. it was an electoral resolution when president zelenskyy was elected. there was a strong crowd of ukrainians who wanted him to lead the country and that s what we have. he is a representation of the ukrainian spirit and pretty much any ukrainian you speak to on the streets of kyiv or anywhere else . you are my most favorite person to talk to in that region of the country. igor, you are my most favorite person to talk to you about just about anything. music or war. a deep thanks and we will continue to call on you this week. and allie will be back at 8:00 p.m. to anchor an entire hour from ukraine with a week of news and headlines from there. we will talk to him back here again tomorrow. we will put the questions in case someone needs the answer.
haul. for you and all ukrainians, your mind the world every single day with the meaning of the word courage is. all sectors of your economy and all walks of life and it is astounding. astounding. it is priceless and worth fighting for for as long as it takes and that is how long we will be with you mr. president, for as long as it takes. reporter: has long as it takes is a message delivered on ukrainian soil when the largest war since the second world war shows no sign of ending. russia abandon early goals of capturing kyiv and all of ukraine . days grinding on and
bit longer. when we come back, today s images of president joe biden in kyiv may well go down as the iconic images of his presidency. but on this day, presidents day, as john heilemann just mentioned, we re also thinking of that other great president in our country s history, jimmy carter. his long life of service stands apart from all others. historian and documentary filmmaker ken burns will be our guest after the break. and later in the hour, just when you thought it was safe to exhale, republicans in michigan have turned to an election denier to lead their party. why the big lie just won t go away. deadline: white house continues after a quick break. don t go anywhere. continues aft. don t go anywhere.
if russia s losing, to deal. if it is a, for, moscow is kind of heads i win, tells you lose. it depends what you mean by or ukraine winning. the point is, ukraine has already won a great victory, which is putin had the intention of getting rid of the ukrainian government, capturing kyiv, and reducing uk that s over. we shouldn t underestimate what s a colossal thing that is, in historic terms. as a success for ukraine, and in defeat for russia. it means that, even if russia keeps some bits of ukrainian territory, the vast majority of ukraine will now move towards the west. the speed of that, moving towards the european union, will depend on ukraine s own capacity for reform and of course, western aid as well. that s already a tremendous