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>> that is a very good point. of course putin has 5,000 word rant he wrote last summer about ukraine, the history of the ukraine really in russia. and he called ukraine and russia one people. he thinks of this country as part of the russian empire. when the soviet union disintegrated 1991 the territory was small as it's been since 1694. put want to put it back together. i think it has back into the morale piece, russian soldiers, this is like trying to kill their cousins in the ukraine. there are long-standing ties, the cruise chef was ukrainian. michael koerber's office had a father was in uk...

President biden. it is also polling that shows that vladimir putin has a higher approval rating than biden among republicans. what does this say about the state of the republican party if they favor a russian dictator over the president of the united states? >> that's exactly right. these are people who will favor almost anybody as long as they can use it to attack their political opponents. and this case, the democrats on the president of the united states. we should be surprised anymore. these are people who will play politics when american children are being gunned down in their schools. th...

Infrastructure of lviv. i would like to address international organizations, asking for support. we need you now, and we need you here. >> reporter: he's pleading for tents, food, medical supplies. he says more than 400 cultural and educational facilities are being used to house the displaced. here, a school, a place of learning in normal times, now a place of refuge for families not knowing their next move, other than it won't be going home. >> translator: it is difficult to imagine how this craziness began. for the sake of what? for what reason are they killing people? what have we done to d...

>> reporter: lviv, an historic city in need of help. the impact of this war being felt well away from the front lines. now if you would like to help people in ukraine who might be in need of shelter, food and water go, to cnn.com/impact. you'll find several way there's you can help. as russian forces began the invasion of ukraine, vladimir putin made a threat, which brought back memories of the cold war. coming up, how western countries are analyzing the russian president's nuclear stunts. we'll be right back.

A gallon to match the adjusted for inflation back in 2008, but this is something americans are feeling. a lot of analysts are saying this will continue to rise. yesterday you saw a big tumble in oil prices. here's why. a lot of buzz that maybe now that the market is -- countries are starting to grapple with the fact that russian oil will be moved offline, there will be other supplies, other ways they'll be able to try to make up that short fall in global markets. it could be that the worst is there for oil prices and relief for gas prices down the road, alex. >> the pain of this war being felt...