these echelons and slow and possibly reversed the russian assault. mark, does that mean you are seeing a faster and to this conflict, a way out? no, no, not at all, this is not going to be a strategic turning point. this is simply a technical capability that was given to the ukrainians that can go a little bit deeper into the russian lines, but this is no magic weapon, no magic wand, and in fact that as part of the criticism that we hear over here in the united states that we are giving the ukrainians enough to fight but not enough to win. but, why now? why has the us decided to make this move at this point in time? well, i think you are starting to see this bulldozer like offensive being off by the russians stop severodonetsk is not that strategic of a city
into the russian lines, to go after their logistics and artillery, but this is no magic weapon, no magic wand. and in fact, that s part of the criticism we hear over here in the united states, that we are giving the ukrainians enough to fight but not enough to win. but why now, though, mark? why has the us decided to make this move at this point in time? i think you re starting to see the bulldozer like offensive being kicked off by the russians. severodonetsk is not that strategic of a city, but it certainly means that if they can take severodonetsk, they ll be pushing further and further into the donbas. so so hopefully these weapons, which came at the request of the ukrainians.
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a describes russia as a state sponsor of terror. is president biden considering a designation for russia? well, i don t speak for the white house anymore, so i won t speak for it s been 15 minutes. were they before you left? they have said that that s on the table, but i will say, one of the things that you get used to when you re in the white house is that people will always seize on policies that, if the white house just provided, say, this arms capability to the ukrainians, that would be the kind of magic weapon that would solve this conflict or if they just imposed this sanction, that would be the thing that would change the conflict dramatically. and when we impose those things, the world moves on to the next shiny object that they call on the white house to do. i think if you look at the effect of a state sponsor of terrorism designation, in fact, the u.s. government has already imposed sanctions that exceed what would be required and the
denials. the family have not responded to multiple requests for comment. this is china s most affluent city. residents like marketing executive rita zung, who loved her social and sophisticated life in shanghai, never expected they d be fighting for survival. i have been undereating for about a week. then at the end of that week, i was just feeling very depressed. there s a fear whether i m going to walk out alive. reporter: at least 27 cities are under some form of lockdown, impacting 180 million people. china s leaders are still doubling down on its zero covid policy, calling it a magic weapon to keep the country s covid deaths low. even if the harsh measures leave emotional scars that haunt residents years down the line. selena wang, cnn. emperor penguins are tall,