ominous development. the director of the cia confirms what cnn has been reporting, that the u.s. is confident that china is thinking about providing lethal aid to russian troops in ukraine. the agency doesn t believe a final decision has been made by beijing, and today the white house is urging caution. and you know, beijing will have to make its own decisions about how it proceeds, whether it provides military assistance. but if it goes down that road, it will come at real cost to china. and i think china s leaders are weighing that as they make their decisions. but let s begin with today s fierce fighting in ukraine. alex marquardt joins us now from ukraine. alex, thanks for joinings us. what s the latest from there? well, jim. some of the most ferocious fighting with the heaviest casualties on both sides, now taking place in and around the city of bakhmut. russian forces led by mercenaries and convicts in the vogner group do appear to be making some progress. they cl
putin s mind-set earlier today, on cbs news. here s a little bit of what he had to say. i think putin is right now entirely too confident of his ability to wear down ukraine, to grind way. grind way. and that s he s giving everyofo,