kyiv, and moment to echo what president biden and blinken have said. urge the american citizens in ukraine to depart immediately. crystal clear on this point. any american in ukraine should leave as soon as possible and in in any event, the next 24 to 48 hours. we cannot predict the future. we don t know exactly what is going to happen, but the risk is now high enough and the threat is now immediate enough this is what prudence demands. if you stay, you are assuming risk with no guarantee that there will be any other opportunity to leave and no prospect of a u.s. military evacuation in the event of a russian invasion. if a russian attack on ukraine proceeds, likely to begin with aerial bombing and missile attacks, kill civilians without regard to nationality.
this breaking news with us this afternoon. jennifer, thanks very much for being here. if i may, jennifer, i d like to replay a quick sound bite from the national security advisinger, jake sullivan describing what it would like like if this invasion is understood way. a russian attack on ukraine proceeds, it s like toy begin with missile attacks that could kill civilians without regard to ordinary nationality. a subsequent ground invasion would involve the onslaught of a massive force. with virtual no notice. jennifer, your thoughts on what has developed this afternoon and where we stand now. martha, it s really important to pick up on something general keane was talking about. he was talking about the cost benefit analysis that putin has perhaps been weighing in these recent days and weeks. what he didn t mention so the estimate by u.s. intelligence
that a russian military action would take place even before the end of the olympics. reporter: this a contrast from prior assessments that russia was unlikely to invade before the conclusion of the olympics. the u.s. now making this chilling prediction about what a russian invasion would look like. if a russian attack on ukraine proceeds, it is likely to begin with aerial bombing and missile attacks that could obviously kill civilians without regard to their nationality. a subsequent ground invasion would involve the onslaught of a massive force. reporter: sullivan warning in no uncertain terms, american citizens in ukraine must leave now. any american in ukraine should leave as soon as possible, and in any event in the next 24 to 48 hours. if you stay, you are assuming risk with no guarantee that there will be any other opportunity to leave and there s
biden has to do and what i would imagine he would do is really lay down, you know, piece by piece, the consequences for the russian government, for the russian people if vladimir putin proceeds with any kind of military operation. so, seth, you know, what we are hearing, right, jake sullivan. i understand they are trying to put warnings out but they are telling everyone to get out. they are saying it is an urgent message because we are in an urgent situation. and if a russian attack on ukraine proceeds, it is likely to begin with aerial bombing and missile attacks that could obviously kill civilians, without regard to their nationality. a ground invasion would involve the onslaught of a massive force. so, seth, this isn t just an incursion over the border to try to get a little bit more of danbas. that s not what he is talking about, right? possibly an assault on kyiv, the capital, and the entire country. so, do how does that play out, initially, seth? well, the russians have a l
i am erin burnett. out front tonight, the defense department announcing 3,000 more u.s. troops are now heading to eastern europe, as there is growing intelligence that putin is ready to go to war now. it is an urgent message because we are in an urgent situation. we are in a window when an invasion could begin at any time. the national security adviser, jake sullivan, saying putin, who currently has ukraine surrounded on three sides with ground troops, may even give the go order before the olympics and in nine days. if that happens, the white house predicts it will be swift and deadly. if a russian attack on ukraine proceeds, it is likely to begin with aerial bombing and missile attacks that could obviously kill civilians without regard to their nationality. a subsequent ground invasion would involve the onslaught of a massive force. but i want to be equally clear that one of those forms is a rapid assault on the city of