with us. biden flying home after 72 hours in europe. an undercover trip to kyiv, a defining speech and today a huddle with allies on nato s front lines. his parting message colliding with the new joint effort to condemn the west and promise, quote, new frontiers. plus this is their mess. the president puts the job of cleaning up a toxic rail spill on the shoulders of the southern railway. but stern words from the president come only after ohioans impacted say they believe the president has i ignored them for weeks. and the new republican majority, one ally calls for red states to lead the union. and an alabama republican want the enshrine the ar-15 as the national gun of america. fist, a split on the global stage. president biden in war saw and vladimir putin in moscow. their agendas underline the state of play in ukraine right now. there s no end in sight for the war. right now, president biden is on air force one. his trek home capping a three-day trip jam packed with h
between their teams. yesterday as well with the president here in poland and today with the nine leaders of the eastern flank 2345i toe countries. these were not just grip and grab. these were intensive discussions about policy, about needs, about what needs to happen going forward. not just in terms of the assistance for ukraine, the coalition strategy in terms of of the process going forward with the ukraine and russia war, but also in terms of what nato allies need, what nato allies on the front lines want and how the u.s. cannot just offer their reassurance, but also deliver whether it s about troops, money, equipment as well all of this is in placeplay right now. those are critical discussions and will lead to critical decisions in the weeks and months ahead. phil mattingly, we appreciate your coverage here. now let s get to some important and related cnn reporting. u.s. officials telling cnn that russia failed in an effort to test launch an ic with, m around the time the her ho