NBC’s Lederman: The W.H. Gave Russia a Heads up About Biden’s Visit to Ukraine

LEMIRE Katty the President ░░░░░░░░ visit here so well ░░░░░░░░ White House aides are ░░░░░░░░ this morning not just ░░░░░░░░ the one year anniversary ░░░░░░░░ a few days away ░░░░░░░░ because of where the ░░░░░░░░ stands Real concerns about ░░░░░░░░ running out of ammunition ░░░░░░░░ having just launched in ░░░░░░░░ days a new offensive ░░░░░░░░ we re going to ░░░░░░░░ from Vladimir Putin tomorrow ░░░░░░░░ he s expected to ░░░░░░░░ that Russia s military ░░░░░░░░ will continue for the ░░░░░░░░ future KAY Yeah we ░░░░░░░░ been hearing throughout the ░░░░░░░░ how this visit really ░░░░░░░░ multiple audiences There s ░░░░░░░░ Biden speaking partly to ░░░░░░░░ Putin partly to American ░░░░░░░░ partly to European audiences ░░░░░░░░ also by the way ░░░░░░░░ to Beijing as well ░░░░░░░░ warning the Chinese again ░░░░░░░░ t supply them with ░░░░░░░░ weapons the Russians Well ░░░░░░░░ Kyiv President Biden now ░░░░░░░░ set to visit neighboring ░░░░░░░░ and that s where ░░░░░░░░ find NBC News Correspondent ░░░░░░░░ Lederman who s live ░░░░░░░░ Warsaw for us You ░░░░░░░░ always expecting him That ░░░░░░░░ always on the shedule ░░░░░░░░ was going to come ░░░░░░░░ you Of course now ░░░░░░░░ did this detour via ░░░░░░░░ Do you know when ░░░░░░░░ s expected to arrive ░░░░░░░░ might give us some ░░░░░░░░ of hint about how ░░░░░░░░ s getting out LEDERMAN ░░░░░░░░ don t All we ░░░░░░░░ at this point Katie ░░░░░░░░ is that he has ░░░░░░░░ safely left Kyiv So ░░░░░░░░ President is no longer ░░░░░░░░ the Ukrainian capital But ░░░░░░░░ or not he is ░░░░░░░░ in the country of ░░░░░░░░ or not we are ░░░░░░░░ finding out yet The ░░░░░░░░ House saying they are ░░░░░░░░ to release more information ░░░░░░░░ the backstory of how ░░░░░░░░ all was able to ░░░░░░░░ and how they safely ░░░░░░░░ this off once it ░░░░░░░░ safe to release those ░░░░░░░░ which may be an ░░░░░░░░ that the President is ░░░░░░░░ making his way out ░░░░░░░░ we are in the ░░░░░░░░ learning some new details ░░░░░░░░ in the last minute ░░░░░░░░ so about how this ░░░░░░░░ together with White House ░░░░░░░░ National Security Adviser Jon ░░░░░░░░ saying that this trip ░░░░░░░░ planned meticulously over a ░░░░░░░░ of months And the ░░░░░░░░ Security Adviser Jake Sullivan ░░░░░░░░ told reporters that the ░░░░░░░░ House gave Russia a ░░░░░░░░ up about the fact ░░░░░░░░ President Biden was going ░░░░░░░░ be going to Ukraine ░░░░░░░░ they told him a ░░░░░░░░ of hours ahead of ░░░░░░░░ they told the Russians ░░░░░░░░ Biden would be in ░░░░░░░░ Ukrainian capital That of ░░░░░░░░ was an attempt to ░░░░░░░░ sure that if Russia ░░░░░░░░ planning any attacks in ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen missile ░░░░░░░░ in the last days ░░░░░░░░ weeks some of which ░░░░░░░░ targeted Kyiv that they ░░░░░░░░ hopefully hold off knowing ░░░░░░░░ the leader of the ░░░░░░░░ States was going to ░░░░░░░░ on the ground there ░░░░░░░░ ll get more information ░░░░░░░░ the other logistics that ░░░░░░░░ involved in this dramatic ░░░░░░░░ really remarkable secret trip ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine as the president ░░░░░░░░ and in the days ░░░░░░░░ come but in the ░░░░░░░░ White House officials now ░░░░░░░░ for that second leg ░░░░░░░░ the trip here in ░░░░░░░░ where in addition to ░░░░░░░░ able to meet with ░░░░░░░░ President Duda as well ░░░░░░░░ NATO allies from the ░░░░░░░░ Nine the president is ░░░░░░░░ expected still to give ░░░░░░░░ major speech here in ░░░░░░░░ tomorrow just a few ░░░░░░░░ from where I m ░░░░░░░░ where he will have ░░░░░░░░ opportunity not only to ░░░░░░░░ in the rest of ░░░░░░░░ world about exactly what ░░░░░░░░ saw in Kyiv but ░░░░░░░░ to make the case ░░░░░░░░ why it is so ░░░░░░░░ that Western support not ░░░░░░░░ maintain itself but to ░░░░░░░░ in year two of ░░░░░░░░ conflict President Biden expected ░░░░░░░░ use those remarks which ░░░░░░░░ take place the same ░░░░░░░░ that President Putin is ░░░░░░░░ in Russia to try ░░░░░░░░ drive home the fact ░░░░░░░░ this continued U S ░░░░░░░░ Western assistance is part ░░░░░░░░ an effort to ensure ░░░░░░░░ security that it is ░░░░░░░░ stakes are much broader ░░░░░░░░ Ukraine and that everyone ░░░░░░░░ a vital national security ░░░░░░░░ in making sure that ░░░░░░░░ is stopped in Ukraine.”