new attacks after u.s. meets in kyiv. and able to sponsor ukrainians fleeing the violence. president biden expected to meet with the hispanic caucus, and new reports that what we know, and the implications of such a deal ahead. the very latest in ukraine, the u.s. secretary of states and defense met in kyiv, with powerful new language. we don t know how the rest of the war will unfold, ukraine will be around a lot more than president putin is on the scene. we want to see russia weakened to the degree that it can t do the kind of things it has know done. in invading ukraine. it has lost a lot of troops. and president biden easter sunday. and local leaders accuse russia joining us now, erin mclaughlin. and we will start with you. what is the reaction to the new string of attacks as well as the visits of secretaries, austin and blinken? well, with respect to the attacks, the ukrainians they say are outraged, russia continued to attack ukraine over the weekend. a holy
more than three hours. after that meeting the u.s. secretary struck a unified message about the status of this war. we don t know how the rest of this war will unfold, but we do know that a sovereign, independent ukraine will be around a lot longer than putin s on the scene. they have a mind-set they want to win and we have a mind-set we want to help them win and we will do that. and plus, right now in ukraine, the head of the country s national rail service says several stations in central and western ukraine have come under russian fire. nbc news has not independently verified that, but this is video reuters received reportedly showing a missile strike in the lviv region. in mariupol, the british defense ministry says ukraine s defense of mariupol has, quote, consumed many russian units and reduced russia s warfare effectiveness. more on all of this in just a moment. here at home, a number of stories are developing this hour. at the supreme court arguments in a case
Follow all global norms, and so that is that the one response we got. thank you so much for being with us. that wraps up the our for me. you can reach me on twitter and instagram. be sure and follow the show online. jd bough lard, msnbc. katy tur picks up with more news right now. good to be with you. i am katy tur. it s 8:00 a.m. eastern, and 11:00 pawic. the u.s. secretaries of state and defense meeting with ukrainian president zelenskyy in kyiv, and he s expressing his gratitude and said talks lasted