been. i told president zelenskyy when we spoke in kyiv yesterday, i can proudly say that our support for ukraine remains unwavering. meanwhile, russian president vladimir putin is dialing up his rhetoric against the west, suspending participation in the last nuclear arms treaty with the u.s., even using the word war as he sends a clear message about what russia has long called a special military operation. translator: i would like to repeat, they started the war and we used the force in order to stop it. complicating questions about the future of this conflict, china s top diplomat is now in moscow this morning. live reports from russia, poland, and ukraine in moments. meanwhile, back here at home, a compounding crisis in ohio, the head of the epa is back in east palestine today as a clinic is set to open to address the community s health concerns following the derailment of the train with toxic chemicals on board. can they treat the mistrust building in the community
preview earlier today as he met with president duda of poland. take a listen. truth of the matter is, the united states needs poland and nato as much as nato needs the united states because there is no way in which for our ability to operate anywhere else in the world and our responsibilities extend beyond europe. we have to have security in europe. it is that basic, that simple, that consequential. it is a single most consequential alliance, i would argue maybe the most consequential alliance in history. biden s aides say he will also use his speech today at the royal palace gardens, just a few blocks from where i m standing to once again frame the war in ukraine as part of that existential rift and battle between democracies and autocracies that president biden has spoken about, frankly in the context of the united states politics in terms of the tensions with china and other
diamond jubilee celebrations for the queen. on the agenda a star studded rock concert. amy is joining us live from the royal palace gardens in london with all of the de tills. good morning to you. you look beautiful in your hat. good morning. oh, thank you very much. good morning patti ann and ainsley. the action shift from the river to buckingham palace today where there will be a gala concert out front. 20,000 people have been invited. about half a million are expected to crowd on to the lawn with leads from buckingham palace to the center of the city. sir paul mccartney, sir elton john and many others. tom jones. it will be a star studded event that will end at arounded 10:30. the queen will light a beacon setting off a chain of thousands of beacons. yesterday was a spectacular sighted along the river. it was a miserable day.