let s start with the war in ukraine, and nato s secretary general has admitted there is a difference between allies on whether to use cluster weapons in ukraine. it follows reports that washington is expected to announce a new weapons package for kyiv which will include cluster munitions. ukraine has been asking for them for months to boost its counteroffensive against russia, but many countries around the world ban the use of such weapons because of the danger they pose to civilians. here s whatjens stoltenberg had to sayjust a couple of hours ago. it is for individual allies to make decisions on what type of weapons. all allies agree on the delivery of weapons and ammunition to ukraine and allies are delivering an unprecedented level of weapons to support ukraine. germany and many other allies are delivering different types of ammunition, weapons to ukraine. but when it comes to cluster ammunition, there is a difference between allies because some allies have signed the con
new hampshire. happening now, breaking news. donald trump just unleashed a tirade against the judge who threatened to throw him out of a courtroom today. stand by for the latest on e. jean carroll s defamation damages trial against trump and why the former president was nearly given the boot. also tonight, trump is escalating his attacks on gop presidential rival nikki haley referring to her birth name and indian hair nage an online ramp. trump returning to his racially charged playbook with the critical new hampshire primary now just six days away. and there s more breaking news. president biden has wrapped up an urgent meeting with top lawmakers. did they find any common ground on the divisive issues of ukraine and border security? i ll ask a key player who was in the room, the house minority leader hakeem jeffries. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. announcer: this is cnn brea
outfront next, ukraine s offensive. a widespread operation underway right now across eastern ukraine. forces on the ground claiming to be seizing territory from russia as a disturbing video tonight emerges of the russian private army holding a russian commander prisoner. plus, tonight, a cnn exclusive. a mar-a-lago employee drained the resort s swimming pool. it s flooded a room where surveillance video logs were kept of the rooms where the documents were. is an indictment imminent? a former member of trump s legal team is outfront. a war of words after another dangerous encounter between american and chinese warships. it s not just the chinese government that s angry with the united states. tonight you ll hear some of the hate, the anger coming from chinese citizens. let s go outfront. good evening. i m erin burnett. outfront tonight, show of force. ukraine s deputy defense minister telling cnn an offensive is now taking place in multiple locations across easte
run. why? he says although he saw a path for victory which usually people that see a path for victory do it, but he thought his role could be better played in expressing support for someone else and excerpting pressure as the new hampshire governor throughout this process taking on donald trump who he clearly doesn t want to be the nominee. he sat down with dana bash and explained more of his thinking. the math has shown donald trump has no chance of winning in november of 2024. he won t even win georgia. if you re a republican who can t win georgia, you have no shot. he s proven that. if republicans nominate him, we re saying a vote for him is a vote for joe biden. that s how the math will play out. that s his assessment of the math. one other thing to think about is the new hampshire primary itself now with the governor out will become a more important contest because you don t have a hometown player. interesting. david, stick around. let s talk about the democratic
biden is expected to have new sanctions on russia. on saturday, the u.s. firmly accused russia of committing war crimes against humanity in ukraine. putin s war has cost thousands of lives. it is targeted civilians. putin has even taken aim at a maternity hospital in mariupol. as we enter year two of the invasion, there is no clear end in sight. and now there are new concerns about china s involvement. this weekend, u.s. officials warn that china might be providing russia with non lethal military assistance. it could provide lethal assistance in the future. here s what secretary of state anthony blinken said earlier today on msnbc. jen is trying to have it both ways. publicly, and privately as i said we have seen already over the past months. the nonlethal assistance that does go directly to aiding and abetting russia s war. and some further information that we are sharing today. i think it will be out there soon. it indicates that they will have lethal assistance to russ