how can that be, better mehdi?, no wants to see the scenes that we're putting up on the screen right now. but from a practical point of, you cannot have a both ways. we are told as much by -- we are told that putin is a war criminal, we are told he is. matt we are told he is isolated and yet you are telling me very confidently that if we shoot down russian aircraft over ukraine, he will not use, even tactical nuclear weapons? how can you be so sure? [interpreter] >> look, i think vladimir putin at some level understands that it would be the entire world against him. and it would engage in conflict. he does not want to lose power in russia. he wants a negotiated solution as well. but right now there's nothing pushing us to a negotiated solution. the u.s. could get involved and say, look, we are going to force discipline in the space. we are not going to lead to the massacre of civilians. today, the killing will only continue. vladimir putin has no incentive to negotiate today. the u.s. can create that incentive. it'

i'm mehdi hasan. the nazi conquest of europe. that's how ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy described russia's illegal invasion of his country in a speech to the israeli parliament today. he spoke as russia tenned its air assault, its forces firing on eight cities in the east of ukraine over the weekend, according to ukraine's national police. and in the wake of vladimir putin speaking of victory and glory and vowing at what looked like a trump-style rally on friday in moscow, that russia would win the win full stop. we've seen words like naziism and fascism thrown around a lot in this conflict. so tonight, to understand what is going on in ukraine right now, what is going on inside of russia too, and what's driving vladimir putin, we need to talk about a man named ivan ilian. he's important to all of this. born in 1883 in russia to an aristocratic family, a graduate of law, who became a right-wing anti-communist philosopher. he was exiled on the orders of lenin himself in 1922. he went to germany where his mother was from a

end of tomorrow good evening, i'm mehdi hasan. the russian air or attacks are still confronting ukraine. destroying neighborhoods. it is a battle to see the cities like kharkiv, or mariupol where things are on the siege, and where hundreds of people will be sheltering on the bombardment. scheduling for food and water -- . >> [inaudible] >> the effort to isolate moscow from the global economy continues, with president biden ordering a ban on all of russian imports. a move that has severe impacts on russia, and to the u.s. as well. russian oil accounts for less than 10% of imports, but americans will feel the squeeze. according to the presidents, there is one person a blame for that. >> [inaudible] >> then i go up! >> [inaudible] >> can't do much right now, russia's possible! >> several major companies joined corporate america's exit from russia. -- announced all 850 of its restaurants would close, starbucks, coca-cola, and pepsi followed suit. ukrainian president zelenskyy sulk to british parliament today, and discuss the urgent ne

"the mehdi hasan show" starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm mehdi hasan. the invasion of ukraine by russia is a lot of things. it's illegal for a start. a violation of the u.n. charter, a war crime. what stands out most, what makes it so egregious is in 2022 the world is watching a brazen attempt to strangle democracy to a neighboring country. that was putin's plan to topple the government in kyiv, to detain or most likely kill ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky who came to power 2013 with the vote. the attack on ukraine is an outrage. i yield to no one in my criticism of the iraq war, but at least it was a brutal dictatorship and nobody would contest ridding the world of saddam hussein was no bad thing. what is happening in ukraine should matter so much to awful us. we are witnessing assaults on democracy and freedom across the globe, the rise of authoritarianism from russia to brazil to venezuela to the middle east and here at home too. one recent study found that the state of democracy around the world fell to a record low last year. that is the con

the mehdi hassan show starts right now. e mehdi hassan>>. . . -- perhaps what stands out most, what makes it so egregious, is that in 2022 the world is watching a brazen attempt by the dictatorship to strangle democracy to death in a neighboring country. that was vladimir putin's path, to invade, occupy and conquer. to topple the government in kyiv. to detain or most likely kill ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy, came to power in 2019 with 73% of the vote, and with international monitors call a free, compatible and -- the attack on democracy in ukraine is an outrage. i yield to no one in my criticism of the tragedy, blunder, crime, but at least iraq was a brutal dictatorship or no one would contest that reading the world of saddam hussein was no bad thing. ukraine, and when we, is the reverse of iraq. it is the dictatorship that is invading our democracy. that is one of the many things, reasons why what is happening in ukraine should matter so much to all of us. we are witnessing assaults on democracy and freedom acro

i'm mehdi hasan. the nazi conquest of europe, that's how president zelenskyy described the invasion of his country. he spoke as russia continued its air assault. and in the wake of vladimir putin's peektry speaking of victory at a trump-style rally. we've seen words like naziism and fascism thrown around a lot. we feed to talk about a man named evan, born in 1883. he soon became a fan of muse lany. it wasn't just mussolini. he wrote an article headlined "national socialism". he formulated a vision for a very russian-form of fascism. he ended up leaving germany before the war began and died if switzerland in on security in 1954. now you might think a russian exile wouldn't have much support for russia today. tens of millions of russians died during world war ii, including if the seat of lennon grad. today moscow tries to falsely claim they're fighting the nazis. yet, russian elites are been turning to evan elian. they are trying to rehabilitate this long-dead philosopher. when someone only begins talki

i'm mehdi hasan. the nazi conquest of europe.'s illegal invasion of his country in a speech to the israeli parliament today. he spoke as russia tenned its air assault, its forces firing on eight cities in the east of ukraine over the weekend,

i'm mehdi hassan, the rachel maddow hosted by ali velshi in hungary, it's coming up in just a few minutes, with former ambassador to ukraine marie yovanovitch who was -- has her thoughts on the u.s. response to this conflict, and how president zelenskyy has risen to the moment to become a hero for the cause of democracy. that's ahead, but first the latest from ukraine where russian forces are increasingly striking civilian targets. as the invasion of ukraine enters its 15th day in the southern port of mario poll. a russian airstrike destroyed a children's hospital, a maternity ward, killing at least 18 people. the attacks have left people lacking their basic needs like food, water and, heat well relentless russian shelling has prevented civilians from safe russian corridors. because morgues are overthrowing. local authorities have sent text messages to resident sane if somebody dies in your family, just put the body outside, cover it, tie up the hands, and the legs, and leave it outside. the foreign ministers of ukraine and russia are expected to be in turkey on thursday. turkish presiden

but we need to continue to press for that, mehdi.by some of the outside private sector efforts to try and isolate russia. and i just want to say this to the russian people, that i would vote as quickly for $10 billion in humanitarian aid for ukrainians as i would for ten times that for a new russian democracy that was out of ukraine, didn't have vladimir putin as its president and gave rights, fundamental rights to its people. so it gives me no pleasure to see the russian people suffer, but right now ukrainians are hiding in subways and children are dying and we have to do something. >> a lot of them are fleeing the country. i spoke to the u.n. high commissioner earlier for refugees and he compared this to world war ii population movements, over 1.5 million people. secretary blinken spoke about the u.s. response to the crisis. the white house has offered temporary protected status to ukrainians already in this country but overall, congressman, our own refugee record even on joe biden's watch has not been great. you've got title 42 bl

right now i hand it over to mehdi hasan. >> hello, alicia. it is a crazy time. all of us are putting our efforts into covering this horrific conflict. have a great rest of your sunday. >>> tonight on "the mehdi hasan show" senator elizabeth warren is here to discuss the situation in ukraine and the ripple effects we're feeling back home, especially gas prices. >>> plus, the winner of the nobel peace price on putin's call to place his nuclear forces on high alert. >>> and you want to see what real cancel culture looks like? i'll be joined by a top russian journalist who has had to flee his country for daring to speak the truth about the invasion. >>> good evening, i'm mehdi hasan, it is 8:00 p.m. in washington, d.c., 2:00 a.m. in ukraine. the early hours of what is now day 19 of russia's war against ukraine. an american journalist was shot and killed on sunday while reporting in irpin, a town outside kyiv that has seen heavy shelling and fighting in recent days. brent renaud, age 50, was killed gathering footage of refugees. a short time ago "time" released a sta

i'm eye "the mehdi hasan show" starts right now. >>> good evening. i'm mehdi hasan.illegal for a start. a violation of the u.n. charter, a war crime. what stands out most, what makes it so egregious is in 2022 the world is watching a brazen attempt to strangle democracy to a neighboring country. that was putin's plan to topple the government in kyiv, to detain or most likely kill ukrainian president volodymyr zelensky who came to power 2013 with the vote. the attack

right now i hand it over to mehdi hasan. >> hello, alicia. it is a crazy time.hasan show" senator elizabeth warren is here to discuss the situation in ukraine and the ripple effects we're feeling back home, especially gas prices. >>> plus, the winner of the nobel peace price on putin's call to place his nuclear forces on high alert. >>> and you want to see what real cancel culture looks like? i'll be joined by a top russian journalist who has had to flee his country for daring to speak the truth about the invasion. >>> good evening, i'm mehdi hasan, it is 8:00 p.m. in washington, d.c., 2:00 a.m. in ukraine. the early hours of what is now day 19 of

. >> what is the risk to your price target and micron's outlook if you had to point to a risk, mehdi?bonus is also going through some structural changes if micron and the peer group, especially the korean companies are able to adjust or lower their capacity looking into 2023, then they will be able to manage the downside risk and, therefore, the earning risk will be minimized it would reduce our investment in 2023 that would help manage the downside. >> yeah. mehdi hosseini likes the stock market we appreciate you coming on thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> coming up, a led zeppelin moment a communication breakdown. dom chu is here, revealing the sector taking home the title worst performing despite the big named stocks in it futures are down, oil up just a touch, and we're back right after this and no one else's? now you're talking. 97% of ameriprise clients say they feel like their advisor cares about their ability to achieve goals. ameriprise financial. advice worth talking about. hancock, you sign first. no king? gentlemen have you taken leave of your senses. who... who are y

and later on msnbc, join mehdi hasan for a special report. he will examine the fragile state of democracy both abroad and at home. watch the mehdi hasan show tonight at 8:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc. we'll be right back. back. 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. this is vuity™, the first and only fda approved eye-drop that improves age-related blurry near vision. wait, what? it sounded like you just said an eye drop that may help you see up close. i did. it's an innovative way to... so, wait. i don't always have to wear reading glasses? yeah! vuity™ helps you see up close. so, i can see up close with just my eyes? uh-huh. with one drop in each eye, once daily. in focus? yep. [laughs] like, really? really. vuity™ is a prescription eye drop to help you see up close. ow! wait, what? wait. wait? wait, what? see for yourself. use vuity™ with caution in night driving and hazardous activities in poor light. also, if your vision is not clea

the mehdi hassan show starts right now.022 the world is watching a brazen attempt by the dictatorship to strangle democracy to death in a neighboring country. that was vladimir putin's path, to invade, occupy and conquer. to topple the government in kyiv. to detain or most

. >> i am back with you now at the top of the hour, i'm mehdi hasan, and we continue our look at the global fight for democracy tonight. president joe biden is back in the u.s. tonight, back home from his trip to europe, where he met with nato leaders about doubling the alliances presence in eastern europe. as russia's war in ukraine shows no's line of abating. biden also seemed to advocate for a regime change in russia, when he went off script and said that putin quote, cannot remain in power. it remarked that his administration has been walking back every since, and that biden himself said he did not mean. earlier tonight when asked about it, but the centerpiece of his speech, the main message, the clash between democracy and autocracy, not just in ukraine, but globally and historically, take a listen. >> the darkness that drives autocracy is ultimately no match for the flame of liberty that lights the souls of people everywhere. time and again, history shows that some of the darkest moments, and the greatest progress follows. and history shows that this is a task of our time. the

hello everyone, i'm mehdi hassan. it's 10 pm here in new york. at 4 am in ukraine. here is the latest. in just a few hours there will be negotiations between ukraine and russia. the state border guard service of ukraine says both sides will begin talks at 4:30 am eastern time. this comes after a deadly day of attacks. ukraine says at least 35 people were killed with missiles in a military polish border. 135 people or injured in that airstrike. in the meantime, the red cross is warning of a worst case scenario for a hundreds and thousands of ukraine. the satellite images show the destructions on the ground. the residents entered a week of assault by russian forces. it is city council that has said today that 20 to hundreds of its residents have been killed. tonight, we are also learning about the death of an american journalist in ukraine. the state department confirms an attack filmed maker killed him in -- they say that the ukrainian was working on a film that focused on the global refugee crisis. his friend, fellow american journalist survived the attack. >> we ar

where he is expected to meet tomorrow with a senior chinese diplomat to discuss those very concerns, mehdithe u.s. trying to make sure china understands. >> thank you for your reporting. appreciate it. >>> my next guest was u.s. ambassador to ukraine from 2003 to 2006. john herbst is now at the atlantic council. what do you make of this reporting from the nbc news just confirmed that russia has asked china for military support. >> your correspondent got it right. it poses a dilemma for the chinese. you know, the joint communique that they issued four weeks agole evened to show strong support. so the chinese have to think clearly, precisely about whether they want to be further associated with this. and the answer may well be no. which could be a further embarrassment for mr. putin. >> i know you signed an open letter suggesting there should be a limited no-fly zone over part of the country. this morning, john kirby said it's a nice word, but it's he really a combat zone, and they're rolling it out, the u.s. government, because that involves shooting russian aircraft down and probably havin

hello everyone, i'm mehdi hassan. it's 10 pm here in new york. at 4 am in ukraine.d russia. the state border guard service of ukraine says both sides will begin talks at 4:30 am eastern time.

mayor london breed recently swore in and shoe laney, mata, mehdi. and lisa weisman ward to replace the 3 board members who were recalled last month. all 3 women are currently parents of students in san francisco schools, which is something people who supported the recall wanted to see. >> it expands forest makes all the challenges that experience a loss i think the next the school district we have like so many issues to be wet, you know, for us, the unusual and then the high and that is the learning loss and the meant the price of that is still getting is also the budget crisis that we have to solve. >> each new member will serve the remainder of the vacated term on the board and then all 3 seats are going to be up for election this coming november. new at 3, the body found in a home in merced said has been identified as a missing hayward girl. 8 year-old sophia mason, somerset county coroner's office made the announcement today. sophia's mom, samantha johnson, currently is at the santa rita jail in dublin facing murder charges. she will soon be tra

. >>> also tonight, you should note mehdi hasan has a look at the global fight for democracy.tional upheaval. tonight at 8 p.m. eastern right here on msnbc. body wash... with a plant-based adaptogen, helps alleviate stress on skin. so you can get back in sync. new dove men. a restorative shower for body and mind. we hit the bike trails every weekend new dove men. shinges doesn't care. i grow all my own vegetables shingles doesn't care. we've still got the best moves you've ever seen good for you, but shingles doesn't care. because 1 in 3 people will get shingles, you need protection. but, no matter how healthy you feel, your immune system declines as you age increasing your risk for getting shingles. so, what can protect you? shingrix protects. you can protect yourself from shingles with a vaccine proven to be over 90% effective. shingrix is a vaccine used to prevent shingles in adults 50 years and older. shingrix does not protect everyone and is not for those with severe allergic reactions to its ingredients or to a previous dose. an increased risk of guillain-barré syndrome

. >> so, mehdi, the other night i was and budapest train station, a woman got off the train and she couldn't believe she was in kharkiv. she asked, why are the bombs coming down i don't understand what's going on and i asked her, what do you want the world to do? and she responded, i need transportation. so to a lot of these people, there's this whole discussion that we're having about peace talks and cease-fires and no-fly zones but these people are just desperate, they need a place to live, they need food to eat, they need a roof over their head and winter, in eastern europe. >> ali, this is a very different hungry that turned away syrian refugees. this is a much more hospitable hungary to ukrainian refugees. >> yeah, this is not a place that has a fantastic record with immigration. then. they've even done these openings of these borders under some duress, when the europeans made a deal that they're gonna give temporary protective status to a number of these people, meaning a visa, the ability to work for sometime, hungry said they hadn't agreed to it. suddenly, they agreed to it. but hung

eastern on the mehdi hasan show, with everyone worried about russian nukes, our coverage of ukraine continues peace prize in 2017 for her campaign to abolish nuclear weapons. join us sunday live from 8:00 p.m. eastern. hey google. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ inner voice (furniture maker): i'm constantly nodding... ...because i know everything about furniture ...but with the business side... ...i'm feeling a little lost. quickbooks can help. an easy way to get paid, pay your staff, and know where your business stands. new business? no problem. success starts with intuit quickbooks. we hit the bike trails every weekend success starts with shinges doesn't care. i grow all my own vegetables shingles doesn't care. we've still got the best moves you've ever seen good for you, but shingles doesn't care. because 1 in 3 people will get shingles, you need protection. but, no matter how healthy you feel, your immune system declines as you age increasing your risk for getting shingles. so, what can protect you? shingrix protects. you can protect yourself from shingles with a vaccine proven to be over 90% effective. shin

. >> my name is adios mehdi it is. i'm a senior at georgetown and my question is thank you for all the work you do on campus, specifically because we are predominately white institution and you work with communities that are often ignored in the dc area. my question is how can we as young people who are usually the ones on the ground to doing this work take care of ourselves? what are some things we can do and that older people can do for us to help us out a little more? >> terrific question. as we are wrapping up, we talked -- we will answer that question and then go around and talk about advice for people who don't share fundamental beliefs. let's wrap ourselves up. go ahead. >> i want to say when you're doing this work it does become very hard. as someone who does work that directly relates to myself and my own identity it can become triggering and you have to take a step back. talking to border patrol was one of the worst experiences i ever had in my life. you have to take a step back and recognize burnout is very

army mehdi and dual israeli citizen who served in the israeli defense forces. medics to treat the wounded. >> these are my wounded, lay down. >> reporter: i bought a plane ticket, no plan, didn't know anybody, i packed a med back, duffle bag full of medical supplies and showed up at the border. >> reporter: he is part of an unknown number of americans who traveled to the country against the explicit wishes of their own government. >> we still do not believe that ukraine is a safe place for americans to go. >> reporter: that message not heeded by another group of americans who volunteered to go into combat. >> i was working as a combat medic and we in our vehicle hit a mine and blew up. >> reporter: and this week ended up casualties themselves near kyiv. >> i can't even count a second between the time that he said there are land mines everywhere and the boom. >> reporter: nbc news can't verify their account nor that of brimer's but they are not alone. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy has urged foreign involvement in the war. ukraine has started welcoming