The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi

After days of being stalled, a Senior Defense official says Russian forces could be within 10 miles of the capitol of Ukraine. But U.S. intelligence believes the city can maintain control for several more weeks. It comes as Congress approves $13.6 billion dollars in aid to Ukraine Thursday night. Meantime, new reporting shows Goldman Sachs is profiting on the war while saying it is “winding down” operations in Russia. Plus, inflation rose 7.9%, marking the sharpest spike in 40 years. Jack Crosbie, Gen. Barry McCaffrey, Juan Zarate, Steve Liesman, Helima Croft, Diana Berg and Jonathan Allen join.

The brutal attack on Ukraine intensifies after Ukraine accuses Russia of bombing a maternity and children’s hospital in Mariupol. It comes as the U.S. warns Russia could use chemical weapons in a false-flag operation. Meantime, President Zelenskyy renews his call for help from the West. Dmytro Gurin, Michael McFaul, John Sipher, James Elder, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Heather Long and Amy Qin.

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As Ukraine pleads for more air support, Poland offers to deploy all of its MIG-29 jets to a U.S. air base in Germany. However, the Pentagon rejected the offer. It comes as President Biden announces his decision to ban Russian oil imports to the U.S. Meantime, the U.N. confirms the number of refugees fleeing Ukraine has surpassed the 2 million mark. Plus, President Zelenskyy received a standing ovation after addressing the British Parliament with words echoing British PM Winston Churchill during WWII. Yamiche Alcindor, Tracy Walder, Melinda Haring, Gillian Tett, Liz Hoffman, Asami Terajima, Michaela Bauer and Svitlana Zalishcuk join.

As Russia ramps up shelling of civilian areas in Ukraine, the U.N. reveals at least 400 civilians have died and that the actual death toll is likely much higher. It comes as the war sends more than 1.7 million refugees fleeing the violence. Meantime, the Secretary of Defense orders 500 more troops and equipment to Europe to help NATO allies. Adm. James Stavridis, Michael Allen, David Gura, Oleg Ustenko, Lesia Vasylenko, Oleksiy Sorokin and Andrew Bennett join.

Russia gains ground in Ukraine after seizing Europe’s largest nuclear plant. It comes as NBC News learns about 92% of amassed Russian military is now inside Ukraine. Meantime, the U.N. confirms at least 1.2 million people have fled the country, worsening the humanitarian crisis. Plus, President Zelenskyy plans to hold a virtual meeting with the U.S. Senate on Saturday. And Secretary of State Antony Blinken reaffirmed the U.S. has no intention of closing the airspace over Ukraine. Eugene Daniels, Gen. Barry McCaffrey, Jeremy Bash, Inna Sovsun, Igor Novikov and Lynsey Addario join.

Europe’s largest nuclear plant, located in Ukraine, caught fire after coming under attack by Russian troops. Clint Watts, Joe Cirincione, Peter Baker, Michael McFaul, Kira Rudik, Tom Nichols, James Acton and Matthew Kroenig join.

At least one million refugees have fled Ukraine as it marks one week since Russia’s invasion. It comes as the U.S. announces it is delivering hundreds of stinger anti-aircraft missiles this week. Meantime, the Justice Dept. announces a special task force to enforce sanctions on Russian oligarchs. And in a historic vote, the U.N. overwhelmingly decided to condemn Russia for invading Ukraine. Plus, the Jan. 6th committee argues former President Trump was involved in “criminal conspiracy” to overturn the election in a new court filing largely focused on Trump-allied lawyer John Eastman. Ben Rhodes, Garry Kasparov, Pete Buttigieg, Philip Rucker, Neal Katyal and Dan Stewart join.

As the war in Ukraine moves into its sixth day, Russia’s economy spirals into crisis after the U.S. and European allies announce further sanctions. It comes as the United Nations estimates more than half a million Ukrainians have fled the country. Plus, delegates from Russia and Ukraine meet in Belarus for the first time since the war began. Amna Nawaz, Alexander Vindman, Jeremy Bash, Amb. William Taylor, Gillian Tett, David Miliband, Jeh Johnson, Vladimir Kara-Murza and Clint Watts join.

Ukrainian Pres. Zelenskyy says “the fate of Ukraine is being decided now” as more explosions are heard in the capital city. Ukrainian citizens that have not evacuated are sheltering in subway lines and basements. And the U.S. joins Canada, the United Kingdom and European Union in sanctioning Russian Pres. Vladimir Putin and his Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Meanwhile, Pres. Biden fulfils his campaign promise to appoint the first Black woman to the supreme court – announcing Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is his pick to fill Justice Breyer’s seat. Matt Bradley joins from Dnipro, Ukraine and Raf Sanchez has the latest in Moscow. And Cal Perry reports from Lviv, Ukraine. Also joining: Peter Baker, Vivian Salama, Tom Nichols, Melissa Murray, Lanhee Chen, Jeremy Bash, Terrell Jermaine Starr and Jon Meacham.