opposition candidate allowed to run. the electoral commission says turnout was 77%, which would be a post soviet record. mr putin said the result demonstrated people s trust in russia s current path. translation: whoever might want to intimidate us, - whoever might want to suppress us, ourwill, our conscience, they have never been able to do it and never will. mr putin had no credible opponents with all his opponents dead, jailed or in exile. one of the three men who ran against him even said he was happy with the outcome, calling it a victory. but supporters of opposition leader alexei navalny heeded the call he made before his death in an arctic prison last month to all turn out to vote at noon in a protest against the election. long queues formed around the country. in a rare move, mr putin mentioned his late critic by name while speaking about the election, in response to a question from a western journalist. translation: you may be surprised, but a few days before mr n
course corrections . i have known prime minister netanyahu for a very long time and while we have vehemently disagreed on many occasions, i will always respect his extraordinary bravery for israel on the battlefield as a younger man. i believe in his heart he has his highest priority as is the security of israel. however, i also believe prime minister netanyahu has lost his way. senior israeli figures, including the ambassador to the us, michael herzog, and mr netanyahu s chief political rival, benny gantz, criticised mr schumer s intervention, calling it unhelpful, counterproductive, and unacceptable. mr schumer s comments come as the biden administration continues to pressure mr netanyahu not to launch a ground offensive on gaza s southernmost city, rafah something the white house says is a red line. but talking to troops on thursday, mr netanyahu sounded undaunted. translation: there are international pressures l preventing us from entering rafah and completing the wo
course corrections . i have known benjamin netanyahu for a very long time and while we have disagreed on many occasions, i will always respect his extraordinary bravery for israel on the battlefield as a younger man and i believe in his heart he has his highest priority as the security of israel. however, i also believe prime minister netanyahu has lost his way. senior israeli figures, including the ambassador to the us, michael herzog, and mr netanyahu s chief political rival, benny gantz, criticised mr schumer s intervention, calling it unhelpful, counterproductive and unacceptable. mr schumer s comments come as the biden administration continues to pressure mr netanyahu not to launch a ground offensive on gaza s southernmost city, rafah, something the white house says is a red line , but talking to troops on thursday, mr netanyahu sounded undaunted. translation: there are international pressures l preventing us from entering rafah and completing the work. as minister
i have known benjamin netanyahu for a very long time and while we have disagreed on many occasions, i will always respect his extraordinary bravery for israel on the battlefield of the younger man and i believe in his heart he has his highest priority as the security of israel. however, i also believe prime minister netanyahu has lost his way. senior israeli figures including the ambassador to the us, michael herzog, and mr netanyahu s chief political rival, benny gantz criticised mr schumer s intervention, calling it unhelpful, counterproductive and unacceptable . mr schumer s comments come as the biden administration continues to pressure mr netanyahu not to launch a ground offensive on gaza s southernmost city, rafah, something the white house says is a red line . but talking to troops on thursday, mr netanyahu sounded undaunted. translation: their international - translation: their l international pressures preventing us from entering rafah in completing the work.
hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and all around the world, you are watching cnn newsroom. and i m rosemary church just ahead us president joe biden is set to meet with congressional leaders this week. as pressure for more aid to ukraine mounts. meanwhile, the president is on the ballot for tuesday s democratic primary in michigan, a state he is almost surely a win, but it could be a test of his support from important groups of voters and the idf presents its planned for evacuations from the gaza strip israel s war cabinet, as negotiations for an israel hamas ceasefire and hostage release go on live from atlanta. this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church and thanks for joining us. more us aid to ukraine will be on center stage this week as the us house of representatives returns from a two-week recess on wedensday with ukraine s leader blaming recent losses on a lack of assistance. president joe biden plans to ratchet up the pressure