february. see right there, exchange of flowers. ar let signs is at the white house. kate bennett joins us from traveling with the first lady. kate, what do we need to know about this visit? reporter: well, we re back in slovakia tonight. earlier today we made the surprise trip with the first lady into the south western corner of ukraine. a 15-minute drive from the border. besides the trip on mother s day, the biggest surprise was the first lady of ukraine. they ve exchanged correspondence, and meeting today was a big deal. not only is a first lady going into an active war zone. this is also the wife of the president of ukraine who has tried to keep under cover. the public has not seen her. the two women together on mother s day. as dr. biden said, it was important to express support from america on mother s day for ukraine. now, the two women held a bilateral behind closed doors for about a half hour or so that the press didn t get to see. i m told they talked about especia
are now command and control components as well as aviation assets along that border. and many of the troops who took part in the northern failed offensive above and around kyiv have now taken positions in order to participate in this offensive. it is a three-pronged attack, reportedly. coming down from the north to the east, up to the south, as they soften the ground, we suffer ourselves these towns, these front lines in the donbas region are being shelled day in, day out. we visited one, where many people are desperate to evacuate, but told us they simply don t have the means to do it. the town is no stranger to war. eight years this has been the front line of ukraine s battle with russian-backed separatists. people here are used to shelling, they have never experienced anything like this. a missile can be heard overhead, an emotional man approaches us. they smashed the old part of town, he says. as we talk, the artillery intensifies. i told him it is better to go home now b
air raid sirens are sounding across ukraine. cnn teams report heavy shelling in the donetsk region in the east, as ukrainian officials say nearly all areas there are now under attack. russian forces are claiming significant advances in the besieged port city of mariupol. as the last two ukrainian military units in the city try to fend them off. and senior u.s. defense official telling cnn the city is in, quote, a dire position right now. that s despite putting up stronger than expected resistance in recent weeks. the washington post says russia sent a formal diplomatic note warning the u.s. to stop supplying arms to ukraine, saying that some weapons shipments are adding fuel to the conflict. all of this as russia faces renewed scrutiny, top prosecutor at the international criminal court has declared ukraine a, quote, crime scene, after visiting the devastated towns of bucha and borodyanka. let s begin this morning with cnn senior political correspondent, we re hearing two
world, i m fareed zakaria. today on the program, ukraine s counteroffensive. it s being hard fought from the ground and also from the air with thousands upon thousands of drones. i ll talk to eric schmidt, the former ceo of google about the technologies ukraine will need to win this war. then what is happening in china where there are new signs the economy is stumbling. how will that impact the rest of the world. i ask the wall street journal s lingling wei. plus, a european government collapses over immigration. the continent s second longest serving leader steps down after a hard line stance. why does this issue continue to disrupt politics across the globe? i ll ask an expert. finally, i ll bring you a perso special preview of my latest documentary. we have a planet under war. it is called immigration breakdown and will teaair toni 8:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. first here s my take, last week, president biden revealing something striking about his reason t
this is gps, the global public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria. today on the program. ukraine s counteroffensive. it is being hard fought on the ground, but also from the air with thousands upon thousands of drones. i ll talk to eric schmidt, the former ceo of google about the technologies ukraine will need to win this war. then what is happening in china where there are new signs the economy is stumbling. how will that impact the rest of the world? i ll ask the wall street s journal s ling ling wei, plus a european government collapses over immigration. the second longest serving leader stps down after taking a hard line stance on refugees. why does this issue continue to disrupt politics across the globe? i ll ask an expert. finally, i ll bring you a special preview of my newest documentary on immigration. we have a planet of people on the move. it is called immigration breakdown and will air tonight at 8:0