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♪ you're live in the "cnn newsroom." i'm jim acosta in washington. and we begin this hour with the war in ukraine and its global implications. the director of the cia confirms what cnn has been reporting that the u.s. is confident that china is thinking about providing lethal aid to russian troops in ukraine. the agency does not believe a final decision has been made. and today, the white house is urging caution. >> you know, beijing will have to make its own decisions about how it proceeds. whether tell provides military assistance. but if it goes down that road it will come at ...

Julie mentioned world leaders. right now, angela merkel really in a tough place. trump has been critical of her. how do you perceive their relationship proceeding? >> this is one of the most interesting story lines that people should watch. trump himself doesn't believe in the european union as a project, steve bannon doesn't believe in the european union as a project. angela merkel is a stunningly weak leader at the moment. she opened the borders, refugees and migrants. she's working with the european union in brussels that's issuing, dictating quotas of migrants. we are watching as trumpism ...

Julie mentioned world leaders. right now, angela merkel really in a tough place. trump has been critical of her. how do you perceive their relationship proceeding? >> this is one of the most interesting story lines that people should watch. trump himself doesn't believe in the european union as a project, steve bannon doesn't believe in the european union as a project. angela merkel is a stunningly weak leader at the moment. she opened the borders, refugees and migrants. she's working with the european union in brussels that's issuing, dictating quotas of migrants. we are watching as trumpism ...