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♪ ♪ good morning. im kristen fisher. >> im jim sciutto. joe biden is meet virtually with g7 leaders and the ukrainian president as the world marks one year since russias full-scale invasion of ukraine. the u.s. has pledged another $2 billion in aid to the country and announced new sanctions against russians, and the people who help them around the world, particularly procuring weapons for that invasion. defense secretary lloyd austin vows the u.s. will stand by ukraine, using a p...

Ended as quickly as possible, because putin doesnt care. he seems to send his people as cannon fodder. its a different story for the west. >> secretary lloyd austin said the war on cnn this morning, that the war will most likely end with negotiations. china says it has a peace plan. do you consider china a credible mediator to this war? >> not a mediator, but they can play an important role, but which china are we talking about? the china that seems to want to normalize relationships with the u....

A kharkiv native who lived and worked in moscow since the 90s. in her previous life, she was a renowned whale scientist. but since february 24th, shes dedicated 24/7 to helping the people of ukraine to survive and to defeat the russians. >> i arrived in the morning on the 23rd. just take a look at what they did to us. i want you to see. see how my town looks now. >> did you have any conversations in the early days of the war with any of your russian friends? i mean, you lived in moscow for many ...

>> and just look at how the front lines of this war have evolved over the course of the past year. in that time, more than 8,000 ukrainian civilians have been killed, entire communities have been decimated, leaving 5 million people displaced in their own country. another 13 million refugees scattered around the globe. and still russia occupies only 11% of ukraines land. this morning, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy speaking directly to his troops, confident that they will be able to get ...

Part of the g7. this is a widespread effort from the u.s. government. treasury is involved, the state department is involved, the commerce department is involved. the state department is rolling out 200 plus new sanctions on individuals and entities for supporting russias war in ukraine, going after proxy groups in ukraine. the commerce department is going after exports, s that are going russia that. is critical. they are targeting more than 90 companies across the world, including chinese compa...

Service in your background. what struck me reading your piece is the cost. you describe it as fighting at democracys edge. and you asked one of the volunteers. he said, not once have i asked myself am i doing the right thing? do you find that commitment to the cause is still there after one year of a bloody war? is it fading at all or has it held fast? >> good morning. thanks for having me. jim, i think its held fast. i was really struck by the resolve, both of the local ukrainian volunteers tha...

Difference of resolve in this war. its an existential fight. if ukraine loses, there is no ukraine. ukraine must win. >> when we met volunteers there, some of them are veterans with fighting experience. we met folks who have not been in combat zones before risking their lives. >> holding a gun for the first time. matt, you were there in the beginning of the war. then you went back to see how things were almost a year in. what changed during that span of time in terms oh of the volunteer and fore...

Right now. do you disagree? >> well, everything we give them, almost everything were giving them now was viewed at once not necessary or escalatory. so tanks are a good example. that debate over tanks was finally ended, but because of that delay, i dont think the first abrams will get to ukraine before 2024. the same thing will be said in the future for f-16s or the longer range weaponry. we stalled himars, and then they changed the course of the war to a large extent. they pushed the russian fo...

To convince china this is a bad idea, its against their economic and diplomatic interest. >> we have talked some time about republican colleagues of yours who say its time to stop or seriously pull back aid to ukraine. not a majority at this point, but a very vocal minority. do you see bipartisan support for ukraine fraying in the coming weeks and months under a republican-led congress? >> look, im concerned about a long-term impact, that this war could go fierce. right now, i see a very unified...