The Lead with Jake Tapper

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky addressed the United Nations Security Council, describing the death and devastation in Ukraine in graphic detail and confronting the reality that the U.N. and individual member countries have not stopped Putin or Russian troops who continue their attack. This as scenes from more towns across the country, such as Borodianka, show the utter destruction Russian forces leave as they move through residential areas. And, as the war continues, the United Nations says more than 4 million Ukrainians have fled the country and at least 7 million are internally displaced.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the town of Bucha, near the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, bodies of civilians have been found lying strewn across the street and in mass graves. Mayor of Bucha Anatoliy Fedoruk estimates as many as 300 people were buried in the town. President Zelensky visited Bucha and said that it is "very difficult to negotiate with Russia" after this, while Russia denies its responsibility for these atrocities and says the images of bodies are fake. CNN correspondents bring reports from Bucha and from across Ukraine, and Jake Tapper is live from Lviv.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Kremlin is pointing fingers, accusing Ukraine of hitting a Russian oil depot. But, is Ukraine actually to blame or is this a Russian ruse? Also, there is panic is Russia as sanctions set in. Quality of life is deteriorating as the average Russian scrambles to buy what he or she can. World leaders are also pressuring Putin to try to end his deadly, ruthless invasion. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Putin’s troops may be losing one battle, but are they winning the war? NATO and the Biden administration point to small victories for Ukraine amidst blunders by Russia. But, Putin continues to pulverize south and east Ukraine. So, are we headed to some sort of stalemate ending with two different countries, an occupied Ukraine and a free Ukraine?To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Russian bombs rain down upon civilian parts of Ukraine after the Kremlin claimed its attacks would stop. CNN’s on the ground where one missile struck. Also, President Biden’s hour long call to Ukraine’s president with a new offer of assistance. Meanwhile, Biden’s also confronted with a protest right outside the White House and new calls for action from the parents of an American Marine detained in Russia. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The White House is adding skepticism to Russia’s so-called strategy shift which claims forces will retreat from the capital city Kyiv. Ahead, a member of Ukraine’s parliament helps push back Putin’s army as a member of the Ukrainian resistance. Plus, as refugees flee Ukraine, medical foot soldiers move in to offer their expertise in hard hit areas of Russia’s invasion. Also, the January 6th investigation committee wraps up its investigation, zeroing in on a suspicious seven hour gap in Trump call logs as rioters stormed the capital.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Just moments ago President Biden insisted that the U.S. is not pushing for regime change in Russia even though he does not that Vladimir Putin should remain in charge. How much weight will his words carry? Rep. Michael McCaul of the Foreign Affairs Committee joins to discuss. Plus, a federal judge says former President Trump and one of his lawyers likely committed a crime by trying stop the election process on January 6th, 2021. Who decides if Trump will actually face charges?To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CNN visits a children’s hospital in Ukraine and meets an 11-year-old girl shot in the face by Russian soldiers while trying to escape Putin’s war. Plus, an exclusive interview with the woman who was in charge of protecting America from cyberattacks. Why the threat from Russia is unprecedented. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

President Biden says NATO has never been more united and that Putin was betting on the exact opposite. This as he warns there will be a response if Russia uses chemical weapons. Plus, with all eyes on Russia and Ukraine, North Korea's Kim Jong-un just tested a missile that could reach the United States.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A theater sheltering innocent civilians and a children’s hospital are some of the targets of Russian strikes turning Ukrainian neighborhoods into dust. Also, President Biden is about to land in Brussels for what could be some of the most important meetings of his presidency.  Plus, a handful of senators are going all in to attack Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, accusing her of being soft on crime as she tries to land a seat on the Supreme Court.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices