you watching here in the united states, canada and all around the world, i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, the u.s. is sending more aid and military hardware to ukraine but one key weapon isn t included. a look at how this could affect the spring offensive. plus surfing during a hail storm in california. some of the extreme weather hitting parts of the west. meanwhile, other places could see as much as eight feet of snow this weekend, and rising prices apparently aren t going anywhere soon. a key indicator, rising in the past month. a look at what that means for consumer. announcer: live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. as russia s war on ukraine wenters year two, president vladimir putin is now claiming the west is trying to destroy russia and break it up. putin made those remarks in an interview on russian television saying he had proof of those plans. president biden said recently the u.s. isn t plotting to attack russia. all this
campaigning. so far billions of dollars in aid have been pledged to help ukraine win this fight. the u.s. alone, more than $110 billion pledged, $2 billion just on friday, to mark the one-year anniversary of the conflict. the thing to keep in mind here, when talking about these enormous numbers and never-ending wish list from kyiv, this is a military, ukraine s army largely outdated. difficult weapons to maintain and resupply. what nato is trying to do now actively in the middle of a war bring that army up to date and give it a qualitative advantage over moscows very large fighting force. what were president zelenskyy points to making these requests is that he has been able to make gains on the ground. remember, ukraine forces in the latter half of last year were able to fight back russian troops, regain a great deal of territory. russia holding just about 17% of
western leaders very concerned about further aggravating this conflict, further escalating this conflict, we, the nuclear superpower that is russia, very much that calculation is changing and very much a u.s. and its partners preparing to send ever more advanced weapons to those ukraine front lines. appreciate it. from london. more on the meeting in india. most finance ministers of the g20 agree and russia and china don t support it part of the statement said the war was causing immense human suffering and exacerbating existing fragilities in the economy, growth, disrupting supply chains heightening energy and food insecurity and elevating financial stability risks. well, from a heat wave to winter storms, extreme weather is sweeping across the u.s.
falling. scentral banks slowing aggressie rises and recession might be avoided. we are in uncharted territory. reporter: while sanctions have not stopped putin s war entering a second war forcing ukraine s allies to reckon now with the mounting cost of m military aid, western countries are. we are predicting less bets, not good. reporter: reporting for cnn, london. just ahead, have a look at this. you re seeing live pictures here from nigeria where millions have gron to polls to pick their next product. now the waiting begin as counting goes on and isn t you re seeing there angry they haven t been able to vote. a live report from lagos.
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