so you mentioned the witches of bucha.king at that, so that they can defend te capital. but it also shows that there is a lack of resources here. the ukrainian troops don't have enough manpower to man the front lines, so in this case this female brigade, the witches of bucha, are stepping in to defend kyiv. >> richard engel, thank you very much, my friend. >>> next, all eyes on a courthouse in california where the menendez brothers are expected to appear virtually today nearly 30 years after their conviction for killing their parents. you're watching "jose diaz-balart reports" on msnbc. understand how to get the most from medicare. if you're eligible for medicare, it's a good idea to have original medicare. it gives you coverage for doctor office visits and hospital stays. but if you want even more benefits, you can choose a medicare advantage plan like the ones offered at humana. our plans combine original medicare with extra benefits in a single, convenient plan with $0, or low monthly plan premiums. these plans could ev

, rch ichard engel is in ukraine, he spoke with a group of women soldiers deployed outside kyiv in buchathe horrific war crimes there by russia and they fought back. they are very concerned about what will happen after sitting down with putin. let's watch a chunk of his reporting. >> reporter: we joined a group of soldiers who call themselves the witches of bucha, now taking up arms. in a forest outside kyiv, they're training in close combat, expecting one day russian troops will make another push for kyiv. 90% of this unit are women, many of their sons and husbands are out fighting on the front lines, so they have stepped up volunteering to defend the capital. valentina is a grandmother. her son and son-in-law are on the front lines. president-elect trump says that he's going to wrap up this war in a day. do you have confidence in that? "i don't believe this war can be stopped with a negotiation," she says. "putin can't be trusted. in three to five years, he'll come back." >> i don't know about you, admiral, but i've covered women, kurdish women in syria fighting isis because the men we

he had a youtube channel and talked about the massacre in bucha.rison. they were hoping to gather a huge crowd here to shout their opposition to vladimir putin and the full—scale invasion of ukraine. there are a lot of slogans of support for ukraine in the crowd and a lot of anti—putin slogans as well. the gathering itself is not massive, maybe 2000 people at this point. it hasn't started yet. when people begin to march they will head through the centre of berlin to the gates of the russian embassy where they will continue to shout those slogans. i think the importance of this is that for the first time those prominent figures from within the russian opposition have tried to bring people together, not only to denounce vladimir putin but also denounce his war and russia's war on ukraine. sarah rainsford. _ russia's war on ukraine. sarah rainsford, as _ russia's war on ukraine. sarah rainsford, as always, - russia's war on ukraine. sarah rainsford, as always, thank. russia's war on ukraine. sarah l rainsford, as always, thank you for bringing that to

colonel, we spoke yesterday with a man who is raising two small children from bucha.rrowly before russia invaded at the beginning of the war and that's what ordinary ukrainians are so worried about right now is is america going to cut off support for the ukrainian war? because to them, they see that as kind of a death sentence for their country. i mean what is there to say to them europeans see it as an american abandonment of international norms that you don't take other countries by force. >> so it has a lot of ramifications. you know, i think donald trump will attempt to solve this conflict through diplomacy. the question is, what will he do when that fails? when ukraine rejects the draconian deterrent terms that putin will put on the table and they say no we're not going to take those, we're going to continue to fight. no matter the cost. and what will donald trump do then? will he completely abandon ukraine, or will he double down on american support for ukraine ich he's also hinted that he could do so, you know. stay tuned. all we know is this will play out in r

they call themselves the witches of bucha. 90% of this unit are women. many of their sons and husbands are out fighting on the front lines. so they've stepped up, volunteering to defend the capital. these women don't believe that even if trump brokers a deal putin will honor it. so they're training for close combat. valentina is a grandmother. her son and son-in-law are both out on the front lines. i don't believe this war can be stopped with a negotiation, she says. putin can't be trusted. in three to five years, he'll come back. nato is so concerned about escalations here that tomorrow officials from the alliance and ukraine hold an emergency meeting to coordinate strategy. lester? >> richard engel in kiev, thanks. >>> in 60 seconds, bird flu found in raw milk, adding to the debate over whether raw milk is safe. what you need to know about the growing trend right after this. w milk is safe. what you need to know about the growing trend right after this. things changed for me. breztri gave me... better breathing, symptom improvement, and reduced flare-u

manpower is four to one and you're facing not just a loss of your country, but i saw firsthand in buchahat putin is capable of doing and the war crimes that the russian army has committed and will commit and what the loss of ukraine and the threat to nato and eastern europe and ultimately to the united states means, a very difficult decision, but one think they had to make. >> so, donald trump has pledged to end the war. he says he can do it on day one. could biden's efforts help put ukraine in gains that are made both inside russia and regaining property that has been occupied by the russians would help. it gives them some sense of satisfaction. but the bottom line is, there's no way in the world you can do what the president-elect is talking about and not give putin a victory. and it does nothing to guarantee the insurance -- the security guarantees that would have to be put in place. all the other questions. who's going to hold russia accountable for war crimes? who's going to help rebuild a multitrillion dollar job, rebuild ukraine? and the fact is, if you give them the land that th

we joined a group of soldiers who call themselves the witches of bucha now taking up arms.n close combat, fully expecting one day russian troops will make another push for kyiv. 90% of this unit are women. many of their sons and husbands are out fighting on the front lines, so they have stepped up, volunteering to defend the capital. valentine valentine is a grandmother. her son and son-in-law are on the front lines. president-elect trump says he is going to wrap up this war in a day. do you have confidence in that? i don't believe this war can be stopped with a negotiation, she says. putin can't be trusted. in three to five years, he will come back. >> joining us from kyiv, richard, what is the feeling there in ukraine about where this conflict stands right now? >> reporter: so, there is a lot of exhaustion here. people want the war to sort of not continue, they want to see a ceasefire, a resolution. many ukrainians are even prepared, although it's difficult to say in public, that they could lose territory, that they may have to give up some terrain for a ceasefire deal. b

he's a ukrainian father who lives in bucha. it's a small town in the suburbs of kyiv, which we've all come to know so well. after the russians invaded it at the beginning of the war and committed mass atrocities there. um alex, first, i just want to talk to you a little bit about this new news and kind of get a civilians perspective of the u.s. finally granting the ability to ukrainians to use the ukrainian military to use longer range missiles going in to are you paying attention to this? how are you seeing this >> brianna. that was a great news actually. after all the frustrations that we had recently, that was kind of a light that could show some end of the tunnel that finally we got it. but in the first place, it shouldn't have been provided. i mean the, the, the the ban on on using long range weapons to strike into russian territory. now, now we see the second day. we see how how effective they are. we should have had it a long time ago and tell us, i mean a long time ago. >> this has been going on for so long three week o

. >> we saw what happened when they occupy occupied bucha and irpin. remember those cities in ukraine where when the russians, when we finally got to see what was happening there, we discovered that men had their hands tied behind their backs and were in shallow graves, having been shot in the back. women were gang raped. um, children were kidnaped. and and so that's what happens in the occupied territories. and so and ukrainians have seen that with their own eyes and, and so what do you do if you're a ukrainian and you see that type of atrocity being committed as the russians move towards you, you get out of there and so what we're going to see is is a, a country where the entire country leaves where where we're talking about 15 million, maybe more refugees fanning out across europe. and what does that do well, um, uh, that, that creates a lot of anger in these countries everyone's got the same immigrant asylum seeker problem that the united states has. and and that pushes all of their politics further to the right. um, the other big problem that we h

we joined a group of soldier who call themselves the witches of bucha, now taking up arms.a force outside kyiv, they're training in close combat, fully expecting one day russian troops will make another push for kyiv. >> 90% of this unit are women. many of their sons and husbands are out fighting on the front lines, so they have stepped up, volunteering to defend the capital. >> reporter: valentina, the soldiers only release their first names, is a grandmother. her son and son-in-law are on the front lines. >> president-elect trump says that he's going to wrap up this war in a day. do you have confidence in that? >> translator: i don't believe this war can be stopped with a negotiation, she says. putin can't be trusted. in three to five years, he'll come back. >> reporter: many ukrainians i've spoken to have expressed the very same sentiment, telling me that even if trump is able to secure some sort of cease-fire, that putin will just use the time to re-equip himself, re-arm, and then invade again. hoda? >> richard engel for us there in kyiv. richard, thank you. >>> much mo

at ease and so comfortable with someone who green lit and celebrated the war crimes carried out in buchaans, schools, hospitals, i mean, the things that have been happening in ukraine at the direction of vladimir putin have garnered the west's disdain and donald trump sounds to have had a lovely chat with him today. >> well, i think there is very deep seeded concern within the national security realm as well as more broadly in terms of what is going to be ukraine's fate. now that donald trump will be returning to the white house. we all want this war and the bloodshed to come to an end, but the question is on whose terms. and it is clear that donald trump, who is a transactional individual, who also has a relationship with vladimir putin that goes back a number of years, is seeking to end the war, but giving putin what he wants, which is a great concern. not only to americans and ukrainians, but also to europe. very fearful about vladimir putin's aims on the rest of europe. and so we're looking at a situation now where all of this effort made to try to prevent russia from just gobbling u

. >> we joined a group of soldiers who call themselves the witches of bucha, now taking up arms.h for kyiv. >> 90% of this unit are women. many of their sons and husbands are fighting on the front lines, so they have stepped up, volunteering, to defend the capital. >> valentina, the soldiers only released their first names, is a grandmother, her son and son- in-law are on the front lines. >> president-elect trump says he will wrap up the war in a day. do you have confidence in that? >> i don't believe this war can be stopped with a negotiation, she says, putin can't be trusted. in 3 to 5 years, he'll come back. >> there is an impression in the united states that if ukraine were just to accept a peace agreement, that if it were to accept the loss of roughly 20% of its territory, territory that has been unable to gain back by military means that the war would be over and somehow putin would be placated and it wouldn't be nearly as expensive for the united states. that's not the way they see things here. they believe that yes, a peace deal is coming and they may have to make painful

. >> the bucha. >> the bucha. >> well, that is not a fake. thatis >> well, that is not a fake.that is a genuine video of him in a migrant boat with 50 or 60 other people. and you could see at the beginning of that shot the french naval vessel. yes, that's right . the french navy that's right. the french navy this morning have been escorting somebody across to our 12 mile line who threatened to kill a british member of parliament after the £500 million we paid them. you would have thought they might just be able to do better than that. i've asked the home office, the police. is it true that he's arrived? have you taken him into custody? is he being questioned? i haven't even had the courtesy of an answer from the home office. i guess my real concern is that unless he. unless he has been taken away and put behind a locked door, he will simply abscond. but here's the worst part. because originally he comes from afghanistan, we will not send him back to afghanistan because we don't deem that to be a safe country. even though germany are now sending planes back to afghanistan, it co