President Biden says NATO has never been more united.

The lead starts right now.

Biden claims the united unified front is the exact opposite of what Putin was betting

on when he invaded Ukraine.

This, as he warned, there will be a response if Russia uses chemical weapons.

Plus, it is likely Putin's number one target the capital city of Kiev, but so far Russia

hasn't been able to break through.

CNN got an exclusive interview with Kiev's mayor.

And with all eyes on Russia and Ukraine, North Korea's Kim Jong-un just tested a missile

that could reach the United States.

This is CNN breaking news.

Hello and welcome to the lead.

I'm Pamela Brown in 4JTAP, where we begin with breaking news out of Brussels, where

the president is rallying world leaders at an emergency summit, discussing new ways to

punish Russia for its unprovoked invasion of Ukraine.

President Biden insists NATO has never been stronger despite the Russian President's intentions.

Putin was banking on NATO being split.

My early conversation with him in December and early January was clear to me he didn't

think we could sustain this cohesion.

NATO has never, never been more united than it is today.

Putin is getting exactly the opposite what he intended to have as a consequence of going

into Ukraine.

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