you watching here in the united states, canada and all around the world, i m kim brunhuber. ahead on cnn newsroom, the u.s. is sending more aid and military hardware to ukraine but one key weapon isn t included. a look at how this could affect the spring offensive. plus surfing during a hail storm in california. some of the extreme weather hitting parts of the west. meanwhile, other places could see as much as eight feet of snow this weekend, and rising prices apparently aren t going anywhere soon. a key indicator, rising in the past month. a look at what that means for consumer. announcer: live from atlanta, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. as russia s war on ukraine wenters year two, president vladimir putin is now claiming the west is trying to destroy russia and break it up. putin made those remarks in an interview on russian television saying he had proof of those plans. president biden said recently the u.s. isn t plotting to attack russia. all this
def defense ive positions have been firing four caliber munitions fur the city and an american army veteran is among the latest army many members who lost his life in the war. since the war began the biden administration provided ukraine with billions of dollars worth of military aid, but it s been a hard no on sending ing advanced fighters jets, at least for now. we have the details. reporter: president biden said that he is ruling out for now sending advanced american fighter jets to ukraine, despite ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy asking for those jets as the country braces for an offensive from russia in the comes weeks or months. now, president biden spent the week saying that the united states will stand by ukraine, but as far as those f-16 fighter jets, he says he is still ruling