and affirm western values rather than rebut russian president vladimir putin s speech which we heard this morning. that s right. dueling speeches. in that speech the russian president blamed the u.s. for the escalation of the war in ukraine. of course it was russia that invaded ukraine a year ago this week. putin also announced that russia would officially suspend its participation in the new start nuclear weapons treaty. we should note the state department said last month russia was already not in compliance with that treaty. the question now is what happens next. this morning the polish president andrzej duda rolled out the red carpet for president biden. they sat down for a closed day meeting one day after biden s secret visit to kyiv. i would argue nato is stronger than it s ever been. as i told president zelenskyy when we spoke in kyiv yesterday, i can proudly say that our support for ukraine remains unwavering. we begin in warsaw where president biden will speak i
speech when it happens. and andrzej duda bringing the president to the capital amid the ongoing war next to his country. and as i told president zelenskyy when we spoke in kyiv yesterday, ki proudly say that our support for ukraine remains unwavering. this is hours after vladimir putin delivered his own state of the union, state of the nation speech trying to blame the u.s. somehow for the war in ukraine and you remember of course, it is russia who invaded country a year ago today. and russia would suspend their participation in the new start nuclear weapons treaty as it is known, and russia is already not in compliance and the question is what this means going forward and will russia perhaps break the limit on nuclear warheads set by that treaty, and we begin in warsaw where president biden is going to speak. phil mattingly is there, and cnn national correspondent is there in hkharkiv, and this is not to be a response to putin s speech, and what is the president s mess
thank you for joining us on this tuesday. today an extraordinary moment. just days from the one-year mark of russia s brutal war on ukraine, two world leaders, two cups kwngsal speeches, president biden in poland, reiterating america s support for ukraine and president putin in moscow blaming western nations for the escalating war. we will not tire. president putin s craving lust for land and power will fail and the ukrainian people s love for their country will prevail. ukraine will 1/never be a victo for russia, never. translator: the elite of the west do not conceal their ambition which is to defeat russia, finish us off once and for all. let me be frank, it is they who unleashed this war and we use force to stop them. happening as russian bombs continue to drop. a warning to viewers these next images out of ukraine are graphic. this was the scene in kherson this morning. russian shelling killing at least five people and this time it was a market that was targeted. p
counterpart railed against the west, and the russian president once again accused the west of escalating the conflict. he also announced russia is now suspending its participation in the start nuclear arms reduction treaty. phil mattingly is in warsaw for us. phil, tell us what the u.s. reaction was specifically to the news from vladimir putin that he was going to suspend his participation in the new start treaty? it was a split screen, not one that was planned. that state of the nation address framed everything the president detailed in his lengthy remarks in warsaw. when it comes to what president putin said about the new start treaty, u.s. officials were quick to respond that it would be irresponsible and compliance wise, russia has not been fully comp compliant over the last few years, and so there s gray area here, middle ground, but it underscores what is the dissolving of the u.s. and russia relationship, and the result of russia s invasion of ukraine, it s a central
diplomatic ultimatum for china and u.s. resolve to enforce it. they move to tighten ties with russia happening as russia s president putin makes new threats against the west and china s top diplomat arrives in moscow after biden s trip to kiev yesterday and today in warsaw. putin today suspending a nuclear treaty with the u.s. while pinning responsibility for the war on ukraine and its western allies. i want to repeat it is they who started the war. we have used and are using force to stop it. dana: full coverage on fox former national security advisor robert o brien joins us in a moment. first foreign correspondent trey yengst is live in kiev, ukraine. good morning, trey. good morning. today russian president vladimir putin made his state of the nation address. putin s threats against the west gained the most attention and his comments an announcement that russia is suspending its participation in the new start nuclear weapons treaty. inspections of nuclear facilities