military equipment and weapons. he also said the u.s. will be steadfast in its support for ukraine. i thought it was critical that there not be any doubt, none whatsoever about u.s. support for ukraine in your war against the brutal attack from russia. for all the disagreement we have in congress on some issues, there is significant agreement on support for ukraine. this is so much larger than just ukraine. the two leaders also walked out on the streets of kyiv paying respects to the thousands of ukrainian soldiers killed in the conflict. vice president harris said russia has committed crimes against humanity in ukraine. russia s ambassador to the u.s. responded by accusing the u.s. of trying to demonize russia. it comes as the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. warned china it would be crossing a red line if it were to provide lethal aid to russia for use in ukraine. four u.s. officials familiar with the matter tell nbc news the u.s. believes china may already be providing non-
every single day what the meaning of the word courage is. freedom is priceless. it s worth fighting for. for as long as it takes and that s how long we re going to be with you, mr. president. the white house did tell russia hours earlier that president biden would be there. officials said mr. biden wanted to deliver a powerful message of u.s. support for ukraine just days before the first anniversary of the war. the president deciding on friday that traveling there was a manageable level of security risk. the visit coming after vice president harris accused russia in munich this weekend of crimes against humanity. later speaking with me exclusively about it. the legal significance of that as a former prosecutor, well, the significance is that we have made a formal declaration. it s very important that the united states speaks truth, difficult though it may be for some to hear. and former president carter surrounded by family after the 98-year-old s decision to begin hom
headquarters in new york city on this presidents day. there are high stakes today. joe biden, the first president in modern history to travel to a war zone without u.s. troops already on the ground. the message his visit is sending to ukraine, america s allies and the american people as he gears up for another run at the white house. how is vladimir putin responding to the president s diplomatic slap in the face as the kremlin tries to spin something positive out of a war marked by frustration and failure? we ll have a live report from moscow coming up. and ron desantis welcoming political attacks from his fellow republicans saying this morning if, quote, people aren t firing at me, then i m not doing my job. but how long until he starts firing back? a lot to get to. let s start with president biden already on the move, heading to poland following the unannounced and unprecedented visit to ukraine taking the opportunity to literally stand with president volodymyr zelenskyy
conversation about how to approach classics from the past in today s modern world. our thanks to jacob soboroff for that report. we ve got a lot to cover in our second hour of chris jansing reports, let s get right to it. at this hour, president biden is on his way to poland, as we learn new details about his high risk surprise stop in kyiv. back at home, the maga wing is already slamming the president s trip. could it actually lead to an end to what some republicans call a blank check for the war. at michigan state university students strugtology struggling to return to some sense of normalcy. and we are live in jimmy carter s hometown as the former president receives hospice care. our team is here and around the globe with the latest developments. they re all here for us. speechless and joyful is what i m hearing about the mood in kyiv right now after president biden s surprise stop there. josh letterman, you re in warsaw where the president is headed now to meet
today s headline from the national review. president biden in kyiv, walking in a war zone amidair raid sirens and no real guarantee of security. the white house took all the steps it could, slipping out of d.c. in secret early sunday morning, swearing the reporters on board to silence, even taking their phones. air force one got him as far as poland, but after that, no marine 1. potentially no beast either. the president s legendary bombproof limo. the white house is being tight lipped about every detail so far. president biden relied on the ukrainian rail service, a ten-hour train journey from the border to kyiv. a source familiar tells nbc news the president could have gone to other easier to access locations inside of ukraine, but that he chose kyiv to highlight the capital is still standing. and he did, making a point of declaring it such, and promising that the u.s. will help as long as it takes. we have details on what went into this extraordinary trip along with what r