uphold the rule of law and fights for workers rights, reproductive rights. that had what we should expect from the supreme court. some are deinvolving into racist attacks on a woman yet to be named. as you know president biden spoke earlier today with president putin, as the white house reiterated its warnings for american to leave ukraine. according to a senior administration official, nothing much has changed after the cause ended. do you support the escalating use of american military force in the region to counter such an invasion, if it occurs? earlier today, secretary of state blinken set that a path to a negotiated agreement is still
would be at that very moment. it is for most of us. such a lovely, lovely moment. and van jefferson set to join us live on new day tomorrow morning. secretary of state blinken set to address the u.n. security council very shortly. our coverage continues right now. this is cnn breaking news, officiales say vladimir putin s claims of a troop drawdown are not true and russia is increasing forces along ukraine s borders. the state department now concerned that russian troops are moving into fighting positions. good morning, everybody. i m bianna golodryga in new york. and i m jim sciutto reporting from kyiv, ukraine. new this morning, u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin is speaking out on russia s buildup of forces near and around ukraine, saying they are adding,
secretary of state blinken, who is hoping for a friendlier reception than he got yesterday. contentious and combative. one of our analysts predicting it will be brutal. we ll talk to her in a second with blinken set to defend the administration s exit from afghanistan. i want to get to our team. so right now, we re looking at several senators talking. the republican cohort of this, secretary blinken just walked in. leanne, what are you looking ahead to? that s right, hallie. today s the second difficult day for secretary blinken who s before capitol hill. this time, this senate.
250. there are reports of the arrival of some truckloads of aid, that is absolutely crucial. the people there need food and water, they need medicine, they need fuel, and frankly, they need shelter. now, our team over in jerusalem is also saying that they re not seeingmore signs of clashes between palestinians and the police. yesterday we saw several around the holy sites there. it s really a sign of a simmer ing tensions here, that s not going away. secretary of state blinken set to arrive in the region on wednesday, meeting with official s. egyptian diplomats who played a big role in brokering the cease-fire, they re here now and talking to officials. meanwhile, as we have been watching, david, in the past several days, first-hand, the israeli military in action, there have been efforts in d.c., by progressive democrats who try to limit u.s. military support, senator bernie sanders, representative ocasio-cortez speaking out against the $735 million sale of jdam