takes. it comes as the u.s. is accusing russia of committing crimes against humanity. the declaration marks the strongest accusation yet from the u.s., as it seeks to punish moscow for its invasion of ukraine. we declared from day one that they were committing war crimes. we have announced that they re committing crimes against humanity, and we re looking at the facts on the ground. i had an opportunity to visit a forensic lab that we re supporting in helping them to gather the evidence that they will need and we will need to hold the russians accountable. we have correspondents covering this for us at the white house and on the ground in ukraine. let s begin with coverage from priscilla alvarez at the white house. what are the expectations for the president s trip to poland? white house officials have made clear, paula, this is a crucial moment not only because of that one-year anniversary which is just around the corner but also as u.s. and western officials warn of a
cleanup. there s a company out of holland, they have locations in the u.s. and offices. one of their vice presidents just a few years ago got convicted and charges for fraudulent invoicing where they were extrapolating some of the things they were doing, saying they were doing a lot more work than they were doing. he was removed from the company, he s not there, but that s a little insight into the type of company that was cleaning up the area. that doesn t give me any, you know, there s definitely some pause for concern. also, i met ann vogel from the state epa, she was very nice and came to our town hall and met with people. was looking people in the eye, she was really trying to help out. i looked into her background. she has an mba, master of business, an attorney for an electric company before this, and i don t see how an attorney is supposed to be cleaning up an environmental issue. a lot of these people are in over their heads and i don t think there s enough help early on from