U.S. Official: Russian Troops Could Move Into Ukraine As Soon As Tonight

Erin Burnett OutFront

CNN

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3.9 • 715 Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Russian troops could start moving into Ukraine as soon as tonight. This as Putin claims two new territories in eastern Ukraine. It is said that Putin’s recent speech was used to incite war. Former CIA Deputy Chief of Russian Operations John Sipher joins to discuss what the U.S. can do to stop escalation in the region. 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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0:33.5	Outfront next, breaking news live from Ukraine, a top U.S. official telling CNN Russian troops
0:38.7	could start moving into Ukraine as soon as tonight. This is after Putin makes his first move
0:43.1	and recognizes two territories in eastern Ukraine. Plus, an administration official now telling
0:48.6	CNN that Putin's passionate speech was meant to, quote, justify war. Will Putin use his address as the first step
0:56.6	to invade Ukraine? And Trump wants to strike a deal with the Saudis, reportedly pushing to host their
1:01.7	new and controversial golf league at his resorts. Let's go out front. And good evening. I'm
1:09.7	Aaron Burnett. Welcome to a special edition of Outfront, live from Ukraine tonight. We begin with the breaking news. Putin ordering troops into Ukraine. And a U.S. official tells CNN that that could happen as soon as tonight. In what could be a prelude to war, Putin sending what he calls peacekeeping forces to two regions of this country,
1:30.0	regions controlled by Russian-backed separatists. And Putin today recognized those regions
1:35.2	as independent states. Putin tonight making it clear that this is much bigger, though,
1:40.9	than even those two Ukrainian regions.
1:45.9	Ukraine, in, than even those two Ukrainian regions. Ukraine has never had a consistent tradition of being a true nation.
2:00.4	Now the world is scrambling to respond.
2:02.8	Putin's move triggering military and security meetings in capitals across Europe from Ukraine to France.
2:08.1	President Biden tonight speaking with Ukraine's President Vladimir Zelensky for 35 minutes.
2:13.1	Secretary of State Anthony Blinken tweeting,
2:14.6	Kremlin recognition of the so-called Dinesk and Lah Hance People's Republics as independent requires a swift and firm response, and we will take
2:22.5	appropriate steps in coordination with partners. Well, I'm going to speak with President Biden's
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