tt morning vladimir zelenskiy. be brought back into centre stage. do you see this as a new effort to enter the ethical frame again? absolutely and this is happening as vladimir zelenskiy�*s ratings have tanked and petro poroshenko's ratings have gone up. it is the first time in history if a former president would be thrown in jail. tt president would be thrown in 'ail. , ., .,., ., , jail. it is an extraordinary situation. _ jail. it is an extraordinary situation. thank - jail. it is an extraordinary situation. thank you - jail. it is an extraordinary situation. thank you very j jail. it is an extraordinary - situation. thank you very much indeed. it's a question that has plagued historians ever since the end of the second world war — who betrayed the family of anne frank to the nazis? anne frank died in a concentration camp in 1945, at the age of 15, after two years in hiding in amsterdam. her diary, published after her death, is probably the most famous first—hand account ofjewish life during the war. anna hollig

ukrainians, not talk about ukraine without ukraine, to try to dissuade the current president vladimir zelenskiy poroshenko to present a unified front to russia considering they are expecting a written reply from the west regarding its demands.- a written reply from the west regarding its demands. when the defence minister of ukraine says we need to have sanctions in place now, pre—emptive sanctions before any conflict begins, do you agree with that? i agree with that. i think it may be a case of too little too late because when we talk about sanctions, are we talking about disconnecting russia from the swiss payment system? economic sanctions were tried in 2015 and did not dissuade vladimir putin. the north stream also, cancelling the pipeline project to germany, the question is, will germany go ahead with it? germany wants to have russian gas et cetera. i think it all comes down to sending a message, a strong message to let your pollutant that the westwood support resistance in the ukraine. there sending tanks, weapons, lithuania has done that and more is needed. russia knows the west suppose

vladimir putin, if you don't mean war, back off with the troop buildup. what's your takeaway on where things stand right now? >> we met with president zelenskiypartisan delegation, with the ukrainian defense minister, other officials. they know exactly the level of risk that they are facing right now. it's true, they don't want to let putin win a cheap victory of tanking ukraine's economy by panicking everyone without even having to move troops. but they understand that war is a very real possibility and they are preparing. and we're with them on this, and they're with us. putin, in a way, is the great uniter. he has united ukrainians of all different political persuasions. he has united our nato allies to stay with ukraine and with us. he's even united democrats and republicans in congress. most of us understand the united states has to stand by ukraine and against russian aggression. >> that certainly is a miscalculation, then, on vladimir putin's part. >> yes. >> let me ask you, i know the u.s. has increased the arms flow. but officials you have met with have reportedly requested more support from the u.s. how so? what are they asking for,

zelenskiy, the u.s. and its allies, will respond decisively if russia invades as russia masses troops along the ukrainian border following the call mr. slensky said he appreciates america's support. he spoke to vladimirrged him to de-escalate the crisis one week from today u.s. and russian officials are set to hold diplomatic talks in geneva. >>> the president's agenda and control of congress are at stake in 2022, as democrats and the white house enter a crucial and challenging year cnbc senior white house correspondent kayla tausche with the look at the political battles and foreign policy issues that could define the new year >> reporter: from the white house to capitol hill, in 2022 democrats will be vying to keep their slim government majority at least ten senate races in critical swing states and house republicans hoping to flip more than the 63 seats during president obama's first term. >> if you're a democrat and president biden won your seat by 16 points, you're in a competitive race next week you are no longer safe >> reporter: beset by inflation and another covid wave, democrats must decide what comes next a controversial rule change to voting rights, a slimmed down social spending package,