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john mccaffrey, first to you. how are these new actions, including the javelins, going to make an impact and perhaps is there any way that they would shorten the war, which general milley said yesterday to congress is going to last years? >> i think, you know, that intervening with secretary blinken, indicative. best news we have in the united states. secretary blinken and secretary auston, secretary burns, extremely experienced people who have made an incredible impact on the war in a very short period of time, unifying nato, organizing cross-border movement, military supplies, humanitarian aid. look, andrea, the way ukraine loses is for this to turn into a war of months and years where the russians with immunity can pound ukrainian cities withstand fire. artillery, rockets, cruise missiles, that's where this is going. the challenge it seems to me is how do we infuse a quantitative edge in military technology so the ukrainians can carry the fight to the russians, the war is now in a period where the russians have
john mccaffrey, first to you. how are these new actions, including the javelins, going to make an impact and perhaps is there any way that they would shorten the war, which general milley said yesterday to congress is going to last years? >> i think, you know, that intervening with secretary blinken, indicative. best news we have in the united states. secretary blinken and secretary auston, secretary burns, extremely experienced people who have made an incredible impact on the war in a...
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as general mccaffrey said, he's faced real humiliation, real defeats. he tried to go into kyiv and the ukrainian military beat him back. he has his flagship destroyed. his generals, look, six, seven, eight generals have been killed on the front line. >> and another one this weekend. >> another one this weekend. and even mariupol, no matter how it ends up, that's a hero's city. ukrainians are going to say, remember mariupol, and they're going to fight just exactly as general mccaffrey said, they're going to fight to the end. >> but the end could be that russia can hold out longer. i mean, how are they going to get ammunition into them, to the people who are in that steel plant? >> that's going to be real hard. and like i say, no matter how that ends up, that is going to be a symbol of ukrainian determination and heroism, and the rest of the country will benefit from that, will be even further motivated, but the weapons are coming in as general mccaffrey said, weapons are coming in very well from the west, from nato. and those weapons are what the ukraini
as general mccaffrey said, he's faced real humiliation, real defeats. he tried to go into kyiv and the ukrainian military beat him back. he has his flagship destroyed. his generals, look, six, seven, eight generals have been killed on the front line. >> and another one this weekend. >> another one this weekend. and even mariupol, no matter how it ends up, that's a hero's city. ukrainians are going to say, remember mariupol, and they're going to fight just exactly as general...
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as general mccaffrey said. if we have a mutually assured destruction, we'll go to heaven that is that. who are these people. are they to be taken seriously. is the threat of nuclear war on the table for russians. >> well the people i've been engaging, i've known for 20 years, they're putin propagandaists and every night they seem like their increasingly unhinged. it means that they're losing the war, right. as just as you were just discussing with general mccaffrey. you don't see these things when you are winning, you say these things when you are losing. and i think it is very irresponsible because they're scaring russia people about a nuclear war. they're talking to the russian electorate, talking to russian citizens on those tv shows. my own view is that we should disaggregate some of these effects. with respect to strategic nuclear weapons, i think that is a low probability event. at the beginning of the war, putin said some things about putting his weapons on alert. but we know he didn't do anything and fr
as general mccaffrey said. if we have a mutually assured destruction, we'll go to heaven that is that. who are these people. are they to be taken seriously. is the threat of nuclear war on the table for russians. >> well the people i've been engaging, i've known for 20 years, they're putin propagandaists and every night they seem like their increasingly unhinged. it means that they're losing the war, right. as just as you were just discussing with general mccaffrey. you don't see these...
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>> well, nicole, exactly what general mccaffrey said is right. that is, ukraine and these other nations, georgia, moldova, they're sovereign nations. if we want to get back to a world where sovereignty matters, where people abide by rules and don't invade each other's territory and don't send their military in to grab more territory and violate borders, we want to get back to that, we have to respect sovereignty. we don't go along with the spirit of influence, which is what president putin has been talking about, and others in this city are talking about. that's not where we are. that's not what we believe in today. we believe that nations are sovereign. the other thing, nicole, is that russia is not just president putin. the russians, over centuries, have been aggressive, have been aquiztive, have been expansionist, have been autocratic, and so with exactly what general mccaffrey said, when those nations became free, after the soviet union disappeared, and just before that, the wall came down, those nations, knowing russian history, they immedia
>> well, nicole, exactly what general mccaffrey said is right. that is, ukraine and these other nations, georgia, moldova, they're sovereign nations. if we want to get back to a world where sovereignty matters, where people abide by rules and don't invade each other's territory and don't send their military in to grab more territory and violate borders, we want to get back to that, we have to respect sovereignty. we don't go along with the spirit of influence, which is what president...
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. >> joining me now is barry mccaffrey, and bruce rydell. bruce is getting hooked up. i hope you can hear me. bruce rydell, a senior fellow in a 30 year cia officer, and long time white house official as well at the nfc. general mccaffrey, the pentagon just announced about 2/3 of the russian troops centered around kyiv are repositioning, repositioned to belarus in the north. are they on their way there or on their way there, but this doesn't mean kyiv is safe, according to the pentagon. that they are regrouping, and will probably wind around and come in towards eastern ukraine. no one is spiking the football, basically. >> well, you know, it certainly looks like they have been handed a tactical defeat, and the areas north and west of kyiv, they weren't being able to encircle the city, and they are now apparently trying to refit, reposition, and grab the bridge, probably go after odesa as a strategic objective. andrea, you know, backing off the horrific news of bucha, and what they have done in phase two of this operational intervention, they lost control of their armed
. >> joining me now is barry mccaffrey, and bruce rydell. bruce is getting hooked up. i hope you can hear me. bruce rydell, a senior fellow in a 30 year cia officer, and long time white house official as well at the nfc. general mccaffrey, the pentagon just announced about 2/3 of the russian troops centered around kyiv are repositioning, repositioned to belarus in the north. are they on their way there or on their way there, but this doesn't mean kyiv is safe, according to the pentagon....
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retired four-star kevin geniets barry mccaffrey. obviously, that's russian propaganda from the spokesperson, trying to make the people back home feel better about what's happening in ukraine. but your analysis, general, of what we're seeing, this atrocity today at the train station, families, many children trying to escape the east and they were bombed for trying to do that. also what we've seen in bucha this week, the continued blocking of humanitarian corridors. it all adds up to what for you? >> well, let me focus on a major point clint just made, that of russian military discipline and morale. it is astonishing to me to see the unraveling of their leadership from a theater perspective, their generals, how they handle a quarter of a million troops. they got balled up, didn't have the logistics in command and control, down to the murderous indiscipline at the battalion level. murder with impunity, leaving dead civilians in the street, rape, abuse of civilians. it's simply astonishing. these are the people they were supposedly goin
retired four-star kevin geniets barry mccaffrey. obviously, that's russian propaganda from the spokesperson, trying to make the people back home feel better about what's happening in ukraine. but your analysis, general, of what we're seeing, this atrocity today at the train station, families, many children trying to escape the east and they were bombed for trying to do that. also what we've seen in bucha this week, the continued blocking of humanitarian corridors. it all adds up to what for...
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let's help the cranium's, give them what they need, make this a real fight, as general mccaffrey said, but let's for ourselves at the moment stay out of it. >> in the meantime, as the u. s. said it would strongly support nato membership for sweden and finland, there are a growing number of republicans who seem to be suggesting that there is a problem with nato. they seem to be drifting away from supporting the alliance. how worrisome is not to you? >> it would be very worrisome of the united states were not able to ratify trades in the treaty, which you would need in order to get finland and sweden to join. these are two really, really capable militaries. they fill a gap in the nato defense structure. but more importantly, they also provide real capabilities to nato, to the defense of the baltics, to the very exposed parts of nato that are now under potential threat from russia. so it is very much in our interest. it has long been in our interest to have finland and sweden join nato. and it would be a very sad mistake if the united states were the country that said no, we are not goin
let's help the cranium's, give them what they need, make this a real fight, as general mccaffrey said, but let's for ourselves at the moment stay out of it. >> in the meantime, as the u. s. said it would strongly support nato membership for sweden and finland, there are a growing number of republicans who seem to be suggesting that there is a problem with nato. they seem to be drifting away from supporting the alliance. how worrisome is not to you? >> it would be very worrisome of...
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joining us, retired four-star general barry mccaffrey, former member of the national security council and now an nbc military analyst and pete strzok is here, former counterintelligence agent. general mccaffrey, i have had a chance to interview john kirby, and i have watched his career for much longer than i have had the privilege of interviewing him, and to see how close under the surface all of our horror and grief is for the atrocities being carried out by vladimir putin and russia really, i think, pushes forth ali velshi's point that it's time for us to do something more than nothing. your thoughts? >> look, admiral kirby's the best d.o.d. public affairs spokesman we have ever had, bar none, and i also need to add, unequivocally, that the biden team, secretary blinken in particular, and secretary austin, secretary of the treasury, have been utterly magnificent in pulling together nato, the global community, military support, economic sanctions. it's been unbelievable. the war is entering a new phase. and washington, which will take five years to make a simple decision, and is now
joining us, retired four-star general barry mccaffrey, former member of the national security council and now an nbc military analyst and pete strzok is here, former counterintelligence agent. general mccaffrey, i have had a chance to interview john kirby, and i have watched his career for much longer than i have had the privilege of interviewing him, and to see how close under the surface all of our horror and grief is for the atrocities being carried out by vladimir putin and russia really, i...
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general mccaffrey, thank you very much for joining us. veronica, thank you for your reporting on the ground there. and former u.s. marine trevor reed is back in the united states after almost three years spent inside a russian prison. nbc news chief white house correspondent peter alexander has more. >> good day. what a huge relief for the family of trevor reed. he landed in a military base in san antonio early this morning. his release the culmination of a months' long effort that started a day before the russian invasion of ukraine, when bill richardson landed in for a prisoner swap. >> a homecoming three years in the making. former marine trevor reed back on u.s. soil after being jailed in russia. he was released in a prisoner exchange straight out of a spy novel. russian state tv broadcasting this unverified video, this showing the 30-year-old arriving in a moscow airport. his parents say after living a nightmare, their prayers have finally been answered. >> it's going to really hit us when we get to put our arms around him and hug hi
general mccaffrey, thank you very much for joining us. veronica, thank you for your reporting on the ground there. and former u.s. marine trevor reed is back in the united states after almost three years spent inside a russian prison. nbc news chief white house correspondent peter alexander has more. >> good day. what a huge relief for the family of trevor reed. he landed in a military base in san antonio early this morning. his release the culmination of a months' long effort that...
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general mccaffrey, i will start with you. yesterday, we reported another 800 million in military aid headed to ukraine. tonight, russia is warning, the united states and our nato allies, to stop sending weapons and threatening what he is calling unpredictable consequences. what does that even mean? >> not much. poor mr. putin is desperate, he's scared, he doesn't have all options. strategically, he is nearly lost the war. nato has come together, really arming, germany, doubling their defense budget. sweden and finland about to come on board. he's in a disastrous situation. u.s. european command walters is pumping military equipment across the border. 50 nations are taking part, to u.s. and individual operation and ukrainians are putting it into the fighters hands in short order. the jury's out -- this is an incredible display of nato standing behind a struggling democracy fighting for its life. >> ambassador, should we look at putin's warning and interpret it as an escalation of this conflict on moscow's part? >> stephanie, i
general mccaffrey, i will start with you. yesterday, we reported another 800 million in military aid headed to ukraine. tonight, russia is warning, the united states and our nato allies, to stop sending weapons and threatening what he is calling unpredictable consequences. what does that even mean? >> not much. poor mr. putin is desperate, he's scared, he doesn't have all options. strategically, he is nearly lost the war. nato has come together, really arming, germany, doubling their...
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general, barry mccaffrey, decorated combat veteran of vietnam and former battlefield commander in the persian gulf. thanks to both of you for being here. i mean, general -- there is no good answer to the question that little boy asked. but the pentagon says that this new military package could provide a powerful answer to ukraine's military requests. how well suited is it to the kind of fighting you are expecting the ukrainians to be seeing in the donbas region? and what can you tell us about these weapons? >> well, i think there is a huge amount of momentum now, being built up by the biden team. we now have, essentially, five battalions of 155 artillery, the most modern version, the triple seven, headed to fight in ukraine. i think it's a range of 25 miles that will hit within 30 feet of the target. so, it will be crucial fighting of the russian army, basically as a heavy artillery force. they also have a lot of loitering munitions, and those switchblade three hundreds -- and i hope soon, and six hundreds -- and the new air force munitions, 121. they have largely classified capabilit
general, barry mccaffrey, decorated combat veteran of vietnam and former battlefield commander in the persian gulf. thanks to both of you for being here. i mean, general -- there is no good answer to the question that little boy asked. but the pentagon says that this new military package could provide a powerful answer to ukraine's military requests. how well suited is it to the kind of fighting you are expecting the ukrainians to be seeing in the donbas region? and what can you tell us about...
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let's bring in retired four-star general, general barry mccaffrey. good to see you this morning. let's talk about this reframing of the war from vladimir putin that we heard yesterday. he claims all along his focus was on the east. that's not true of course. his plan was to go into kooech -- kyiv and take over the country and install his own government. what do you read into this new plan and what should we expect from here? >> first of all, we need to remember that there have been setbacks in the russian military that are hard for me to imagine they can fix in a short period of time, command and control, and equipment technology. they have an integrated joint battle. he has a new general. the general is not going to be able to do much in the coming year. he doesn't have a joint headquarters. he doesn't have the joint staff. there won't be an integrated battle. their objective is not to see seize ground in donbas. their objective is a destruction of the ukrainian armed forces. they're going to try and hold the army facing the east and place and conduct giant encircling attacks fr
let's bring in retired four-star general, general barry mccaffrey. good to see you this morning. let's talk about this reframing of the war from vladimir putin that we heard yesterday. he claims all along his focus was on the east. that's not true of course. his plan was to go into kooech -- kyiv and take over the country and install his own government. what do you read into this new plan and what should we expect from here? >> first of all, we need to remember that there have been...
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coming up, we're going to at asked general barry mccaffrey about $800 million in weaponry heading to ukraine. can these newly built tactical ghost drones make a big difference in this fight? then later, president obama's powerful message on fighting disinformation. why he says every american is facing a critical choice for the future of democracy. the 11th hour. just getting underway on a thursday night. allergies don't have to be scary. spraying flonase daily stops your body from overreacting to allergens all season long. psst! psst! flonase all good. as a main street bank, pnc has helped over 7 million kids develop their passion for learning through our grow up great initiative. and now, we're providing billions of dollars for affordable home lending programs... as part of 88 billion to support underserved communities... including loans for small businesses in low and moderate income areas. so everyone has a chance to move forward financially. pnc bank: see how we can make a difference for you. medusa lived with a hideous curse. uhh, i mean the whole turning people to stone thing w
coming up, we're going to at asked general barry mccaffrey about $800 million in weaponry heading to ukraine. can these newly built tactical ghost drones make a big difference in this fight? then later, president obama's powerful message on fighting disinformation. why he says every american is facing a critical choice for the future of democracy. the 11th hour. just getting underway on a thursday night. allergies don't have to be scary. spraying flonase daily stops your body from overreacting...
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. >>> and joining us now, retired four star general barry mccaffrey, and michael crowley on our trip in brussels last week. general mccaffrey, we have heard from admiral stavridis about general dvornikov, how much more brutal can the commander be after everything we have seen? >> obviously he was deliberately chosen because he's ruthless. he participated in russian operations in chechnya, which destroyed the city of grozny, and killed uncounted numbers of civilians. he was one of the architectures of the russian operations in syria in combination with assad, and destroyed the city of aleppo, barrel bombed, poison gas, so there's no holds barred. 44 years in uniform. he's a brute. i wouldn't expect too much to come out of him. he doesn't have a joint headquarters. there won't be an air, land, sea, cooperation out of the russians in the coming year. he doesn't have in essence, a staff, to make this happen, to coordinate, integrate, he is in charge, clearly of conducting as rapidly as he can. the land bridge to crimea, and probably has been told you'd better get odesa so we can economic
. >>> and joining us now, retired four star general barry mccaffrey, and michael crowley on our trip in brussels last week. general mccaffrey, we have heard from admiral stavridis about general dvornikov, how much more brutal can the commander be after everything we have seen? >> obviously he was deliberately chosen because he's ruthless. he participated in russian operations in chechnya, which destroyed the city of grozny, and killed uncounted numbers of civilians. he was one of...
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general mccaffrey mentioned the humiliation inside russia of losing the flagship. on top of the humiliation and it feels like in that strike near kee on friday and in lviv feels like brutality and revenge. how does that have ukrainians sort of girding for something uglier? >> reporter: that's exactly right. it is this poisonous mix of revenge and war strategy. as we have spoken about, they made absolutely no distinction between military targets and the besieged population here. hitting the civilian population is part of that plan. they want them to be scared and say, okay, we have had enough. the russians don't control any land in this country. not taken the major cities and become more and more brutal as the war goes on. seeing poor old mariupol. pounding mariupol for 54 days. striking it with missiles and from the air and giving the soldiers to surpder or die and they took the die option. we gist heard today from officials about 1,000 people mostly women and children hiding in the basement of that steel factory that the russians trying to get. that's a tarkt for
general mccaffrey mentioned the humiliation inside russia of losing the flagship. on top of the humiliation and it feels like in that strike near kee on friday and in lviv feels like brutality and revenge. how does that have ukrainians sort of girding for something uglier? >> reporter: that's exactly right. it is this poisonous mix of revenge and war strategy. as we have spoken about, they made absolutely no distinction between military targets and the besieged population here. hitting...
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i want to bring in retired general barry mccaffrey. thank you for joining us. i want to talk about what we're hearing in the upper echelons of the russian military. reportedly vladimir putin has tapped a veteran to oversee the war in ukraine. we are in the midst of a war there. we're six weeks into this russian invasion into ukraine. what do you make of that? >> well, it's an interesting development that dvornikov who has been a southern military district commander is finally allegedly being appointed to joint commander. at the end of the day a superb military organization with an average general can do pretty darn good. the russian military is now a broken institution in discipline, tactical and effectiveness at the base level and the operational control of their forces was terrible. they've gone to terrorizing civilians as their primary tool. dvornikov was the first russian commander in syria awarded the hero of the russian federation for dropping barrel bombs on defenseless civilians and using poison gas against them. it took us 15, 20 years to create a join
i want to bring in retired general barry mccaffrey. thank you for joining us. i want to talk about what we're hearing in the upper echelons of the russian military. reportedly vladimir putin has tapped a veteran to oversee the war in ukraine. we are in the midst of a war there. we're six weeks into this russian invasion into ukraine. what do you make of that? >> well, it's an interesting development that dvornikov who has been a southern military district commander is finally allegedly...
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retired four star army general barely mccaffrey. thank you so much for being with us. as always, thank you for your service to this country. we greatly appreciate it. >>> jonathan lemire white house right now. do they have the michbd set to do more than just stop the ukrainians from slowly getting killed day by day, to actually help the ukrainians take the fight to the russians now? because we have talked about phases. the biden administration i said it all along, phase one i thought they did extraordinary well. they moved into phase two. he stopped saying what we're not going to do, started calling putin a war criminal. now we're into phase three, the russian retreat and the so-called repositioning, which i think is a lot of nonsense. they're going to try to reposition, but they're -- this is disorder. this is an opportunity at this moment for the ukrainians to push them out, to actually start moving toward crimea. i'm not saying go into crimea, but make putin think, oh, my god, i may even lose what i had before this war began, i better sue for peace. >> officials i t
retired four star army general barely mccaffrey. thank you so much for being with us. as always, thank you for your service to this country. we greatly appreciate it. >>> jonathan lemire white house right now. do they have the michbd set to do more than just stop the ukrainians from slowly getting killed day by day, to actually help the ukrainians take the fight to the russians now? because we have talked about phases. the biden administration i said it all along, phase one i thought...
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army general, barry mccaffrey, a decorated combat veteran of vietnam and a former battlefield commander in the persian golf. and julia davis, columnist for the daily beast and creator of a russian media monitor. she watches russian state tv all day long so we do not have to. general, i turn to you first. ukraine says they need more weapons. they say it over and over. we know earlier this week that the u.s. approved another $100 million in javelin anti tank missiles. what else is needed right now? >> look, the biden team has done a magnificent job since the start of this. and once phase one of the russian invasion failed, and special operations troopers and paratroopers went in a massive armored invasion, the administration, using u.s. european command, organized the nato allies acting not as nato collectively, but individually. you have a lot of good things across the board. javelin missiles, stinger missiles, ammunition, artillery ammunition. it's brilliant. now it is in a new phase of the war. ukrainians have to take their army and counter attack against the russians. the russians hav
army general, barry mccaffrey, a decorated combat veteran of vietnam and a former battlefield commander in the persian golf. and julia davis, columnist for the daily beast and creator of a russian media monitor. she watches russian state tv all day long so we do not have to. general, i turn to you first. ukraine says they need more weapons. they say it over and over. we know earlier this week that the u.s. approved another $100 million in javelin anti tank missiles. what else is needed right...
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i think there are reasons. >> general barry mccaffrey, congressman, we appreciate you. thank you. >>> when we come back, the january 6 committee landing another key witness. first resisting efforts to come in and talk. former aide miller met with the committee today. we'll look at what he could be providing them >>> the jury reached a verdict in the case of a capitol rioter that stole government property. because he says he was under presidential orders to do so >>> we'll try to unpack who elon musk is and what he wants with twitter. all those stories and more after a quick break. stay with us. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ we believe there's an innovator in all of us. ♪ ♪ that's why we build technology that makes it possible for every business... and every person... to come to the table and do more incredible things. entresto is the number one heart failure brand prescribed by cardiologists and has helped over one million people. it was proven superior at helping people stay alive and out of the hospital. don't take entresto if pregnant; it can cause harm or death to an unborn b
i think there are reasons. >> general barry mccaffrey, congressman, we appreciate you. thank you. >>> when we come back, the january 6 committee landing another key witness. first resisting efforts to come in and talk. former aide miller met with the committee today. we'll look at what he could be providing them >>> the jury reached a verdict in the case of a capitol rioter that stole government property. because he says he was under presidential orders to do so...
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let's bring in retired four-star general barry mccaffrey. he's an nbc news military analyst. general, what's the hope for those in the steel plant trying to hold the line in mariupol? >> well, i think they're fighting for history more than anything else. it's been remarkable, their sacrifice in holding out for 50-some-odd days simply astonishing. it's also grabbed the attention of the russian armed forces in the south. pretty stupid move. they should have encircled and bypassed and continued on their mission, which was to close off the maritime coast. instead they've got a destroyed city, massive russian casualty, and these people will fight to the end. the bigger issue is the war has now morphed into a different kind of conflict. the bitterness, the atrocities, the humiliation of the russian military and putin tells me that we don't know how this conflict will come out. but what will happen in the next 90 days as an example -- and the key, quite dramatically, is can we accelerate a quality taltive improvement in the technology the ukrainians can field before the russians con
let's bring in retired four-star general barry mccaffrey. he's an nbc news military analyst. general, what's the hope for those in the steel plant trying to hold the line in mariupol? >> well, i think they're fighting for history more than anything else. it's been remarkable, their sacrifice in holding out for 50-some-odd days simply astonishing. it's also grabbed the attention of the russian armed forces in the south. pretty stupid move. they should have encircled and bypassed and...
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i think general mccaffrey is correct. there is something holding us back. though some of it is pragmatic. they obviously the ukrainians would need to be trained on western equipment that they have no familiarity with. however, as admiral kirby said, that can be dope. so done. so i we we need to find a way to provide more equipment because the other thing you said earlier, ar kri, is true. time is on on the side of the ukrainians so we need to move fast so get as much hardware as we can, as much training as we can, as much intelligence we can so the war can come to an end as fast as possible which is what he said to the chancellor of austria. he wants war to end quickly. we do, too. >> right. and clearly, different ways. different sides of the conflict. last question to you, general, putin has clearly shown he is willing to approximate brutish. if he has an edge or superpower, it is clearly operating well below the lines that many other world leaders, including those involved in armed conflicts, operate under the modern laws of war and the idea of respects l
i think general mccaffrey is correct. there is something holding us back. though some of it is pragmatic. they obviously the ukrainians would need to be trained on western equipment that they have no familiarity with. however, as admiral kirby said, that can be dope. so done. so i we we need to find a way to provide more equipment because the other thing you said earlier, ar kri, is true. time is on on the side of the ukrainians so we need to move fast so get as much hardware as we can, as much...
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in and in a few minutes we'll speak to michael mcfaul and barry mccaffrey. those top the fourth hour of "morning joe." also ahead, congressman ro khanna who represents parts of silicon valley said elon musk is about to have a thankless job. we'll talk to him about the billionaire's twitter takeover and what role the government should have in keeping tabs on it. >> i want to ask him about the new bill that just passed in the e.u. it would be transform it here in the united states and why we don't follow europe's lead. "morning joe" is back in a minute. "morning joe" is back in a minute ♪ it wasn't me by shaggy ♪ you're never responsible for unauthorized purchases on your discover card. refresh italiano subway now has italian-style capicola on the new supreme meats and mozza meat. just like my nonna makes when she cooks! i don't cook. wait, what? it's a good thing he's so handsome. subway keeps refreshing and refre- here's to real flavors... real meals. real good. all of knorr's high quality pasta and rice sides are now made with no artificial flavors or p
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general barry mccaffrey joins us in just a moment. also, the u.s. ambassador to ukraine will be -- or we're putting one in place. plus, the latest from france as emanuel macron defeated marine le pen. it wasn't really close but is there still cause for concern? >>> and kevin mccarthy goes out of his way to make sure that he and donald trump are still on good terms after that leaked audio exposed what he really thinks about the former president. welcome back to "morning joe." it is monday, april 25th. it is three minutes past the top of the hour. 8:00 on the east coast. jonathan lemire is still with us. we start with that high-level u.s. visit to ukraine. nbc news correspondent erin mclaughlin has the details. >> reporter: for the first time since the beginning of the 60-day war, top u.s. officials visited the ukrainian capital. president zelenskyy greeting the u.s. secretaries of state and defense in a visit shrouded in secrecy. >> what a pleasure it is to see you in person. >> reporter: promising an additional $700 million in foreign military aid.
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mccaffrey if that's possible. maybe we can go to item 11. >> item 11 is a resolution supplementing resolution 7-17 of the city's infrastructure and revitalization financing distribute number 1 to authorize issuance and sale of one or more series of bonds not to exceed $30 million, approving related documents, bond purchase agreements and continuing disclosure certificates and a special fund administration agreement for approving bonds for purposes of internal revenue code, approving a debt policy for the irfd and determining other matters in connection as defined. those who wish to comment on the resolution, please call the public comment number at 1-415-655-0001. the meeting i.d. is 2498 755 5308 # #. once connected to the meeting, press star 3 to enter the speaker line. the system prompt will indicate you've raised your hand. please wait until the system indicates you've been unmuted. that is your cue to begin your comments. mr. vice chair? >> supervisor safai: great. thank you. we have luke brewer from the cont
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he's desperate and in a hole. >> general mccaffrey, thank you so much for your time. we appreciate it. >> good to be with you. >>> moving on now, millions of americans are hitting the road or taking to the skies today for the holiday weekend. it is a welcome relief after a couple years stuck at test during the pandemic. but health officials say we need to be on the lookout for covid to make a comeback. good morning. >> reporter: joe, good morning. americans want a piece of spring break and travelers nationwide are on the road, in the skies and this holiday weekend a lot of vacationers tell us they are taking the precautions for covid, but this one no longer stopped them from traveling. this morning americans are back on the move with millions getting ready for the easter and passover holiday weekend. >> i'm very excited. >> reporter: and despite record high gas prices, many holiday makers are still hitting the road. a year ago americans were paying an average of $2.86 per gallon. now the average $4.07. but nothing seems to be stopping families from getting away. >> th
he's desperate and in a hole. >> general mccaffrey, thank you so much for your time. we appreciate it. >> good to be with you. >>> moving on now, millions of americans are hitting the road or taking to the skies today for the holiday weekend. it is a welcome relief after a couple years stuck at test during the pandemic. but health officials say we need to be on the lookout for covid to make a comeback. good morning. >> reporter: joe, good morning. americans want a...
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. >> ambassador, i wanna share with general barry mccaffrey said. watch this. >> putin is scared. he's desperate. he's got a very few good options. but he is not backing down. we need to accelerate and upgrade support on the ukrainian military. >> what's holding us back from doing that? >> nothing is holding us back. there is no reason that we can do exactly what general mcafee said. that is increased dramatically, without limits, the only limit is, there's no upper limit other than, all these weapons of mass destruction. but the heavy weapons, the hive opens, the weapons that can take down aircraft. the armored vehicles. thanks. all of this, that should be going. and that should be going from nato, from the united states. there's nothing stopping the. >> then why do you think it is not? >> it is moving, stephanie. it's moving not as fast as we want. it needs to accelerate. and, we're not saying everything that we know. we're not seeing everything that we do. we don't say every place that goes across the border. but it's moving, and it needs to move faster. >> ken, i know it seems
. >> ambassador, i wanna share with general barry mccaffrey said. watch this. >> putin is scared. he's desperate. he's got a very few good options. but he is not backing down. we need to accelerate and upgrade support on the ukrainian military. >> what's holding us back from doing that? >> nothing is holding us back. there is no reason that we can do exactly what general mcafee said. that is increased dramatically, without limits, the only limit is, there's no upper...
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you're close, fair >> we're working this very, very hard >> all right the retired army general barry mccaffrey said the way ukraine uses this is to make it a war of months and years >> it will be harder for the ukrainians who are who are trying to go on the offense and the overwhelming superiority of numbers that the russians have are largely on the defense so the longer it goes the harder it will certainly become on the ukrainian, no question, but i would also say that the longer it goes will the harder it will be on the russians and they didn't take kharkiv or chernihiv and they are still fighting over mariupol and that's why they'll focus on the eastern geography and the smaller part of ukraine because we think they think that they'll have more success there, but the ukrainians have been fighting over that ground for eight years bravely and defiantly and there's no sane that the ukrainians will give up, and they'll continue to get the ukrainians and the material they need to fight the weapons and the systems they need, and we'll still help them defend themselves you've heard the detractors
you're close, fair >> we're working this very, very hard >> all right the retired army general barry mccaffrey said the way ukraine uses this is to make it a war of months and years >> it will be harder for the ukrainians who are who are trying to go on the offense and the overwhelming superiority of numbers that the russians have are largely on the defense so the longer it goes the harder it will certainly become on the ukrainian, no question, but i would also say that the...
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joining us now is former press second to president zelenskyy and retired general mccaffrey and admiral -- the worst mistake i could make. you are in lviv. your reaction to the tweet from the embassy confirming the reports we have been seeing, the torturing of civilians, what is happening to ukrainians with russia telling the u.n. secretary-general yesterday they were sympathetic to the idea of some sort of a humanitarian corridor, yet nothing happens, your response? >> thank you for having me here. second for the rising of an important topic. i have a fresh story. today i was approached by a family from mariupol who were taken by russians forcefully to russia and who actually were forced to pass this filtration camp. they were interrogated there. they were promised they would be back to ukraine. in fact, nobody allows them to go back. they say we lost our home. we have our money -- we are running out of money. we hardly know what to do in russia. nobody allows them to go back. i put in touch with the ukrainian government and maybe government -- ukraine government will try to do their b
joining us now is former press second to president zelenskyy and retired general mccaffrey and admiral -- the worst mistake i could make. you are in lviv. your reaction to the tweet from the embassy confirming the reports we have been seeing, the torturing of civilians, what is happening to ukrainians with russia telling the u.n. secretary-general yesterday they were sympathetic to the idea of some sort of a humanitarian corridor, yet nothing happens, your response? >> thank you for...
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the lack of discipline is really striking to former commanders like barry mccaffrey. what are they saying at the pentagon. >> it is so weird, andrea. nobody understands what we are seeing and certainly nobody anticipated it. putin denies it, excuse me, but he's used a con script military in russia who were lied to and told not -- not told where they were going at the time. but the level of barbaric that we're seeing is something that is surprising because these are russia's ethnic, slovic brothers. this is not as if they're fighting in syria or even where you see this kind of really crazy level of bar barrett we saw in yugoslavia where people have been taught to hate this other population for so long. the serbs, the bosnians and that sort of thing. that is not the case here. ukrainians and russians have been slovic brothers forever. so there is a lot of shock at the images we saw coming out of bucha. and shock at the idea that you know, with the kind of interviews that you've been having, andrea, the lack of a war time commander in the field on the ground in ukraine c
the lack of discipline is really striking to former commanders like barry mccaffrey. what are they saying at the pentagon. >> it is so weird, andrea. nobody understands what we are seeing and certainly nobody anticipated it. putin denies it, excuse me, but he's used a con script military in russia who were lied to and told not -- not told where they were going at the time. but the level of barbaric that we're seeing is something that is surprising because these are russia's ethnic, slovic...
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>> reporter: general mccaffrey pointing out this is still a fraction of what we've been spending on our arms in iraq for all those years. 20 years in afghanistan. so there is a commitment to ukraine. there's no question this is central to the security of europe, the u.s. and the world. and it's not on our doorstep but is on nato's doorstep and that is part of the whole architecture as zelenskyy was saying since world war ii. this is the worst violence, the worst conflict and the worst war crimes in europe since world war ii. and so the u.s. has a stake in this. if it takes years, i think there's bipartisan support in congress for that right now, and i think that everyone is going to have to do some belt tightening, and it can cost people re-election or control of congress, which is quite possibly one of the outcomes given what's happening to the economy and to inflation, but i don't see any way this administration is pulling back nor this congress. >> thank you. again, andrea, you're going to have an interview with secretary of state antony blinken tomorrow. you can watch it starting at
>> reporter: general mccaffrey pointing out this is still a fraction of what we've been spending on our arms in iraq for all those years. 20 years in afghanistan. so there is a commitment to ukraine. there's no question this is central to the security of europe, the u.s. and the world. and it's not on our doorstep but is on nato's doorstep and that is part of the whole architecture as zelenskyy was saying since world war ii. this is the worst violence, the worst conflict and the worst war...
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retired army general barry mccaffrey, we're bringing you in for just a little more breakdown on details of all this. some of these major military moves, general, thank you for being with us this morning. ukraine says that britain is giving them what they need. the u.s. also saying they're providing weapons. decode this for us. what do you think is actually being sent to ukraine? >> cori, it has been a simply magnificent performance by nato, by the united states, by individual countries like the united kingdom, to come together in a very short period of time. i served in nato headquarters for two years, in their political headquarters. i used to tell people it takes five to 15 years to make a decision. so in a matter of weeks, there's been a remarkable support. secretary lloyd austin, secretary of state blinken, they built a global consensus to support ukraine, never mind nato and individual countries. it's a new phase in the war now. they're trying to think through it. they're going to have to provide the tools to these incredibly courageous ukraine military units to find a war of maneu
retired army general barry mccaffrey, we're bringing you in for just a little more breakdown on details of all this. some of these major military moves, general, thank you for being with us this morning. ukraine says that britain is giving them what they need. the u.s. also saying they're providing weapons. decode this for us. what do you think is actually being sent to ukraine? >> cori, it has been a simply magnificent performance by nato, by the united states, by individual countries...
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we'll discuss the wartime visit with admiral stavridis and barry mccaffrey. >>> plus, the headlines dominating back home. house minority leader mccarthy goes out of his way to make sure he and donald trump are still pals after leaked audio showed mccarthy's true feelings about the president after january 6th. "morning joe" a few moments away. postmenopausal osteoporosis and a high risk for fracture, it's time to make your move to help reduce your risk of fracture with prolia®. only prolia® is proven to help strengthen and protect bones from fracture with 1 shot every 6 months. do not take prolia® if you have low blood calcium, are pregnant, are allergic to it, or take xgeva®. serious allergic reactions like low blood pressure, trouble breathing, throat tightness, face, lip or tongue swelling, rash, itching or hives have happened. tell your doctor about dental problems, as severe jaw bone problems may happen or new or unusual pain in your hip, groin, or thigh, as unusual thigh bone fractures have occurred. speak to your doctor before stopping, skipping or delaying prolia®, as spine and oth
we'll discuss the wartime visit with admiral stavridis and barry mccaffrey. >>> plus, the headlines dominating back home. house minority leader mccarthy goes out of his way to make sure he and donald trump are still pals after leaked audio showed mccarthy's true feelings about the president after january 6th. "morning joe" a few moments away. postmenopausal osteoporosis and a high risk for fracture, it's time to make your move to help reduce your risk of fracture with...
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barry mccaffrey joins us in our fourth hour to talk about russia's new offensive strategy. and what ukraine needs to defeat it. >> plus, we'll talk to a college student who is from ukraine and now half a world away from her family who are still living in kyiv. >> also ahead, we'll have a live report on why the irs is calling this tax season the most challenging it has ever had. >> and new york city mayor eric adams has been criticized for his handling of the city's homeless population. we'll be joined by a member of "the new york times" editorial board who says the mayor needs a little religious guidance on the issue. you're watching "morning joe." we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ i came, i saw, i conquered. (all): hail, caesar! pssst caesar! julius! dude, you should really check in with your team on ringcentral. i was thinking like... oh hi, caesar. we were just talking about you. ha ha ha. yeah, you should probably get out of here. not good. ♪ ♪ ♪ ringcentral ♪ ♪ ♪ before discovering nexium 24hr to treat her frequent heartburn... claire could only imagine enjoying
barry mccaffrey joins us in our fourth hour to talk about russia's new offensive strategy. and what ukraine needs to defeat it. >> plus, we'll talk to a college student who is from ukraine and now half a world away from her family who are still living in kyiv. >> also ahead, we'll have a live report on why the irs is calling this tax season the most challenging it has ever had. >> and new york city mayor eric adams has been criticized for his handling of the city's homeless...
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by the way, of all of the generals i know you can attach me to general mccaffrey. he's a lifetime mentor. >>> still ahead, we have more leading military voices with us as russia launches a new offensive in ukraine. air force veterans brigadier general robert spalding and general lori robinson both will be our guests. plus, the kremlin appears to have suffered a major intelligence breach as ukraine leaks personal data for thousands of soldiers and spies. we will speak to the held of the cia about that. >>> also ahead, the ukraine, will it join the european union? we have an update on the status. >>> and vladimir putin claims sanctions against russia has failed, but new reporting says the impact on its economy is very real. you are watching "morning joe." we will be right back. before nexium 24hr, anna could only imagine a comfortable night's sleep without frequent heartburn waking her up. now, that dream... . ...is her reality. nexium 24hr stops acid before it starts, for all-day, all-night protection. can you imagine 24 hours without heartburn? (johnny cash) ♪ i'
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>> we absolutely agree with general mccaffrey. this is irresponsible rhetoric coming from a nuclear power, especially one that has the nuclear arsenal mr. putin does and has available to him. this is a -- look, the war has already gone on longer than it should. it should have never started. to have a nuclear power exhibit that kind of belicosity, talk about that, completely reprehensible. what i will tell you, we are machine toreing this every single day. secretary austin gets updated every single da i from russian capabilitied and their posture. i will tell you, joe, we take this seriously, our strategic posture for our homeland as well as our deterrent posture with respect to allies and partners. we see nothing to indicate that we ned to change that posture that we need to make any kind of nuclear capability changes to be able to defend the homeland and allies and partner. who ill the rhetoric is certainly trouble and irresponsible, we haven't seen anything that gives us cause to have to change our foot print. >> so as disturbed
>> we absolutely agree with general mccaffrey. this is irresponsible rhetoric coming from a nuclear power, especially one that has the nuclear arsenal mr. putin does and has available to him. this is a -- look, the war has already gone on longer than it should. it should have never started. to have a nuclear power exhibit that kind of belicosity, talk about that, completely reprehensible. what i will tell you, we are machine toreing this every single day. secretary austin gets updated...
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as general mccaffrey says all the time, nothing is really changed as far as russia's ability to handle basic logistics. as admiral stavridis said yesterday, it email ei eats str lunch. >> russia isn't going to suddenly have a competent military. they can supply troops better in the east, but so far what we're hearing from western intelligence services and from inside ukraine is early on, and it is early, we emphasize that, ukrainian troops are holding up. david ignatius, we've been talking a little about mariupol, as well. that could fall. there's one last group of holdout ukrainian soldiers. a particular regimen protecting civilians in the steel factory. the expectation is at some point, mariupol will fall, a key, strategic win for vladimir putin. largely, what do you make of what we've seen here in the early days of the early hours, as a matter of fact, of this new eastern offensive from russia? >> willie, i think the russians are trying to make up for the failures in round one by, in round two, concentrating their forces in a much smaller theater, bringing much more firepower to bea
as general mccaffrey says all the time, nothing is really changed as far as russia's ability to handle basic logistics. as admiral stavridis said yesterday, it email ei eats str lunch. >> russia isn't going to suddenly have a competent military. they can supply troops better in the east, but so far what we're hearing from western intelligence services and from inside ukraine is early on, and it is early, we emphasize that, ukrainian troops are holding up. david ignatius, we've been...
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we will speak with retired general barry mccaffrey, the four-star army veteran joins us just ahead on "morning joe." just ahead on "morning joe." allergies don't have to be scary. spraying flonase daily stops your body from overreacting to allergens all season long. psst! psst! flonase all good. she's feeling the power of listerine. he's feeling it. yep, them too. it's an invigorating rush... ...zapping millions of germs in seconds. for that one-of-a-kind whoa... ...which leaves you feeling... ahhhhhhh listerine. feel the whoa! >>> and we're rolling into the fourth hour of "morning joe." it is exactly 9:00 on the east coast. 6:00 a.m. out west. >> beautiful shot of l.a., 6:00 a.m. good morning. >> pretty day. we're following two breaking stories at this hour. several new developments in russia's war in ukraine. and new details about the urgent man hunt underway right now across new york city. for the person behind yesterday's brazen subway shooting in brooklyn. the nypd has not named any suspects in the shooting, but they have named a person of interest in this attack. police say they
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>>> still ahead on "morning joe", we will get expert analyses from retired four star general barry mccaffrey. >>> from public defend to supreme court justice, the first black woman the story putting her on the high court even t will smith, we'll tell you about the actions being considered by the academy. that's ahead on "morning joe." e. that's ahead on "morning joe." where do you find the perfect project manager? well, we found him in adelaide between his color-coordinated sticky note collection and the cutest boxed lunch we have ever seen. ...but you can find him right now on upwork. when the world is your workforce finding the perfect project manager, designer, developer, or whomever you may need... tends to fall right into place. find top-rated talent who can start today on upwork. to make my vision a reality. i have to take every perspective, and see clearly from every point of view. with my varilux progressive lenses i seamlessly transition from near to far. and see every detail in sharp focus. when you see no limits, there are no limits. book now at your local essilor experts to push
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. >> mark, general mccaffrey was on the show the other morning with us, and he made a stunning kind of comparison, which was that during the height of the iraq war the u.s. was sending something like $9 billion a month worth of military supplies to iraq. so far i think there's been $2 billion spent since the beginning of this year, just over a billion since the beginning of the war itself, so a lot less. there's clearly a lot more that the west could be spending in ukraine. we seem to be at a pivotal moment where the russians are pulled back. the assumption is they're pulled back in order to launch another offensive in the east, possibly to try to push further back again into the country. how much can we turn on the spigot fast and how much willingness do you think there is in washington but also in the western alliance, the nato alliance to really ramp up significantly so that the ukrainians can take advantage of the pause? >> sure. and i think that we're doing that. i mean, again, in terms of logistics look at the difference between russian logistics which is a debacle and the allian
. >> mark, general mccaffrey was on the show the other morning with us, and he made a stunning kind of comparison, which was that during the height of the iraq war the u.s. was sending something like $9 billion a month worth of military supplies to iraq. so far i think there's been $2 billion spent since the beginning of this year, just over a billion since the beginning of the war itself, so a lot less. there's clearly a lot more that the west could be spending in ukraine. we seem to be...