missiles are flying, meanwhile, towards crimea it is reported that air defense systems destroyed 10 atacms operational-tactical missiles on the territory of the crimean peninsula. in general, friends, exactly 6 years ago, on may 15 , 2018, our crimean bridge was solemnly opened, today both ukraine and western countries are sleeping and seeing how to solemnly destroy it, for them this is very important, for them this symbol is victory, victory there will definitely be... but victory will be ours, we are doing everything for this, and we are moving towards this. news on first. this is news first. hello, in the studio of valery korablev, in this issue. the return is maximum, the president outlined priorities and set tasks for the renewed government. we have to determine the financial support for our plans, mechanisms for supporting russian families, citizens, and businesses. decrees have also been signed on the appointment of regional governors of several regions at once. the enemy bird will not fly by, clear coordinated work on the front line, round-the-clock duty, on the right bank of the d

those are the himars, and two types of atacms missiles, also to include our air defense systems whichcraft that are attacking ukraine from -- attacking ukraine from russia. and obviously they would be firing at them from ukraine. all of these weapon systems are operated by ukrainians. it is completely unprecedented, will, to deny a country that has been invaded by another country from attacking that country directly. and that is the prohibition this administration has forced on ukraine. and it is really hurting ukraine. our audience understand when you looked at that map up there, the eastern part of ukraine, in russia, 300 kill meters into that eastern part across the border, which would be western russia, in the green on the map there, right up next to the border, is a sanctuary because russia knows full well organic weapons from ukraine cannot reach them, nor can the u.s. weapons because ukrainians can't fire them. we can reach 300 kill meters into russia's border there and what russia has is multiple bases, multiple capabilities all tucked up near the ukrainian border that obvious

. >> we need major military aid, especially artillery shells, atacms, and all kinds of longer frenchiles these aid is getting to our troops at the front line. and luckily, americans have a prearranged and started to deliver artillery shells as soon as possible. but at the same time, but we haven't received everything right now. we expect more military aid within the next days or weeks some 50,000 protesters marched through the streets of georgia's capital saturday here's another, mass demonstration against so-called foreign agents bill that some believe will squash georgia's chance of joining the european union. >> the kremlin's dal measure would force organizations receiving more than 20% of their funding from abroad to register as foreign agents, parliament is set to begin committee hearings on the bills. third and final reading on monday former president donald trump was back on the campaign trail saturday after an explosive week of testimony in his hush money trial in new york he held a beach front rally in new jersey estate. he lost a president, joe biden in 2020 by about 60 poi

the atacms, which we have been giving to ukraine have been incredibly effective blocking some of these have such an advantage in man power and even munitions at this point it's tough going for the ukrainians. although as you said with a $16 billion baggage signed by president biden recently more weapons are flowing, more ammunitions are flowing to ukraine to help them out here. >> let's turn briefly to the war in gaza. what's the latest we know about the rafah operation in terms of timing and scope? >> yeah, it seems what the israelis are trying to do is move a little more methodically than perhaps they did up in the north, still using air strikes and things like that. as far as the ground troops going in they secure the rafah crossing into egypt. they try to do this kind of offensive where they go in try to clear out hamas, identify the tunnels, go into them or destroy them. many of the civilians have already left the area, but there are already still civilians in rafah. the israelis are moving a little more slowly, a little more methodically. they're still fighting further north in g

related to kharkiv only and does not include permission to use american long range artillery known as atacmsmile range to strike inside russian territory. ukraine can use the shorter range guided precision launched rockets known as gym blers with a 43-mile range. in praagh, secretary antony blinken hinted u.s. policy will adjust to help ukraine stop russia's advances. >> the stakes couldn't be higher in this moment. going forward, we'll continue to do what we have been doing which is, as necessary, adapt and adjust. >> russia began its attack on kharkiv on may 10th. on may 13th, defense secretary lloyd austin and the chairman of the joint chiefs had a secure video conference call with their ukrainian counterparts. ukraine requested permission to use u.s. provided weapons across the border against russian positions in the kharkiv region. the president signed off on the new policy this week as the leaders of both france and germany publicly pressured him to do so. >> how do we explain to ukrainians that we are going to have to protect the towns and basically everything we want around kharkiv?

military package starts to flow, they will hopefully be able to use those long-range missiles, the atacmsopefully make gains that way. i don't think u.s. officials think there's any chance for much movement on either side in the next six months. >> pentagon reporter for politico, laura, thank you for joining us. next up here we'll go live to cnbc for an early look what's driving wall street. plus no relief for federal reserve after they hold interest rates steady. we'll dig into what that means and what it means for consumers when we come right back. d what when we come right back. y. wooooo! power e*trade's easy to-use tools make complex trading less complicated. custom scans help you find new trading opportunities, while an earnings tool helps you plan your trades and stay on top of the market. e*trade from morgan stanley old spice gentleman's super hydration body wash. (whispered) vanilla and shea. 24/7 moisturization with vitamin b3. (knock on the door) are you using all the old spice? oops. ♪ (old spice mnemonic) ♪ (man) mm, hey, honey. oops. looks like my to-do list grew. "paint the

. >> we need major military aid, especially artillery shells, atacms, and all kinds of longer french missiles these aid is getting to our troops at the front line. and luckily, americans have a prearranged and started to deliver artillery shells as soon as possible. but at the same time, but we haven't received everything right now. we expect more military aid within the next days or weeks, but it's crucial point because you know, for us, we're talking about lives of our soldiers and civilians in the meantime, as i mentioned earlier, there was another ukrainian attack on a russian refiners three the biden administration has been an odds with ukraine over these attacks. >> washington has tried to discourage them because of fears that could lead to higher gas prices, but that hasn't stopped ukraine from carrying them out. why not? >> well it's absolute necessity. first of all, from international legal perspective, it is within all right of self-defense. we should wage war in the territory of the aggressor. >> and the fact is, we can win this war only when we, when we wage war in the te

and atacms missiles that ukraine has used a strike deep within occupied territory are to be replaced with advanced longer-range precision strike missiles. as we send weapons to ukraine, the us replaces them with either newer variance or newer system it is a way of modernizing the us military. >> that's right. i like to say we're not going to replace old with old. we're going to replace old with new. we are mild i don't ising through the support that we're giving to the ukrainians to feed the kremlin's war president vladimir putin has placed russia's economy at a full war-time footing, trying to outproducing the west. and what is becoming a grinding war of attrition russia spends nearly 7% of its gdp on defense with plans to go even higher. far more than the us or any western nation, even if russian weapons or lower quality, an old military adage says that quantity has a quality of its own. when russia burn through its own supply of artillery ammo to quickly north korea sent millions of rounds that made their way to the front lines. iranian shah had drones have expanded an already dea

they can't use the most formidable missile that the us has given to ukraine, which is called an atacmshat can go some 200 miles that has been used to great effect inside russian occupied areas, including crimea. and that's where we're seeing a lot of fighting. we have some new video of ukrainian forces attacked packing a russian ships in the black sea using sea drones. and so they really have taken the fight to the russians in that area, both with ukrainian domestically made weapons. as well as these american missiles. now, we'll these us restrictions remain in place? the biden menstruation is telling me yes. for now now, but but antony blinken saying in the past few days, notably that the us will continue to adapt and adjust as needed, kate? >> yeah, it will be interesting to hear from secretary of state as we expect to hear from him in the next hour, alex, thank you so much for bringing us all that detail, john, where we are standing by as new reaction to the guilty verdict verdict against donald trump continues to come in this morning. donald trump's former white house national secu

third and finally, long-range surface to surface missiles, the atacms. all these things are moving.ths of delay, frankly, unconscionable. we can still recover. kharkiv can be saved, but it is going to require all hands on deck at this moment for ukraine. >> all right. retired admiral james stavridis, thank you very much for coming on this morning. we appreciate it once again. >>> coming up, our next guest is using modern research techniques to examine how celebrities, such as taylor swift, stanley, and the beatles, came to be household names we know today. best-selling author cass sunsteen joins us with his book, "how do become famous." that's next on "morning joe." switch to shopify so you can build it better, scale it faster and sell more. much more. take your business to the next stage when you switch to shopify. these days everyone is staring at screens, scanning the news, and watching their spending. good vision is more important than ever, but so especially now is saving. that's why america's best includes a free eye exam when you buy two pairs of glasses for just $79.95, that