we heard strong words and warning from secretary blinken. what can we expect to come out of this meeting with the russian foreign minister here? >> reporter: well, that meeting as you just said is due to get started in just around half an hour's time. it is not expected to be terribly long, but it will be, we are told, a direct message from the united states as well as nato that it there will be severe consequence for russia should they choose to invade ukraine. now, just moments ago, secretary blinken met with ukraine's foreign minister. the ukrainian foreign minister said he is calling on the u.s. and other partners to prepare what he called a deterrence package. that is really the name of the game right now. they are doing everything they can to try to deter russia from invading ukraine. and yesterday when secretary blinken laid out, not in great detail, what the consequence would be, he called them high-impact economic sanctions which had never been levied against russia before. take a listen to how he described these severe consequence.

>> secretary blinken and i have spoken early on and called what has occurred genocide. we are quite concerned and remain concerned about the horrific human rights abuses have taken place. the particular amendment you are discussing -- the administration does not oppose this amendment. we need to stand in solidarity with the uighur, with religious minorities all over the world, to make sure they can live in security and dignity do whatever we can. we've imposed sanctions on the prc for what they are doing. we've constantly spoken out and have joined in solidarity with the european union and these nations and many other nations around the world, and we must continue to do so. i was very forthright about what was taking place along with all the other human rights concerns that we have, whether it's ethnic and cultural heritage in tibet, what has happened to democracy in hong kong, the efforts to conscript what taiwan is trying to do as far as developing part of a one china policy, what china does in its development policies to regarding the economic coercion you spoke abou

secretary of state antony blinken said the u.s. has seen evidence that russia may be plaing to invade ukraine. >> we are deeply concerned by evidence that russia has made plans for signifint aggressive moves against ukraine, that include efforts to destabilize ukraine from within as well as large-scale military operations. reporter: speaking at a kremlin ceremony, russian president vladimir putin said what he wants from negotiations from nato are guarantees. >> in dialogue with the u.s. and its allies, we will insist on developing concrete arrangements that will exclude any further nato expansion to the east and the deployment of weapons that threaten us in direct proximity to russia territory. we prepared substantive talks on this matter. reporter: this sets the stage for a tense meeting between blinken and his counterpart in moscow. brent: i am joined by an independent military journalist the transmit tonight from moscow. good to have you on the program. this really is not about any military threat coming from the ukraine against

secretary of state antony blinken has meant the russian foreign minister as the divide between moscow and washington widens. blinken says he remains concerned about russia's aggressive policy toward ukraine, but the foreign minister is adamant russia will protect its is worse. -- it's interests. correspondent: this was the first face-to-face meeting between blinken and lavrov since joe biden became president. the secretary of state you submitted to ward pressure of serious sanctions. >> it is under pressure to de-escalate tensions by returning forces to peacetime situations. we are watching the situation very closely. we are in close contact with coordination -- close contact and coordination with our allies. correspondent: -- a buildup of russian troops along the border, more than 90,000 is fueling fears of a russian invasion. across the field, ukrainian forces articling exercises, russia says ukraine is being provocative them at more than half its army to the east. russia dismisses as inflammatory any suggestions it is preparing to attack. the kremlin is splitting the idea of a new

in a secretary blinken flights to say european union is america's first source. we saw with the secretary sweden. it's crucial to address the biggest challenges of the 21st century amending the covid pandemic to tackling the climate crisis, strengthening and imposing international order and increasing threats. i want to thank the brookings institution for hosting this event today, especially bring to serve as moderator in your communications in putting this program together. i am looking forward to a lively conversation. i want to make three quick points at the outset. first, on people's republic of china. united states is in fear we will compete compete vigorously where we should, cooperate where it is in our interest in the world's interest in challenge where we must such as when beijing takes actions and undermines international order, violates human rights or threaten interest of the united states were allies and partners. we see our approach in the eu approach as parliamentary and increasingly convergent and online, that's reflected in robust detailed joint

secretary blinken did meet with his ukrainian counterpart earlier today. the ukrainian foreign minister calling on the u.s. and its partners to put together what he called a deterrence package that would make president putin of russia think twice about using military action. laura, that is the word of the day, deterrence. the u.s. and nato spent the last two days coming together and getting on the same page when it comes to how best to deter russia from carrying out any sort of military action. secretary blinken saying on wednesday it would be high-impact economic sanctions that have not been used against russia before. now, he didn't offer any sort of detail what those sanctions would look like. when i asked him to what extent he would detail them for foreign minister lavrov in the meeting today he would only say the u.s. would do so at an appropriate time. but they really are hoping that the threat of these sanctions will deter russia from carrying out military action. blinken did say that it is unclear whether russia has made the decision or not to inva

secretary blinken is equally committed to this objective. today at the foreign service institute later this morning, the secretary will publicly outline the department's modernization agenda which has five pillars. i believe he came to speak to you, mr. chairman, and senator risch, yesterday about some of these issues. first, building the department's capacity and expertise in areas critical to our national security, including cyber and emerging tech, climate, and global health. second, elevating new voices and fostering a climate of initiative and innovation within the department. third, we are determined to compete for talent and to build and retain a diverse dynamic and entrepreneurial workforce. the secretary has appointed the department's first-ever chief diversity and inclusion officer. we are addressing a number of issues that make it challenging for officers to serve, from family member employment to assignment restrictions to the challenges that lgbtq-plus and employees of color face serving overseas. fourth, we are working to moder

secretary blinken is equally committed to this objective. today at the foreign service institute later this morning, the secretary will publicly outline the department's modernization agenda, which has five pillars, and i believe he came to speak to you, mr. chairman, and senator risch, yesterday about some of these issues. first, building the department's capacity and expertise in areas critical to our national security, including cyber and emerging tech, climate, and global health. second, elevating new voices and fostering a climate of initiative and innovation within the department. third, we are determined to compete for talent and to build and retain a diverse, dynamic, and entrepreneurial workforce. the secretary has appointed the department's first ever chief diversity and inclusion officer. we are addressing a number of issues that make it challenging for officers to serve, from family member employment to assignment restrictions to the challenges that lgbtq+ and employees of color face serving overseas. fourth, we are working to mo

here's what secretary of state blinken said. [video clip] >> president biden shared with president pout within they met in geneva months ago the strong preference of the united states for a stable predictable relationship between our countries. it's in the best interest of both of us, of our people and actually the entire world. but as we made very clear in recent weeks, we have deep concerns about russia's plans for renewed aggression against ukraine and would move us in exactly the opposite direction and it's simply not in anyone's interest. that's not just our concern. it's a concern that is shared by many in europe and i think sergei has heard that expressed over the last 24 hours here in stockholm. we have a strong iron clad commitment to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of ukraine. the best way to avert a crisis is through diplomacy. and that's what i look forward to discussing with sergei, including by both parties full implementation of the mincing agreements with russia pulling back its forces. the united state

i'll ask secretary of state antony blinken next. oral-b delivers the wow of a professional clean feel every day. >>> welcome back. it is no exaggeration to say it was a busy week of diplomacy for biden. on tuesday he met by video with vladimir putin and made clear there would be devastating economic consequences if they invaded ukraine. how much leverage does the u.s. really have if putin is determined to invade? joining me is secretary of state antony blinken. welcome back to "meet the press," sir. >> thanks, chuck. good to be with you. >> i want to start with what president biden said he told vladimir putin. he said there would be economic consequences like none he's ever seen or ever have been seen. i want to put up this graphic of all the different ways we have tried to confront russian aggression and putin aggression since 2014. election from the g8, multiple sanctions, import restrictions, expulsion of diplomats, asset seizures, cybercrime indictments, more military aid to ukraine. none of it, mr. secretary, has curtailed puti

anthony blinken is in sweden where he just wrapped up a meeting with ukraine foreign minister. >> next expected to meet with russia's foreign minister amid an ongoing diplomatic rift between washington and moscow. greg powell got live overseas as the was it is a stark warning to russia. >> tough talk. it is a showdown in stockholm between america and russia's top diplomats going head to head over growing tensions between the two countries. secretary of state blinken and foreign minister lavrov meeting on the sidelines of the organization for security and cooperation in europe. russia's buildup just outside the eastern border of ukraine and talk about inside ukraine is washington worried. blinken talking about beating up nato troops on the western borders of ukraine and since pretty strongly economic moves against russia. take a listen. >> planes include efforts to destabilize ukraine from within as well as large-scale military operations. we made clear to the kremlin that we will respond resolutely including with a range of high impact economic measures we've refrained from using in th

antony blinken attends a meeting of foreign ministers to discuss russia's buildup of troops on ukraine's border. a sudanese security forces have used tear gas against pro-democracy protesters, rallying the capitol. thousands rejected the deal between the military and the prime minister, which saw him reinstated to his position last week. correspondent: starting from the heart of sudan's capital, protesters gathered once again, to demonstrate against last months military takeover, which saw the power-sharing government dissolved. they chanted, but the demand was the same. they do not want the military to remain. >> we and sudanese have come out for the same reason today. we want freedom, peace, and justice. we want a civilian. . government without the military. the military should stay and focus on their country's security at the borders and not get and governance. no military will rule this country. this is the country of the people. the government is for the people and the military should be in the barracks. correspondent: protests were held near the presidential palace. protesters are

>> i praised the initial response, during the press conference, tony blinken, in the middle of november, where we laid out the three things we would do if moscow invaded. meaning major major sanctions, military arms to ukraine and putting more nato forces in the eastern allies, the balkan states and poland to demonstrate to moscow they will lose. unfortunately, we have seen alongside that initial strong response of wavering and weakness in dealing with kremlin provocations. i need to talk first about sovereignty. the kremlin, in provoking us on cyber, since may, without any response from the administration decides words. biden laid out clear red lines in geneva which putin broke in early july. there were red lines again in july and putin broke those in september-october. at the same time we were looking like patsies working with russia to introduce the u.n. to cyber. putin learned he could push biden around with impunity. this may explain the difference between the crisis on ukraine's border in the spring and now. in the spring, we effectively pushed putin back. today we have not. this

secretary of state antony blinken and his g7 counterparts are now gathering in liverpool. and tauing their agenda is the volatile situation along the border between ukraine and russia. russia's foreign minister on friday issued an ultimatum to nato to rescind its membership to ukraine aine and georgia and demand that nato quickly rejected. meanwhile a u.s. shipment of small arms and ammunition has arrived in ukraine. cnn's diplomatic reporter nic robertson is standing by in liverpool. nic, unity between russia and china, is that going to be the central theme here? >> yeah, and russia really dominating the issue. look, and all of the conversations we've been hearing that have been coming from leaders, diplomats in recent weeks, it is about unity. so expect that to be repeated here. and i think a hint of it released in secretary of state blinken's audio play list, songs that he listens to himself when he's traveling this type of summit. top of the list, no surprise "penny lane" from the beatles from this famous city. second on the list, another liverpool anthem "you'll never

secretary of state antony blinken says russia is trying to destabilize ukraine from within. here is state department correspondent benjamin hall. >> russia is putting in place the capacity to invade ukraine. that's according to secretary blinken who today warned them to back down. >> we urge russia to deescalate to reverse the recent troop build up. >> meeting today with other nato ministers in latvia to discuss the growing threat warned russia if it invades the u.s. is prepared to impose severe costs he stopped short of saying military. >> we made it clear to the kremlin we will respond resolutely including with a range of high economic measures that we have refrained from using in the past. >> russian president vladimir putin has issued his own warning saying that any further nato involvement in ukraine would be a red line and elicit a response from him. >> creating such threats in ukraine poses red lines for us. but i hope it doesn't come to that. >> soon afterwards russia accused nato of already deploying military hardware to ukraine worrying some that putin is looking f

blinken's warning comes as russia has moved about 100,000 troops to ukraine's border and officials say is potentially planning a multi-front offensive early next year. meanwhile, the g7's issuing its own warning to russia saying, quote, massive consequences if moscow launches a military offensive. during a meeting yesterday the g7 delegates said they were united in russia's military build up in ukraine and called on the kremlin de-escalate and pursue diplomatic channels. in a statement the leader said, quote, russia should be in no doubt that further military aggression against ukraine would have massive consequences and severe costs in response. according to intelligence, the kremlin could be planning a multi-front offensive on ukraine involving what could be up to 175,000 troops. moscow denies it plans to invade ukraine and says the west is gripped. israeli's prime minister naftali bennett has made history. the first time an israeli leader has ever visited the israeli state. he landed yesterday and set to meet with the country's crown prince 16 months after they signed the u.s. broke

still, secretary of state blinken tells us there is no way to know whether vladimir putin has actually decided to invade. the white house hopes to have a clearer picture of putin's intentions after tomorrow's call. joining me now former dechks secretary for the clinton administration and former senator from maine. thank you for being with us today. how do you ascertain the intentions of vladimir putin, presumably if you had a great source inside the kremlin, but what they've seen is, you know, heavy artillery. they see combat troops in the numbers they haven't seen since 2014. and by the way, we should point out that blinken is going to speak with ukrainian officials before this call like today and the president will be calling, president zelensky afterwards. what do you think is happening? >> first, i think we ought to disregard the notion that we can determine what president putin's intentions are. what we do is measure capability, measure opportunity, and measure history. what capability do they have on the border? it's amassing a significant amount of troops there and equipment. wh

tony blinken make comments don't stand time and truth. everything he is talking about actually has been a failure, especially afghanistan that has to go down as one of the the greatest debacles in american history. i am beginning to have great concern about the kind of advice he is getting from his advisors because they seemed to give him really bad advice. afghanistan, what is happening with ukraine, iran, nuclear talks and what is happening with china and taiwan. you don't hear about north korea anymore with kim jong-un. i'm beginning to wonder, the comment brought adults in the room. i don't see it at all, liz, i just don't. elizabeth: how about the truth we abandoned more citizens and allies in the history of modern warfare? the single largest cat chris hick military blunder ever. we're hearing 126 american citizens are still there. the state department is saying it was in the dozens. what's the number? >> well, the number is probably well over 200 right now. there is a lot of agencies that are trying to get these americans that were

. >>> secretary of state anthony blinken just cut his trip to asia short, this after a member of the press corps tested positive for covid-19. biden was scheduled to have meetings in thailand tomorrow. >> instead, blinken inviting the thai foreign minister to visit washington. blinken had made stops in malaysia. >>> german police thwarted a plot by an anti-vaccination group to assassinate a state governor there. it's part of a trend where anti-vaxxers threatened politicians and members of the media in germany, even mailing them packages of supposedly toxic raw meat. >> fred pleitgen is following the story for us. what more do we know about this alleged murder plot? >> hi, erica. it's pretty troubling. the group organized by the messaging app telegram. there was already a german television investigative magazine that had found out about this plot but the police then investigated further and found out members of this group were bragging about wanting to assassinate the state governor of the state of saxny and other members of that government as well. and we're also talking about the fa

blinken and others have tested negative. to singapore, the city state introduced a new round of property poles to cool is housing market. taxes for homebuyers will be higher for second homebuyers and foreigners which require units, divide public housing. a plans to increase the supply of public and private real estate for homes in singapore -- estate. prices for homes in singapore have surged in the past year. intel is spending $7 billion in new chipmaking manufacturer rates -- factories in malasia to address the semi conductor shortage. intel intends to bolster its capabilities in the island state to service the needs of multiple industries. global news, 24 hours a day, on air and on bloombergquint take, powered by 2700 journalists and analysts in 120 countries. this is bloomberg. haslinda: speaking of semi conductors, intel swallowing billion's -- billions in malaysia. we hear from the president of the president's --countries semi conductor association. rishaad: star health after trading debut any talk to the managing dire

. >> and secretary blinken spoke with ukraine's leaders yesterday and there will be a call. so the president is trying to show they're keeping all of the allies on board, this is a contrast to the way that president trump operated, but it's not a typical that the russians got out their photo opportunity before the americans did. >> i think you're exactly right and i think we'll keep an eye on the readouts as well. i think there may be different framing about the way this conversation went. >> for sure, thank you so much. joining us now, retired admiral james. ambassador taylor, thank you so much. what are these tough unprecedented sanctions? say vladimir putin is not bluffing and we have seen more than 90,000 troops on the border. we don't know his intentions, and he could move if he wanted to. one is the death penalty of economic sanctions, one is the economic banking system. they have don't that against iran, could they do it against vladimir putin? >> they could, and i understand the swift sanctions have been on the table this week. i understand that the state department

and secretary blinken talked about harsh sanctions that we haven't seen before. >> give me an example of one. >> an example of one would be to cut them off from financial transactions around the world, the so-called swift banking system. >> something that we did to iran. >> something that we did to iran. but iran of course is not as connected to the world economy as russia is now. so this would have a major effect on the russians. number two, putin really wants to have this pipeline going from russia to germany with natural gas, nord stream 2 pipeline. if president putin were to invade, that would be gone, clearly. >> president biden has indicated he's not -- even though there's a bunch of senators who would like to force him to stop supporting it, he's not getting in the way of it because germany wants it, right? >> most of germany wants it. it's not clear that the new german foreign minister wants it. the greens opposed this. >> merkel wanted it. >> she accepted it, she didn't block it, but she apparently wanted it, right. >> so what does he want out of this if he doesn't want ukrai

the prospect that tony blinken told us about yesterday in sweden which is that vladimir putin and the president, president biden may be having a virtual meeting in the coming days to try to get things back on track. >> first, welcome back. sounds like it was really cold in the places you were. >> it's true. it was really cold. >> it looked like it. compared to sunny california. i'm pleased that the president is saying what he's saying. if i were advising him, i would say be more specific about what the measures are. be credible in the commitments to saying if you do this, we will do this. so that we don't have to have a government deliberation about what to do if action is taken. and second, i do think it's important to talk. talking, there's nothing wrong with talking. i'm glad they're going to be talking next -- early next week. >> well, when we asked secretary blinken what kind of measures are these, he said moscow knows what to expect. he knows what we're talking about. we have been ie to the sizing could it be kicking him out of the international banking system. that's the tough

secretary of state antony blinken held a news conference to outline the work of his agency over the past year, including efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. in addition, he answered reporter's questions concerning the u.s. withdraw from

andrea mitchell is traveling with blinken and has the latest. >> reporter: tony blinken meeting with sergei lavrov, tens of thousands of troops on ukraine's border. blinken says vladimir putin is invading ukraine. >> it's now on russia to deescalate the current tension, returning forces to normal peacetime positions and reframing from further intimidations. the u.s. wants russia to back off the border and return to a 2015 cease-fire agreement they accused russia of violating. russia demands nato stops expanding to russia, accepting ukraine is a new member. an idea that blinken calls laughable. so far the two sides are talking past each other, blinken says it's likely president biden and putin will hold a virtual meeting in the coming days looking for a day out of the crisis. andrea mitchell is reporting for us there. >> joining us now is michael weiss. what's putin is up to and what's his objective and how strong are the words of the united states here? >> nobody know what is putin's objective is. he has not made a decision of what he wants to do. what does the united states and the

secretary blinken lashed out at china while trying to rally allies in asia. in jakarta he criticized what he calls beijing's aggressive actions in the region and infant-sized u.s. efforts to deliver high-quality infrastructure and vaccines to asia while working closer on security issues. goldman sachs and jp morgan are opening their wallets to keep bankers happy. that will put pressure on their rivals to do the same. goldman may boost its bonus to 51 percent and jp morgan by 40%. they dominated the dealmaking frenzy. they may have to overpay to keep the people they want the most. global news, 24 hours a day, on bloomberg quicktake, this is bloomberg. ♪ >> narrowing between senator manchin and senator schumer and the rest of the democrats. they won't make their christmas deadline, this will bleed into january, but i'm optimistic they are able to get a $1.3 trillion, $1.5 trillion package done in january. jonathan: 1.3 and one point five, very different-sized package there. caroline hyde out of london with me in new york lisa abramowicz. a little more than .1

antony blinken handing out a warning after what he calls significant aggressive moves. >> and i wanted to make clear directly to the foreign minister the serious consequences that will result if russia actually committed acts of aggression against ukraine. >> reporter: roughly 100,000 russian troops are now deployed along russia's border with ukraine. u.s. officials say they believe russia is planning a multi--front military invasion as soon as next year, one that could involve as many as 175,000 troops. the deployment only intensifies fears of a war on european soil. >> there is a concern and there is talk about planning that the united states could end up on the wrong end of a two on one fast break, if russia moved on ukraine and china moved on taiwan, those things i think are a ripple effect of what happened in afghanistan and our other foreign policy disasters that have already taken place in just 10 short months of this administration. >> reporter: russian officials say that they have done nothing wrong, defending their stance, saying that the deployment of troops on their own soi

secretary of state blinken tweeted out that he is deeply concerned by the closure of stand news and has called on authorities in hong kong to stop targeting independent media, and to release those who have been detained. it has been a very scary area for the pro-democracy movement in hong kong, and as symbols of the movement come down, there are fewer and fewer news outlets left in the city to report on china's encroaching authoritarian politics. as rachel would say, watch this space. that does it for us tonight. we'll see you again tomorrow. "way too early" with jonathan lemire coming up next. >>> as you know well, the cdc has been criticized for mixed messaging throughout the course of this pandemic, whether it's on masks or on boosters. why should americans trust the cdc? >> my job right now is to take all of the science and information that we have and to deliver guidance and recommendations to the american people that is adapted to the science at hand. this pandemic has given us a lot of new and updated science over the last two years, and it is my job to convey that science throug

in fact, anthony blinken, u.s. secretary of state, saying that it will be dire consequence for russia if it was to engage in further military aggressive action, including, of course, an invasion. but there has been the talk, as you mentioned, of this diplomatic kind of dance coming to a head with a summit, a virtual summit being proposed and being agreed now between president president biden and president putin of russia. we don't know when that is going to be. a date has not been formally set. but the kremlin says we should be prepared for that virtual summit to take place over the coming days. >> all right, matthew chance live in the ukraine for us this morning. thank you. >>> president biden expressing hope for the future thursday do you recognize the national christmas tree lighting ceremony in washington. >> 3. 2. 1. merry christmas! >> the first couple counting down the clock to light the tree on the elipse near the white house. president biden described the evergreen tree as a symbol of life and abundance am

secretary of state blinken tweeted out that he is deeply concerned by the closure of stand news and has called on authorities in hong kong to stop targeting independent media, and to release those who have been detained. it has been a very scary area for the pro democracy movement in hong kong. and as symbols. movement come down, there are fewer and fewer news outlets in the city to report on china's encroaching authoritarian politics. as rachel would say, watch this space. that does it for us tonight. we'll see you again tomorrow. now it's time for "the last word." good evening, jonathan. >> good evening. i know you started your show with an interview with dr. fauci. did he bring any clarity or break any news with you in your interview? >> yeah, i think he addressed some of the criticism and concern people have about the cdc guidelines that reduce

secretary of state antony blinken is calling on china to stop arresting hong kong journalists. that comes a day after the biggest remaining pro-democracy news organization there shut down following a police raid. blinken says a free press is a key to hong kong's future as i financial hub -- as a financial hub. the chairman of credit suisse reportedly broke quarantine rules for a second time, according to reuters. he attended the wimbledon tennis finals in london in apparent contravention of u.k. rules. earlier, he was said to have flown out of switzerland when he should have been in isolation. credit suisse is not commenting. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i'm ritika gupta. this bloomberg -- this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ >> inflation, supply chain issues, and the fuel price crises are clearly the main drivers of risk in markets, and the point i want to make there is they are also huge problems for incumbent governments that are going to cause a range of attempted policy r

josh hawley's concerns are that he wants to see secretary blinken resign after the afghanistan withdrawal. and ted cruz wants to see sanctions against a natural gas pipeline between russia and germany. they are not objecting to the qualifications of the nominees. i wonder how usual that is in the process. >> that is actually the strongest argument for moving forward is obviously senators have policy concerns, that is the whole reason the senate has the right of advice and consent on nominees. individual holds have always been part of the process. it is this concept of saying nobody is going to be confirmed, that we will not send anyone out, were -- or there are a few people who have been confirmed, but as secretary blinken said the numbers are unprecedentedly low. our argument is not with any specific concerns and we don't get into policy issues, we just think that america needs strong diplomacy and representation overseas and to do that, we can'to fill our ambassadors ship's. no other country does this. the days when america could simply assume that whatever peculiarities that we have in

secretary of state blinken warned that sometime running out for negotiations saying that if there's no agreement, that the u.s. would pursue other options? >> this is the thing that hasn't been properly evaluated because there's been a lot of talk about plan b. and the israelis urging the united states to move to a plan b. and yet, what plan b actually entails it's ether really grave, you know, big things like the israeli supposedly are encouraging the united states to engage in military strikes against iranian targets not necessarily inside of iran but in the region. short of military action there's been talk of a board of governor acensure. i think there's potentially, you know, in him planning this, i think you could look at potentially a s snap back of u.. sanctions. maybe other countries joining in on the sanctions. maybe the u.s. take ago tougher line china to try to close any loopholes. but these are all pretty small measures. you have to remember that the united states is already engaged in a maximum pressure campaign that the biden administration inherited from trump. so the a

amy: secretary of state anthony blinken is meeting with sovereign lavrov post of russia recently ordered some u.s. diplomats to leave the country after attending a nato meeting about the situation wednesday. antony blinken ro warned russia was planning significant aggressive moves because ukraine following moscow's military buildup on the border. >> now, we don't know whether president putin has made the decision to invade. we do know he is putting in place the capacity to do so on short order should he so deci. we made it clear to the kremlin we will respond resolutely, including with a range of high-impact economic measures that we have refrained from using in the past. amy: russia has rejected claims of a planned attack against ukraine. in burma, local media is reporting thousands of people fled their homes after helicopter attacks in the ceral sagainregion, wh resiance has rained strong to the military junta which overthrow the civilian leership in february 1oup. at lst seven pple were reported dead after weekend air attacks. related ns, the u.n. has denied, for now, representation f

amy: secretary of state anthony blinken is meeting with sovereign lavrov post of russia cently ordered some u.s. diplomats to leave the country after attending a nato meeting about the situation wednesday. antony blinken ro warned russia was planning significant aggressive moves because ukraine following moscow's military buildup on the border. >> now, we don't know whether president putin has made the decision to invade. we do know he is putting in place the capacity to do so on short order should he so deci. we made it clear to the kremlin we will respond resolutely, including with a range of high-impact economic measures that we have refrained from using in the past. amy: russia has rejected claims of a planned attack against ukraine. burma, local media is reporting thousands of people fled their homes after helicopter attacks in the centl sagaing gion, where resistce has remned strong to the military junta which overthrow the civilian leadship in a bruary 1 cp. at lea seven peoe were reported dead after weekend air attacks. related ns, the u.n. has denied, for now, representation f

introducing chemical weapons into eastern ukraine, and you have antony blinken talking about it how we are going to talk to russia in january. it is like the bear versus the deer, and we know who wins in that scenario. we have conveyed weakness fairly regularly, especially on cyber. i need to make one more point, i don't think we have reached or even approached quite the point of no return. i don't have any doubt that putin can turn his policy around on a dime if he feels the need to. i agree with andriy and to a certain extent with heather, that putin is playing for the concessions he will get from us by threatening. i don't have any doubt that there will be many places in europe that will issue a sigh of relief if putin only grabs one area, or if putin only moves his troops halfway from the russian border towards another area. there is not war that will put any sanctions down. moscow can play for that. sadly i think there may also be some people in washington who will have a similar reaction. the game is to show strength and we are far stronger than russia in any category of national

secretary blinken spoke with president zelensky yesterday, i'm not going to characterize the specifics of the proposals, but they have come forward with constructive ideas to move diplomacy forward. we're encouraging that. those are steps they are taking, and we're asking the united states to support them in trying to get towards a cease fire and ultimately get down the track of diplomatic resolution. we believe that that is good, and positive, and i believe president biden and zelensky will discuss that diplomatic path. >> you should putin, should, you know, keep risk pipeline down. have you made clear to allies that you will sanction the remaining entities involved in that project if there is an invasion, and have you received any assurances from germany when chancellor merkel was here, there was discussion about what to do if russia weaponized those gas supplies that nothing came of that, even though there were some saber rattling by the russians in recent months. have you received assurances from germany they will not in fact proceed with that. >> in response to an earlier question

here's what blinken had to say on tuesday. >> one country does not have the right to dictate the policies of another or tell the country with whom it may associate. one country does not have the right to exert a sphere of influence. that notion should be relegated to the pen of history. >> reporter: the u.s. is working with european allies that target sweeping sanctions not only the energy sector, but overall economy and financial sector. it will deterritory russian president vladimir putin from ordering an invasion of ukraine. the idea here, the thinking that russia's economy is not strong. if putin sees this sweeping array of sanctions as a potential if he invades ukraine, he may think twice about doing so. where do the talks go from here? administration officials have said they hope there are talks coming forward in january, not only between the u.s. and russia, but also perhaps between nato and russia that would lead to an off-ramp, a way to avoid an escalation of hostilities between russia and ukraine. still the u.s. military and others are watching this very closely in a situation t

secretary of state blinken tweeted out that he is deeply concerned by the closure of stan use and has called on authorities in hong kong to stop targeting independent media. and to release those who have been detained. it has been a very scary year for the pro democracy movement in hong kong. and symbols of the movement come down, there are fewer and fewer news outlets left in the city to report on china's encroaching authoritarian politics. as rachel would say, watch this space. d say, watch thi spacthat does it for us tonight, now it's time for the last word, from lawrence tonight. good evening jonathan. >> hey good evening. you started your show with an interview with doctor fauci. did he bring any clarity, or breaking news with you in your interview? >> i think he addressed some of the criticism and concerns about the cdc guidelines that reduce some of those quarantine, or isolation periods, from ten days to five days. why there are different standards for health care workers and not for the general public. why do they have to test out, whereas the rest of us can just if we are as

antony blinken says it is an affront to democracy and justice. he was found guilty of inciting unrest and violating covid restrictions. she faces 11 charges and denies them all. she has been detained since the military coup in february. canada is tapping emergency reserves of a vital commodity -- maple syrup. the quÉbec meikle syrup producers, the so-called opec of maple syrup, has released 50 million pounds from its emergency larder, nearly half the reserve. officials say booming demand and a short harvest. because the shortfall. it is the first time in three years the larder has been used. the u.s. announced a diplomatic boycott of the winter olympics in china. that means no delegation of u.s. officials will go. the biden administration is protesting against china's human rights record. the white house says athletes will compete. here is the white house press secretary explaining. >> u.s. diplomatic or official representation would treat these games as business as usual in the face of the p.r.c.'s egregious human rights abuses , and we simply

what we have stressed to secretary blinken, and the rest of the government is, that though our military presence has ended, our mission has not. and we've got to make sure that whether it is protectinghose at-risk afghans, protecting women and girls-- we're trying to maksure that we continue to have a strong presence in afghanistan. >> nawaz: that is krish o'mara vignarjah, president and c.e.o. of lutheran immigration refugee services. thank you so much for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> nawaz: and now, to the analysis of brooks and capehart. that is "new york times" columnist david brooks, and jonathan capehart, columnist for the "washington post." gentlemen, good to see you. let's have a pretty big discussion here on this final conversation in 2021. i want to talk more broadly about the state of democracy. i know we've talked about it over the last year, but there's no bigger story, i think, in 2021 and no bigger question going into 2022. our year began with an attack on the u.s. capitol, the largest in over 200 years. if you look at where americans are, a september poll f

secretary of state anthony blinken said that he was discussing the issue of olympic participation with a number of other countries, other world leaders, like the british prime minister have been weighing the possibility of a diplomatic boycott and china has been condemning these calls, saying that these calls for diplomatic boycott are, quote, malicious hype that's politicizing sports. let's bring up a recent statement for you that came up from a spokesperson of the ministry of foreign affairs. this is what we heard. he said, quote, the u.s. and a handful of countries make an issue of the winter olympic games and so-called human rights issues. this is in essence a smearing campaign in the name of defending human rights. such an act of politicizing sports violates the olympic charter, unquote. a lot is at stake for the olympic host. this is a moment of national pride. this is a moment to have china showcase itself on the borld stage. when the winter olympics take place, they host the summer and winter olympics, and that is a point of major pride inside the country. back to you. >> any k

let me think the president and secretary blinken for their trust for this amazing opportunity to serve our nation. few nations are more vital to the future of american security and prosperity than india. if confirmed, i look forward to building on the work of my predecessors to elevate our partnership to new heights. my parents are here today, children and grandchildren of immigrants from mexico and russia. two public servants who brought me to india as a teenager and taught me how deeply we are connected to everyone in this world. two people not with me today are always the best part of my day, my wife amy and are incredible and beautiful daughter maia. -- maya. amy has dedicated her life to advocating for women and children. maya turned 10 years old yesterday and is watching as she gets ready for school. good luck with your science to est today, honey. i visited india as a guest of ambassador bill clark who served under h w bush and whose son was my college roommate. i started studying hindi in college, cultural and religious history, and u.s.-india ties in the shadow cold war mistru

. >> and on that note, this just in -- secretary of state antony blinken's trip to asia being cut short due to a member of the traveling press testing positive for coronavirus. instead of attending his meetings in thailand scheduled for tomorrow morning, blinken will make his way back to the united states speaking with thailand's foreign minister, speaking with thailand's foreign minister, he expressed his deep regret and invited him to washington. he already visited the uk, indonesia and malaysia on this international trip. >> i think this is what we're going to see, right? we're going to see people who are affected by this, it is affecting national security and foreign policy. >>> so happening today, the biden administration is expected to publicly release a tranche of secret documents. these are documents that some historians and conspiracy theorists hope might shed light on the assassination of president john f. kennedy. cnn's katie bo lillis with us now on this story. what are the documents? what are we going to see here? >> yeah, so what are we expecting to learn today? i think th