war further and costing what the biden administration called the red line. todd: breaking news, alexandria hoff. good morning in a few short hours president biden will meet with andre, and deliver remarks ahead of the one-year anniversary of the fresh war on ukraine. the president zelenskyy with a surprise visit to war-torn country the most important in the whole history of ukraine u.s. relations. this was a historic visit by the president to an active war zone where the u.s. military presence for the president to go to kyiv and meet with him to see the first lady and firsthand briefing from zelenskyy s team. they had an opportunity to discuss the lenski military planning, secure what the u.s. has provided and other types of economic and energy assistance that we have given. during the president president biden announced $500 million in additional security assistance to the country and said, russian president vladimir putin was plain wrong to think he could outlast uk
tea teammates, support, congratulate from his teammates. they were thrilled that he was comfortable enough to make this announcement to the world. good for him. thank you. brand-new hour now on cnn newsroom. i m victor blackwell. i m bianna golodryga. president biden stunning the world with a top-secret surprise visit to ukraine. he was warmly welcomed by president zelenskyy and the first lady. the two leaders walked side by side as air-raid sirens blared. the visit is remarkable and here s why, this is the first time in modern times by a u.s. president to active war zone where the military has no presence, no control, the white house gave russia a head s-up before the president arrived. with the one-year anniversary, the period said he wants to underscore america s unwavering support of ukraine. russia s aim was to wipe ukraine off the map. putin s war of conquest is failing. one year later, kyiv stands. and ukraine stands. democracy stands. the americans stand w
in new york in preparation for protests amid specuation of incoming charges for former president donald trump. and the hunt for this shark s head why scientists in the uk are appealing to whoever took it to bring it back live from our studio in singapore, this is bbc news. it s newsday. welcome to bbc news broadcasting to viewers in the uk, on pbs in the us and around the world. president xi of china is on a state visit to russia where he s been warmly greeted by president putin. the summit has been the focus of a good deal of speculation following the publication of china s plan to settle the acute crisis in ukraine. mr putin said that moscow was always open to negotiation. but the americans have already warned that the chinese peace plan could be a just a delaying tactic. from moscow, our russia editor steve rosenberg reports. just three days ago, vladimir putin was named as a war crime suspect by the international criminal court but that didn t stop china s president
that is despite us china trade hitting a record high last year and with president xi increasing his power this expert what s wrong what s wrong tells us what this means. when will the rivalry have the consequences for the rest of us? we ll hear from the former head of the monetary fund s china division. the man behind brands such as intercontinental, holiday inn and crowne plaza tells us by a big expansion is not stopping him sleeping despite the delicate state of the global economy. welcome to talking business weekly. the us and china are the world s two biggest economies and for decades they have helped to power the global economy meaning that when they do well so does the rest of the world, but there is a growing amount of hostility between them whether it is spy balloons, differences over the war in ukraine, taiwan or coronavirus, those tensions are not always directly related to trade but they re having a growing impact on business deals. today the first shipment of some
ukraine. we believe that many of the points on the peace plan put forward by china are consistent with russian approaches and can be taken as the basis of a peaceful settlement when the west and kyiv are ready for it, this readiness is not observed on their side. since the war began, russia has become far more dependent on china. china has been propping up russia s economy amid western sanctions by purchasing its energy replacing western supp suppliers in electronics and aircraft and providing an alternative to the u.s. dollar. she is inviting putin to china this year and told putin they share similar goals. putin says russia has closely studied beijing s peace proposal for ukraine, a plan that washington says would solidify russia s grip on occupied land. china would not want to see putin fail. it would set a terrible example for the chinese system. reporter: china and russia have a complicated history, but their shared adversarial relationship with washington is drivi