200,000 troops on the ukraine border. the u.s. and russian leaders speaking today for two hours and one minute amid escalating tension as biden weighs new sanctions against putin s inner circle. the kremlin, meantime, quickly releasing video of the first moments of the call. hello. good to see you, again. and the biden administration, quickly, claiming that russia will be held to account in ways that it was not when president biden was vice president biden and putin annexed part of ukraine with zero force from the u.s. here is biden s national security adviser jake sullivan. the president was crystal clear about where the united states stands as we pursue diplomatic channels, we will also prepare for all contingencies just as we have been doing for weeks now, including through the preparation of specific responses to russian escalation, should they be required. specific, robust, clear responses should they be required. as president biden looked president putin in the ey
vladimir putin of severe sanctions if russia invades ukraine. u.s. intelligence agencies say russia has been building up military forces on the border with ukraine. 75,000 troops, enough to begin an offensive within a matter of months. here s c.i.a. director bill burns. we don t know that putin has made up his mind to use force, but what we do know is that he s putting the russian military, the russian security services in a place where they could act in a pretty sweeping way. in case that happens, the white house says it s readying a range of sanctions aimed at putin s inner circle and the russian economy more broadly. we have consulted significantly with our allies and believe we have a path forward that would impose significant and severe harm on the russian economy. you can call that a threat. you can call that a fact. you can call that preparation. whatever you want to call it. for more on this high-stakes phone call, let s bring in white house reporter jasmine w
and he made it clear that the u.s. and its allies would respond with strong economic and other measures in the event of military calculation escalation. good to see you again. unfortunately, last time i we didn t get to see one another at the g20. i hope next time we meet we do it in person. well, satellite images show the build-up of russian troops along the ukraine border. a top american general said 100,000 forces are already there. u.s. intelligence estimates that that number will grow to 175,000, and according to sources, the biden administration is now exploring ways to evacuate americans from ukraine if russia invades. one policy expert said today it may be the most important foreign policy day so far in the biden administration. cnn s kaitlan collins is at the white house. cnn s matthew chance is in odessa, ukraine. kaitlan, let s start with you and what more you know about this call between president biden and president putin. reporter: you talked about how
interest in exploring. de blasio sweemg vaccine mandate. for all private sector employees. there is now the most expansive vaccine mandate in the country. this mandate is going to be devastating economically. third and 5. harris has the first down and it s gone. damion harris up the middle for the touchdown. jingle bell rock. steve: tis the season as we look live at fox square 6:00 in the morning. good morning, folks. live from the mezzanine level of studio m on this, december 7th, 2021. it was exactly 80 years ago today the sneak attack by the japanese on american forces in pearl harbor got the united states into world war ii. ,. carley: the time something interesting. we are talking this morning about what is happening with russia. building up troops on the ukrainian border. brian: right. back then it was russia, germany. russia would be on our side. now they are on anything but our side. yesterday there was a meeting among the western minds yesterday to prepare
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