putin? is that possible and then, also, do you feel that the united states needs to do more to pressure a country like india? india is talking about going to russia to buy more oil because the price of oil there, as it is everywhere, has been going up? katy, every country has interests and they all aren t the same as ours. we have been very clear that countries that support russia, that supply weapons and cash to russia, so putin can continue this war are, in fact, joining in his efforts even though we appreciate that in some cases people are facing energy scarcity, commodity scarcity, wheat scarcity, grain scarcity, we are trying to help every country solve those problems. we re certainly working very hard with india, which is part of an asian quad, with japan and australia, very close relationship to us. the prc is another story, katy.
high-stakes trip president biden is making to brussels later this week, where he will participate in a nato summit. yesterday, it was announced his trip now will also include a stop in warsaw, where he will meet with the polish president. earlier, biden spoke with european allies, his counterparts in france, germany, italy and the uk to discuss their coordinated responses to russia s aggressions. today, u.s. summoned u.s. ambassador to russia saying biden s comments last week calling putin a war criminal and a pure thug, those were unacceptable and that ties between the two countries are, quote, on the verge of breaking. joining us now is nbc news correspondent cal perry live from lviv, ukraine. cal, tell us more about what you re seeing and hearing on the ground, especially when it comes to ukrainian citizens who are at the forefront of this terrible, bloody, costly invasion. reporter: yeah, so i think, alex, what we saw over the
this was the look on houston s face, one after weeks apart he got to hold his mother again. pure joy. now the family is safely back together, the slovakia police force says that houston s older brother is looking to secure a combination to the family, and set up schooling for siblings. they are beginning a new life together, defying the threat that war poses to all families caught in its path. that does it for us tonight. see you again tomorrow. u again tomorrow tonight, the unrelenting russian assault, targeting even more civilians in ukraine. and a theater sheltering up to 1000 people, women and children, struck in a city described as hell on earth. plus, president zelenskyy s emotional plea to congress today, resonating around the world. america s darkest days to drive home his message. and president biden calls putin a war criminal. the kremlin says that that is unforgivable. but will it change anything? as the 11th hour gets underway on a wednesday night.
government now has taken that big stop. formally accusing russian forces of committing war crimes in ukraine, but stopping short of calling vladimir putin himself a war criminal. in a statement yesterday, secretary of state antony blinken wrote in part, based on information currently available, the u.s. government assesses members of russia s forces have committed war crimes in ukraine. our assessment is based on a careful review of available information from public and intelligence sources. as with any alleged crime a court of law with jurisdiction over the crime ultimately is responsible for determining guilt. ned price was asked about the decision to not individually label putin a war criminal. this is not the state department of the u.s. government calling putin a war crime. that still remains the personal opinions of the president and the secretary of state. is that something, though, that you rule out? is there a mechanism by which
i m mariko 0i in singapore. 0ur headlines. russia s bombardment of ukraine continues, as a theatre where civilians were sheltering in the southern city of mariupol is destroyed. president biden brands vladimir putin a war criminal, as the white house pledges $800 million of military support for ukraine. ukraine has 15 nuclear reactors eight are still operating, and two are already in russian hands at zaporizhzhia in south eastern ukraine. it s one of the largest plants in the world, and it alone provides a quarter of ukraine s electricity. the defunct chernobyl site, which exploded in 1986, is also under russian control. so, how worried should the world be about russia s unprecedented take over of these sites?