visit to kyiv, and i can report that kyiv stands strong! kyiv stands proud! it stands tall, and most important, it sends free. speaking today in warsaw, the capital of a former soviet bloc countries, the president pledged unflagging merrick in support for nato, which poland joint in 1999 and it was firm commitment to ukraine. one year into this war, putin no longer doubts the strength of our coalition. but he still doubts our conviction. he doubts our staying power. he doubts our continued support for ukraine. he doubts whether nato can remain unified. but there should be no doubt. our support for ukraine will not waver. nato will not be divided, and we will not tire. the president also accused russia of committing crimes against humanity in ukraine. vladimir putin, for his part, gave this as his rationale for the war. turning during his annual address to the russian people. [interpreter] the elite of the west do not conceal their ambitions. which is to strategically
soon. putin s speech comes with new reporting this morning on china s growing concerns about russia s weakened status on the world stage. meanwhile, we will hear from president joe biden later this morning as he is in poland now to meet with allies following that historic trip to ukraine. also ahead, the maga members of congress staying on brand, criticizing the president for visiting ukraine. we ll go through some of their comments. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, february 21st. with me here in new york, way too early host and the white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. at the table with joe in washington, pulitzer prize-winning columnist at the washington post, eugene robinson. former white house press secretary now msnbc host jen psaki. editor for the washington post, david ignatius. also with us, founder of the bulwark, charlie sykes. joe, incredible, staggering, historic scenes yesterday of president biden walking th
good thursday morning i m erica hill. i m jim sciutto. we are following breaking news this morning out of michigan. cnn learning disturbing details about a plot aimed at killing jewish elected officials in the state. among those targeted the michigan attorney general. we ll break down the details of that plot. coming up. plus today a pennsylvania man is expected in court after investigators say he hid explosives inside his luggage headed for orlando. investigators arrested him after he fled the airport. the latest on that case and the growing skcrutiny facing the aviation industry. and meeting with sergey lavrov for the first time since russia invaded ukraine. we ll bring that conversation to you. we want to begin with the breaking news out of michigan. the state s attorney general confirming she was one of the targets in a plot to kill jewish elected officials in that state. polo sandoval and john miller joining us now. polo, first tell us the details of the plot as
We begin with news of a potential meeting between two of washingtons biggest geopolitical rivals. Kim jongun may be heading to russia where he would meet face to fmeet facetoface with President Putin. Kylie, first to you. How does the u. S. View this meeting . Sounds troublesome. Well, listen. A spokesperson said that the u. S. Is urging north korea to cease negotiations. Any Arms Negotiations with russia. This comes as xis also saying the u. S. Has information that its kim jongun who is expecting to have a meeting to engage with President Putin in russia. Of course, this comes as we have heard from u. S. Officials over the last week or so that there are active pursuits between north korea and russia now of an additional arms deal between the two countries. W we dont know exactly when this meeting between putin and kim jongun could come, but New York Times which first reported on the possibility of this engagement is that their reporting is that its supposed to happen this month. Weve
On the run. Schools closed in the area as new Surveillance Camera images reveal new clues about how c convict may be surviving and a new search area. Special counsel jack smith is still investigating, and following money, and where the fundraising money was spent as part of the conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election, and what it could mean for Donald Trumps unindicted coconspirators. The far reaching Unintended Consequences as north koreas president kim jongun could be soon speaking with Vladimir Putin. Sara is off today, and im here today with kate bolduan. Police are expanding the manhunt from a killer who escaped a prison in pennsylvania one week ago. They say that convicted killer Danelo Cavalcante has been spotted overnight and they have photos. Two School Districts in the area are closed today because of the concern that the escaped killer could be hiding nearby. Danny freeman is with us now for the very latest. What are you learning . So, john, you really said it. The search i