in the country. wasn t just this one tomorrow. they say they ve broken up. it was a disrupted protest, a similar protest that was planned for around the country as well. what the deputy interior minister told me, while they re always on guard, and they re breaking up these destabilization attempts in the country, this is the most serious attempt they ve seen so far to really disrupt the country s political situation. all right. matthew chance in kyiv. thank you. joining us live to discuss, indiana congresswoman victoria sparks. she s also the first ukrainian born member of the congress. and we have with us sarah jacobs. welcome to you both. you ve just returned from ukraine as part of a delegation. the u.s. continues on warn that an attack is imminent. the kremlin accused the biden administration of stoking hysteria. based on what you saw on the
newspapers, in the sense that now is the time to be showing strength. not so much telling everyone to stay calm. president zelensky yesterday was at a military exercise in the south of the country. he was wearing a green uniform, if you like. that has been welcomed in some corners. but when you have the uk defence secretary comparing talks with a peace deal that came before the second world war, you are left in no allusion how serious things are being taken. president biden spoke to vladimir putin for an hour yesterday, reiterating that the consequences of an invasion would be devastating and it would lessen russia s status in the world. russia in turn has accused the west of stoking hysteria. so the political argument goes on, but as long as that argument does go on, the hope is that it prevents any further escalation. is that it prevents any further escalation- is that it prevents any further escalation. ~ . , escalation. what is the view there on the response
to be showing strength, not so much telling everyone to be staying calm while we have this heightening of language and urgency from western powers. president zelenski yesterday was at a military exercises in the south of the country, he was wearing a green uniform if you like, that has been welcomed in some corners, but when you have the uk defence secretary describing talks or comparing them with a peace deal that came before the second world war, you are left in no illusion as to how serious things are being taken. president biden spoke to vladimir putin for an hour yesterday, reiterating the consequences of an invasion would be devastating and that it would listen russia s status lesson russia s. .. in the world. russia has in turn said that they accused the west of stoking hysteria. the political argument goes on but as long as the argument does go on, the hopers it prevents any sort of further escalation. the hope is. and what is the view there on the response of western cou