public square. welcome to all of you in the united states and around the world. i m fareed zakaria coming to you today from london. on the program, ukraine s counter offensive has officially begun. what do the early signs reveal and what exactly is at stake in? i ll ask an all of had star panel. also, the electric vehicle revolution. europe and china are far ahead of america. can the u.s. catch up? i ll talk to bill ford the executive chair of the ford motor company. finally, the supreme court. it s supposed to be the final check, the ultimate safeguard to preserve america s bedrock values, but is it now itself a danger to democracy? a new book says just that. but first, here s my take. if you were surprised by saudi arabia s de facto takeover of professional golf, get ready for many more such announcements in the months and years to come. the rise of the gulf and particularly saudi arabia is already reshaping the middle east, but it will also have powerful consequence
don t want to be herbert hoover. oh, okay. donald trump hopes millions of americans lose their money from their 401(k)s and retirement savings within the next 12 months so he doesn t look bad. [ laughter ] we have a lot to get to this morning, including a key hearing today for trump s claim of presidential immunity in the federal election interference case. we re going to have expert legal analysis on that in just a moment. plus, the very latest on two major developments in the middle east. israel says it has killed a hezbollah commander in southern lebanon. it comes as the israeli military says it is shifting to a more targeted campaign inside gaza. retired four star navy admiral james stavridis will join us with more insight on both of those stories. good morning. welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, january 9th. with us, we have former aide to the george w. bush white house and state departments, elise jordan. pulitzer prize winning columnist at the washington
Arseniy yatsenyuk in kyiv, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for having me, stephen. Heres a very simple first question. Do you feel that ukraine right now is going through its bleakest moments in this war since your country survived that initial russian onslaught in late February 2022 . We are at a critical juncture, no doubt, stephen, youre absolutely correct. So we survived two years ago due to an unbelievable resolve of the ukrainian people and due to the real unity among the Western World. As of now, the mood is different, but i still believe that we have the chance to prevail. But we need an enormous effort that needs to be undertaken mainly by our Western Allies. So the mood is different, but chances for ukraine to prevail and to survive are very high. All depends on the actions. Spirit and morale are very important in war. Just tell me what impact the missile strikes on ukrainian cities like kharkiv, like chernihiv where weve seen the Death Toll Rise beyond a dozen what impact do tho
Arseniy yatsenyuk in kyiv, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for having me, stephen. Heres a very simple first question. Do you feel that ukraine right now is going through its bleakest moments in this war since your country survived that initial russian onslaught in late February 2022 . We are at a critical juncture, no doubt, stephen, youre absolutely correct. So we survived two years ago due to an unbelievable resolve of the ukrainian people and due to the real unity among the Western World. As of now, the mood is different, but i still believe that we have the chance to prevail. But we need an enormous effort that needs to be undertaken mainly by our Western Allies. So the mood is different, but chances for ukraine to prevail and to survive are very high. All depends on the actions. Spirit and morale are very important in war. Just tell me what impact the missile strikes on ukrainian cities like kharkiv, like chernihiv where weve seen the Death Toll Rise beyond a dozen what impact do tho
Arseniy yatsenyuk in kyiv, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for having me, stephen. Heres a very simple first question. Do you feel that ukraine right now is going through its bleakest moments in this war since your country survived that initial russian onslaught in late February 2022 . We are at a critical juncture, no doubt, stephen, youre absolutely correct. So we survived two years ago due to an unbelievable resolve of the ukrainian people and due to the real unity among the Western World. As of now, the mood is different, but i still believe that we have the chance to prevail. But we need an enormous effort that needs to be undertaken mainly by our Western Allies. So the mood is different, but chances for ukraine to prevail and to survive are very high. All depends on the actions. Spirit and morale are very important in war. Just tell me what impact the missile strikes on ukrainian cities like kharkiv, like chernihiv where weve seen the Death Toll Rise beyond a dozen what impact do tho