going to be released was the biggest joy in my life. to have him sitting next to me and in my home with me is the biggest christmas present i could ever ask for. he s a grown man, big boy, but always your baby, right? that s true. always my baby. tile e. this is serious stuff. let s talk about your journey. i mean, it is harrowing. you were detained by russian forces at a check point and then held for ten days. seriously we were looking at the video they captured. you in a transfer van or something. and then after that you just kind of disappeared. we didn t know what happened to you. what did they tell you, did you have any idea what was happening? to begin with, no. so i was sitting at the check point for i think it was like seven hours.
position of strength. exactly as you said. because their military has done so well. ukraine s former prime minister was on cnn a bit earlier. he is doubtful russia is actually more open to negotiating. here it is. here is the thing. they will be open for real negotiations when? because we need to pave the way to this peace. the first pillar is we need to fast track delivery and shipment of lethal weapon to ukraine. second pillar is i ask our western froends ramp up sanctions. the third pillar is the strong ukrainian military and unity within the european union and nato. the stronger we are, the better chances we have to cut a deal with russians but not as of now. it sounds like he is telegraphing to the west, don t let up. real negotiation won t come from
reporter: the white house is pleased to see this development, hallie. it fits into their broader message and strategy. one of the main tools out of this pandemic is through increased vaccinations. they re very encouraged by what they ve seen so far in terms of people showing up for appointments for the pfizer doses that have already been approved additionally. very hopeful that will continue for those who got moderna and century the j&j show. comes in a week president biden s message wa don t get complacent. don t let up. he wanted people to be aware of that. yesterday a very important headline in terms of easing travel restrictions. something many overseas travelers hoped for, given that for 21 months there really were restrictions and requirements for people coming from more than 33 countries, that as of november 8th will be lifted, if those people coming in to the u.s. are fully vaccinated. we re talking about much of europe. talking about china.
economy. the progressive agenda has by and large become the biden agenda and democrats have seized the opportunity to use the federal government to tangibly improve millions of people s lives. there are going to be lots of bumps in the road. democrats are not going to get the political credit for it they deserve, i think, but it s working. please, keep at it because this thing is not over, the pandemic, and economic inequality and there s a lot more to do. don t let up. there are two infrastructure packages working their way through congress that will do more than just build roads of the it will provide broadband internet access and a clean energy standard which we ve talked about a lot. there s just a lot of potential to help a lot of people. democrats can only pass this kind of legislation if they maintain control of congress, and republicans of course are doing everything they can to make that as difficult as possible. we ll talk more about the latest threat to voting rights, next.
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