we spoke with wladimir klitschko, the mayor of kyiv.o the west, if you don't do something there's blood on your hands. i wonder if you think the calls will go answered? >> you know, it's really difficult to watch the inhumanity of what's unfolding there. unfortunately, quite a few people understood this was the way russia would fight this war and we should have been doing more to prevent it, doing more to help ukraine. i think the fact is the american public is already there with a desire, pressure, urgency to do more. to a certain extent our political elites that are overthinking the dangers of escalation are the ones arresting greater support to ukraine. i think that is going to start to crumble under the pressure of the populations in the u.s. and europe. and we are going to start to do more. i see some hints of that already unfolding with regards to the aperture opening up on weapons. it's just happening too slow. there needs to be a much better coordinated. and if the ukrainians ask for something, the answer is how to get to yes. t

after being in bucha recently, wladimir says he's seen some awful things.he worst dreams, worst nightmares. i never thought that anything like that another human can do to someone who was not showing any resistance, speaking of the civilians, basically. there's a special operation, it is called, is probably called the special genocide of the ukrainian people and mariupol doesn't exist any more basically, 90% of the city is destroyed and made to ash by the russian forces. and this nightmare is continuing and rolling, rolling in the direction of the west. poor defending —— we're defining also your values, democratic, the values of democracy and free choice and free world. it is something that since 2014, since then we have been fighting for and are losing our lives and we are defending notjust ours, but we're defending notjust ours, but we're defending you as well. and if we fail, you're going to fail to. that's all the sport for now. you can follow the latest on the masters on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. welcome to newsday. reporting live

after being in bucha recently, wladimir says he's seen some awful things.sistance, speaking of the civilians, basically. there's a special operation, it is called, is probably called the special genocide of the ukrainian people, and mariupol doesn't exist any more basically, 90% of the city is destroyed and made to ash by the russian forces. and this nightmare is continuing and rolling, rolling in the direction of the west. we're defending also your values, democratic, the values of democracy and free choice and free world. it is something that since 2014, since then we have been fighting for and are losing our lives and we are defending notjust ours, but we're defending you, as well. and if we fail, you're going to fail, too. that's all the sport for now. you can follow the latest on the masters on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. bye— bye. hello there. we're looking at an unsettled day of weather for friday. lots of heavy showers are in the forecast. now, the satellite picture shows a developing low pressure that's going to be bringing wet a

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joining us now is wladimir klitschko, a member of the key military defense, former world boxing championr. thank you for joining us this morning. first of all, i want to get your response for the curfew getting back in place. >> well, we have curfew for every day in the past 61 days since the beginning of the war. and curfew is important to have to stabilize the situation. especially in the city of kyiv, from the capital, where people are coming back home and city is getting filled up with people, with the citizens. and it's very complicated to have it all under control, visibly, so to speak. because, during the war, you know, like artillery defense, their military, and there are regular citizens that also want to defend, got some weapons. there are also some russian special operation forces under cover, trying to destabilize the city. so, i think all of this, put together, you have a system in control, curfew is very, very important. and the hours have been changed. we had easter just this past sunday. and this is a big, big day in calendar of the year. and obviously to have people able

official was quoted saying the united states believes many of wladimir putins assets are hidden withse family members. sanctions also impacting the family of russian foreign minister sergey lavrov along with members of russia's security council, including former russian president and prime minister dmitri medvedev. those punishments handed down as the united states and eu alleged war crimes against russia. following images of mass killings in shallow graves in bucha, a suburb of ukraine's capital. meantime, ukrainian officials urging civilians to flee in the country's eastern region on the news of an impending russian offensive. russia reportedly carried out a series of missile strikes on fuel depots overnight. russian forces are trying to gain full control of the eastern donbas region. >> and that was mark mester reporting for us tonight. u.s. officials have been quoted saying the sanctions against russia are working but still need more time to really make an impact. also overnight, a ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskiy spoke with irish lawmakers. sowinski is calling for tougher

kiev's wladimir klitschko here's what he told cnn this morning.his is the capital, this is the main prize, this is the goal. if they were stopped here then this does not guarantee that they will not return, of course, they will return, and we are waiting for this and the world must understand that if they succeed in the south and east of the country, they will return here. of course, it is easy to predict the situation from the sofas in atlanta, where, in fact, the headquarters of cnn are located. we will be back soon, who is against tomorrow at 14:55 , the vtb team is on the russia channel and get more pensioners from it 2,000 rubles. and an impressive savings account rate. that's all it will turn out easy magnet takes care of you and offers a little thing 79.90 family stores. open the cumulative alpha delivery account 20%. alfa-bank, the best mobile application works around the world millions of pets all over russia and we are different from fleas and ticks with bars drugs, but we all trust the protection of pets to bars means it is important fo

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. >> wladimir klitschko, thank you for joining us as we look at this breaking news coming out of kramatorsk, where this train station has been attacked. thank you for being with us. >> keep supporting us. >> you see here on the map where kramatorsk is in eastern ukraine. it is in this region, the donbas region where ukrainian officials say russian forces have regrouped and are poised to begin what they're calling a massive assault, a massive military effort. joining me is retired brigadier general mark kimmitt, the former assistant secretary of state for political military affairs under george w. bush. general, thanks so much for being with us. what would a war in this part of the country, as it intensifies, what will it look like? >> well, i think you and kim were talking about it earlier on. i think because of the geography being used there, the geography of this large step flat area, you probably will see more use of tanks and armored vehicles by the russians. i would expect to see a lot of fighting if the ukrainians tried to fight that same way. i think the response in many ways will be

wladimir coz meira jr. was taken into custody near his residence he is a journalist hospitalized in 2015 and 2017. president biden met virtually today with india's prime minister the session comes as india goes against the international grain by failing to condemn or punish russia over the ukraine war. white house correspondent jackie linery has details live from the north lawn, good evening. jackie. >> the biden administration has defended itself from victim of it is in the doing enough to help ukraine by saying it's led the world in condemning russia. buff india, a nuclear power with the population of 1.4 billion has not jumped on board. the president biden tried to training that. >> the united states and india are going to continue our close consultation on how to manage destabilizing effects of this russian war. >> india is the world's largest democracy but it hasn't condemned russia's invasion of ukraine has not joined western sanctions on russia, has continued to buy russian oil, and abstain from a vo

the mayor of kyiv, ukraine, vitali klitschko, on this program last month along with his brother, wladimirthe ukrainian defense force, being for more lethal aid to help them defend their city. two weeks later president zelenskyy says his military is still unable to get the weapons that they need to defeat russia including the mig 29 fighter jets to create a no-fly zone. my next guest is a decorated army combat veteran who is running for congress in florida's 7th district. corey mills' service includes nearly three years in afghanistan and time on the ground in ukraine training volunteer fighters. cory, thanks very much for being with us this morning. >> thanks for having me, maria. maria: can you assess the battlefield? we are six weeks into this war. we have heard from president zelenskyy umpteen times begging for help in terms of coverage in the air, particularly those mig 29 jets. how would you assess the battlefield? >> well, i mean, it really appears as if biden is trying to slow-roll war and perhaps benefit the military industrial complex lobbyists who are wanting to get boots on the

official was quoted saying the united states believes many of wladimir putin's assets are hidden with those family members. sanctions also impacting the family of russian foreign minister sergey lavrov along with members of russia's security council, including former russian president and prime minister dmitri medvedev. those punishments handed down as the united states and eu alleged war crimes against russia. following images of mass killings in shallow graves in bucha, a suburb of ukraine's capital. meantime, ukrainian officials urging civilians to flee in the country's eastern region on the news of an impending russian offensive. russia reportedly carried out a series of missile strikes on fuel depots overnight. russian forces are trying to gain full control of the eastern donbas region. >>that was mark mester reporting u.s. officials have been quoted as saying the sanctions against russia are working but still need more time to really make an impact to ukrainian president, volodymyr zelensky, meanwhile, is calling for those tougher sanctions against russia. also warning of a glob

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president wladimir zelensky outlining his need for more small aircraft and advanced weapons systems, claiming that russia could set its sights on other nations if it's successful in ukraine. poland moldova, romania and the baltic states will become the next target if the freedom of ukraine falls, but nato leaders say they won't let that happen, and they're ready to repel any attempt by moscow to expand the war. let it be extremely clear to president putin and his warmongering click. nato allies. already to stand their grounds, a big part of nato strategy, coordinating with the eu on ways to isolate the russian economy. president vladimir putin dismissing those efforts, claiming that russia is finding ways to work around the sanctions. we have all the resources and all the opportunities to quickly find alternative solutions and further strengthen our independence from external factors. ukraine's military said that russian forces have repositioned and are now ready to begin their new offensive in the east of ukraine. alex hogan , fox news, thousands of ukrainians are flying to mexico a

president wladimir zelensky outlining his need for more small aircraft and advanced weapons systems,ussia could set its sights on other nations if it's successful in ukraine. pollen moldova, romania and the baltic states will become the next target if the freedom of ukraine falls, but nato leaders say they won't let that happen, and they're ready to repel any attempt by moscow to expand the war. let it be extremely clear to president putin and his warmongering click. nato allies. already to stand their grounds, a big part of nato strategy, coordinating with the eu on ways to isolate the russian econo president vladimir putin dismissing those efforts and further strengthen our ukraine's min their new offensn the east of ukraine. alex abouty and repeat offenders in san recall the district attorney how are you going to address the homelessness that we see everywhere that we walk? and how are you going to dress all the car break ins? district attorney chase louboutin will join us live here in studio coming up to answer voters concerns. we will also talk live with the woman who worked if

we are going to be talking to wladimir klitschko later, who is in kyiv.e defiance and the idea that whatever russia is saying in terms of advances, as we have heard over recent weeks, and what it has captured, that ukrainians still remain absolutely intent on retaining independence? yeah, absolutely. yesterday vladimir putin said _ yeah, absolutely. yesterday vladimir putin said russia had taken mariupol. in another breath he said defenders — mariupol. in another breath he said defenders remained there. he seems to be trying _ defenders remained there. he seems to be trying to declare victories without — to be trying to declare victories without actually his forces achieving them. there have been some moves _ achieving them. there have been some moves in _ achieving them. there have been some moves in the _ achieving them. there have been some moves in the donbas. but it seems the advances are quite minor. they are being _ the advances are quite minor. they are being stalled by this incredibly staunch _ are being stalled by this incredibly staunch ukraini

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i spoke to wladimir klitschko yesterday.y got a lot of promises about planes being delivered. can you tell me definitively if they're getting through, because they're vital to ukraine's war effort. >> yeah, they are vital to the war effort, and i think that's a great question that our own jennifer griffin could be asking the pentagon spokesmatch, john kirby, because the -- spokesman, because the pentagon has been less than direct about those mig aircraft and out of concern. we've seen this week a second what looks like an attack on a russian fuel depot, and that might be a concern for this administration over escalation. you heard the discussion from the russian foreign minister, lavrov, using president biden's words against him about a world war iii because we're supplying ukraine with so much military assistance they need to fight off russia's bar barbaric invasion and invoking the specter of nuclear war is exactly what russia thinks will deter us from providing the assistance ukraine needs. stuart: you're a cia guy. you w

stuart: thank you very much former boxing champ wladimir klitschko joined me now he is part of the territorialse. his brother is the mayor. what are entity blinking in austin going to do for you. >> i believe that bliken and austin stand with the free world and the russian aggression against the senseless war and against the murdering and killing genocide the ukrainians. stuart: do you want to see president biden go to kyiv? >> i do believe eventually and hopefully the u.s. president will come and visit and i understand all the security behind it and protecting them, obviously we need to take care of our sky and if the free world cannot take care of it we will take care of it ourselves, we disney protective weapons. stuart: are you getting the heavy weapons that you need you been promised these the artillery and all the rest of it but are you getting them? >> this is day 61 of the russian invasion on ukraine. obviously we've been waiting for the weapons to defend ourselves a long time. eventually and slowly but surely we are getting it. it is not enough. we need more and as soon as possible. f