course? i think the president going to kyiv doesn t settle that problem once and for all. ideally, it would have been great had he shown up, you know, with senator mcconnell or somebody like that who is strongly in support of the war. again, it sends a reassuring message to ukraine about american staying power. which, jonathan, is critical for europe. europe has followed behind and with the united states for the most part. this is leading from ahead, and that is what is required in this instance. we are now past 6:00. welcome to morning joe at this morning. joe, mika and willie have the day off. i want to bring in katty kay, special u.s. correspondent for bbc news, into our live, rolling coverage of this presidents day and president biden s surprise trip to ukraine, one meant to show a real symbol of solidarity, katty, with kyiv, as it has weathered russia s invasion now for 12 months. yeah, jonathan, what a day for us to kick off presidents s day, to see these images.
and smashed, but not trashed. why more of us are fixing rather than replacing our damaged devices. we ll be getting a masterclass in gadget repair. hello. let s return to our top story it s exactly a year ago today that russia launched its full scale invasion of ukraine, beginning europe s biggest conflict since world war ii. tens of thousands killed on both sides, and an estimated 13 million people displaced from their homes or made refugees abroad. the economic impact has been global with soaring energy and food prices fuelling a cost of living crisis around the world. for russia, sanctions and growing isolation from internationalfinance. more on that in a moment. and for ukraine itself a struggle to stave off economic collapse. unfortunately, the damage done by russian aggression for ukraine is tremendous. last year, we lost particularly more than 30% of our gdp. we suffered a lot. we lost part of our territory. but we are still capable, we re still able and we still c
happening now, cnn is near the tense front lines in eastern ukraine right now with just a few hours to go before russia s war hits the one-year mark. ukrainian forces bracing for the possibility of new russian strikes tonight. also this hour, a top safety official declares the toxic train wreck in ohio was 100%, 100% preventable as initial findings in the federal investigation are revealed. the transportation secretary, pete buttigieg, visiting the scene where frustrated residents are growing more and more concerned about their health by the day. alex murdaugh takes the stand in his murder trial. the disgraced south carolina lawyer admitting under oath to lying and to stealing while denying he killed his wife and son. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin with a grim milestone for ukraine and the world, for that matter, a full year since russia s brutal invasion. ukrainians bracing f
against russia. i ll discuss vladimir putin next moves as he rallies his people for a second year of this war and cozies up to china and a new report that ivanka and gerald kushner has been subpoenas. will former president trump try to prevent them from testifying. and nearly three weeks after the toxic train wreck in ohio, national safety officials are getting ready to release a preliminary report and transportation secretary pete buttigieg is heading to the area tomorrow as more residents are clearly sick, scared, and frustrated. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer and you re in the situation room. president biden is due back here on u.s. soil in just a few hours. closing one of his most significant moments on the world stage so far. cnn s chief white house correspondent phil mattingly is joining us live from poland right now. phil, the president underscored his unit against russia s war in ukraine once again today.
documents to the archivists. that s what they did as soon as they realized what was the documents were there. and his team is cooperating fully with the review. again, there s a review happening by the doj. we re going to let the process move forward. just to follow up on the question. given the position you re holding right now, there are no assurances that you can provide that there s no other classified documents out there? yes, this is an ongoing process. i ll let the process continue. it s being reviewed by the department of justice and i m going to leave it there. you referenced the counsel s statements that there s limitations to what you can say at this point in time. do those limitations extend to everything beyond what the special counsel said monday night and what the president said last night? the white house counsel, my colleagues are here to answer questions on this particular issue. i m just going to let them speak to this. they put out monday a very