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on how putin will mark the anniversary has intensified. so, far kremlin has dubbed its assault on the neighbor as a, quote special military operation. but ukrainian officials warned that putin could use tomorrow s platform as an excuse to escalate. one dramatic option is to formally declare an all out war against ukraine, and mobilize recruits. some analysts are betting that the opposite could happen. that putin can actually seek to de-escalate, potentially by declaring some form of victory. either way, they warn ukraine is likely hours away from entering a new phase. joining me now is ambassador william taylor. he was the former u.s. ambassador to ukraine. ambassador, thank you so much for joining us this morning. what are your thoughts about putin s message for tomorrow? do you agree with the analysts that are saying both options are going to be optically and realistically bad for putin to embrace? i do, katie. i think he is in a bind. he has made a terrible decision,
they are the ones who are actually victorious, at this point. ambassador president biden, at this point, are saying that u.s. intel sharing with ukraine stories are quote, counterproductive. until from your, story would value could actually be derived from intentional leaks? or of the really just gone too far as of now? katie, we have seen some value in some of these leaks, prior to this. we have seen leaks that suggests that the russians are going to try to conduct a false flag operation. do something in blame it on the ukrainians. we have seen deterrence. when we expose, it that says to the russians, maybe we can t do this. that was useful, that was affective. this is different, however. in this case, less is better. less is more. let s talk about the intelligence that we are providing to the grain. that would be better. that is we are providing
will putin view them as provocation? or worse? i ve got the person who will ask for question. former ambassador to ukraine s bill taylor joins me next. on this mother s day, let s acknowledge that many people who want to become parents need a little help from science and medicine. and how the overturning of roe could have a very real impact on access to ivf in this country. i am going to tell you how, coming up later in the show. before we go to break, i go to derek brown to get you caught up on the top stories you might have missed. good morning katie. thank you. heating up as one of the largest fire while fires continues to burn in new mexico. thousands of people refusing to evacuate in new mexico. they say they are staying to protect their generational homes. but officials say they could soon run out of food and water. we have new surveillance video released by the lauderdale county sheriff s office in the search for the former correctional officers vicky white and inmate casey
national sovereignty. this is very important for us. thank you so much for joining us this morning, ambassador taylor, we appreciate your time. thank, you katie. coming up, so much for leaving it up to the states. before roe has even been officially overturned, senator mitch mcconnell is already floating the possibility of a national ban on abortions. will the games do to fight back? we ll ask representative deborah ross, she was part of the pro-choice caucus, and joins me live, next. ins me live, next. bubbling in the pot just till they taste what we ve got ow, ow with a big, fresh carrot and a whole lot of cheese and the mirror from your van is halfway down the street well, you can say that wait, what? i said, someone just clipped the side view mirror right off the delivery van. when owning a small business gets real, progressive gets you right back to living the dream. now, where were we? why, you were fixin to peel me. [ laughter ] why, you were