President Biden says Ukraine will never be a victory for Russia, could it end up being

a loss?

The lead starts right now.

Two world leaders, two starkly different messages, a NATO rallying cry from Biden, while

Putin blames the West for forcing him to invade both leaders, bowing to stay the course

as Russia's brutal invasion of Ukraine nears the one year mark.

Plus, I'll speak with a congressional Democrat from Minnesota, assaulted in her DC apartment

building, why she's now blaming a segment on Fox for threats to her that came afterwards.

And, as the EPA demands Norfolk Southern clean up its toxic train wreck in Ohio, Democratic

and Republican governors are blaming the company for corporate greed.

Welcome to the lead I'm Jake Tapper, and we start in our world lead today with President

Biden's big speech in Poland earlier today, marking nearly one year since Russia's unprovoked

invasion of Ukraine.

Biden reaffirmed the U.S. commitment to Ukraine reminding the world that there's more

at stake than one country's savantry, sovereignty, the freedom for all future generations, he

said.

There is no sweeter word than freedom.

There is no nobler gold than freedom.

There's no higher aspirations than freedom.

Americans know that and you know it, and all that we do now must be done so our children

and grandchildren will know it as well.

Biden's speech also seemed a clear rebuke of Russian President Putin whom Biden named

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