not touch what it is like in-person, it is truly just something you have to see to really understand. kristen, thank you so much for that. really appreciate it. new day continues right now. all right. good morning to viewers here in the united states and all around the world, it is wednesday, april 27th, i m john berman with brianna keilar. karma is a cruel thing. breaking news, the war in ukraine apparently expanding into russia. russian state media reports explosions in three separate regions in ukraine. you can see them in the map right here, including one at an ammunition depot right here in belgorod. there s reason to be wary, the russians have claimed ukrainian attacks before to somehow try to portray themselves as victims,
whaend the and when they get there, the hatch will open and they will be greeted by those already up there. and very interesting given the current geopolitical tensions over the situation in ukraine. and laura, it is not just the launch we got to see. the landing too, that booster return at night, always spectacular if you ve never had a chance to see it. yes, very cool. kristen, thanks so much. thanks so much for joining me today. i m laura jarrett. new day starts right now. breaking news. good morning to our viewers here in the united states and all around the world, it is wednesday, april 27th, i m john berman with brianna keilar. breaking news, word just in of an expanding war, possibly inside russia. and economically for the first time in a new way over the
that more than half of all americans have now been infected. good morning and welcome to way too early on this wednesday, april 27th. i m jonathan lemire. the united states is set to lead a new coalition of global allies to coordinate defense and humanitarian aid to ukraine. secretary of defense lloyd austin announced what is being called the ukraine contact group yesterday while leading the first official meeting at ramstein air base in germany. there austin and joint chief of staff chairman mark milliconvened officials from more than 40 other nations to discuss the assistance efforts. i like this whole group today to leave with a common and transparent understanding of ukraine s near-term security
to ukraine. and u.s. diplomats begin returning to ukraine. we ll discuss the significance of that may have step, when state department spokesman ned price joins us later this morning. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is wednesday, april 27th. joe. a lot a lot going on, mika, right. a lot going on. your former party is fascinating. fascinating is a term you can use for it. but, as i was saying, a lot going on today. today is holocaust remembrance day. and it seems to me, for most of our lives, most of our adult lives, whenever there was holocaust remembrance day, we were looking at black and white photos, trying to figure out how madness spread across germany and the rest of the continent the way it did that would lead
it is the top of the hour. the 3rd hour of morning joe with developing news overnight to start with. russia takes direct aim at the european economy, cutting off gas supplies to poland and bulgaria. kyiv calling it quote gas blackmail after a new pledge from the west to keep supplying ukraine with heavy weapons. also ahead, vice president kamala harris tests positive for covid-19. as a new study shows more than half of all americans have now been infected. welcome back to morning joe. it s wednesday, april 27th. jonathan lemire, mike barnicle and katty kay are still with us. a lot to cover. a lot of really important movements and developments pertaining to ukraine to cover this morning. really are. things are starting the pace is starting to pick up a bit. again, we ve fought this war.