here outside of the united nations, watching alongside beside me is chief security analyst jim sciuttohouse correspondent kayla tausche, and what did you hear there, jim? >> that is the key message and the reason that he ended there on the ukraine and the message to the world and you could read it as an appeal for the sake of ukraine, but also a challenge to the members of the body, and perhaps some prodding. he said it is essential to the u.n. charter sovereignty, territorial integrity and human rights which are all three violated by ukraine with an invasion by choice of russia, and he notes for second year in a row, they were darkened by the invasion of ukraine by russia, and he said, we will be judged by if we stand up in, and the u.n. was founded by the destruction of world war ii to prevent another devastating war, and here we are 70, 80 years later with the largest war in europe since world war ii, and it is persisting for the second year, and his message is in effects, we cannot as members of this body committed to what we are committed to let it go on, and by the way, if we mem

jim sciutto is at the u.n. where all of this is going down. jim? >> reporter: that's right, boris. the message here today, and it was a firm one from the u.s. president, is that russia'sing a xw aggression in ukraine will reverberate far beyond ukraine and europe's borders.ng a aggression in ukraine will reverberate far beyond ukraine and europe's borders.g a aggression in ukraine will reverberate far beyond ukraine and europe's borders. a aggression in ukraine will reverberate far beyond ukraine and europe's borders.a aggression in ukraine will reverberate far beyond ukraine and europe's borders. aggression in ukraine will reverberate far beyond ukraine and europe's borders. but he said after the brutal fighting and a steady flow of aid, cracks in the west unified front are emerging to some degree, more than half of the american public opposes sending more aid to ukraine. and now some house republicans are using those funds as a political bargaining chip. president biden argued the fate of ukraine is the fate of every free nation. >> russia believes that the world will grow weary

. >> our jim sciutto is there at the u.n. >> reporter: this, certainly, brianna and boris, a crucial moment for ukraine and biden, the u.s. president, addressing the nations here this morning, for the world as well. saying that russia's invasion of ukraine, by violating its borders threatens not just ukraine, but if that's allowed to stand, it threatens the borders of countries across the globe. whether the threat be from russia, china, iran, north korea. this is, of course, happening as ukraine's counteroffensive is grinding away for months. it's making progress, according to senior u.s. and british officials i've spoken to. but a concern is the american public is losing patience. and some u.s. officials questioning just how far in fact ukraine can go. here at home a recent cnn poll show the majority of americans oppose now spending more money, more financial assistance to ukraine. house republicans have stripped those funds out of a proposed spending bill, possibly setting up a showdown in washington. that is the harsh poli

. >>> let's bring in jim sciutto at the table and bloomberg editor bobby gauche. you take issue with some of the criticism here from republicans on this iran deal. it was interesting brett mcgurk, national security coordinator for the middle east talked to jason who was held in iran for more than 500 days. are you hopeful we will see a day that iran stops taking hostages like this, his answer, no, not under the current system. the critics say this doesn't deter iran. >> here is the trouble. that hostage diplomacy has become a thing. not just iran, russia, china. they take americans and people of other nationalities in effect as collateral, as hostages they can gain something either to pressure the united states or to gain something in return. prisoner of their own nationalities or money or other concessions. this is becoming more of a weapon not less of a weapon. invariably and by the way, both republican and democratic administrations made deals with iran and other countries and russia, by the way, to release. in which case you give something up to do that. the a

we have jim sciutto there at the u.n. following every bit of this. question, you'll hear a lot of empty phrases sometimes at the podium at the u.n., policy proposals, cliches. this is not that. it was a powerful message. it was a scary message, impassioned one and one that comes at a perilous time, not just for ukraine, still more than a year and a half into the bloodiest war since world war ii but also president biden and others argue for democracy around the world. under attack, being stress-tested in effect, not just overseas but here in the u.s. with he here is international chief christiane amanpour, and also joining me international ambassador to nato kurt volker. christiane, to you first, you and i were speaking about this, this was a moving speech. it was an impassioned speech that can only be delivered by a leader of a country such as him. whose country is going through a horrible war. he accuses russia of genocide, he accuses russia of weaponizing food and nuclear power. does his message? >> i think it does. with zelenskyy, he has to refine

cnn max is about to launch and our jim sciutto is helping to lead the charge. >> so we're glad to hang a trio for the last time in at least a while. >> yes. >> right. >> on tv. >> on tv. we'll still hang out in the hallways. >> plus studio is right next door. so you may not have heard at home but cnn max is launching tomorrow. i'll have a show in the afternoon in addition to covering breaking news. it is going to have so much of the stuff that you guys love on cnn. christiane amanpour, wolf blitzer, you name it plus a lot of new stuff and i'm part of that and looking forward to it. >> and the door is always open if you want to come back. i hope the same is true, we could pop in. >> yeah. if you -- with an invitation. >> i'll look for mine in the mail. >> if i bang on this wall, would you hear me during your show. >> it is on the other side of this big red wall. but it is going to be exciting. listen, you guys could watch at home like this but you could also watch via the max app when you could get anywhere. and we're going to be covering all of the stuff that cnn does the best. >> and

. >> cnn chief national security correspondent and anchor jim sciutto with us in studio. thank you for being here. we want to walk through the issues that biden is likely to tackle in this speech today. >> big picture, he will make a pitch for democracy in effect. that's the dividing line that the biden administration sees. and they're not alone in that. you have the u.s., its allies in the west and the east, aligned against russia and china and iran in north korea, in places like ukraine, of course. russia's invasion of ukraine but also concerns about chinese aspirations for taiwan. iran's various aggression in the region there. he's going to say, we need to stand for this. we have successfully stood for it in ukraine. here are the other ways we're trying to do that. but this is a defining battle. that's going to be his pitch. and he's going to say, of course, there's a heck of a lot more work to do. >> president zelenskyy of ukraine is here. he's not only meeting with biden. he's meeting with congressional leaders. i thought this exchange between scott pelley of "6 and

and that says a lot to me at least about america's standing on the world stage and i know that jim sciuttoscene talking about the possibility that donald trump could win re-election here in the u.s. you've covered so many of these meetings. and how do you feel perceptions of america's role in the world have changed over the course of the last few years as we've seen the trump presidency unfold and then the continued interest in his candidacy here at home? >> many of the diplomats are trained not to speak out. they know things can change and change quickly. the trump reign at the u.n. was like it was in the united states. it was hold on to your hats. he did bring the u.n. securities council down for a lunch and i think that nikki haley then the ambassador did a pretty good job of containing donald trump. but i didn't think that trump called off an attack with not much time to spare on rafrn. i mean, things were happening and he took the u.s. out of unesco, canceled the climate deal. if trump gets back, i don't foresee a change in these policies. >> yeah, i think that's right. and i think th

jim sciutto, what's your big takeaway from what we just heard from president zelenskyy?ry honest answer from him. when you asked the question, what's happening with the counteroffensive and are you happy with the progress and where will it go from here? he said in so many words, we don't know for sure. he injected hope into that conversation. but he's acknowledging what everybody sees, which is what western allies want and what ukrainians want, and when i spoke to u.s. officials in private, their conversations, analyses, and assessments are very measured in terms of not just how far they've gone so far, but however they can go in the coming months and years in terms of achieving his objective of getting back all the territory russia has gained. i also heard from him some more gentle prodding of western allies for more weapons. he made the point. he says, listen, russia has long-range artillery and rockets, we need the same. i've heard bill do it in a somewhat testier way in the past. i think he was tempering that message somewhat, perhaps in the response to the message h

jim sciutto, don't go far. we'll get back to the studio. >>> we'll get back to that very soon, but we're also tracking this huge story. the tearful reunions, five americans officially free and back on u.s. soil this morning. wrongfully detained in iran for years, they touched down. you see the hugs from their families just before sunrise today. the new details of the release. the new video that we're getting in from just this morning. >>> plus, migrant shelters in the u.s. border city of el paso have been over capacity for weeks. why locals are now warning of being, quote, on the cusp of a third wave. cnn is there. >>> and india has expelled a canadian diplomat after explosive allegations coming from none other than prime minister justin trudeau linking india to the killing of a citizen on canadian soil. we'll be back. en you shop wayfair, you get big deals for your home - every day. so big, we'll have you saying... am i a big deal? yeah you are, because it's a big deal, when you get a big deal. wayfair deals s

. >> so, again, no ukraine aid in this stopgap measure, and our jim sciutto actually spoke with the congressman, who had this comment following the vote, and i'm quoting now, this is a victory for putin. early this week a standalone bill funding ukraine lost in the republican caucus, the reagan doctrine is dead among republicans. we have 45 days to clean this up. so, alex, is that going to be a priority, in the next 45 days -- again, the senate has yet to vote on this and pass it as we just saw, but if indeed that is the case and there are 45 days to work with, is it your feeling that ukraine will be a priority again or find its way in the next package? >> i think that's exactly the right question, will it be a priority. because if the debate is, is there going to be funding for ukraine or is there not going to be funding for ukraine, funding ukraine is the majority position in the country and on capitol hill. the senate minority leader, mitch mcconnell, very outspoken that now is not the time to go wobbly in support for ukraine. of course, the president and the democrats in congress also suppo