course? i think the president going to kyiv doesn t settle that problem once and for all. ideally, it would have been great had he shown up, you know, with senator mcconnell or somebody like that who is strongly in support of the war. again, it sends a reassuring message to ukraine about american staying power. which, jonathan, is critical for europe. europe has followed behind and with the united states for the most part. this is leading from ahead, and that is what is required in this instance. we are now past 6:00. welcome to morning joe at this morning. joe, mika and willie have the day off. i want to bring in katty kay, special u.s. correspondent for bbc news, into our live, rolling coverage of this presidents day and president biden s surprise trip to ukraine, one meant to show a real symbol of solidarity, katty, with kyiv, as it has weathered russia s invasion now for 12 months. yeah, jonathan, what a day for us to kick off presidents s day, to see these images.
newsroom, joe biden and vladimir putin deliver duelling speeches, just days before the first anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine. we re live in poland with the latest. plus, we ll discuss why the earthquake in turkey and syria puts women at risk of period poverty, and how aid workers can better meet their needs. and more than 65 million people, look at this map, are under winter alerts right across the united states. we will have a live report from the weather center. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with paula newton. so in the hours ahead, u.s. president joe biden will wrap his final day in poland, meeting with nato secretary general and leaders of the group known as the bucharest 9 from the eastern part of that nato alliance. this comes one day after mr. biden delivered a rallying cry declaring ukraine will never be a victory for russia. he repeatedly called out vladimir putin by name. and just as he did a day earlier in kyiv, he again vowed un
coast to coast, 65 million people now under alert for ice, wind, snow with blizzard conditions in some places. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world. i m christine romans. president biden is just a few hours away from a key meeting with eastern flank after vladimir putin suspended a nuclear arms treaty with the u.s. and biden plenledged unwavering support for ukraine. one year ago, the world was bracing for the fall of kyiv. and i can report kyiv stands strong. kyiv stands prude. a proud and it stands free. and kevin liptak is live for us this morning. the meeting with bucharest 9. what are you expecting. reporter: he says that the u.s. remains committed to the nato alliance and he called it the most consequential in american history. and many of these countries are watching the invasion of ukraine, very an issues about where vladimir putin may have his sights on next. so president biden will want to reinforce his support for nato. but i think
one year ago. the world was bracing for the fall of kyiv. well, i have just come from a visit to kyiv. and i can report that kyiv is stands strong. kyiv strands proud. it stands tall. and most important it stands free. very powerful speech from the president yesterday. very powerful and different than what we heard from vladimir putin in the morning. don and i are here in new york and caitlyn is live in warsaw poland again this morning. reporter: a couple of hours from now, the president is going to wrap up his final day here in europe on this trip. he will meet with the eastern allies, they are known as the bucharest 9. the tensions are riding high for a year now. and testing a ballistic missile from president biden was in ukraine. what our cnn investigating uncovered. live from the pentagon. then this that is starbucks ceo howard shultz talking openly about the pickett line and the push to unionize their stores. a one-on-one is ahead. but we start with preside
. good morning. i m kristin fisher. and i m jim sciutto. just moments ago president biden speaking in warsaw, poland as he met with the nato countries closest to russia s borders. the u.s. and its allies are facing the daunting challenge of how to keep the momentum on ukraine s side one year after russia s invasion. and this morning vladimir putin meeting with a top chinese diplomat in the kremlin as china denies reports that it may be sending weapons to russia. still, putin says they are reaching new milestones and there may be a meeting in the works between the russian and chinese presidents pretty soon. let s begin with president biden meeting with members of what s known as the bucharest 9. cnn s chief white house correspondent phil mattingly live in warsaw. phil, we just listened to the president s fairly brief remarks. what was your takeaway from his comments? reporter: i think what s most interesting about what the president is doing today, his final event befo