translator: we will have our victory. reporter: volodymyr zelenskyy in an exclusive interview with cnn on the battle for it. republican scepticism about spending more. i said no blank checks. reporter: what president biden told him in the war zone. and his plea for american war planes. are u.s. fighter jets the weapon that will make or break a ukrainian victory? a cnn prime time special. the interview starts right now . good evening. i m wolf blitzer. at this very moment, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy and his country are facing a critical time in the invasion. now in its second year. for the first time in eight months, the russians could, could be on the cusp of capturing a ukrainian city, bakhumt. the sight of the bloodiest battle of the war. a warning that bakhmut may fall in the coming days. ukrainian s military claims to be holding off putin s army around the city saying they killed more than 100 russian soldiers in a 24-hour period. they also ackn
the white house, speaking to the president, was dealing with that very issue. through the conversations the president has had, he apparently now agrees that there needed to be additional resources devoted to that topic. some members of his own party, they are senior members with a lot of knowledge on that topic. one was on the committee that handle ts health care, concerned about what would happen to his own constituents. so this additional money to beef up the pool system for those in the high risk category is something appears will be an agreed upon part of bill. we don t have the full language yet. we don t know if there will be additional changes but the president was moved along on this to. give you a sense of how the white house views it, sean spicer described the behind the scenes conversation that led to the point. report thor asked a question