Moments ago, President Biden told CNN he will hold Vladimir Putin responsible for recent

attacks in Ukraine.

But how?

The lead starts right now.

A global response as Russia bombards Ukraine with mass missile attacks for a second straight

day, what the president just said about the aggression in an exclusive interview with

Jake Tapper.

To this hour, another CNN exclusive won-on-one with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

His take on Republicans' chances of winning a majority in the midterms, plus, the one

question he refused to answer about Donald Trump.

And the worst is yet to come.

The new recession warning, as top economists also predict exactly when the economic downturn

will hit.

Hello, and welcome to the lead.

I'm John Burman in for Jake Tapper, and we begin this hour with world leaders pledging

to stop Russian President Vladimir Putin's reign of terror in Ukraine.

An emergency debate today at the United Nations, and the G7 heads of government, including

President Joe Biden, on an emergency call with Ukraine's president today, vowing to hold

Putin to account for the renewed aerial bombardment of Ukraine.

Zelensky pleaded with those leaders for beefed-up air defense systems to protect his country

as Russia bombs hit housing, hospitals, schools, energy infrastructure, even a playground.

Missile attacks yesterday and today killed at least 19 people in injured more than 100.

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