we re not looking for a new cold war. secretary antony blink en meets for the first time since the president canceled his trip to beijing. i ll ask the secretary of state. plus, critical moment. there is no doubt these are crimes against humanity. the u.s. accuses russia of crimes against humanity as the war approaches the one-year mark. i don t think the ukrainians would collapse or fall. i think they ll continue to fight. will the u.s. and its allies defeat putin without boots on the ground? we ll get a report from the front lines. and primary fight. america is not past our prime. it s just that our politicians are past theirs. nikki haley is the first republican candidate to challenge donald trump, but she s not ready to criticize her former boss. the problem is the media wants everybody to be 100% trump or 100% anti-trump. i don t work that way. may the best woman win. i ll ask one potential candidate who is considering jumping in the race himsel
examined the evidence, we know the legal standards, and there is no doubt these are crimes against humanity. vice president kamala harris says russia must be held accountable to actions against ukraine. meanwhile secretary of state antony blinken meets with his chinese counterpart to address the suggested surveillance balloon shot down earlier this month and it comes with king jong-un issuing a direct threat to the u.s. and south korea. good morning, and welcome to way too early on this monday, february 20th. i m jonathan lemire alongside nbc s ali vitali. we have breaking news this morning. president joe biden is in ukraine. he made the trip ahead of the one-year anniversary of russia s invasion of ukraine. he had been scheduled to depart tonight from washington to poland. he would give a speech marking the anniversary of the war and the u.s. s commitment to ukraine s cause, but he made this trip days in advance. we re seeing now brand-new images of president biden
historic, timely, brave. that s how ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy describes the surprise visit from president biden this morning. [ sirens ]. with air raid sirens blaring, on presidents day no less. a major morale boost days before the country marks a year since russia s invasion. president biden announcing another major military aid package, making it clear that despite domestic pressure to down size assistance, the u.s. support for ukraine is unwavering. freedom is priceless. it s worth fighting for for as long as it takes, and that s how long we re going to be with you, mr. president, for as long as it takes. as the president now embarks on another leg of the trip, we re learning crucial new details about how this historic moment came together. more on that ahead, and how the kremlin is responding with the trip coming just days after the u.s. formally accused russia of creigh committing crimes of against humanity. prayers for former president jimmy carter
at the top of the hour i bid you all a very good day from msnbc headquarters here in new york. welcome everyone to alex witt reports, we have a panel of reporters and analysts joining us to go over today s major developments for you. we re gonna get to those, but we do have some breaking news to share as just moments ago, vice president kamala harris leaving munich after giving a keynote address to the annual security conference. now, as a war on ukraine s year nearing one year, the vice president reiterate the united states commitment to ukraine, while standing a strong new message against russian aggression. the united states has formally determined. that russia has committed crimes against humanity. and i say, to all those who have perpetrated these crimes, and to their superiors who are complicit in these crimes, you will be held to account. meanwhile, the u.s. is ending the search for debris from two objects shot down by the u.s. over alaska airspace and lake huron
action. also coming up japan in div of morning, a convoy of cars escorting the body of shins obey arrives at his home in tokyo, japan s longest serving government leader woods gun down yesterday at a political rally. and a multi lateral summit becomes a diplomatic showdown over the war in ukraine. russia s foreign minister is said to have walked out of the meeting of the g. 20 in bali delegate, say, survey laughter of clash with western counterparts over rushes invasion of ukraine . ah, a warm welcome to our viewers around the world. i m michael o, coo tesla c e. o. e. lon. musk has dropped his beard to buy twitter. he s accused the social media network of withholding information about fake accounts. twitter plans to assume us to compel him to make good on the $44000000000.00 deal. ah, does the world s richest person have buyer s remorse. ellen musk decision to pull the plug on buying. twitter adds yet another twist to a saga that has gripped wall street. it s wanted to. busy