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support nearly a year after russians full scale invasion of ukraine. tennis top diplomat is expected in moscow, over fears that baiting might send lethal aid to support russias war. then a massive 6.2 magnitude aftershock hits turkey, just two weeks after the devastating quake that left tens of thousands dead. so, it is just after eight in the morning, and in warsaw poland, where u.s. president, joe, biden is set to begin a two-day visit following a symbolic and highly secretive trip t...

the secret planning for president bidens very dangerous travel to kyiv and the direct messaging hes sending to vladimir putin as the russian leader is expected to unleash a major new military offensive in the weeks ahead. key white house official john kirby joins us this hour. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. im wolf blitzer, and this is a "situation room" special report. president biden is in poland this hour after personally delivering a strong...

To issue a statement saying north korea now has, quote, satisfactory technology and capabilities for the re-entry of long-range missiles back into earths atmosphere. that was a capability that experts say the world was watching for, and there had been doubts about whether kims regime was able to perfect it. regarding this new claim, could they really have perfected re-entry? >> theres some debate about that, but most experts assess that this is technology well within north koreas capabilities. a...

About it. weve had a president who in a single day tweeted iran is in big trouble. no, theyre not in trouble because it wasnt intentional. yes, im going to strike you. no, im not going to strike you, all in 24 hours. and so if youre a deference planner in tehran, what are you supposed to conclude? are you supposed to think that the u.s. is really tough -- mr. trump is super tough or is he a softy because he backs down? weve seen this as a pattern, tough talk, even tough actions followed by softn...

Threats that are being built. and thats china in particular. >> china in particular. russia is also working on those capabilities. >> but thats something youre preparing for, so i imagine, nothing is off-limits, in effect? >> were developing capabilities to defend ourselves. its really that simple. >> and so the u.s. finds itself in a new, more ominous space race. >> is the u.s. at risk of losing a war? >> i think so. wed be silly to say its not a possibility. thats what any defense planner will...

Points. we have a map of the region we can pull up as well. he is saying this buildup is not just military on the borders but intel within the countries to try to turn the tide among the people. what do you think? >> first of all, everybody tells you, he says he doesnt want to do that. forget that. look at capabilities. never look at intentions. intentions can changeover night. that is what i learned as mit defense planner. look at his capabilities. there are three levels of this. one, he put ar...