During the briefing, Beshear referred to the flooding as a "painful, difficult disaster" and reiterated how this was one of the worst disasters to hit Kentucky in years as the death total has risen to 22.

Gov. Beshear gives update on Kentucky's transition from response to recovery regarding week of severe weather "This is particularly true if Russia assesses that the US cannot or will not support the European NATO countries in a war with Russia."

Andy Beshear and Eric Gibson, director of Kentucky Emergency Management, are holding a news conference Monday morning to give an update on the flooding and severe weather aftermath that has taken the lives of 21 people.