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support nearly a year after russians full scale invasion of ukraine. tennis top diplomat is expected in moscow, over fears that baiting might send lethal aid to support russia's war. then a massive 6.2 magnitude aftershock hits turkey, just two weeks after the devastating quake that left tens of thousands dead. so, it is just after eight in the morning, and in warsaw poland, where u.s. president, joe, biden is set to begin a two-day visit following a symbolic and highly secretive trip to ukraine. in the hours ahead, mr. biden will be meeting with the polish president in warsaw castle...

the secret planning for president biden's very dangerous travel to kyiv and the direct messaging he's sending to vladimir putin as the russian leader is expected to unleash a major new military offensive in the weeks ahead. key white house official john kirby joins us this hour. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer, and this is a "situation room" special report. president biden is in poland this hour after personally delivering a strong message of support to the people of war-torn ukraine. his high-stakes, high-risk trip coming at ...

To issue a statement saying north korea now has, quote, satisfactory technology and capabilities for the re-entry of long-range missiles back into earth's atmosphere. that was a capability that experts say the world was watching for, and there had been doubts about whether kim's regime was able to perfect it. regarding this new claim, could they really have perfected re-entry? >> there's some debate about that, but most experts assess that this is technology well within north korea's capabilities. any prudent defense planner has to assume that north korea has a re-entry vehicle that can delive...

About it. we've had a president who in a single day tweeted iran is in big trouble. no, they're not in trouble because it wasn't intentional. yes, i'm going to strike you. no, i'm not going to strike you, all in 24 hours. and so if you're a deference planner in tehran, what are you supposed to conclude? are you supposed to think that the u.s. is really tough -- mr. trump is super tough or is he a softy because he backs down? we've seen this as a pattern, tough talk, even tough actions followed by softness and sweetness and light. what i'm conditionered about is miscalculation. a defense planne...

Threats that are being built. and that's china in particular. >> china in particular. russia is also working on those capabilities. >> but that's something you're preparing for, so i imagine, nothing is off-limits, in effect? >> we're developing capabilities to defend ourselves. it's really that simple. >> and so the u.s. finds itself in a new, more ominous space race. >> is the u.s. at risk of losing a war? >> i think so. we'd be silly to say it's not a possibility. that's what any defense planner will tell you, is, don't look for the ideal outcome, plan for the worst day, so that you can sur...