democracy stands. the president of the united states on an unprecedented and dangerous trip into ukraine as russia s invasion nears one year of barberism and bloodshed. this conversation brings us closer to victory. president biden s visit to kyiv, a rebuke of vladimir p putin. how far will the u.s. and allies go to defend a no, ma amsy on the brink? and what will puten do next? russia s aim was to wipe ukraine off the map. putin s war of conquest is failing. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer, and this is a special edition of the situation room. president biden is back in ukraine tonight, preparing for a momentous day tomorrow when he and vladimir putin will be delivering dueling addresses nearly 800 miles apart. president biden traveled under a cloak of secrecy to the capitol this morning, a city russia thought it could capture at the start of the invasion, but kyiv still stands one year into this war. w
closer to victory. president biden s visit to kyiv, a defiant review of vladimir putin, as the world asks, when will this war and? how far will the u.s. and allies go to defend democracy on the brink, and what will putin do next in his unprovoked attack on a sovereign state? russia s aim was to wipe ukraine off the map. putin s war is failing. we want to welcome our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i am wolf blitzer. and this is a special edition of the situation room. president biden is back in poland tonight, after a day that will go down in history, preparing for another momentous day tomorrow, when he and vladimir putin will be delivering dueling addresses, nearly 800 miles apart. president biden traveled under a cloak of secrecy to the capital of ukraine earlier this morning, the city that russia thought it would be able to capture right at the start of this invasion. but kyiv still stands almost one year into this war. what a dramatic
tea teammates, support, congratulate from his teammates. they were thrilled that he was comfortable enough to make this announcement to the world. good for him. thank you. brand-new hour now on cnn newsroom. i m victor blackwell. i m bianna golodryga. president biden stunning the world with a top-secret surprise visit to ukraine. he was warmly welcomed by president zelenskyy and the first lady. the two leaders walked side by side as air-raid sirens blared. the visit is remarkable and here s why, this is the first time in modern times by a u.s. president to active war zone where the military has no presence, no control, the white house gave russia a head s-up before the president arrived. with the one-year anniversary, the period said he wants to underscore america s unwavering support of ukraine. russia s aim was to wipe ukraine off the map. putin s war of conquest is failing. one year later, kyiv stands. and ukraine stands. democracy stands. the americans stand w
it is very difficult for them to focus at all on the grand politics. this was the reaction of one elderly woman there. did you know that president boyden is in kyiv today, the american president just arrived in kyiv today? i did hear yesterday that he was coming, that it would be putin and biden, right? i saw this on tv yesterday, that they would be meeting. no. they re not meeting. he s come to show solidarity meeting with volodymyr zelenskyy today. they will be burying my son-in-law tomorrow. they will bring him in a coffin because of the war. the generalized curse on the geopolitics that led to private and personal misery for the family there. but we spoke to one man, and he repeated the sort of wider
with ukrainians meeting with zelenskyy today. what do you think of that? translator: they will be varying my son-in-law tomorrow. they will bring him in a coffin, cast be the war. [crying] the generalized occurs on the geopolitics that has led to private and personal misery for yet another ukrainian family there, wolf, but we also spoke to one man and he repeated the wider statement, the wider reaction to american international help. give us more weapons, this is what he said. what do you think of biden s visit to kyiv today, the american president is in kyiv visiting zelenskyy right now? [speaking non-english] translator: it is for the best. do you have a message for him? translator: what would i tell the american president? give us more weapons so we can now, of course, this area, wolf, is being pounded, as i