russia. the lead starts right now. two world leaders two different messages a nato rallying cry for biden while putin blames the west for forcing him to invade, vowing to stay the course as russia s brutal invasion nears the one-year mark. i ll speak with a congressional democrat from minnesota assaulted in her d.c. apartment building. why she s blaming a segment on fox for threats to her that came afterwards. as the epa demands norfolk southern clean up its train wreck in ohio, democratic governors are blaming the company for corporate agreed. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with president biden s big speech in poland today marking nearly one-year since russia s unprovoked invasion of ukraine. biden reaffirmed the u.s. s commitment to ukraine reminding the world there s more at stake than one country s sovereignty. the freedom for all future generations he says. there s no sweeter word than freedom. no goal than freedom. all we do now must be done
there s no sweeter word than freedom. no goal than freedom. all we do now must be done so our children and grandchildren. biden s speech also seemed a clear rebuke of russian president putin who biden named ten times earlier today. putin delivered his speech where he suspended russia s participation an arms treaty and tried to blame the west for the conflict, undermined his by military s actions just a few hours ago on the streets of kherson neighborhood. destroyed a russian strike leaving five dead, another 16 wounded. poland where biden delivered this address. ukraine will never be a