zelensky was asked directly about the counteroffensive. he was asked whether it had started, what was happening, what were some of the details he could give. of course, the ukrainians have been so tight lipped about this. they have been holding their cards close to their chest, and very little information has been coming out. but he did actually confirm. let s hear what he had to say. translation: the counter offensive and defensive actions are taking place in ukraine. i will not speak at which phase they are, but i am sure that we will feel all of that definitely. he was quite vague when he talked about the operation. he said, i speak to my commanders every single day and they feel quite positive. that has been the rhetoric that has come out from president zelensky today, but of course the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, was
that canada will be part - of the multinational efforts to train fighter pilots, - and to maintain and support - ukraine s fighterjet programme, leveraging canadian. expertise in this area. leveraging canadian expertise in this area. expertise in these areas. we will also be contributing - to the multinational leopard tank maintenance initiative. iwe will provide an additional 288| aim 7 missiles, which will support ukraine in its efforts to defend ukrainian skies. and from existing funds, we will provide 10,000 rounds of 105 millimetres ammunition- to the ukraine security forces. justin trudeau, canada s prime minister speaking at the press conference with the lord mayor zelensky today. we don t know how long justin trudeau will be here, but he is part of this wave of western leaders making their way here to the ukrainian capital. it is about a 12 hourjourney here to the ukrainian capital. it is about a 12 hour journey from here to the ukrainian capital. it is about a 12 hourjour
first american president in modern times to visit a war zone where the u. s has no military presence, trip shrouded in secrecy. biden slipping out of washington early sunday under the cover of darkness flying not on air force one, but on a small c 32. it s blind, drawn. once in poland, the president whisked to a nearby train where for 10 hours he traveled undetected into the heart of ukraine. arriving in kiev early this morning, the city streets blocked off with a surprise visitor. president zelensky and his wife waiting for him. morning, mr brooks. handshake sign of an unbreakable bond trip. message with the ukrainian people. solidarity
train trip from poland, walking the streets of kiev with president zelensky today, but to embracing at the wall of remembrance honoring ukrainian soldiers killed since russia annexed crimea. one point you can see president biden embracing ukrainians who lost loved ones. as they walked a stark reminder you can hear it right there. mistakes of the visit air raid sirens sounding across the city. president biden , writing in the official guest book of his honor, to quote stand in solidarity and friendship with the freedom loving people of ukraine. he then returned to that waiting train for the return trip to poland preparing to address nato allies and the world with a major speech in poland tomorrow , tonight, we have new reporting herehow they pulled this off, including the notice to russia just hours before the president arrived, letting them know he was about to enter ukraine. they did not want any mistakes in the war zone. here s our senior white house correspondent mary bruce leading
0 joining us for getting answers today. we will be here every weekday at three tonight inside the secret trip into ukraine president biden s historic visit how they pulled this off and who they warned just before they went in nearly one year since the russian invasion of ukraine, president biden and president zelinsky on the streets of kiev air raid sirens wailing in the background president biden taking a 10 hour train ride from poland to kiev. promising 500 million in new military aid. the president now on the eve of a major speech in europe and all eyes on vladimir putin to and his own speech. how will putin respond in panel live in ukraine tonight? mary bruce, traveling with the president? also tonight another deadly earthquake hitting turkey. several killed, hundreds more injured the 6.3 magnitude quake hitting the same region, the devastating images already coming in tonight. here in the us, we are tracking a major new storm moving across the country tonight. don t be fooled by t