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Go to Economist.com and get your first month free. Tonight, two presidents, two speeches, two very different messages to the world, the dramatic

split screen.

As Russia's war hits an inflection point, the American president in Europe defending democracy.

Democracy is the world will stand guard over freedom today, tomorrow, and forever.

His Russian counterpart, defending his illegal invasion of Ukraine.

They are responsible for the escalation of the situation in Ukraine,

for the huge numbers of casualties.

At the center of it all, alliances,

some steadfast, some dangerous, nuclear threats,

and a devastating war nearly a year old

with no end in sight.

Appetites of the autocrat cannot be appeased.

They must be opposed.

This hour, Christina Montpore interviews Polish President Duda in a CNN exclusive.

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