work with some nonaligned partners to get the aircraft into ukraine. there hasn t been a whole lot of daylight shining on the different options. they have serious reservations. they need to communicate those reservations not just to president zelenskyy but so we could have clarity about it. i want to get your sense of mark kelly who was a naval pilot. he said ukraine already has 30 mig 29s now. listen to what he s saying. what s the reason? do they not have enough pilots? parts? can we help them with that? can they not get fuel into the airplanes? maybe they don t have the weapons. to take the force and give it to
for more help, specifically fighter jets and a no-fly zone over ukraine. he got a standing ovation, but the biden administration says giving ukraine the military help zelenskyy asks for would escalate the conflict with vladimir putin. hours before his speech to americans, russian shelling hit the residential building near the kyiv city center, injured two people according to the emergency services. s he skew workers helped dozens escape fire. a russian bombed a local theater where hundreds of people had been seeking shelter. it s not clear how many people were killed or wounded. writing online, we will never forgive and never forget. also in the south the ukrainians say they have successfully rescued the mayor in the town of mariupol. he was detained by russian men
shock after nine people are killed in a crash on the way home from a golf tournament. details are emerging about the victims. hello. i m dana bash. welcome to the lead. i m in for jake tapper today. we begin this hour with our world lead. an urgent apeople from ukraine s president to lawmakers. quote, i have a need. president zelenskyy invoking martin luther king jr. s iconic i have a dream speech as well as attacks on pearl harbor and 9/11, indelible moments on america s history and psyche. zelenskyy also played a graphic video of the horrors placed against the ukrainian people. the ukrainian leader pleaded
we killed 200 russians when they attacked the syrians. we shot down planes when it violated turkish airspace. we need to understand that and stop being intimidated by kremlin threats. you are a lifelong diplomat, so i have to ask you about the diplomatic talks going on between ukraine and russia this morning. president zelenskyy said the discussions are being more realistic. does this seem promising to you? i think it is interesting, but i remain deeply skeptical. first, there have been no real diplomatic talks, only progress, since moscow s war on ukraine began eight years ago. second, the reports we have,