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be more we re going to have to talk about as well. first, i want to be crystal clear about the problem. there are two leading causes of inflation we re seeing today. the first cause of inflation is a once in a century pandemic. not only did it shut down our global economy. it threw the supply chain and economy out of whack. especially were more recovery responses weren t available. especially in the areas that rely on semi conductors. the supply challenges have been hampered by the onset of delta and omicron viruses. and you ve all seen it. you ve all felt it. and this year we have a second cause. a second cause. mr. putin s war in ukraine. you saw we saw in march that 60% of inflation that month was due to price increases at the pump for gasoline. putin s war has raised food prices as well because ukraine and russia, two of the world s major bread baskets for wheat and corn are essentially completely stalled. ukraine has 20 million tons of grain in storage and silos ....
a government as soon as possible. the uk s opposition leader, sir keir starmer, pulls out of a speech today, as durham police investigate whether he broke lockdown rules last year at a gathering where he was pictured drinking a beer. i m just not entertaining at the prospect that keir starmer is going to be fined and my frustration about this whole situation is that the conservative party, daily mail in tow, have thrown loads of mud at keir starmer for no other reason than that they think dragging down keir starmer, politics in general, will get borisjohnson off the hook. more than 20 charities call on the british government to halt plans to move millions of people onto a benefit called universal credit. mps in the uk call for more protection for child social media influencers who could be at risk of exploitation. and bbc news reveals how untreated sewage is being dumped illegally in rivers across the uk, putting health and nature at risk. hello and welcome if you re watching ....
the top of the hour on cnn newsroom, good to be with you, i m victor blackwell. and i m alisyn camerota. just into our newsroom, the pentagon says the u.s. is finding signs that vladimir putin s military is forcing ukrainians to enter russia. ukraine s president puts that number at more than a million people. the u.s. has not assessed a figure yet. today, putin s propaganda took center stage in moscow against a backdrop of military parades, putin gave a national address to recognize victory day in russia, and he falsely blamed the west for the war he started. the u.s. and its allies are also noting what putin did not say. he did not declare war or try to mobilize more troops as analysts had speculated. he also cancelled the victory date air shows across russia that had been scheduled. the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. said that putin is recognizing that he has no victory to claim. russian strikes are claiming more lives on the battlefield. ukrainian officials fear as ....
this is cnn breaking news. hello and welcome to all of you watching us here in the united states, canada, and around the world. ukraine is reporting progress on the ground as its counter offensive in the kharkiv region takes back more territory and inches closer towards the border with russia. ukrainian forces have now retaken a village just 21 kilometers, or about 13 miles from the russian border, and shouldn t be confused with moldova, the country. it s the latest village to come back under ukrainian control. meanwhile, ukraine says russian forces have made few advances in luhansk and the donetsk region. russians have attempting to surround ukrainian forces and in the luhansk region, new drone footage shows stunning devastation of a town. the drone appears to have been used by the russian military as they track ukrainian troops amid intense street fighting. all right, for more on the situation in ukraine, let s bring in isa soares in lviv. isa? a very good morning ....
of course shouldn t be confused with the country moldova. it s the latest village to come back under ukrainian control. meanwhile, ukraine says russian forces have made few advances in luhansk and the donetsk region. despite heavy bombardments on a number of fronts. russian forces have been trying to move south from the kharkiv region in an attempt to surround ukrainian forces defending d donetsk. and new drone footage shows stunning devastation. the drone appears to have been used by the russian military as they track ukrainian troops amid intense street fighting. for more on the situation in ukraine, let s bring in isa soares in lviv. isa? very good morning to you, kim. we are keeping a very close eye this morning on the besieged city of mariupol. it s just after 8:00 a.m. here and humanitarian corridors announced by russia are now supposed to be open to allow civilians to evacuate from the azovstal steel plant. there s no word yet on whether fresh evacuations have ....