Officials in ukraine say russia has launched its anticipated offensive in the Eastern Donbas region. The Ukrainian Military says the new phase began when Russian Forces tried to break through its defenses along the entire front line, from kharkiv to the north, to donetsk in the south. But some military officials, both in ukraine, and in the west, say the ground is still being set. A Ukrainian Military official tells the New York Times that the Offensive Will Quote Activate in the coming days. Last week, the u. S. Said russia wasnt quite ready to launch the new offensive, because of ongoing logistical problems. Heres what the pentagon is saying now. These appear to be chronic difficulties that the Rishen Military has had, in Russian Military has had, in terms of logistics and unit cohesion and operational maneuver, and air to ground, all problems they still suffer from and it remains to be seen whether they have quote fixed these problems and are ready to execute in a more efficient way
Thats a different question. First of all, theres the judges ruling which is like a ruling like the federal judge in texas rules that the Democratic Party is illegal. Of course, it will go up to the Fifth Circuit and then up to the Supreme Court and it will be overturned. I dont think this ruling makes a lot of legal sense because this federal agency doesnt have the ability to do it during a pandemic. I think at this point is Biden Administration may say enough, this is so unpopular. You know, this is not a question whether i will wear a mask on a plane, i am. I will when im getting on a plane. I will when everybody is congregated around. I will when people are coughing. I think at this point, again, last week talking about the tall wall of immunity we have built up, the two vaccines, i think at this point it should be up to i have two kids in my family. They will be Wearing Masks on planes just out of an abundance of caution. Yeah, and you still have that personal choice. It is a feder
Good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, april 19th. along with willie, joe and me we have the host of way too early and white house bureau chief at political, jonathan lemire and former navy supreme commander, admiral james stavridis. mika, what do you think about the mask mandate being voided by the judge? i just think that trains and planes are the one place where it is worth using them. and what i think differently. then you should use them. i like when joe asks mika a question. you know i m sitting here, i m being no, you think it is one area where not night clubs, like hockey admiral, will you wear a mask on a plane still? i will for a few weeks.
Million in funding directly to the ukrainian military. this is staggering. this as the united states for the first time has approved the direct delivery of stinger missiles to ukraine as a part of a package approved by the white house. that decision came on the heels of germany s announcement that it will send 500 stinger missiles and other weapons and supplies to ukraine. let s bring in the host of way too early and white house bureau chief at political, jonathan lemire. msnbc contributor and best-selling author of the confidence code series katty kay is with us. the president of the council on foreign relations, richard haass. and former supreme allied commander, retired four star admiral james stavridis, he is an analyst for nbc and msnbc.