this way of life. as guests in this remarkable city, so must we. if an air raid siren goes off during the show, when it went off last night and hours ago, we will need to leave this location and go somewhere more secure. now, if that does happen, my friend and colleague, alex witt, is standing by in new york to pick up coverage until i m all set and safe to rejoin you. while a raid sirens don t always mean that there is an imminent threat in the area, these are precautionary measures that we are going to abide by, particularly during the week when everyone here has been on high alert. there s been a concern that russia would mark the first anniversary of the war with an attack that would likely have targeted kyiv. but the skies around the city have actually been eerily quiet. the anniversary came and went without any major new offensives or acts of aggression by russia. fighting, however, continues in the eastern and southern parts of this country, like in and around the city
during the height of the pandemic. we ll go live to the white house with the latest. and also ahead the republican primary race in pennsylvania is still too close to call. and we may not know the results until june. but until then, former president trump is urging his candidate to declare victory right now. before all of the votes have been counted. will dr. oz bend to trump s demands. we ll have steve kornacki at the big board on where the race stands exactly. plus trouble on wall street. as the biggest loss in nearly two years and the futures are pointing toward another rocky day ahead. we ll take a look at all of that. willie? also this hour, the prime minister of sweden and the president of finland are set to arrive at white house at any moment as they press forward in their bids to join nato. they will meet with president biden after the president issued a statement supporting the bids of those two nordic nations. prooish stated that the u.s. will provide defense sup
and weapons supply in the sanctions, effective cooperation injustice for the true tribunal for putin, financial support of ukraine, and very, very important key factor. future membership of ukraine in nato. without this, nato security nothing can happen. well, they re talking, even the republicans in the u.s. are talking about fast-tracking sweden and finland. they want it done, mitch mcconnell said, by summer. certainly by the end of 2023. you know joe biden, you know these leaders, and there seems to be starting to be a break. we heard two former uk prime minister say, give them the jets they want. we heard some people in the united states say, give them the jets they want. yesterday, president biden told abc news, not now. i know joe biden, as the vice president and as the president very, very long time. and the biden
especially with rising inflation. and again, live pictures from the white house right now. president biden with the leaders of sweden and finland. a show of unity as the two countries, once neutral, prepare to join the nato alliance. we ll have much more live coverage right here on morning joe. we re back in just a moment. we re back in just a moment. every year we try to exercise more, to be more social, to just relax. and eating healthy
not not considered qualifiable. the leaders of sweden and finland are arriving at white house and meeting with president biden today. this all about their fast track approval process to become members of nato. and as we continue this conversation, we ll be watching live pictures. this conversation of course incredibly important given the fact that nato is unified as it as never before, really. because of the war in ukraine. and becoming a part of nato is not something sweden and finland had in the cards for them. but the war changed everything. and so now this meeting and more meetings ahead, fast tracking sweden and finland to become members of nato. but i go back to you, ambassador mcfaul, as we have a thousand mariupol soldiers right now with their lives hanging in the balance in russian territory.