NATO's Response Force Activated For First Time In History

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🗓️ 26 February 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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As Russia attacks Kyiv from multiple directions, NATO's Response Force has been activated, for the first time in history, to defend the Alliance. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the "Fate of Ukraine is being decided right now". CNN Senior National Security Correspondent Alex Marquardt reports live from Ukraine’s Capital, where heavy fighting continues.In a rare step, the U.S. announces it will sanction Vladimir Putin directly, along with his Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Plus Ukrainian Parliament Member Kira Rudik says she's armed and ready to fight, and what is behind Putin’s ludicrous vow to “de-Nazify” Ukraine? Is he borrowing from Hitler's playbook? Timothy Snyder, Professor of History at Yale University, joins Wolf to discuss.Hosted By Wolf Blitzer To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Our coverage of Ukraine crisis continues.
0:04.9	Let's hand it over to Walt Blitzer and CNN tonight, Wolf.
0:07.3	Anderson, thank you very much, y'all.
0:09.0	We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world.
0:11.9	I'm Walt Blitzer, and this is CNN Tonight.
0:15.9	A series of loud explosions are being seen and heard in an around Kiev.
0:29.9	And there are reports of heavy fighting in a town about 20 miles south of the capital.
0:35.3	And now in an eastern suburb, as Russian forces are clearly closing in.
0:40.9	The fate of Ukraine is being decided right now, that according to President Zelensky and a brand new address to his nation, that is under attack.
0:49.9	This night will be very difficult, and the enemy will use all available forces to break the resistance of Ukrainians.
0:59.9	This night we have to stand ground.
1:01.9	The fate of Ukraine is being decided right now.
1:04.9	Our array of sirens have been blaring throughout much of the night in the capital.
1:09.9	As Zelensky confirms, Russian forces are indeed closing in rapidly.
1:15.9	The U.S. is concerned that Kiev could fall to Russia within a matter of days, maybe sooner.
1:21.9	The Russians have taken over an airbase just north of the city and are also advancing along two routes from the north and at least one from the east.
1:30.9	Zelensky warns Russia will use all available forces to break the resistance and is advising Ukrainians tonight to stand ground.
1:39.9	The Ukrainians are, though, heating calls to fight however they can. Others have escaped the capital and the country, indeed, by the tens of thousands.
1:49.9	Zelensky posted a video earlier to show that he's still very much engaged in the besieged capital, along with key members of his cabinet.
1:58.9	Even though he believes he's the enemy's target number one.
2:02.9	The situation is so dire, the Biden administration believes Russia will threaten to kill the families of Ukrainian soldiers if they don't surrender.
2:12.9	The U.S. has gone so far now as to announce it will sanction Vladimir Putin directly along with his foreign minister Sergei Lavrov and some Russian national security officials.
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