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And do as much damage as it can against ukrainian military, while the west tries to support it. that all suggests we could be in for the long haul, which would mean significant casualties, many of them civilian. lets pick through exactly what that means now. mark cancian is a senior adviser at the center for strategic and international studies, and a retired marine colonel. hejoins us from arlington in virginia. thank you so much for coming on the programme. in thank you so much for coming on th...

Well. and then set the stage for the talk with the president and president xi ping tomorrow, and saying the relationship between the u.s. and china is one of the most consequential bilateral relationships on the face of the earth, his words, and the secretary of state expressed concern that china is considering directly assisting russia in the war on ukraine in the form of military equipment, which is something the u.s. is warning against, outlining consequences saying secondary sanctions are on...

That i stopped him on his way out and asked after everything that weve seen, including video that zelensky played this morning and his address to congress after everything weve seen, are you ready to call putin a war criminal? his response. >> after everything weve seen, are you ready to call putin a war criminal? >> no. do you -- >> i think he is a war criminal. >> this morning the president announced a whole lot more new aid to ukraine outlining that this response is coming from the u.s., that...

Got together and said that they would punish war crimes and that led to the nuremberg trials. whats unique about this is that we are seeing, as youve just reported from mariupol, the indiscriminate bombing of civilians, which is against international law, the targeting of schools, hospitals and public buildings against international law. were seeing the breach of humanitarian cease fires. of humanitarian corridors that have been created by the russians. and of course, weve seen nuclear blackmail...

South/southeast? >> reporter: well, its the small hours of the morning. but dont expect too much of a reaction, anderson, to the latest line of propaganda coming out of moscow. those sorts of statements go back to the original intent, as outlined by vladimir putin, that this was a program of denaziification and an effort to demilitarize ukraine and return it to its neutral status. all of these justifications, so-called, for the war or outlining of the war aims taken with a bucket of salt here in...

Resupply. its a reply. this can make this a more dangerous moment. they will continue to compensate for the reduced ground capability and mass ground artillery. the teams on the ground are still there. >> nick, to you, its clear from what claire is outlining that theres a lack of trust here. there was a genuine feeling of optimism yesterday following the peace talks in istanbul. both sides starting to make concessions. are european leaders seeing signs of real seriousness by russia? >> reporter:...

Another miracle in the sweet 16 >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt reporting tonight from brussels and good evening from brussels. one month since the start of russias military surge into ukraine, president biden and 29 other nato leaders met here in brussels today looking to project unity and outlining next steps to help supply ukraine, strengthen the defense of natos borders, and further isolate russia one of the voices resonating from that meeting, ukraines president ...

Months and all of these measures are due to be approved by government ministers today. however, they have not met with the approval of striking lorry drivers. theyve been on strike for the last two weeks have a high fuel costs and they say that these latest measures are simply not enough. their strike looks their strike so how effective are these measures in aiding spanish households and businesses? aneeka gupta is director of macro economic like it is going to continue for the foreseeable futur...

Welcome, everyone, to "alex witt reports." president biden wrapped up a major speech, outlining steps the u.s. is taking to bring an end to this conflict and rallied europe to never give up. >> time and again history shows that some of the darkest moments are the greatest progress follows. and history shows this is the task of our time, the task of this generation. lets remember the hammer blow that brought down the berlin wall, the might that lifted the iron curtain, were not the word of a sing...

Its being felt all over the country. get to cnns john harwood live at the white house. john, this has been anticipated. its been looked forward to. its going to be announced. what have you learned about that announcement from biden? >> reporter: i jumped off a conference call in which administration officials were outlining what the president is going to announce in a couple of hours. its a fascinating announcement that illustrates the fine line the administration is trying to walk. on the one h...