okay, guys, could see about, i don t see a lot more of, you thank you much. in the meantime, in our next hour, how a neighbor is coming to russia s rescue as the world tightens sanctions. what are the, dopamine we see world headquarters here in new york, welcome everyone to alex witt reports, we begin the hour with a new reaction from russia. two new g7 sanctions and president biden s plan to send f-16 fighter jets to ukraine. president zelenskyy flew to japan today, meeting with world leaders in the city. where the u.s. dropped two atomic bombs in 1945 to end world war ii. russia s foreign minister said today, sanctions from the g7 appear to be aimed at the double containment of russia and china. the plan to send american fighter jets to ukraine now raising questions about the risk of potential escalation of the wars. here s what former national security adviser told us last hour. clearly, the uss believes that there is an escalation risk in providing f-16s. off they would
there s a few, very few leaders around the world, that mr. putin is willing to listen to. president xi is one of them. so, our message to china has been, and looking in the, use that influence that you have, with putting, to encourage him to get out of ukraine. to pull his troops out. in short of that, if you want to be involved in a peace profit process, we ve said, china can have a role. but for that wall to be credible, it s got to start with a foundation of understanding of what president zelenskyy will accept as a peace offer. it s worth noting, alex, president-elect of ukraine, who of course, arrived here in hiroshima on saturday, met earlier this week without peace envoy, that china has designated to try and work between russia and ukraine to find a way to end the bloodshed there. one of the many ways we ve seen president zelenskyy on a one man diplomatic whirlwind mission throughout the world. meaning, earlier this week, with leaders in the united kingdom, france, germany, it