lus we re live in paris where french voters prepare to decide on their next president. and marjorie taylor greene becomes the first member of congress to testify under oath about the january 6th insurrection, but it turns out she doesn t remember much about that day. russia s military now confirms its objective in ukraine is to take full control of the black seacoast and establish a land bridge between russia and crimea. ukraine s president warns if that happens russia s aggression will spread to other countries. mariupol says evacuation will attempt to get under way today. an estimated 100,000 civilians still remain in the city. and we ve been telling you about ukrainian soldiers and civilians who have been holed up in mariupol s steel factory. translator: we all really want to return home. we want to return to our lives, to see our parents, relatives and so on. we really miss them. ukrainian troops in a small town outside of kyiv are being honored for halting russia s
Anti-nato, and has been an admirer of vladimir putin s. macron, who s adopted the role of europe s statesman, trying to negotiate with putin, accuses le pen of being beholden to the russian president, taking her to task for a 2014 loan her party received from a russian bank. translator: you are, in fact, in russia s grip. reporter: while the president is focused abroad, le pen s priority, the home front. she argues macron has lost sight of what really matters to voters the french economy and rising costs. translator: we need to rebuild france and bring people together. reporter: on the eve of the election, macron has the momentum, but a le pen victory is still possible, and that is raising real concerns about the united fight against russia s wr in ukraine. her victory would be a political earthquake. she would probably not wreck that coalition, but raise difficult questions. reporter: tonight, voters here tell us they aren t happy with either candidate. for me, we do n
We see the more extreme party. let s hope that there isn t too much filling around in this election, which i m sure there was by russia. and at the french come out to vote and to save their country and to save there . by the, way a silent voice, jonathan we convention. the united nations. it was formed to promote peace in the world and the sovereignty in the world. where is the un? where the peacekeepers? where is the impassioned call for a cease-fire on orthodox easter? it is a wall. and it is really embarrassing, i just wonder what its future may be in a new world order that has to emerge once this carnage is over. ambassador daadler, i love to get your thoughts on what s at le pen victory in france would mean for russia s war on ukraine. it would be a major, major, major setback. not only for the effort that
Decisive choice for france, and they re talking about the kind of issues the french are voting on, those issues that the french have foremost in their minds, the rising costs of living, for example, the environment, and the war in ukraine. all issues that have come up during the campaign especially in a debate the other night, and kind of evaluating the issues without saying anything about which candidate might be ahead in this day when electioneering is supposed to be off the agendas. as i mentioned in the intro the implications of this extend far beyond france s borders. what implications might a le pen victory have or even if emmanuel macron squeaks by with a narrow margin will that change his mandate when it comes to dealing with europe for example? well, i think that s exactly what the choice comes down to.
Have told you in fact, the end of the european union. because it is not french bragging. but if we can figure the european union without the united kingdom. you can think for your geographic regions, of the european union without france. and when all the continent is facing the major challenge of the war in ukraine, to have elected one of the most important european countries, somebody who is close to putin. is of course a frightening prospect for all of our partners. frightening and went way? let me give you an example, today, france announced that they would be sending her belt hillary to ukraine. macron saying that france will continue on this route. specifically, what do you think of a le pen victory would mean for ukraine? first, i have to remind you, i think your audience that the party of marie le pen, who was low to the quote of $12