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u.s. joe bidenkyiv, in a dramatic show of support. we re live with russia s reaction to the visit as president vladimir putin is set to deliver a speech of his own on the so-called special military operation. plus, in the u.s., over 30 million people look at that map, under winter alerts across every western state. the latest from the weather center ahead. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with paula newson. joe biden is set to begin a two-day visit, following a symbolic and secretive trip to ukraine. in the hours ahead, mr. biden will be speaking with the ukrainian president. that follows a surprise stop in kyiv monday. an unprecedented presidential visit to an active war zone with no significance u.s. military presence. you hear this. sounds alarming. it s air raid sirens. they can be heard, as you see there, with volodymyr zelensky. and it was a reminder that this is a wish. white house officials say that the president was intent on taking. mr. biden wanted
USD/RUB Analysis Today: USD/RUB extends bearish trend, hitting mid-term lows near 88.9800. Watch for effects of U.S. GDP data and OPEC meetings on the pair.