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saturday. i'm frederica whitfield. russia's expectations of a quick defeat were dismissed. in kyiv on the anniversary a solum ceremony. >> [ speaking non-english ] >> ukraine's president zelenskyy remained the very public face of ukraine's resistance and defiant in his speech. >> translator: if we all do our homework, victory will be inevitable. i am certain there will be victory. i don't think i want it this year. >> western allies this week pledging more military support for ukraine including a $2 billion package from the u.s. and a new round of sanctions on russia. but ukraine has...

administration acted indecisively and waited too long, letting the balloon float across the continental u.s. for days. president biden says the military advised him there would be less danger to the public in shooting down the balloon once it got over the ocean. lawmakers are reacting sharply and along party lines. >> i want to start by doing something that i don't do very often, which is commending joe biden for actually having the guts to shoot this down. that was the right thing to do. that is absolutely what the president should have done. unfortunately he didn't do that until a ...

welcome back to the cnn newsroom. i'm jim acosta in washington. across the globe, major landmarks are lighting up in the colors of ukraine as the war there enters its second year. it's a stunning milestone for a battle many thought would end with a quick defeat by russia's powerful military. as vladimir putin's tanks rolled across the border last february. there was little hope that kyiv would be able to stand up to moscow for very long, but ukraine has shocked the world and perhaps russia most of all with its strength and determination. that defiance has come at a heavy price for...

a very good wednesday morning to you, i'm jim sciutto. >> and i'm erica hill. we begin this hour with new details about the victims and also the gunman in that deadly mass shooting at michigan state university. first, the three people killed who have now been identified and so young, 20-year-old brian fraser, 19-year-old arielle anderson and 20-year-old alexandria verner. the 43-year-old gunman we've learned apparently did leave behind a note and a criminal history that includes a gun charge, but what is still unknown this morning, the motive, and also how he got the firearm, which w...

oren liebermann at the pentagon. let's go arlette at the white house. >> reporter: president biden offered his first comments on the situation regarding that chinese spy balloon just moments ago, saying they are prepared to take care of it. president biden has been receiving briefings since tuesday, including potential options relating to how they could address this. here is how he answered reporters' questions moments ago. you heard president biden say we are going to take care of it. officials here at the white house say the president is consistently being briefed on the various op...