russia s expectations of a quick defeat and the taking of kyiv were quickly dismissed as ukraine fought back and reversed much of russia s early gains. in kyiv, on the anniversary, a solemn ceremony. [ speaking non-english ] ukraine s president zelenskyy remains the very public face of ukraine s resistance and was defiant in his speech. translator: if we all do our homework, victory will be inevitable. i am certain there will be victory. western allies this week pledging more military support for ukraine, including a $2 billion package from theist. speaking at the u.n. friday, u.s. secretary of state antony blinken said western support for ukraine must be unwavering. nations around the world continue to stand with ukraine, because we all recognize that if we abandon ukraine, we abandon the u.n. charter itself and the principles and rules that make all countries safer and more secure. cnn s me lilissa bell is in kyiv. what are you hearing from ukrainians a year into
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especially this character. that s what they say. if you re going to kill the king, you better kill the king. we mean that as a metaphor. figuratively speaking, exactly. but, look, he s got to take him down. all these people who are running against donald trump in the previous elections, you know, in 2016, they really didn t try to lay a glove on him too much. they thought somehow he was going to implode. but in a campaign, you have to draw a sharp contrast, and you have to explain why the other guy is unfit and why are you fit. there s no shortcutting this. i ll tell you what my prediction is for all of this off camera and we ll see if it comes true. elie, the committee is engaged in legal and political battles with people like steve bannon and jeffrey clark and may not get anything useful from them. can people like marc short provide enough information to get to real conclusions about who s responsible for that day? well, don, one of the realities of any complex investigatio
the things you just laid out it was soft pedaling it or shortcutting it or we know the conclusion? let s just put some window dressing on it so it looks like it s official but let let s wrap this baby up as soon as possible. is that what you are getting at? that s what the evidence suggests. when you look at the recent documents released about the tar pack meeting between loretta lynch and bill clinton, the fbi was more worried about spin control and public relations and punishing the person that released this information than they were about the improper conduct of the attorney general of the united states. and so time and again, we see from the obama era that they were determining the outcomes before actually conducting the investigation. that s not what the american people deserve. that s why we will fight for a real investigation. laura: congressman, weren t they also desperate to find out who leaked the clinton meeting on the tarmac with loretta lynch? absolutely. recently d
from what you can see from the things you just laid out it was soft pedaling it or shortcutting it or we know the conclusion? let s just put some window dressing on it so it looks like it s official but let let s wrap this baby up as soon as possible. is that what you are getting at? that s what the evidence suggests. when you look at the recent documents released about the tar pack meeting between loretta lynch and bill clinton, the fbi was more worried about spin control and public relations and punishing the person that released this information than they were about the improper conduct of the attorney general of the united states. and so time and again, we see from the obama era that they were determining the outcomes before actually conducting the investigation. that s not what the american people deserve. that s why we will fight for a real investigation. laura: congressman, weren t they also desperate to find out who leaked the clinton meeting on the tarmac with loretta lync