[ inaudible ] no time? big mistake. reporter: jake, that was an assessment that lined one what we heard with his advisers over the course of the last 24 hours. not notably, president putin s announcement came hours before joe biden s speech. just a short time ago, an interview was released where the president called it a big mistake but was confident they could work things out. that underscores a subtext here. u.s. officials make clear this is a reversible position. the treaty goes until 2026. there is time to figure this out. keep in mind, this was the first agreement reached by joe biden and putin at the start of his time in office. it goes to show even on issue where is they thought they could negotiate and reach agreements, the relationship is all but imploded at this point. phil, the president is set to land back in washington in a few hours. what will await him as republicans continue to splinter on the subject of support for ukraine? reporter: yeah, there are
reckless and inhumane. i expect you to feel what the nichols family feels. i expect you to feel outrage in the disregard of basic human rights as our police officers have taken an oath to do the opposite of what transpired on the video. the memphis police chief warns the public ahead of today s release of body cam video in the death of tyre nichols, asking the community to protest peacefully. we ll have the latest in that extremely disturbing case. plus, it was supposed to be the investigation that would finally expose the deep state plot against donald trump, only it didn t find anything, and it cost taxpayers millions of dollars. we ll have more on that. and president joe biden slams house republicans for what he calls a maga economic plan. we ll play for you his comments on that and the overall health of the economy. we ll talk about it, as it comes as the president is considering a trip overseas to mark a year of war in eastern europe. good morning, and welcome to mo
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president joe biden renewed his steadfast commitment to the people of ukraine, while in moscow, russia has a lot of with the deliberative defined state fast of a nation address. his first since launching the invasion of ukraine nearly one year ago. putin repeated the lies that he has been spewing for a year, claiming that the west started the war, which he still refers to only as a, quote, special military operation. the russian president also announced he will stop participating in the new start treaty which is the sole remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the united states and russia. in warsaw, president biden responded to putin s threats to their claim that america and its allies will never back down. 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 the ukraine. he doubts that nato can remain unified. but there should be no doubt. our
ukraine. one of the most important story lines of 2023. the divide in the republican party about ukraine. alexi buchanan, thanks very much. and thanks for getting up way too early with us on this wednesday morning. morning joe starts right now. a dictator, building an empire, will never be able to ease the people s love of liberty. brutality will never ground down the will of the free, and ukraine, ukraine will never be a victim for russia. never. president joe biden marks one year of war in eastern europe with an impassioned speech promising continued support for ukraine and laying out the stakes of the conflict. meanwhile, we re were learning more about the special grand jury that investigated potential 2020 election interference by former president donald trump and his allies. we ll play for you new comments from a key juror in the case, as some republicans are still trying to figure out their messaging on donald trump and his third presidential campaign. als