we begin with lucas. u.s. officials say 5,000 more russian troops have arrived in belarus as the u.s. will be ready for anything. at u.n. head quarters in new york, the president s u.n. ambassador sounded the alarm. colleagues, the situation we re facing in europe is urgent and dangerous. the stakes for ukraine and for every u.n. member state could not be higher. russian s actions strike at the very heart of the u.n. charter. this is as clear and consequential threat to peace and security as anybody can imagine. and the sa-22 greyhound arrived in belarus by hail. the center bob menendez vowed to release the mother of all sanctions on russian if they attacked. the pentagon said today where they were not heading. the president has been very clear, we won t see american troops on the ground in combat with the russians in ukraine. the russian ambassador to the u.n. fired back at her american counter part rejecting allegations from the west saying moscow has no plans to
advanced knowledge of yevgeny prigozhin s plans to revolt. he is suspected of helping plan the events of last weekend. officials say there are also signs of other russian generals may have supported the rebellion which raises questions about putin s support inside the top ranks. meanwhile vladimir putin is attempting to portray himself as retaining popular support. you can see him there greeting crowds in a rare public appearance wednesday. he flew to the majority muslim city to mark the holiday where he took a tour, kissed fans and posed for selfies. he is also expected to deliver remarks in about an hour. clare sebastian is live in london with more for us. reporter: this is sort of a pr tour. kremlin trying to reassert his authority. he made public remarks, he commemorated the air force pilots killed in prigozhin s armed rebellion. and today speaking at a tech digital conference. but the visit really unusual. this is un-putin-like behavior. having actual human contact, a
hopefully it was a big hole because santa is heading home. soon voters start heading to th polls with an economy that look like it is they re top issue on their minds. welcome everyone and merry christmas, this is a special edition of your world. in less than a month until iowa and new hampshire, many americans aren t feeling too festive about their bottom lines . in new poll shows 78 percent of voters think the economy is in bad shape with a lot of the blame falling on the white house . will this be a key factor? let s get the read from our holiday political panel. lauren, let me start with you. everyone s talking about the economy. well, i think that voters don t just care about the economy, they care about a better life, they want a better economy and a better life, they care about healthcare prices, they care about abortion access. and they care about holding corporations accountable for price gouging and for continuin to charge high prices even as inflation comes d
So that is why you are hearing the consistent message from the fed about the battle against inflation still having a long way to go and the fact that they may need to raise interest rates a couple more times. yeah, good news is bad news if you are trying to fight inflation. here is fed chief jerome powell in portugal yesterday. widely it is surprising that inflation is this persistent, but i think bottom line policy hasn t been restrictive enough for long enough to start to see those effects. translation, more rate hikes are coming, right? higher for longer. that has been the mantra for 2023, that the fed will have to raise interest rates higher than many expected and keep them there longer than many expected. but that has been pretty consistent on the message. it is really markets and investors that have been skeptical and pushing back. old adage is don t fight the fed and the fed is doubling down on