beginning. this really has to be reinvigorated, regularly and routinely. this is part of that process. we have heard that message from president zelenskyy over and over. thank you for what you re doing but we need more. we have to leave it there. thank you very much for joining me. so tomorrow marks russia s commemoration of the defeat of nazi germany in world war ii. but this year s victory day, as they call it, takes on a different meaning in the midst of russia s war against ukraine. cnn s matthew chance tells us more. reporter: nighttime on the cobbles of red square. russia is planning its next steps. this is a rehearsal for the annual victory day parade, every may 9th commemorating the soviet defeat of nazi germany. it s also the dramatic stage for
poland later today. you have president zelenskyy over and over again asking for these planes. he wants to keep this in the conversation. he s also asking, as you know, for a no-fly zone and that s something the biden administration said is a nonstarter because they don t want to intensify this crisis and war unfolding in ukraine. that is the back drop of the vice president s trip to poland. the second trip to poland in the last month and the broad bowls are to reaffirm united states commitment to its allies and rally support to intensify this pressure campaign on putin, try to get vladimirputen to back down. but so far that hasn t worked. it is going to boil what was already a complicated visit. we see pictures of her leaving andrew s air base for poenld and she ll then go to romania.
but i know, as the person who s been working with president zelenskyy over two years, he s the kind of person that never gives up and this is what he shows in this type of challenge as military invasion, brutal senegal invasion from russia to ukraine now days. but i wanted to add a very important point right now. this oil ban from western countries, including the u.s. oil ban is like a big present for international women day, which is very popular. however, looking at the dynamics of the war in ukraine and american military has a tendency, we can say there can be global confidence in american super powers these days. because it does not matter if and when ukraine defends ourself. we see hesitancy in american leadership, global leadership. because what we see right now is