. hello. thanks for joining me. i m paula reid in for fredicka whitfield. crimes against humanity. vice president kamala harris not pulling any punches as she describes russia s war in ukraine. speaking at the munich security conference, the vice president laying out exactly where the u.s. stands. in the case of russia s actions in ukraine, we have examined the evidence. we know the legal standards, and there is no doubt these are crimes against humanity. the u.s. pledging enduring support for ukraine as the war nears its one-year mark. president biden is expected to visit poland next week, and the u.s. secretary of state also speaking this morning at the munich security conference. cnn international diplomatic editor nic robertson is there. nic, we also heard the vice president call out china for its support of russia during this war. what did you make of that moment? reporter: i think it got a lot of resonance in the room. everyone here recognizes that china is the
Fastsigns. Make your statement. The pentagon says it is concerned that north korea is weighing providing arms and Military Equipment to russia as it appears that kim jong un is on this armored train. As you see there, bound for russia to meet Vladimir Putin. South korean Government Official tells cnn that kim is believed to be traveling to the eastern russian city of vladivostok. The u. S. Says there have been alarming signs of a growing cooperation between the two countries. Russias Defense Minister visited pyongyang in july in an effort to buy Artillery Ammunition for the war in ukraine. U. S. Officials tell us there are major worries about what north korea could then ask for in return, and that pyongyang wants technical help, not just for its satellites but also nuclearpowered submarines. Cnn Senior International correspondent will ripley joins us now from taipei. Kremlin spokesman has just given some details on this trip. I wonder, what does the kremlin say . What does the u. S. Be
so switch to business internet from the company with the largest fastest reliable network. give your business a head start in 2024 with this great offer. plus, ask how to get up to $1000 prepaid card with qualifying internet. and we have breaking news in the taiwan election. the two main opposition candidates in the presidential election have conceded. joining us now from the capital of taiwan is cnn senior international correspondent will ripley. will, what do you know? reporter: the kmt and the
states which has been selling billions of dollars in defensive weapons to taiwan in recent years. so, we re just kind of waiting. we don t think we re going to have to wait too long, but if the numbers are anything, i was looking at the live feed from the opposition party headquarters. they re pretty dead. but the people here, we ve got crowds not only in this kind of main area here, but all the way back as far as the eye can see, blocks down the road, all here for the democratic progressive party, the ruling party hoping, amara, that they re going to get some good news in the coming hours. you can kind of feel the excitement building. people passing out those flags and a lot of international media television cameras here watching it all unfold and of course watching how china responds. stakes are very high. we ll be watching with you very closely, will ripley. thank you very much. still ahead, the number of migrant encounters at the u.s./mexico border has dropped significantly. bu
voting on a new leader and dozens of new lawmakers. now three political parties are vying for power. the presidential candidate for the democratic progressive party is in the lead right now as the party seeks its third consecutive term. joining us now from the capital of taiwan with the latest is cnn senior international correspondent will ripley. hey there, will. first off, what is china saying about the election? reporter: well, they have spelled it out saying this is a choice between going to war or having peace across the taiwan strait. that was a line that originated in china that was picked up by the opposition kmt party which is currently trailing as the results come in. now it s still too close to call for this race. but i can tell you, this is the ruling party s pep rally. this is where if they do announce a victory in the coming hours, taiwan is very efficient with their election results, they can usually announce them