The 11th Hour with Ali Velshi

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.

Roughly 24 hours after the attack began, the Pentagon told House members that Russian troops are now 20 miles outside of Ukraine. Civilians are taking shelter or fleeing to Poland as they advance. Meanwhile, President Zelenskyy is urging Ukrainians to take up arms. And it is the largest ground conflict since World War II. Erin McLaughlin joins from Kyiv. Matt Bodner is live in Moscow. And Betsy Woodruff Swan, Hagar Chemali, General Barry McCaffrey, Mike Memoli, Stephanie Ruhle, Clint Watts, Malcolm Nance and Michael Beschloss join.

President Biden imposed new sanctions against Russia to counter Putin's 'invasion' of Ukraine. It comes as Secretary of State Antony Blinken shut down plans for a meeting this week with his Russian counterpart. Meantime, Biden announced he’s deploying more troops to protect NATO allies in Eastern Europe. Plus, Trump called Putin’s decision to send troops into parts of Ukraine as “smart” and “savvy.” Philip Rucker, Jackie Alemany, Adm. James Stavridis, Amb. Michael McFaul, Julia Ioffe, Robert Gibbs and Bill Kristol join.

Ukraine called for an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council Monday night after Russian President Putin ordered the deployment of “peacekeepers” into two Russian-backed separatist regions of Eastern Ukraine. It comes hours after Putin formally recognized both areas as independent. Meantime, President Biden signed an executive order imposing limited economic sanctions on those two separatist regions. Geoff Bennett, William Taylor, Gen. Barry McCaffrey, Malcolm Nance, Clint Watts, Symone Sanders and Tim Miller join.

President Biden says he is “convinced” Putin has decided to invade Ukraine as the U.S. learns there could be as many as 190,000 Russian troops at the border. It comes as Russia-backed separatists call for every woman and child to evacuate, falsely claiming that Ukraine is about to launch an attack. Meantime, the National Archives has been in communication with the Department of Justice after learning some of the documents Trump took, once he left office, contained classified information. Jonathan Lemire, Cynthia Alksne, Gen. Barry McCaffrey, Jeremy Bash, Juanita Tolliver and Stuart Stevens join.

A judge ordered Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump and Donald Trump Jr. to testify under oath in a long-running civil investigation into the family’s business practices. Meantime, President Biden is expected to hold a call with key leaders on Friday about Russia’s buildup of military troops at the Ukraine border. Plus, the Senate passed a three-week spending bill to avoid a shutdown this weekend. It comes as House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy endorses Rep. Liz Cheney’s primary opponent. And the Russian figure skater at the center of a doping scandal ended her time at the Olympics in tears. Ashely Wagner and Jackie Wong weigh in. Jackie Alemany, Melissa Murray, Michael Crowley, Adm. James Stavridis, Don Calloway, Susan Del Percio, Ashely Wagner and Jackie Wong join.

President Biden has ordered visitor logs from when Trump was in office to be turned over to the Jan. 6th committee as the panel investigates the Capitol insurrection. Meantime, Russia adds 7,000 troops near the Ukraine border despite claims it was withdrawing some military forces. Plus, the CDC is expected to update mask guidance next week as more states lift mask mandates. Philip Rucker, Carol Leonnig, Joyce Vance, William Taylor, Victoria DeFrancesco Soto and Bill Kristol join.

As Russia claims to pull back some troops from the border, President Biden warns that an invasion in Ukraine is still possible. Meantime, the Jan. 6th committee expands its investigation into “alternate electors” with a new round of subpoenas for six Trump allies. It comes as the former President speaks out after his longtime accounting firm cut ties with him and calls his financial records “unreliable.” Ashley Parker, Yamiche Alcindor, Chuck Rosenberg, Ben Rhodes, Eugene Robinson and Mark McKinnon join.

U.S. Defense Secretary, Lloyd Austin, is traveling to Europe Tuesday to meet with NATO allies after seeing a dramatic acceleration of Russian forces at Ukraine’s border. Meantime, a former Trump attorney is attempting to shield more than 10,000 pages of emails from the Jan. 6th committee. It comes as Trump’s longtime accounting firm cuts ties with the former President and calls the last decade of his financial statements “unreliable.” Plus, Canada’s Prime Minister takes the rare step of invoking emergency powers to end protests over vaccine mandates. Peter Baker, Courtney Subramaninan, Jeremey Bash, Neal Katyal, Don Calloway and Tim Miller join.

The House Oversight Committee is opening an investigation into the 15 boxes of documents that were taken from the White House by former President Trump. It comes as the Jan. 6th panel obtains records showing a gap in Trump’s phone calls on the day of the riot. Meantime, the inflation rate rises 7.5% marking the fastest pace in 40 years. Plus, Russia starts massive military drills near the Ukraine border, stirring fears of an invasion. Shannon Pettypiece, Sam Stein, Heather Long, Juanita Tolliver, Bill Kristol and Jeremy Peters join.