moscow denying that, but, you know, putin s been moving more troops and arm as towards the border, surrounding ukraine by three sides. this as president biden met again with his national security team and secretary of state antony blinken warns that russia will face a swift and united response from the west if any russian forces, large or small, enter ukraine. this is very much part of the russian toolkit. it runs the gamut from a large conventional incursion or invasion of ukraine to the kind of destabilizing activities in an attempt to topple a government. and it s important people be on notice about that possibility. eric: senator roger wicker is just back from ukraine. he will tell us what he saw in just a moment. and we ll also be joined by the british ambassador to the united states, karen pearce is here, to outline how washington, london and our nato allies can confront putin. but first, greg palkot is in the ukrainian capital of kiev, amy kellogg in moscow, alexandr
be a devastating war between russia and ukraine. following this morning s critical meeting with his russian counterpart, blinken promised a severe and united response by the west if russia invades. this was not negotiation but a candid exchange of concerns and ideas. i made clear to mr. lavrov there are certain issues and fundamental principles that the united states and our partners and allies are committed to defend. that includes those that would impede the sovereign right of the ukrainian people to write their own future. there is no trade space there. none. basically saying the u.s. is not going to rule out nato membership for ukraine. blinken standing firm. both sides did signal after today s talks there could be at least more diplomatic discussions ahead. we ll see where those go. nic robertson joins us from moscow. but first fred pleitgen in geneva where the talks took place. expectations were low and managed going into this. do the sides consider these talks succ
ready already here as their team gets ready to already here as their team gets ready to face fiorentina in the europe ready to face fiorentina in the europa conference league final as they look europa conference league final as they look to win their first trophy in 43 they look to win their first trophy in 43 years in 43 years. good morning, another cloudy an 43 years. good morning, another cloudy start today. like the last few days it will burn back towards the east coast and many of us will see some sunshine. if you are fed up with this weather, it is changing at the end of this week. # you can leave your hat on.# we catch up with the stars of the full monty good morning. it s wednesday, the 7th ofjune. thousands of people have fled their homes in southern ukraine, after a huge dam on the dnipro river collapsed and flooded towns and villages downstream. the un described it as one of the most significant attacks on civilian infrastructure since the start of the
the january 6 select committee officially subpoenas former president trump demanding documents and testimony. the move coming as trump ally steve bannon is sentenced to four months in prison for defying his subpoena. also tonight, president biden makes a new pitch to voters and a new prediction as well. he claims the momentum republicans are seeing will tilt back to the democrats in the final days before the midterm elections. and ukrainians removed last bodies from the largest mass grave found in a key eastern city. this as ukrainians is accusing russia of planning to attack a critical dam to create a large scale catastrophe. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. let s get right to our top story tonight. the january 6 select committee truly historic subpoena of former president donald trump. cnn justice correspondent evan perez is digging into details for us right any. so what is the
his reign, as the world watches to see what kind of leader he might be. and in the u.s., pressing for answers in uvalde, texas. cnn asking the state s top law enforcement officer why did he allegedly say no one is losing their jobs over the massacre at robb elementary? his answer you ll only see here. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start today with our world lead and the first full day on the job for king charles iii, as the world mourns the death of his mother, britain s longest reigning monarch. he addressed the nation and the world for the first time since queen elizabeth s passing. as the queen herself did with such unswerving devotion, i too now solemnly pledge myself throughout the remaining time god grants me to uphold the constitutional principles at the heart of our nation. that address was followed by a sarceremony of remembrance wh god save the king was officially sung. earlier today, upon returning to london, king charles and his wife camilla