your final thoughts. just from the political. she was an incredibly generous person. she was incredibly fun to be with. she was irreverent about all kinds of things, but that final tragic irony, the thing that she spent her career trying to avoid was another land war in europe and here we are. the largest country in europe was invaded by russia. the people who persecuted or helped persecute her ancestors. so that s a tragic irony and you know, bless her memory because she really did influence a lot of us. when we return, how russia and the right wing in this country have come together on the war in ukraine, mirroring the same talking points about the invasion, but john finer will be our guest. president biden rallies the nato allies against russian
people are picking up on and the whole rationale for the war, ukraine is not a country. ukraine should be part of russia, which is a false rationale. it s something that s been picked up by american right and that is tragic. ben, rick, thank you both so much for getting us started. jason, you are sticking with me. we ll see you on the other side of this conversation because as we ve been reporting, president biden is in brussels tonight ahead of his meeting tomorrow with european allies. they prepare to show a united front against russia and putin. the president huddling with allies and is expected to announce new sanctions. nbc news also reporting today that the united states plans to permanently maintain an increased number of its troops deployed in nato countries near ukraine. joining us now, deputy national security adviser, john finer. thank you so much for being with us. the president expecting to leave troops in nato countries. nato countries hope to bolster
or months or years. but i see a dramatic shift here to be the ukrainians and marvel the world. to us professionals we stand in awe of what they have accomplished. peter, there s reporting on the war in the skies over ukraine. a biggest surprise is russia s failure to defeat the ukrainian air force. analysts expected them to paralyze the air defenses yet didn t happen. instead top gun style aerial dogfights rare in modern warfare rage above the country. the ukrainians are hanging on. we have said in again. a month after the war started. i wonder how this fact has changed the western response and from folks you talk to at the white house are they prepared as
colonel said is not the casualty levels having an impact on the units but the home front. while vladimir putin controls the media 40,000 wounded and injured and killed soldiers is a hard thing to hide coming home. the body bags and coffins and mothers and fathers see the sons coming home is not hidden and have you think an impact on the russian people s view of the war against people they consider to be brotherly neighbors. since the president has just come off air force one and ready to head to brussels for as we have sads the high stakes meetings, talk about this moment in the presidency and the skills that he brings to it. for his approval ratings in the 40s, for the criticism for inflation at home, he is getting
been hearing from president zelenskyy from day one. you have the targeting of shelters. you have according to the ukrainian government russians in hospitals and using them as human shields. we have been hearing from president zelenskyy and crying out for the international community to do things like a no-fly zone in the name of war crimes. nato s position to broaden into world war iii and cause more casual anies in european the government s take on that is what is the red line on? president biden is concerned about use of chemical weapons and what president zelenskyy has been saying to the nation which is what is the red line to push nato do more? chris? thank you so much. let me bring in peter baker, a