putin clash in dueling speeches. the russian president upping the fear factor with new nuclear saber-rattling. plus, poland s president duda speaks exclusively to cnn revealing what biden s secret trip into ukraine means for the war. and the foreperson of the georgia grand jury investigating trump s actions after the 2020 election is speaking out tonight. who could be indicted, what was it like to be in that room, and what does it mean for donald trump? she s our guest, tonight. let s go outfront. good evening, everyone. i m kate bolduan in for erin burnett. preparing for more war, that is. his military is still suffering heavy losses. we re going to show you in this new video this is a night vision recording on an attack in eastern ukraine. the russian convoy unexpectedly moved in on the ukrainian forces, and ukraine responded. we re going to show you the aftermath from the air, complete destruction. the combat vehicle just torn off. then we ll show you from the grou
heard bide ten talk about before, this idea of democracy versus autocracy. how did biden make his case? reporter: jake, if yesterday in kyiv, that surprise visit was a dramatic, deeply similar bottic moment about the war itself, today was to paint a broader picture, underscore the bigger stakes, a larger effort that the president detailed about why this isn t just about ukraine or just about the war, in but many stead about the fate of wercht western democracies, particularly pointing here in warsaw as the president detailed, is about freedom. there s no sweeter word than freedom. there s no nobler goal than freedom, no higher aspiration than freedom. americans know that, and you know it. and all that we do now must be done so our children and grandchildren will know it as well. jake, when you talk to white house advisers, they acknowledge that they understand this war that is on going shows no sign of ending any time soon. the western coalition painstakingly held toget
all. we understand it exactly, and we ll react to it accordingly, because this is about the very existence of our country. reporter: it doesn t feel that way in ukraine where troops are dying on bleak battlefields defending grim front lines against the russian foe. ukrainian officials pouring scorn on putin s remarks as irrelevant and confused. there s growing criticism in russia, too. as new images emerge of new coffins, one prominent russian military blogger complained that putin held back from officially declaring war. not a word about failures and defeats, he writes. there s no point listening any further. but there was one major new announcement, one escalation. to applause, putin suspending participation in moscow s last
one popular blogger claimed that putin held back from officially declaring war, not a word about failures and defeats, he writes. there s no point listening any further. but there was one major new announcement, one escalation. to applause, putin suspending participation in moscow s last-remaining nuclear arms treaty with the united states and a warning that russia may restart nuclear tests. tran tran of course, we will not do it first, but if the u.s. conducts its tests, we will do it as well. nobody should have dangerous illusions that global strategic parity can be broken. reporter: no illusion either when it comes to russia s standoff with the west. the kremlin is even thinking about backing down. jake, after hearing putin s