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
supplies. russia fought back cutting most of europe off from a vital gas pipeline. oil and gas prices and energy bills skyrocketed. at winter drew closer the race was on to store enough energy. storage targets were surpassed. at one point europe had so much natural gas prices in some countries dipped below zero and lng tankers unable to unload at ports. a major grain producer and the black seaports also sent food prices soaring up 14% in 2022 compared to the previous year according to the u.n. s food and agriculture administration. this absolutely is crisis mode. what do you think is going to happen when you ve taken a nation that normally grows enough food to feed 400 million people and you sideline that? reporter: yet after hitting multidecade highs last year inflation in the waste is