examined the evidence, we know the legal standards, and there is no doubt these are crimes against humanity. vice president kamala harris says russia must be held accountable to actions against ukraine. meanwhile secretary of state antony blinken meets with his chinese counterpart to address the suggested surveillance balloon shot down earlier this month and it comes with king jong-un issuing a direct threat to the u.s. and south korea. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this monday, february 20th. i m jonathan lemire alongside nbc s ali vitali. we have breaking news this morning. president joe biden is in ukraine. he made the trip ahead of the one-year anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine. he had been scheduled to depart tonight from washington to poland. he would give a speech marking the anniversary of the war and the u.s. s commitment to ukraine s cause, but he made this trip days in advance. we re seeing now brand-new images of president biden
you have not been able to tell that much during the last year because of the war, about the fact that this country has a rich and distinct culture? i was standing in between two great cathedrals. one cathedral is behind you, saint sophia of the 11th century. and this, one st. michael s cathedral, was ruined by the way, by bolsheviks insurgents, and was fully rebuilt. but this is the great square, it shows how rich the ukraine history is, and russia right now, they are robbing artifacts from museums, so they steal also our history, because ancient kyiv started from here the place where we are standing right now. and russians all the time or trying to take this on their behalf, the rich history of ukraine. but going back to the 30s, this has been a struggle for ukrainians. they have always felt that association with russia is meant to diminish the cultural heritage. vladimir putin said it on the night he declared the special military operation, that it is not a place of
ali velshi filling in live from ukraine, starts right now. hi, ali. hi, joy. thank, you my friend. have a good. evening j good evening from kyiv. i m ali velshi. any moment now are expecting air force one to land with joe biden s planned visit to ukraine and the surprise visit to a. close here in kyiv there is a heavy feeling vetting zion-y air as the world waits and watches now to see how russian president vladimir putin will respond to ukraine s show of strength this week. today putin held a captive audience rally to celebrate the one year anniversary of his invasion, when your anniversary will be on friday. but this happened in a massive moscow stadium, the site of the 2018 world cup. the propaganda event which began with the performance of the russian singer gregory laps, who has faced allegations of ties to the mafia and who until earlier this month was on the u.s. sanctions list. it also featured a grim start involving a number of children the russia claims it rescue
a rising tensions, president biden s rallying cry for ukraine and the battle for democracy. as lattimer pond amplifies his nuclear rhetoric. then, the bombshell from that georgia grand jury investigating trump, the four person saying that they recommended multiple indictments in their interference probe. and kevin mccarthy handing over 44,000 hours of tapes from january 6th to tucker carlson, the new concerns about it fueling this information and even national security risks as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. good to be back with you. there are a lot of ways we could begin the show tonight, there are flashing headlines that this evening we are starting with the war in ukraine because it matters to a whole lot of people who lives are in danger and whose freedom is at stake. today, the president of the united states and russia faced off on the world stage. joe biden and vladimir putin gave dueling speeches about
nuclear rhetoric. then, the bombshell from that georgia grand jury investigating trump, the foreperson saying they recommended multiple indictments in their interference probe. and kevin mccarthy handing over 44,000 hours of tapes from january 6th to tucker carlson, the new concerns about it fueling this information and even national security risks as the 11th hour gets underway on this tuesday night. good evening once again, i am stephanie ruhle. it s good to be back with you. there are a lot of ways we could begin the show tonight, there are flash your headlines. but this evening we are starting with the war in ukraine. because it matters to a whole lot of people whose lives are in danger and whose freedom is at stake. today, the presidents of the united states and russia faced off on the world stage. joe biden and vladimir putin gave dueling speeches about the war in ukraine just ahead of the one year mark of russia s invasion. president biden gave a defiant speech before