ukraine but also what could be a human rights catastrophe. the u.s. says that it is obtained formation that russia is planning to purged ukraine of people who might oppose a russian takeover of the country including dissidents, journalists, and anti-corruption activists, religious an epidemic i minorities, and lgbtq people. the western leaders were put to condemn putin today by recognizing the sovereignty of those two pieces of ukraine. leadership in the european union and accused them of breaking international law. the united states today immediately issued sanctions on the two russian-backed separatists regions, the european union vowed to issue
That will mean he will chosen a nominee faster than any democratic president in decades. and obviously, he somebody who has two as leader of the free world impressively united states conduct business on a number of fronts at the same time. jen psaki gets tonight s last word. the 11th hour starts now. good evening once again, i m chris chance in, day 398 of the biden ministration. tonight, tensions are sky-high as moscow moves ever closer to setting off a war that joe biden and u.s. allies have spent weeks trying to prevent. several hours ago vladimir putin signed a decree ordering troops into two russian-backed separatists regions in eastern ukraine. where the russian military is ever-present since 2014. he s calling these forces quote, peacekeepers. putin issued the order after formally recognizing both areas as being independent republics.
my view is with russian military met so-called separatists regions, they have already invaded ukraine. sean: agreed. the way to stop them and to get them to withdraw we need to continue to arm ukraine. they are not a nato ally. we don t have a mutual defense obligation but we ought to ship more anti-tank missile. under the obama administration they sent blankets and meals. we sent armaments to ukraine so they could defend themselves. we ought to redouble our efforts. the initial round of sanctions, weak as it is, is not enough to stop putin s ambitions to redraw
Quote, maintain peace. i want to bring in chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz, who has been reporting and anchoring from the region on the ground with the u.s. defense secretary. and martha, you said your sources have been telling you all along that they believe you don t amass 150,000 troops on the border if you re not going to do something. putin has given that message tonight to assist in peacekeeping efforts. and we should also point out this evening and i m curious what you make of this, martha, in the separatists regions, they actually claim more territory than they control at this point. is there a risk that the russians could expand those boundary lines? reporter: i think the risk is very real, david, at this hour. the pentagon s watching this closely, the white house is watching this closely. those russian troops on three sides of ukraine are all in atack positions. they are refueled, their weapons are uploaded. they have dispersed, so, they re keeping their