The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown

President Biden condemns Vladimir Putin’s military moves in Ukraine saying he’s beginning an invasion. Tonight, the President of the United States is hitting Russia with tough new sanctions and moving more U.S. troops and military equipment into Europe warning that Putin is poised to go much further and launch what the President is calling a massive military attack. CNN is covering the crisis from every angle with our correspondents in Ukraine, Russia, and here in the United States.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The United States is preparing sanctions in response to a major new provocation by Vladimir Putin. The Russian leader just recognized separatist areas of Ukraine as independent, escalating fears of an imminent war. The U.S. is warning that Russia could launch an extremely violent invasion in the coming hours amid new information that Kremlin forces have a kill list of Ukrainians to target if they attack. CNN is on the scene in Russia and Ukraine.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden now says he’s convinced Vladimir Putin has decided to invade Ukraine in the coming days. The U.S. revealing about half of Russian forces massed on the border are now in an attack position. Plus, the National Archives confirms it found classified documents and boxes of records former President Donald Trump took with him to Mar-a-Lago. The Justice Department has been alerted. Might Trump be prosecuted?To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden said all signs point to an invasion of Ukraine within the nexts several days. CNN is on the scene of an attack that Moscow might use as a pretext to invade. A judge has order Donald Trump to testify under oath along with his daughter Ivanka and son Donald Jr. The New York Attorney General says the Trumps have 21 days answer questions about their business practices.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The United States is expressing profound concern that Russia is moving more forces into fighting positions instead of withdrawing as the Kremlin claims. U.S. officials are watching a bridge being built miles from Ukraine, a potential sign that Vladimir Putin may soon launch an invasion.  A new blow to former President Trump as his White House visitor logs will soon be turned over to the January 6th select committee, including records from the day of the insurrection. President Biden is rejecting Trump’s attempts to keep the logs secret.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden lays out the dire stakes if Russia attacks Ukraine declaring that the U.S. is ready no matter what happens as 150,000 Russian troops are now massed at the border. The President is urging Vladimir Putin to give diplomacy a chance. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi of the House Intelligence Committee joins to discuss diplomatic strategies to circumvent war.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Pentagon said Russia could invade Ukraine with little to no warning after another build up of its troops at the border. The U.S. is closing its embassy in Kyiv after growing concerns that an attack might happen this week. Dr. Anthony Fauci joins to answer questions about the new delay in authorizing Covid-19 vaccines for younger children. Many parents are increasingly frustrated as their kids remain unprotected.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The White House issues its most dire warning yet about the threat of a Russian attack on Ukraine, saying an invasion could happen anytime including during the Olympics. New information reveals just how Vladimir Putin might launch a deadly war.  The FDA just postponed a critical meeting on the Pfizer vaccine for children under age 5. We will tell you what is behind the delay and what it could mean for the bigger push to move beyond the pandemic. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A new report out tonight reveals some of the documents former President Trump took from the White House to Mar-a-Lago were clearly marked as classified and some were even labeled top secret. A historic jump in inflation has occurred with prices surging at the fastest pace in nearly forty years. We break down the impact on consumers and President Biden as his poll numbers are sliding.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The National Archives is now asking the U.S. Justice Department to investigate former President Trump’s handling of White House records after revelations that he ripped some official government documents and took others with him to Mar-a-Lago.  Illinois just joined New York and Rhode Island as yet the latest states to announce an end to their mask mandates. But, the CDC says it’s too soon to change its mask guidelines, leaving many Americans confused. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices