and affirm western values rather than rebut russian president vladimir putin s speech which we heard this morning. that s right. dueling speeches. in that speech the russian president blamed the u.s. for the escalation of the war in ukraine. of course it was russia that invaded ukraine a year ago this week. putin also announced that russia would officially suspend its participation in the new start nuclear weapons treaty. we should note the state department said last month russia was already not in compliance with that treaty. the question now is what happens next. this morning the polish president andrzej duda rolled out the red carpet for president biden. they sat down for a closed day meeting one day after biden s secret visit to kyiv. i would argue nato is stronger than it s ever been. as i told president zelenskyy when we spoke in kyiv yesterday, i can proudly say that our support for ukraine remains unwavering. we begin in warsaw where president biden will speak i
alluded that he wanted the national transportation safety board to complete or do its investigation independent of him being there. we re also expecting to see teams from the cdc and department of health there this week. of course, all amid these rising concerns from residents. yeah, so many concerns and we are actually going to be talking to a doctor in east palestine coming up in our next hour. omar jimenez, thank you so much. still ahead this hour, alex murdaugh s lone surviving son buster expected to testify in his father s defense. we will be live at that south carolina courthouse coming up. h, people are working hard to build a better future. so we re hard at work, helping them achieve finanancial freedom. we re investing for our clients in the projects that power ouour economy. from the plains to t the coast, we help americans invest for their future. and help communities thrive.