Any moment democratic senator bob menendez is expected to be arraigned on a dozen new charges reallive outside the Federal Courthouse, plus a cnn exclusive. Russia is producing three times more for Artillery Shells and the United States and europe as funding for Ukraine Stalls in the us congress and passengers say, people quote flew through the cabin well, we know about a terrifying moment on a flight to do zealand. Hello, im wolf blitzer in washington and youre in the cnn newsroom any moment now, embattled senator bob menendez is due to appear before a judge in Federal Court. This is video of him arriving just a few moments ago. The new jersey democrat, once chairman of the powerful Senate Foreign relations committee, is accused of trying to obstruct an investigation into bribery. Menendez and his wife are about to be arraigned on these new charges. The senator remains defiant, calling it, and im quoting him now, a flagrant abuse of power, end quote cnns Jason Carroll is outside the c
good evening from kyiv. i m ali velshi. a global superpower says it is calling for peace. early friday morning, beijing time, the chinese government released a 12 point plan which is calling, quote, china s which it s colin, quote, china s position on the political settlement of the ukraine crisis. while lacking in specifics, the document goes out of its way to urge russia not to use nuclear weapons in this war. quote, nuclear weapons must not be used and nuclear wars must not be fought. the threat or use of nuclear weapons should be a post, and quote. the document also takes a swipe at nato, with a section titled, quote, abandoning the cold war mentality. and it to cries u.s. anxious russia, quote unilateral sanctions and maximum pressure cannot solve the issue. they only create new problems. in a wide-ranging press conference today, ukrainian president zelenskyy seemed to signal and openness to a good faith peace plan from china and he says he hopes to meet with chin
it remains free. it remains independent. putin s first objective was to erase ukraine from the map, erase its identity. that has failed and will never succeed. secretary of state antony blinken weighing in one year since russia invaded ukraine. remarkable to see what they were doing a year ago, where they are now, what their assessment is and what s next. good morning. undaunted and undefeated ukraine still standing a year after russia invaded. ukrainian president zelenskyy is making a bold vow this morning telling his forces that 2023 will be, quote, the year of victory. the big boost, ukrainian troops are getting on the battlefield. also this hour kaitlin s sitdown with defense secretary lloyd austin. will china supply russia with weapons? how worried is the u.s.? here is a question for you. how did you sleep last night and the night before? the answer to those questions could provide a clue to your heart health. it s serious questions there. sanjay gupta will explain
remarkable conversation reportedly between putin and the world s richest man. and mitch mcconnell says he s sticking with herschel walker in georgia. john fetterman in pennsylvania opens up about his long recovery after suffering a stroke. plus, another cnn exclusive. a protester in iran speaking out about the atrocities on the ground. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. out front tonight, more u.s. weapons in ukrainian hands. ukraine s defense minister tonight saying four of the highly coveted himars that have turned the tide of the war in ukraine s favor, just arrived from the united states. this as russia warns the u.s. of payback for coming to ukraine s aide. the u.s. is, quote, defactor involved in the ukraine war. russia may take, quote, countermeasures against the united states. president biden tonight speaking out to cnn saying putin knows exactly what he s doing. here he is moments ago with our jake tapper. do you think putin is a rational ac
water volumes along the yangtze river are currently at their lowest ever levels. now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. for six months now, ukraine has been a nation at war, the government and people united in a conviction that they are fighting for freedom. but in the face of the existential threat posed by putin s invasion, has ukraine stayed true to the democratic values it loudly proclaims? well, my guest is olga rudenko, the editor of the kyiv independent, a news organisation committed to reporting from ukraine without fear or favour. but is there room for independentjournalism on the ukrainian battlefield? olga rudenko in kyiv, welcome to hardtalk. well, stephen, thank you for having me. it s a great pleasure to have you on the show. just a short time ago, you reflected with time magazine on the impact of what is now a six month long war that you have lived through, you ve experienced. you said, none of us are the same people. we may