translator: forever the russian army will be written in history as the most barbaric and inhumane army in the world. we re not willing to say it will be inevitable. another $800 million in security, military. we need to be prepared. this is cnn breaking news. it s wednesday, april 20th. 9 a.m. here in london. 11 a.m. in mariupol, ukraine, where deputy prime minister says kyiv has reached a preliminary agreement with russia to evacuate women, children and the elderly. that corridor is set to open in the next hour. they ve said the demand is nothing more than a surrender to
good morning. and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, april 20th. i m jonathan lemire. russia declared yesterday that the next phase of the war was under way in eastern ukraine, claiming it sames to, quote, liberate, the donbas region. british intelligence is saying that russian forces are still struggling. according to the uk, the ukrainian military continues to beat back russia, attempts to advance, even amid the increased shelling and strikes. british intelligence also says that russia s inability to progress is impacted by the resilience of the ukrainian military and by the same environmental, logistical and technical challenges that have hindered russia s forces. and they expect to be launched in the coming weeks.
good morning to our viewers in the united states and around the world. it is wednesday, april 20th. i m kaitlan collins in new york with jim sciutto in lviv, ukraine. john berman and brianna keilar are off. we start with breaking news and an ultimatum. russia telling the last remaining ukrainians holded up n the steel plant to surrender or face a bitter end. it is sheltering thousands of soldiers and civilians surrounded by russian forces bombing them with everything they can. the russian defense ministry has given the military barricaded inside a deadline to surrender that is happening right about now, 7:00 a.m. eastern time. but the commander of the ukrainian forces say they will not surrender, and he is begging the world for help, warning they may have only a few hours left. translator: this is our
eastern donbas region. and puts new pressure on the last pocket of resistance in mariupol. we re going to break down where things stand this hour on the battlefield. plus, the latest in the fight over mask mandates. the biden administration signals it likely be appeal the ruling that lifted the mandate on planes and other public transportation for masks. welcome back to morning joe. it is wednesday, april 20th. jonathan lemire and katty kay are still with us. msnbc contributor mike barnicle joins the table. glad you re here. mike, yesterday, we re on this plane, and most people are wearing masks. i m not wearing a mask in the airport. i get on the plane, when they tell you to put it on when people are coming in and congregating, i put it on. then when i m in my seat, mika keeps telling me, put on the mask. i keep thinking she s worried about my health. so she gets me to put on the
yeah, so amazing to see there and see him track down his own attempted assassins. daniel roher, thank you for joining us. and be sure to tune into the all new cnn film navalny that premieres sunday night, 9:00 eastern, here on cnn. and new day continues right now. good morning to our viewers here in the united states and around the world, it is wednesday, april 20th, i m kaitlan collins in new york, with jim sciutto in lviv, ukraine. john berman and brianna are off today, and we start with breaking news and an ultimatum with russia telling the last remaining ukrainians holed up in the azovstal steel plant in mariupol to surrender or face a bitter end. the steel plant is sheltering