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Ukrainian release. somehow, that path has led him to the role of wartime president at a perilous moment for his country. is it fair to say he was an unlikely presidential candidate and a thoroughly improbable wartime leader? >> i think that is fair to say. he is a man of extraordinary achievements and capabilities. >> reporter: capabilities widely noticed through his recent example of leadership. zelenskyys videos from the streets of kyiv are being watched everywhere, calm, determined, insistent...

Putting -- exerting mounting pressure on russia in every venue is going to require a massive diplomatic effort. i think the administration is doing a good job here. we also need to ramp up the delivery of capabilities. now is not the time to turn off delivering air defense and antitank systems. if anything, we should be grabbing every singer we can find in the united states and in europe and providing them to ukraine, something on the scale of the berlin airlift or opening up ground convoys from...

Yesterday within a short time frame of the russian invasion beginning, germany took decisive resolute action to take nord stream 2 off of the table. today we followed with our own complementary authorities using the powers and capabilities that we have. we have always said in the context of nord stream 2 and the context of the steps that we are taking with partners and allies around the world that one in the most important tools we have in our arsenal is transatlantic unity. the fact that german...

What are you hearing since we last spoke 90 minutes ago? where are we? >> well, pretty much the same. four axis of advance certainly into ukraine proper itself. some of that resistance is having some impact on the russian advance but the outcome is predictable. they will be able to achieve all of their military objectives. it is just a question of time is a factor here. ukraine military doesnt -- they have the will to be sure and they have a fair amount of skill but they just dont have the capab...

They are becoming a lot more concerned. when you talk to people in uniform, ukrainians who are wearing a uniform, there is an excess of a exuberance when you consider their capabilities facing off against one of the most powerful armies in the world that is now within striking distance of some of the most major cities in the country. the hardware that is coming to bear on this country is something that most ukrainian forces just dont have. and that is why when i was speaking with somes former an...

Russian elites who are complicit and their family members. those that shared in the kremlins corrupt games and stored wealth in yachts and cars will share in the pain of the measures. these are the most impactful sanctions the u.s. has taken. financial sanctions are just a part of the response. we are also unveiling an unprecedented set of export restrictions developed closely with japan, canada, new zealand, united states and taiwan. sweeping restrictions to impair putins military capabilities ...

In 2014 and weve just withdrawn from afghanistan. biden may be sincere but it is still questionable whether putin believes him. >> if you were advising president biden, what would you tell him to do? >> youre asking what i would do on the 21st move of a chess game when i think the moves were a mistake. i dont think we have deterrence. i think were approaching this as if were in a crisis situation right now. on friday, the biden administration told european thats the invasion could come within th...

Theyre going to try to live with it and lift restrictions. might your state be next? then, two teenagers, one white, one black. both in a fight in a new jersey mall. why was only the black teenager thrown to the ground and handcuffed by police? well, his mother is speaking out. welcome to "the lead." im jake tapper. we start today with our world lead and warnings from the west that russia is not telling the truth, that it is increasing its capabilities to increase ukraine and that it may be st...

Ground in ukraine, according to ukrainians, the best they can do is provide more arms and weapons and support as ukrainians are trying to fend off the well equipped russian military. two dozen russian nations announcing in a donor conference organized by the brits yesterday that they will contribute more aid to ukraines military including another $350 million that will be coming from the biden administration making more than a billion dollars overall during the course of the run up to this confl...

And supported the ukrainians and what we have been doing now is standing by. there is more to do, we could do it and we should be doing it. steve: lets just be clear what you mean. limited time it can be an exhausting answer. youre not talking about american troops, everyone agreed about that. how can we help specifically. >> we have indirect fires, and direct capabilities, so does nato and all kinds of things that we could be helping with without having to put ground troops in their. that is wh...