welcome to war in ukraine: one year later. a morning joe special. this time last year, europe and the world were on edge. vladimir putin ordered his army across the ukrainian border with plans to take the capital city of kyiv in a matter of days. it was the start of the largest ground war in europe since world war ii. since then, putin s isolated his country. he has seen his harmony humiliated and sacrificed countless lives. all in a war of choice. what the russian president did not anticipate was the bravery and resiliency of the ukrainian people. he also gravely miscalculated the commitment of western allies, who quickly rallied behind ukraine from, and still vowing to give aid until russia is defeated. president joe biden s trip earlier this week to keefe, walking inside a war zone as air raid sirens blared, hammered home americas unwavering support, despite a small faction of republican lawmakers who actually want to cut aid for ukraine. ahead this hour, what s at stake o
and on that note, i wish you all a very good night. from all of our colleagues across the networks of nbc news, thanks for staying up late with me. i ll see you at the end of tomorrow. welcome to war in ukraine: one year later. a morning joe special. this time last year, europe and the world were on edge. vladimir putin ordered his army across the ukrainian border with plans to take the capital city of kyiv in a matter of days. it was the start of the largest ground war in europe since world war ii. since then, putin s isolated his country. he has seen his harmony humiliated and sacrificed countless lives. all in a war of choice. what the russian president did not anticipate was the bravery and resiliency of the ukrainian people. he also gravely miscalculated the commitment of western allies, who quickly rallied behind ukraine from, and still vowing to give aid until russia is defeated. president joe biden s trip earlier this week to keefe, walking inside a war zone as
happening now more chilling 911 calls made during the louisville bank shooting just released the recorder recordings capturing the terror as gunshots rang out in a sobbing witness told the dispatcher. i see somebody on the floor. also tonight, supporters are celebrating the reappointment of a second tennessee state lawmaker who was expelled. we ll get reaction from his colleagues to other democrats, who defied republicans by leading a pro gun reform protests on the statehouse floor. and a gruesome new development in russia s war against ukraine. videos posted online purportedly show beheaded ukrainian soldiers, i ll ask the ukrainian prime minister about that, and much more when he joins me for an exclusive interview. welcome to our viewers here in the united states and around the world. i m wolf blitzer. you re in the situation room. we begin this hour with the anguish calls to 911 that were made during the deadly shooting rampage in the louisville bank. cnn s shimon prokupe
con congresswoman ilhan omar off the house foreign affairs committee. the lead starts right now. my leadership and voice will not be diminished, if i am not on this committee for one term. my voice will get louder and stronger. republicans key committee, b comments that omar has meat critical of israel. some using anti-semitic tropes. comments for which he has apologized or ones she retracted. the minnesota democrat and only muslim refugee in congress asks today, how might this look to the rest of the world? plus, a despicable act. a young new jersey politician shot to death just steps from her own home. was she targeted or was she a victim of random violence? but first, russia ramping up strikes against ukraine, with warnings of a larger offensive on the horizon. cnn is in one town hit more than 70 times in just one day. welcome to the lead, i m jake tapper. russia s renewed offensive against ukraine may already be beginning. that s the assessment of volodymyr ze
and affirm western values rather than rebut russian president vladimir putin s speech which we heard this morning. that s right. dueling speeches. in that speech the russian president blamed the u.s. for the escalation of the war in ukraine. of course it was russia that invaded ukraine a year ago this week. putin also announced that russia would officially suspend its participation in the new start nuclear weapons treaty. we should note the state department said last month russia was already not in compliance with that treaty. the question now is what happens next. this morning the polish president andrzej duda rolled out the red carpet for president biden. they sat down for a closed day meeting one day after biden s secret visit to kyiv. i would argue nato is stronger than it s ever been. as i told president zelenskyy when we spoke in kyiv yesterday, i can proudly say that our support for ukraine remains unwavering. we begin in warsaw where president biden will speak i