even as the threat of a north korea missile test looms during this visit. all this is a balancing act as russia s war in ukraine hangs over the white house. today in another public show of support, the president met with leaders of finland and sweden as they pushed to join nato, a historic step as more countries unite against russia and condemn its invasion. the big question here is can turkey get on board? we are following all the headlines out of ukraine and the state of play there. first, let s start at the white house and we are joined now. arlette, tell us more about the president s message and his mind set as he s embarking on this. he s flying to asia for his first trip to the region as president. officials said he had hoped to get there earlier in his presidency, but was constrained due to covid-19 and other crises such as the war in ukraine. but the president will be traveling to both south korea and japan to meet with the leaders of each of the countries as well a
with law enforcement leaders and mayors where he highlighted cities and states that have committed to use $10 billion from the american rescue plan to reduce crime and hire more police officers. president biden is also challenging other communities to tap into the billions of unspent covid relief funds to help pay for more crime prevention. our look at more now from jeremy diamond at the white house. what do we expect to hear from the president today? reporter: yeah, that s right, victor and alisyn. president biden expected here to highlight these $10 billion of funds from the american rescue plan. that s that covid relief bill that was authorized to be used for public safety measures as well. this is $10 billion that has been committed to public safety funding, 6 1/2 billion of which according to the white house has been spent in the last year by states and local communities, and this is part of a broader attempt by the white house to talk about how they have been tryi
Russia is having an increasingly difficult time mobilizing men to fight in Ukraine After the first year of fighting in Ukraine, most Russians were no longer willing to support the war and by early 2024 only ten percent of Russians supported the war As
Russia is having an increasingly difficult time mobilizing men to fight in Ukraine After the first year of fighting in Ukraine, most Russians were no longer willing to support the war and by early 2024 only ten percent of Russians supported the war As
Recently the Indian government demanded that Russia explain what they were doing with Indian men lured to Russia to take well-paying jobs as security helpers The Russian recruiters described these jobs as having nothing to do with combat That was a li