tried to walk back when president biden called putin a war criminal.ee, they tried to walk back when president biden called putin a war criminal., they tried to walk back when president biden called putin a war criminal., they tried to walk back when president biden called putin a war criminal. the they said it wasn t an official statement. but then they said a formal declaration by secretary of state antony blinken calling him a thug, a dictator, a butcher. wouldn t it be approach if somebody who is a buchber, a murderous dictator, a pure thug, a war criminal not be in power? i think fwoo thtwo things ca true. you can hope that putin is not in power but not calling for a regime change. and i think that they have taken great pains not to kind of walk into the narrative often pushed by president putin that this is just the united states pulling the strings here. is this not about oourkukraine,
remember courageously and standing up to the invasion. did you get that sense of what he was made of when you were talking to him at the time? what has been your impression? this is a guy who said i don t need a ride out of town, i need ammunition. yes, you know, i had met with the president the day before initially the day before the invasion. and met with him again during the invasion. what i would say is i can t imagine any human being would have fully known that they were born for this moment until this moment would have happened. so i would say certainly on thursday i was with as moving, as courageous, as extraordinary a person and face of his extraordinary country and people as i would expect i ever will witness and certainly that i ever have. incredibly moving period of
situation room. thank you. and now let s go to don lemon and john better mrman whon lviv. missile strikes on an oil depot. that is what the president had to say earlier today, john, was quite dramatic. but on top of that, you have the russians hitting and area of ukraine that they have not been hitting very much and doing so in a way that obviously is going to raise all sorts of attention and raise the question as to whether or not the russians were trying to send a message. i know, john, you heard these explosions while you were reporting on the air and then don went down to the scene. tell us more. yeah, look, we re just an hour from the border with poland right now. and so president biden was speaking in poland. the polish border just an hour away and the strike, first series of strikes in broad die light. let s just walk you through what
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trans-atlantic lines and we need to help them. and the poll lish government going way out, not only with housing and food but also medical assistance. and most is on governmental organizations and us here because the work is delegated on us. but, yes, it is incredible. because ukrainians have access to free education, but it puts an enormous strain on the city like mine and our cities are overwhelmed. and what did you being of the president s speech today? it is very strong.you being president s speech today? it is very strong. first of all, this pledge that the united states of america will defend every inch of nato territory. it allows us to feel secure and do our job on the ground, but