Ukrainian Commander In Mariupol Appeals To World Leaders For Help

Laura Coates Live

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🗓️ 20 April 2022

⏱️ 42 minutes

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A Ukrainian Commander in Mariupol calls the situation there critical, saying, “We only have a few days, or even hours left”. That, as sources tell CNN the U.S. is prepping another $800 million weapons package for Ukraine. Andrei Illarionov is the former Chief Economic Adviser to the Kremlin. He joins to discuss Putin’s state of mind, and says a Russian energy embargo could end the war within one month.Florida Algebra teacher Octavio Hernandez joins to talk about his State rejecting new math textbooks, citing “prohibited topics”. Plus, the DOJ says it will appeal this week’s federal court ruling voiding the travel mask mandate if the CDC determines it is still necessary, and Ukrainians fight back against the Russian Donbas offensive.Hosted by Laura Coates and Jim Sciutto. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is CNN tonight.
0:03.0	I'm Jim Sudo.
0:04.2	As Anderson said, live from Lavive, Ukraine, along with my good friend Laura Quote's
0:08.4	back in the U.S.
0:10.4	And there is tonight very dire news out of the besieged city of Maryapul in the south
0:14.7	of this country.
0:15.7	Hundreds of Ukrainian civilians, including women and children, as well as soldiers surrounded
0:21.7	by Russian forces and fearing for their lives.
0:24.8	A Ukrainian Marine Commander is now pleading with the world for help, calling for an international
0:30.8	evacuation effort there.
0:32.8	He says, and I'm quoting, it may be his very last statement, because Ukrainian forces have
0:39.5	in his words a few days or even a few hours left there.
0:43.7	He said, we are surrounded.
0:45.2	You're about to see that desperate plea in just a moment.
0:49.9	We do know there is a quote, unprecedented effort by the U.S. as we speak to race yet more
0:55.8	weapons to Ukraine in a critical new phase of the Russian invasion.
1:01.0	We're learning tonight that President Biden is likely to announce another $800 million
1:06.1	in security assistance.
1:07.3	That means weapons for Ukraine soon to add to some $800 million he approved just last
1:13.2	week.
1:14.2	This as Russia intensifies and expands its assault on the Donbass region in the eastern
1:19.8	part of this country.
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