Nations to support ukraine. he said that countries have been taken hostage by the russians because of their continued blockade of odesa and other ports where millions of tons of grain is stuck that should be exported out to countries like somalia, like egypt, tunisia, all african country and central asia. that will have an effect on food prices and potentially on food availability. the russian president putin has blamed the shortage on western powers he says because of sanctions. and the head of the eu foreign policy team said that that is like blaming something on something you created. take a listen. russia locating ukrainian exports, russia, not us.
reporter: latest assessment is extremely worrying. ukrainian officials say that russia is still capable of launching a large assault on severdonetsk and the assaults that have already been hitting that city have been enormous, an enormous amount of firepower. most of the city is under the control of russian forces. ukrainian troops say that artillery shelling is constant, 24/7. most of the city now of course destroyed in that never ending bombardment. we know that there are thousands of civilians potentially still trapped inside that city. and there is a key chemical plant where a few hundred are sheltered in the basement and they can t be reached because of the fighting but also because the three bridges leading out of that city of severdonetsk are now impossible, fwhaechb so badly damaged, so badly destroyed. ukraine why not forces saying that they are running out of weapons, running out of artillery, that they are trying to hold this line, but they are december sperate for more he
My digestive health is much better now. i feel more energetic. the person that i ve always been has shown up to the party again. president biden today addressed the impact of rising inflation, one day after saying recession is not inevitable. with russia s war driving up inflation worldwide, threatening vulnerable countries with severe food shortages, we have to work together to mitigate the immediate fallout of this crisis. in the united states, i m using every lever available to me to bring down prices for the american people. inflation and interest rate hikes by the federal reserve are having a significant impact on mortgage rates. they ve hit their highest weekly jump in 35 years. cnn s matt egan joins me now.
Ukraine as well and now they re talking about the donbas area. he also laid blame on the west for pretty much all of the other problems around the world right now that have stemmed from that special military operation, for instance, inflation, higher gas prices, food shortages around the world. i want to have you listen to some of what putin had to say. translator: russians actions to liberate donbas have nothing to do with it. they are a result of systemic mistakes by the current u.s. administration and the european bureaucracy. that s where the causes are, only that. i will mention our operation did play a role, but the root causes are in their erroneous economic policy. reporter: so vladimir putin speaking earlier today. now, of course, the russians do understand that their own economy is definitely in trouble due to those very strong economic sanctions by the u.s. and by its allies. vladimir putin said that he s trying to essentially reorient russia s economy. he says he believ
Talks stand and republicans a little more pessimistic about where things stand. i should tell you that next week when lawmakers return, they re going to get back into town on tuesday. they normally depart on thursday. that doesn t leave much time to put this bill on the floor, and that s assuming they can write legislative text, be ready, communicate and educate members on what exactly is inside the bill and be ready to vote. right now that is an incredibly heavy lift, and after thursday, lawmakers are scheduled to leave for a two-week recess, victor. so right now it s looking like these gun talks are in a precarious state. we ll see where they go. thank you. even under the crippling economic sanctions, russian president vladimir putin vows to accomplish all of his goals in ukraine. more on what he said next. cerave delivers three essential ceramides to help restore my barrier, so i can lock in moisture, feel hydrated, and look healthy.