thank you for being here, everyone. i m kate bolduan. president biden is wrapping up his momentous trip overseas to mark the one-year invasion of ukraine. he is meet welcome the bucharest nine in warsaw. the president declaring his unwavering support for the alliance. commitment of the united states and nato, and i ve said it to you many times and i ll say it again is absolutely clear. article 5 is a sacred commitment the united states has made. we will defend literally every inch of nato, every inch of nato. that meeting is one day after president biden accused russia of committing crimes against humanity when he was in ukraine. vladimir putin is having his own series of meetings with china s top diplomat around the time that president biden was in ukraine, russia tried to test a ballistic missile and let s begin with phil mattingly once again in warsaw. what s to come of biden s meetings today. it s interesting. this is not the dramatic symbolism of the monday surpris
hello, everyone. i m biannabianna. this morning, the president met with the leaders of the bucharest nine in warsaw, poland. that s the group of nato countries closest to russia s borders. biden praised the leaders for their continued potter soft ukraine ahead of the one-year anniversary of russia s invasion. as nato s eastern flank, you re the front lines of our collective defense. and you know better than anyone what s at stake in this conflict. not just for ukraine, but for the freedom of democracies throughout european and around the world. cnn s chief white house correspondent, phil mattingly is in warsaw. so, phil, what was the outcome of president biden s meeting there with the warsaw nine? i m sorry, the bucharest nine? you know, bianna, this was a 72-hour period full of clear symbolism, dramatic moments. this meeting was also critically important. it wasn t something that was going to draw a massive headlines, but the president s reassurance, commitment, and
with us. biden flying home after 72 hours in europe. an undercover trip to kyiv, a defining speech and today a huddle with allies on nato s front lines. his parting message colliding with the new joint effort to condemn the west and promise, quote, new frontiers. plus this is their mess. the president puts the job of cleaning up a toxic rail spill on the shoulders of the southern railway. but stern words from the president come only after ohioans impacted say they believe the president has i ignored them for weeks. and the new republican majority, one ally calls for red states to lead the union. and an alabama republican want the enshrine the ar-15 as the national gun of america. fist, a split on the global stage. president biden in war saw and vladimir putin in moscow. their agendas underline the state of play in ukraine right now. there s no end in sight for the war. right now, president biden is on air force one. his trek home capping a three-day trip jam packed with h
[ inaudible ] no time? big mistake. reporter: jake, that was an assessment that lined one what we heard with his advisers over the course of the last 24 hours. not notably, president putin s announcement came hours before joe biden s speech. just a short time ago, an interview was released where the president called it a big mistake but was confident they could work things out. that underscores a subtext here. u.s. officials make clear this is a reversible position. the treaty goes until 2026. there is time to figure this out. keep in mind, this was the first agreement reached by joe biden and putin at the start of his time in office. it goes to show even on issue where is they thought they could negotiate and reach agreements, the relationship is all but imploded at this point. phil, the president is set to land back in washington in a few hours. what will await him as republicans continue to splinter on the subject of support for ukraine? reporter: yeah, there are
rebuilding an empire will never be able to ease the people s love of liberty. brutality will never grind down the will of the free. and ukraine, ukraine will never be a victim of russia. never. president biden gets a raucous welcome in poland, vowing that a united nato will never ban ukraine, while vladimir putin tries to justify his disastrous war to his people. meanwhile, the caucus in the house would like to see ukraine lose. one tweeting, ukraine is not our friend and russia is not our enemy. plus, the forewoman says the georgia special grand jury looking into trump s plot to overturn the 2020 election recommended multiple indictments and that list is not short. good evening. i m jason johnson in for joy reid. we re just days away from the one-year anniversary of russia s invasion of a sovereign country, ukraine. today, president biden standing in front of the royal castle, a historical landmark in warsaw that was rebuilt after another invading force, the nazis, destr