off to his parents divorce, and of course a little boy and yet it is strange from his father. this was also inspired by stephen's own family relationships. he did have a difficult relationship with his own dad for a long time and family relationships. children being a strange, single mothers, they always play quite a strong role in spielberg's films. that's really heartbreaking. in some ways. i know who you are just before i let you go, have there been any other surprises at this year's berlin? all that you think are worth mentioning i let me tell you about the earth shooting star ceremony yesterday and not really surprised. this is something that happens every year. they introduce them a lot of upcoming actors from all over europe to the public. and these people are not known yet, but may well become very famous. let me just tell you a few names that have been through this program before. daniel craig, rachel, vice carrie mulligan, alyssa of kander were all in this program before they became famous. so we may well be seeing a lot more from those people. they come to bowie and they introduce to casting agents and have

a very exciting week. and i actually was there at the ceremony. are you last night? okay, we'll have to keep an eye on them then. thank you so much for reporting that her leader a borrow while president joe biden has followed up a surprise visit to ukraine with talks in poland, widen has matthew polish president on j. duda and the leaders of other countries on eastern flank. he says the alliance is stronger than ever, and diplomatic mission comes just days before the 1st anniversary of the invasion of ukraine. ah, looking at live pictures right there of the stage where bitin is set to speak, we will be bringing you live, a coverage of his address starting shortly. we just heard on j duda speaking, he's just wrapped up so that should be coming up any minute. now as we wait for bite and let's get more from our washington correspondence to me, so misconduct back here with me in the studio. so me real treat to have you back here. how important do you think best a trip as we've just seen,

biden on this surprise visit to ukraine? now he's in poland. what you can, the message will be from the u. s. president there. so i think the message is going to be, again, this is the message he keeps hammering home, that the u. s. is standing behind ukraine and will continue to stand behind ukraine and that its allies continue to do so as well. it was very important for president biden, at least according to white house, to come back to poland, where he spoke essentially a month after the war had broken out at where he spoke about the u. s. as a, the importance of the u. s. a support for ukraine and importance of polish support for all of the u. s. as allies to stand together. and i think that's something we're going to hear again, another important message that we can expect to hear from president biden, to something he said last year in a speech in poland again, which is that this is not award that will last month or even perhaps a year and we have to be ready to be in this for the long haul. as we look at these live pictures here, and i'm expecting that door probably to open papa. right? yeah. last time, you know, at any moment, but you asked how important this trip is for president by what's important on

several fronts. so 1st of all, for the president to show, as i said that his white house administration means what it says when it promises to support for ukraine. coming, of course, not empty handed as he came with this announcement of another half $1000000000.00 in support for ukraine, including things like javelins and more military aid, which ukraine has been asking for more ammunition, notably clear. i'll just add that he didn't say anything about fighter jets, which i know ukraine has been asking for, and that's been the latest ask for you from ukraine rather for us and also for your a p and allies. but this is an important symbol, symbolic step for, for president biden, to come back to the same place and say the u. s. is not going anywhere essentially that that support remains. and it's also important for him back home. he is under increasing pressure over the year 2020 to the u. s. allocated a 100 and a little over $112000000000.00 in aid to ukraine. that's a lot of money over one years time we're talking about again military economic,

humanitarian aid and questions are starting to be asked in the u. s. while there is widespread support still pretty quick questions are starting to be asked, particularly from republican members of congress. how long does, as long as it takes actually me and how that can be a serious concern for ukraine or for poland? well that's, that's an important question. and i think, you know, if you listen to democratic members of congress, they say no, that is not a concern. and most republicans also say that's not a concern. of course, you know, that's the question that d w put to republican members of congress who came to the new security conference and they were very clear. mitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader, was very clear in munich to say, this is not an issue. look, we republicans are sure because we do continue to stand behind ukraine. but the reality clear is that there is the small faction in congress in the u. s. congress of republicans. we're increasingly vocal about their questions about the support that is flowing to ukraine. some of them want to see better oversight,

how the money is spent, where it is going. and again, the small faction that is quite loud has said, why is it that the u. s. continues to spend so much money on this war and ukraine when there are plenty of issues at home to address and, and one point there that's important to mention president by making this trip as there's been this catastrophic trained derailment in ohio. and some republicans, a members of congress took to twitter to say, why is the president not visiting this trend are relevant, but going to ukraine to show support there is something doesn't add it as a distraction in d. c. well, to me, if you're just, i just wanna tell our audience, if you are just joining us, we have been waiting for biden to start speaking in warsaw at the royal castle. where expecting that to begin any moment now, and we will be bringing it to our audience live as it comes up. i'll be coming back to our correspondence to me some misconduct later. for now though, let's turn it to some background information. we know that nearly one year into the war, russian and ukrainian troops have been walked in a battle without either side,

making significant progress. and it has been much discussion focused on weapons and ammunition, but both sides also need soldiers to use them. so let's take a closer look now at whether a troop numbers can actually make a difference on the battlefield. was near the town that had seen some of the wolf, most ferocious and prolonged fighting ukrainian soldiers load the howitzer and fire work. they loaded up and fire again. one shell after the other directed, and russian troops pushing forward towards buck mote. little to hold with a little now do they manage to advance ask yourself when they do it through massive attacks and a large amount of manpower mobility when the enemy comes to our positions. and there are a lot of them will, you know, they have much more firepower when our infantry has to retreat to more favorable positions supported the quarter. mark you, sir, be sure he can pull with the units. shells appear to be hitting the target. the

media officer of the 80th assault brigade saying russian casualties are literally mounting. but every dead russian soldier is replaced by another. or just the replaces were their bodies. i just piled off there though, there's a trench, were they just don't evacuate their wounded or killed. and they just leave them there and sent more waves than waves of people. oh, it's agree, some image and a claim that cannot be verified with independent access to the front line limited. it's impossible to count the dead or ascertain how many trips are fighting well, but there is widespread consensus that moscow has a larger pool of people to draw from and is ready to do so with force if necessary . these pictures from september when the kremlin announced the mobilization of 300000 reservists fronting protests and defiance among russian men of fighting age . her they are 5th and not the columbus imminent,

potentially sending tens of thousands more troops into battle welling or not. russia's president recently suggested that he didn't distinguish between his fighters the but i was volunteers with those who signed a contract and serve under that contractor. those who came for military service through mobilization, believable, they all carry out this sacred duty or to the home loud. and you know, everybody is equal the before the home level, you'd be learning with muslims in seattle and terms of shit, man, power, ukraine, and russia's armies are like david and goliath. but that's not all this to it. say keith and its allies. russia continued to introduce a large numbers of troops into, into the theatre. those troops sure, feel equipped in the old terrain. and because of that, there are incurring

a lot of casualties. and we expect that that will continue o statements like that are unlikely to reach many people and russia, just like the ukranian claim of russian bodies piling up near the back mode frontline thought with countless russian soldiers failing to return home after a year of war. more men of fighting age could have valid reasons to say they're unwilling to become cannon fodder and proteins rule of all that if it plays out like that biblical tail of david and goliath won't be decided by trip numbers alone . if you're just joining us, we are waiting for president joe biden to speak in warsaw. i'm just, he should be coming out in the next few minutes by in the meantime, we do want to take a closer look at the situation on the front lines in ukraine after the war. there has been described as an artillery war and shelling is crucial for both sides to contain the others advance for ukrainian troops that requires

a stealthy set up and a quick getaway to evade brushing retaliation or correspond it matches. pulling our reports from the front lines in eastern ukraine, the d 2 through the woods or call would give away the so just position here in the smarter was section on the front and east and were coming at now alive at to you as president joe biden. he is in warsaw abbey historic royal castle, where we are expecting him to speak to lindsay polish ukrainian american flags meeting. great, and the last president as he returns to poland to eat in his eyes. let's see if we can listen n low poem. we're great now is president, do know prime minister, mr. prime minister, mr mer ball, the former ministers and presidents as well as mares and polish political leaders

from all across the country. thank you for welcoming back to poland. you know, is nearly one year ago. the only one year ago i spoke of the rural council, her warsaw, just weeks after latimer brewton had on least his murderers. a saw on ukraine, the largest land war in europe since world war 2 had begun. and the principles that had been the cornerstone of peace prosperity debility on his planet for more than 75 years. we're at risk of being shattered. one year ago, the world was bracing for the fall of game. well, i guess come from a visit to keith and i can report, keep stand strong. he stays proud. he stays home. and most important stands free. when

russia invaded, wasn't just ukraine being tested? the whole world faced the test for the ages. europe was being tested, america was being tested, nato is being tested. all democracies are being tested. the questions we face were as simple as they were profound, wouldn't respond. or would we look the other way? would it be strong? were to be weak? would we, would we, would we, the, all our allies would be united or divide it one year later, we know the answer. we did respond, we would be strong, we would be united, and the world would not look the other way. rule. so face one mount questions, but the commitment to most basic principles. what we stand up for the sovereignty

of nations, where we stand up for the right people are free from naked aggression. we stand up for democracy one year later. we know the answers. yes, we won't stand up for saturday and we did. yes, we weren't stand up for the right people to live free from aggression and we day and we were stand up for democracy and we day and yesterday i the honor to stand with president zaleski in gave to declare that we will keep standing up for the same things, no matter what. when president boon ordered his tanks to roll in ukraine, he thought we would roll over. he was wrong. the rank you crazy people are too brave america europe a coalition of nations for the atlantic to the pacific. we were to unified

democracy was too strong. instead of an easy victory, he proceed and predicted, put left, but burn out tanks and rushes, forces and delay and disarray. he thought he'd get the fiddle ization of nato. instead, he got the nato ization of finland and sweden. he thought nina would fracture and divide. instead, nato was more united and more unified than ever, than ever before. he thought he can weapon eyes energy. to crack your resolve your varies all. instead, we're working together to and europe dependence on russell what russian fossil fuels he thought autocrat like himself were tough. leaders of democracy were soft. and then he met the i will of american nations everywhere. the refuse to accept the world governed by fear and force. he found himself in war with a nation led by

a man whose courage would be forged in fire and still president zalinski present upon present food is confronted with something to day. did you did think was possible a year ago? that democracy the world had grown stronger? not weaker. but the autocrats of the world grow weaker, not stronger. because in a moment, moments of great upheaval, uncertainty that knowing what you stand for is most important. and knowing whose dance, right, you makes all the difference the people, paul, will know that you know that in fact, you know, you know it better than a one here in poland. because actually solidarity means through partition and oppression when the beautiful city was destroyed. after the war saw uprising during decades under the iron fist of communist rule,

poland endured because you stood together.