i think the u.n. and other entities are providing humanitarian assistance but they don't want to go through the central government. i apologize. i'm having a mental breakdown right here on that but there are number of countries we have done that with in the past. shuja:shuja: you raise an important point, which is the overarching characteristic for the u.s. and allies provocation of the war in afghanistan since the evasion was the lack of -- the invasion with the lack of coordination and the absence of a consistent and clear and cohesive vision. in the book you mentioned, i spoke with leading military and political figures here as well as in europe and the region. the general said when he took over as supreme allied commander for nato, the first thing he discovered was all of these countries that had sent forces into afghanistan were doing their own thing. the transitional head of afghan policy at the white house under the bush administration was asked to step in under president obama. he prepared a p

you know, the u.n. -- not just u.n. h.r., but u.n. appeals, plural, that was put out in 2021 for afghanistan were largely subscribed. the refugee appeal that we put out, an extraordinary one that we put out in september, was 70% funded. you may it's not much, but compared to previous budget percentages, it was a better response. now, next tuesday, the u.n., including u.n. h.r., will put out another big humanitarian appeal, both for inside afghanistan and for the neighboring countries. and i do hope and i would like to use this opportunity to really reinforce this. i do hope there will be a good response. it is vital to provide humanitarian assistance at the moment for all the reasons we have been discussing today. missy: mr. commissioner, i'd like to go back to afghanistan's economy, which as you mentioned prior to the the taliban takeover, was heavily dependent on foreign aid. donor funds was 3/4 of the country's revenue. now with the taliban in charge, much of that monetary flow has dried up. in addition, the united states has froze

i think the u.n. and other entities are providing humanitarian assistance but they don't want to go through the central government. i apologize. i'm having a mental breakdown right here on that but there are number of countries we have done that with in the past. shuja:shuja: you raise an important point, which is the overarching characteristic for the u.s. and allies provocation of the war in afghanistan since the evasion was the lack of -- the invasion with the lack of coordination and the absence of a consistent and clear and cohesive vision. in the book you mentioned, i spoke with leading military and political figures here as well as in europe and the region. the general said when he took over as supreme allied commander for nato, the first thing he discovered was all of these countries that had sent forces into afghanistan were doing their own thing. the transitional head of afghan policy at the white house under the bush administration was asked to step in under president obama. he prepared a p

heading to the u.n. to call out russia, trying to prevent an invasion that threatens peace and security far beyond ukraine. just came out and said it. donald trump admitting he wanted mike pence to overturn the election and declaring that he could pardon the rioters charged in the january 6th insurrection if he were president again. >> tuning out spotify. the c the company responding to criticism with joe rogan and misinformation on his podcast. >>> we begin this hour with the united states and russia facing off at the united nations. the u.n. security council is holding an emergency meeting on the crisis in ukraine. the u.s. requested the meeting in hopes of forcing russia to publicly explain why it is amassing tens of thousands of troops on the ukrainian border. u.s. ambassador laying out her case declaring moscow's recent actions poses a clear threat to international peace and security. while those talks play out in new york, the white house continues to look for ways to punish moscow if it does furth

i mean, i remember covering the u.n. as a young newsman in the '70s and the u.n. has not changed dramatically over the years. the report, if i could be blunt, is more aspirational than achievable. even the $8 billion that it talks about, the needs of the people in one year in 2022 is perhaps too much money going into a country which had too much money which led to corruption and diversion of funds. but it's worth looking at the problem that they're trying to solve and i have a question about that. let me first layout some of the numbers to illustrate the situation on the ground. you mentioned some of them yourself. the economy is in freefall in afghanistan. the gdp is contracting by 40%. some 23 million people are facing acute food insecurity. over one million children are facing death from acute malnutrition. and 95 to 97% of the entire population of afghanistan is below the poverty line. further, 4.2 million children are currently out of school. 60% of these are girls. 8.8 million children are at risk of dropping out of school. indeed, the future as you put it,

u.n. secretary general antonio guterres has made an impassioned plea for the u.s. and the world bank to release billions of dollars of afghan assets that were frozen after the taliban takeover in august. guterres warned thursday that afghanistan faces economic and social collapse, with some 8.7 million afghans now teetering on the brink of starvation. he also called on the international community to step up and fund the u.n.'s $5 billion humanitarian appeal. >> freezing temperatures and frozen assets are a lethal combination for the people of afghanistan. rules and conditions that prevents money from saving lives and the economy must be suspended in this emergency situation. international funding should be allowed to pay the salaries of public sector workers and deliver health care, education, and other vital services. amy: we'll have more on the crisis in afghanistan after headlines. tensions over russia's military buildup on the ukraine border remain high after diplomatic lks failed to a

the vast majority of u.n. general assembly member states support the renewal, but as an organization, unrwa is dependent on donations. there is a gap between the funds required in order to do those things. this is a fundamental problem. rob: this was a point you touched on earlier. giving cash to organizations like unrwa might be seen as a moral obligation, but governments are facing problems with covid, their own economies, natural disasters, is it naive to think that they are going to be willing to pay anything more than lip service to something like unrwa and not come up with the cash? if they don't, what is the alternative? >> what i was trying to say was because unrwa is vulnerable to political pressure, especially the donors, the people paying the heaviest price are the refugees. the situations in these countries are very miserable. at the end of the day, you cannot prevent those refugees from getting resources and services, which is provided by unrwa. it provides life-saving services for the refugees. a

at u.n. head quarters in new york, the president's u.n. ambassador sounded the alarm. >> colleagues, the situation we're facing in europe is urgent and dangerous. the stakes for ukraine and for every u.n. member state could not be higher. russian's actions strike at the very heart of the u.n. charter. this is as clear and consequential threat to peace and security as anybody can imagine. >> and the sa-22 greyhound arrived in belarus by hail. the center bob menendez vowed to release the mother of all sanctions on russian if they attacked. the pentagon said today where they were not heading. >> the president has been very clear, we won't see american troops on the ground in combat with the russians in ukraine. >> the russian ambassador to the u.n. fired back at her american counter part rejecting allegations from the west saying moscow has no plans to launch an invasion of the ukraine. >> the discussions act a threat of war is provocative in and of itself. you're calling for this. you want it to happen. you're waiting for it to happen as if

to the u.n. in her letter to the president of the council data general 27 claimed that the reason why the u.s. is asking the council told this meeting was that russia's department of troops along the ukraine border posed a threat to international peace and security. china cannot align itself with this point of view. recently, there has indeed been some teach ins over ukraine, and we are paying attention to what exactly are causing the tensions. some countries led by by thed states have claim that the will soon be a war with ukraine. russia has repeatedly stated that it has no plans to mount any military action, and ukraine has made it clear that it does not need a war. and as such circumstances, what is the basis for the countries concern to insist that there may be a war? we note that the united states, ukraine and relevant european countries as well as nato are having varying forms of diplomatic contacts with russia. what we urgently need now is quiet diplomatic but not microphone diplomacy. th

the u.n. initiative which is hoped to break the political deadlock which has left to then without a government for more than two months now. sudan's sovereignty counsel led by the military says it accepts the human initiative to try to break the political deadlock, but protesters say they do not want to negotiate. many of the organizers of this protest will not sit down at a roundtable where the military is present. political parties on the other hand are divided. some say they are willing to negotiate to try to get the country out of deadlock, others say they also want the military gone before any negotiation takes place. the biggest challenge to the u.n. initiative that is currently underway is the issue of trust between the various parties. since the military takeover, the fragile trust that existed between the political parties and the military was broken. protesters have been met with tear gas, live ammunition, by security forces. the u.n. has condemned the use of force by security forces

the u.n. security council meeting is a diplomatic off-ramp for russia should they want to take one, but this morning, the kremlin is accusing washington of stoking, quote, hysteria, all of this as the u.s. said it identified several russian elites who could face sanctions if russian president vladimir putin moves forward with an invasion. >> we'll have much more on our lead story in just a moment, plus this. there are new details on just how close then vice president-elect kamala harris came to a pipe bomb planted at the headquarters in washington. multiple sources say on january 6th, harris was inside the dnc for nearly two hours before that bomb was detected. we do begin this morning with that emergency meeting at the united nations. kylie atwood, cnn international correspondent, there this morning. listen, it's the u.n. two permanent members of the u.n. security council are on russia's side and russia and china. what do we expect or hope to come out of this meeting today? >> reporter: well,

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at a u.n. security meeting requested by the u.s., u.n. ambassador linda thomas-greenfield. >> russia's aggression today not only threaten ukraine. it also threatens europe. it threatens the international order this body is charged with upholding. if russia further invades ukraine, none of us will be able to say we didn't see it coming, and the consequences will be horrific. >> translator: where did you get the figure of 100,000 troops that are deployed as you state on the russian/ukrainian border. that is not the case. we have never cited that figure. we've never confirmed that figure. >> russia support bid china tried to block the meeting from even taking place but the u.s. and its allies voted them down. we'll have a lot more on their fiery objections. >>> president biden expanding his list of black women to replace justice breyer on the supreme court as senators from both sides stake out their positions. and a stunning admission from former president trump saying his vice president mike pence could have overturned the election on janua

at a u.n. security council meeting today -- >> you don't amass 100,000 troops if you don't have intentions to use them. >> reporter: the meeting comes as a group of lawmakers on capitol hill inch closer to a bipartisan deal on a bill they're calling the mother of all sanctions. >> i would describe it as we're on the one yard line and we'll be able to conclude successfully. >> reporter: russia has bolst bolstered and positioned more than 100,000 troops. russia has demanded the u.n. will scale back forces in eastern europe. britain considering a major deployment to the region while supplying missiles and training ukrainian troops. in this new video you can see russian military vehicles moved to belarus. >> we just cannot afford to panic. we're preparing for any options. everyone knows who the aggressor is, it's russia. >> reporter: the u.s. hoping diplomacy will prevail over over >> we're prepared to do it on the diplomatic table. >> reporter: as concerns grow over russian gas supplies to europe,

i think that division within the u.n. security council is sending a message to pyongyang that they won't face severe consequences even if they keep on firing -- test firing ballistic missiles. >>> more than 20,000 new coronavirus infections were confirmed across japan on friday. the surge in cases attributed to the omicron variant is spurring authorities to consider how to maintain social and economic activity. it's the first time in over four months the daily tally has exceeded 20,000. the record daily total of almost 26,000 was set last august. 221 people across japan are in serious condition. 96 more than thursday. tokyo reported more than 4,000 new cases. the figure has increased by about 1,000 for three days in a row. the southern prefecture of okinawa has also been hit hard. officials confirmed nearly 1,600 cases on friday. the rapid spread has affected many medical and essential workers there. one of the personnel at this fire station tested positive. six of his colleagues were judged to be close contacts and had t

ambassador to the u.n. linda thomas-greenfield demanded the know why then are there more than 100,000 russian troops surrounding ukraine on three sides? >> imagine how uncomfortable you would be if you had 100,000 troops sitting on your border in the way that these troops are sitting on the border with ukraine? >> reporter: u.s. officials says there is new he have had russia intends to expand its presence to nearly 30,000 troops near the belarus border. navy secretary general warned russia may use joint training exercises with belarus set to begin in ten days as a disguise to attack. >> that was what happened in 2014 when they annexed crimea. >> reporter: ukraine's defense minister today celebrated the latest american ammunition shipment, which comes as civilian volunteers across the country, some with no military experience, are training to fight the russians armed only with these stand-in ply wood rifles. cbs news has learned that the pentagon is close to announcing the deployment of u.s. troops based in

well, the u.n. security council will gather for an urgent meeting in the coming hours as tensions between ukraine and russia remain high. the meeting is the latest push for a diplomatic solution to the crisis amid fears of a potential russian invasion. the kremlin has built up more than 100,000 troops in the region, and at least two u.s. defense officials say there are signs russia has positioned blood supplies near the border, which could mean they're expecting casualties. but at least one ukrainian official says the reports of blood supplies are not accurate and this could just be psychological warfare by moscow. with the threat of a possible invasion looming, even ukrainians outside the military are preparing to fight. cnn's sam kiley has more now from kyiv. >> reporter: an abandoned asphalt factory near kyiv is now a training ground for civilians who volunteered to fight off a possible russian invasion. they're outnumbered here by journalists and armed at best with pellet guns. they know they'll

so today's action at the u.n. is really critical to try to get a world forum for the west and russia to be able to thrash out these issues and to expose what's going on in a big, wide audience as one of the levers through diplomacy, through pressure, to stop putin. jose? >> kelly, so important, what you're telling us this morning. evelyn, could preemptive sanctions against russia really make a difference, make putin maybe think twice about invading ukraine, if that's what he has in mind? >> well, jose, thanks again for having me on. i would argue with the biden administration that these sanctions are so strong this time around, the economic sanctions, blocking banks from getting access to dollars and other things of that nature that i would say that they are right to dangle them as a, as a punitive measure later, after they invade. not now. there are other sanctions we could undertake now the german chancellor is coming to town this week to meet with our president. they could decide together to say, you know what,

i mean, here you have the u.n. with its u.n. charter that talks about the territorial integrity, ukraine is obviously a sovereign member state of the u.n., and you have russia about to violate all of international law including the u.n. charter, in invading. and this threat to invade is only the latest evidence of that. they've invaded before. they invaded as we know in 2014. so the u.n. security council would be a place, not the only place, obviously, but a place to have this confrontation, to have this discussion. make the russians defend themselves. make the russians say why this is not a violation of the u.n. charter of international law. this would put the evidence right on the table. >> you know, this new reporting out from "the new york times," david sanger and michael schwartz that russia has been thinning out its embassy staff in kyiv, you read that and, you know, the kremlin denies it. but it's seen as a sign of something, but it doesn't seem to be clear what the sign is. propaganda, preparation, both? what do you thin

the u.n. has called for a cease-fire. fighting between the government and local forces has killed thousands and displaced millions. an estimated 10,000 people have been driven from their homes after gunmen rated villages in northern nigeria. at least 200 villagers were killed and their homes set on fire. the attacks followed government airstrikes on the hideouts of criminal gangs. the president condemned the killings as a act of desperation by mass murderers. he vouched to deploy more military resources to track them down. ♪ >> the tennis star novak djokovic says he is focused on playing the australian open after winning a court battle to stay in the country. he tweeted a picture of himself back on the tennis court, and said he was grateful the judge overturned his removal. earlier, crowds of supporters rallied outside his lawyer's office celebrating his release from detention. the immigration minister can still intervene, with a decision expected tuesday. djokovic was stopped at the border tuesday and told he didn't qu

. >> the united nations secretary general lays out his priorities for 2022 at the u.n. general assembly meeting in new york city. this is half an hour. sec.-gen. guterres: mr. president of the general assembly, excellencies, we begin another year in the grips of a global pandemic. covid-19 continues to upend lives, plans, and hopes. the only certainty is more uncertainty. and meanwhile, inequalities are growing. inflation is rising. the climate crisis, pollution, and biodiversity loss rage on. we face a cauldron of political unrest and ferocious conflicts. mistrust among world powers is reaching fever pitch. and the information superhighway is clogged with hatred and lies, giving oxygen to the worst impulses of humanity. excellencies, we all know this. now is not the time to simply list and lament challenges. now is the time to act. all these challenges are, at heart, failures of global governance. from global health to digital technology, many of today's multilateral frameworks are outdated and no longer fit for purpose. they do not protect critical global public goods

in colombia, to sustain and deepen peace implementation and reinforce u.n. support. in ethiopia, to guarantee the end of hostilities, all hostilities, and also humanitarian assistance everywhere, ensuring a lasting ceasefire and the withdrawal of foreign forces, and promote an inclusive dialogue involving all ethiopians. in haiti, to encourage and support haitian-led solutions to end a deepening political and institutional crisis, craft a new constitution, and plan elections in a secure and peaceful environment. regarding iran, to support talks to revive the joint comprehensive plan of action as well as engagement between iran and its neighbours. in israel-palestine, to encourage parties to refrain from unilateral steps, including settlement expansion and violence, and to help revive the peace process and pave the way to ending the occupation and achieving a viable two-state solution. in libya, to promote dialogue, support presidential and parliamentary elections as soon as possible, and push for the coordinated withdrawal of foreign fighters. in mali, to continue wo

and recently, the u.n. ended the mandate of the only international, impartial investigation to document war crimes in yemen. that gives a clear -- or sends a clear message to the parties of the conflict to continue doing violations and attacking civilians without any consequences. so civilians are paying the price for being caught between two fires. >> in moscow, often when escalation like this occurs it is because one party is desperate to strike a blow that may be definitive or puts pressure for people being brought into the talks. is that what is going on? do they want to bring an end to this or is it an escalation and they have nothing left to play for? >> is a complex war and publix because. from my own reading, both sides are fatigued now because of this war. they are working very hard to control an oil-rich region. and that help them sort out some of the economic and financial issues they're facing. with the uae supported brigade that drove them out of this, they are now trying to escalate. i believe

pressure in the midst of the u.n. security council meeting, releasing a statement, warning of, quote, swift and severe consequences if russia foregoes a diplomatic solutions. consequence that include targeting vladimir putin's closest allies. >> we have developed specific packages for elites and their family members. >> reporter: the u.s. ambassador to the u.n., laying out a detailed case for alarm and potential resolution. >> the provocations from russia, not from us, or other members of this council. we have made clear our commitment to the path of diplomacy. >> reporter: the secretary of state antony blinken set to have a call with his russian counter part on tuesday, all as bynum lawmakers on capitol hill. >> these are sanctions beyond any that we have ever levied before and i think that that sends a very clear message. >> reporter: as the white house continues to navigate the delicate balance between its clear warnings -- >> it's dangerous. we've been saying more than a week that russia could invade at any time.

the u.n. food and agriculture organization tracks prices. it found all categories showed sharp increases in 2021. crucial food staples like wheat surged by more than one third. sugar cost more than it has in five years. the u.n. warns the situation shows no sign of improving this year and could force dramatic changes in the way people eat. as always, poor nations are disproportionately affected, especially those alliant on imports. the u.n. says the region most at risk of famine and food insecurity is sub-saharan africa, with the situation getting out of control and the democratic republic of congo, nigeria and sudan. in afghanistan, more than half the population is expected to face hunger this winter. food prices have soared. aid is needed to save the harvest and in latin america, the pandemic pushed venezuela and peru further into food and security with significant increases in poverty and hunger. ♪ let's bring in our guests. joining us from cape town is a senior lecture in the department

emily: the u.n. relief organization for palestinian refugees has launched an urgent appeal for additional funding to help those in lebanon. it is asking for a total of $1.6 billion to cover its needs. the agency says the economic crisis in lebanon and the pandemic have made palestinian refugees more vulnerable. anwar lost a big part of its funding in 2018 when donald trump cut support, but it was partially reinstated by the biden administration. nearly 2 million palestinian refugees across the middle east rely on the agency for basic services such as food, health and jobs. we report from beirut. >> they've been refugees twice in the past. now these palestinians from syria are again homeless. thousands fled to lebanon during syria's civil war. they are struggling to survive. the financial support they were receiving from the united nations leave and works agency has been cut because anwar is facing a budget crisis. >> they use to give us $100 for rent. now it is $25. they've reduced food assistance to

faces off with russia at the u.n. security council. we are live in kyiv and moscow this hour. >>> after a month-long blitz of launches, north korea tests its most powerful missil

u.n. security council is holding an emergency session today over ongoing tensions at the russia-ukraine border. russia has massed some 100,000 troops near ukraine but denies it plans to invade and continues to demand nato commit to halting its eastward expansion. the u.s. senate is expected to unveil a bill imposing possible new sanctions on russia, including some that could take effect even before any possible invasion. the u.k. also threatened to impose new sanctions against russia. on friday, ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky said western panic over the situation was destabilizing ukraine's economy. >> politics have to be balanced and the journalists, if they want to understand the situation, let them come to kie v. if you're not here, he knew felt like this. amy: on friday, president biden told reporters he'll soon move u.s. troops to nato countries in eastern europe. meanwhile, nato's secretary-general jens stoltenberg said members of its military alliance are offering training a

plus, the u.n. calling to help the people of afghanistan.never before has the u.n. asked for so much money. never before has the threat for humanitarian disaster been so great. and a special report on the u.s. military's notorious guantanamo bay prison 20 years after the first prisoner arrived promises to shut the camp down are still being broken. ♪ i'm brent goff. to our reviewers watching and all of you around the world, welcome. we start this tuesday with a dire warning from the world health organization in europe's pandemic future. the who makes nearly half of all europeans will become infected with the omicron variant by the end of this winter. here's what the who's europe director just said. >> 50 of the countries in europe and central asia have not reported cases of omicron. it is quickly becoming the dominant virus in western europe and is now spreading into the balkans. at this rate, the institute for health metrics and evaluation forecasts that more than 50% of the population of the region will be infected with omicron in the next six to eight weeks. bre

in my last report, when i was a u.n. envoy, that was in april 2015, and that last report, i've drew their attention of the council to report allegations of war crimes committed by the coalition. mainly through airstrikes. and we have seen consistently that civilian targets were victims of these attacks, funerals, weddings, a bus full of children was blown up. and more recently, the saudi intensive lobbying managed to bring to an end the only human rights mechanism that has existed the last few years under the human rights council. there was a panel of experts investigating this report. but they managed to get an f member states to shoot down this investigation. since then, these attacks on civilians and these airstrikes have increased dramatically and there is no end in sight. anchor: within a month of taking office, u.s. president biden had promised to push for ending the war in yemen, partly by cutting off arms sales to saudi arabia. why hasn't that happened? isn't there a collective failure here, collective responsibi

our leadership in the u.n. is as strong as it has ever been, and our bishop and respect around the globe is equally strong. if putin is program to take you to the house of representatives as part of c-span's more than 40-year commitment to live gavel-to-gavel coverage of congress. members are expected to debate legislation that allows schools to use prepandemic enrollment numbers when applying for certain federal aid. now live to the floor of the house here on c-span. . for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i move that the house suspend the rules and pass the bill, s.2959 -- s. 2959. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: senate 2959. an act to provide th

announced that the u.n. security council will hold an open meeting monday on what the biden administration calls russia's threatening behavior. rhiannon. >> ike, thank you for that. >>> president biden has reaffirmed his commitment to nominating a black woman to the supreme court after justice stephen breyer retires at the end of this term. breyer used the event to speak about the future of democracy. >> it's an experiment that's still going on, and i'll tell you something, you know who will see whether that experiment works? it's you, my friend. it's that next generation and the one after that, my grandchildren and their children, they'll determine whether the experiment still works, and, of course, i am an optimist, and i'm pretty sure it will. >> breyer spent time with his grandson before the announcement, part of the next generation he was referring to. >>> a federal judge has rejected plans to lease millions of acres in the gulf of mexico for oil drilling saying it would be too damaging to the environme

submitted to the u.n. a sanctions committee, a series of names and entities to get the u.n. involved. these are a violation of u.n. security council resolutions, and russia and china have to see north korea's actions not only as a threat to the west, but as a threat to their own security, and so it is my hope that we can press at the u.n. for a coordinated effort that sends a real message to kim jong-un that these provocations are not the way to get what he may ultimately want. >> not a great time on the foreign policy front. thank you very much, a lot of work for you and the committee, senator menendez. and joining us now is peter baker, "the new york times" chief white house correspondent who was formerly a moscow bureau chief for the times and former u.s. ambassador to russia, michael mcfaul. welcome both of you, peter this crisis with russia and ukraine has only gotten worse. the talks last week are at a dead end according to russia and according to u.s. officials in response to that. so where does the

ambassador to the u.n. called monday's meeting one more opportunity to find a diplomatic way out for the russians. but moscow has signaled they intend to block the meeting? >> reporter: yes. russia has called the meeting a pr stunt. but the u.s. ambassador to the united nations says russia cannot block the meeting even if they try to because there is overwhelming support from the countries that make up the council to have this conversation. >> stephanie, thank you. >>> tonight, u.s. officials condemning the biggest missile test by north korea since 2017. north korea claims these images of earth were taken from that projectile. it reportedly traveled five times higher than the international space station. it's the seventh launch by north korea this month, believed to be the most in any month since kim came to power ten years ago. >>> now to the pandemic. and more signs the omicron surge is waning. some health care workers may now the number of covid patients is down 11% from last week. new infections droppin

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has called for a u.n. security counsel meeting the u.n. ambassador saying that the meeting is an opportunity for the russians to find a diplomatic way out. >> we've made clear that we're prepared to address our concerns, ukrainian concerns and russian concerns at that time diplomatic table, but it cannot be done ton battlefield. >> canada's prime minister arrived with talks with her ukrainian counter part. canada withdrawing noncertainly personnel from the embassy. and it will consider a major military deployment to support nato allies with russia, since ukraine is not a part of nato, it's unclear how the alliance will as you were port that country if sit attacked. >> i'll be moving u.s. troops in the nato countries in the near term. not a lot. >> the pentagon says that russia could attack ukraine with very little warning. >> this is larger in scale and scope h in the amassing of force that is we've seen. >> but ukraine's president has been critical of the united states for overstating the crisis. mary alice parks, abc news, washington. >>

our leadership in the u.n. is as strong as it has ever been, and our bishop and respect around the globe is equally strong. if putin is calculating that he can pressure the president because of the challenges that the president is working diligently on in the united states, i think it is a miscalculation, to be very frank with you. it is an extraordinary miscalculation because at this moment in time we are forging forward aggressively to address the challenges that we are facing here in the united states. we are addressing the covid pandemic. we are addressing issues related to the economy, and we are pushing back hard to fight for issues related to voting rights. but at the same time, we have not taken our eyes off what is happening internationally and globally, and it is not in any way affect how we will respond to an aggressive action are the russians. jonathan: john bolton, the former national security advisor under donald trump wrote in an op-ed, "even if president biden is serious, put may not believe it

the u.n. secretary general says it is hanging by a thread. more than five months after the taliban takeover. the afghan economy is close to collapse. millions face starvation. western diplomats will be meeting taliban officials and expand aid operations while pressing for human rights. the bbc has traveled to the town 400 miles south of kabul. it was one of the deadliest places for american forces and afghan allies during the war. >> the road in helmand province was once littered with roadside bombs. now, there is relative calm. our taliban escort says this highway was held for american marines and british troops. abdul kareem laid minds. he's responsible for the killing of hundreds of coalition forces and civilians. >> when the people started, they were dropping bombs on us and killing us. all of the people held. even when i was planting mines, children around 10 years old helped. >> when i asked him to clarify if the children were forced, he'd insist they were not. >> no, they volunteered and said "we are members of the resistance." >> many

we've heard via twitter from russia's deputy ambassador to the u.n. angrily reacting to the calling of that meeting and suggesting calling on other u.n. security council members to vote against. now, that's the suggestion. there is a suggestion that, therefore, at the start of that meeting russia could choose to put in place a procedural vote. it would take nine out of 15 members of security council to vote with it for the meeting not to go ahead. beyond china, the expectation is many members will vote on the side of the united states and the meeting will, therefore, be held. now, what it does really, laura, is give the united states an opportunity to force russia, in the words of the american ambassador, to answer for itself, to provide answers even ahead of the official response we are expecting from vladimir putin on those proposals that have been made by nato and the united states. so that should go ahead. we'll hear from the 15 members of the security council plus from ukraine since the council's rules allow for that to happen in this particular

u.n. diplomatisoces said five cntes, including the united states, britain and france requested the meeting. the sources say arrangements are beg de to conve on monday north koantate media said the country test-fired a hypersonic missile. pan and t unitestes sd e wednesd lnch vlad a security council resolution by using ballistic missile technology. thsecuri cncil held ergency meinwhen north koa launched missiles in september and october last year. stnatns askedhe counl to ise statement condemnghe lnches, but cha d russia objected. china and russia are calling for e lifti o saniogast north korea, highlighting the differences in their stances with western countries. observs y the secuty counl may again be able to present a united front against north korea. reign d fense chie fm japan and it states ha pledged to work together on pressing regional security issues. the online talks came at what all agedas a critil int as china and the north korea grow more assertive. >> our alliance has never be

. >> with the u.n. security council meeting tomorrow, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations linda thomas-greenfield joins us in a "this week" exclusive. >> this election is crucial. >> house speaker nancy pelosi announces she'll run again. that and all the weeks politics on our powerhouse round table. >> announcer: from abc news, it's "this week." here now george stephanopoulos. >>> good morning. welcome to "this week." we have a lot to cover this morning. we begin with our brand new poll with ipsos. it shows big challenges for president biden heading into this year's midterm elections. three out of four americans are pessimistic about the state of the economy. only 29% support deploying troops to counter the russian threat to ukraine. three quarters of americans question the president's pledge to consider only black women to replace tiring supreme court justice stephen breyer, saying he should consider all qualified nominees. jon karl starts us off. >> reporter: it was an untriggered flash of frustration strtriggering by a shouted question.

we also saw at the u.n. security council this morning what has become a russian strategy here, which is to take the fact that the u.s. is talking about war in these kind of eminent, impending terms to make it seem like the u.s. is almost the ones trying to will this into exist tense. we heard the russian ambassador at the security council saying that the way the u.s. is talking about our actions as if they want us to invade ukraine. that's the opposite of the truth. the u.s. is trying to deter russia from taking an action, but it speaks to the way the u.s. is very concerned that the key element of the russian playbook here is misdirection. to make it look like the u.s., the west and ukraine are the aggressors instead of ukraine. so they are trying to avoid playing into russia's hands, even as they make very clear what the u.s. hopes the consequences will be for russia if president putin does invade. >> let me some of that back and forth between those ambassador ambassadors a at the u.n. today. watch. >> the

last year i put forward a global development initiative at the u.n. general assembly to draw international attention to the pressing challenges faced by developing countries. the initiative is a public good open to the whole world, which aims to form synergy with the 2030 agenda for sustainable development and boost common development across the world. china stands ready to work with all partners to jointly translate the initiative into concrete actions and make sure that no country is left behind in this process. fourth, we need to discard cold war mentality and seek peaceful coexistence and win-win outcomes. our world today is far from being tranquil. rhetorics that stoke hatred and prejudice abound. acts of containment, suppression or confrontation arising thereof do all harm, not the least good, to world peace and security. history has proved time and again that confrontation does not solve problems. it only invites catastrophic consequences. protectionism and unilateralism can protect no one. they ultimately hurt the interests of others as well a