Alleged coconspirators be in the works . Also tonight, were learning that western hopes for ukraines counteroffensive are fading right now as officials receive very sobering updates on the fight to retake territory from russia. Ill get reaction from key white house official john kirby. And in the president ial race, Florida Governor ron desantis boots his Campaign Manager in an ongoing shakeup, replacing her with a trusted adviser as his bid for the gop nomination keeps on struggling. We want to welcome our viewers here in the United States and around the world. Im wolf blitzer. Youre in the Situation Room. This is cnn Breaking News. Lets get right to the Breaking News on a key hearing in the January 6th Criminal Prosecution of donald trump. Were joined by our Senior Legal Affairs correspondent paula reid. So what are we hearing tonight from the judge whos overseeing this critically important case . Wolf, the Rocket Docket continues here in d. C. The judge who will oversee the January
We re not getting results here, perhaps ukraine wants to think about another plan. even some pushing for the possibility of land concessions for peace, something that, of course, ukrainian officials have understandably resisted, as have many of their western allies. the combination of russian defenses, a lack of sufficient training, and time pressure has really changed a lot of these assessments to being more pessimistic, including many folks who are very optimistic at the start of this counteroffensive. excellent reporting, jim chute toy, thank you very, very much. let s get reaction from the national security council coordinator, retired admiral john kirby. you just heard jim sciutto s excellent reporting. i know the white house is practicing patience, but do you acknowledge that significant gains in ukraine s counteroffensive right now seem to be highly unlikely? well, look. even the ukrainians, wolf, including president zelenskyy, have said that they re not going