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Meet the Press NOW — February 19

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🗓️ 19 February 2024

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

A key Ukrainian city falls to Russian control as a battle plays out in Congress over funding aid to Ukraine. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss aid to Ukraine and a national security threat from Russia. Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley campaigns in her home state ahead of Saturday’s South Carolina primary elections. Israel threatens to invade Rafah by Ramadan if hostages are not released by Hamas. Benjy Sarlin, former Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) and Sarah Matthews join the Meet the Press NOW roundtable.

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0:00.0

If it's Monday, the Russia threat, while the fight to fund the war in Ukraine

0:06.8

remains stalled on Capitol Hill, Russian troops make their first significant

0:11.0

territorial gains in months,

0:13.1

as Ukrainian troops short on supplies and manpower

0:16.5

are forced to retreat.

0:18.8

Plus, with just days to go until the Key South Carolina

0:21.7

Republican primary,

0:23.2

Nicky Haley sharpens her attacks,

0:25.8

accusing former President Trump of being weak on Russia

0:29.1

as he compares his legal problems

0:31.8

to the death of Russia's opposition leader.

0:35.0

And the U.S. is considering sending more weapons to Israel,

0:39.0

even as the country threatens to launch a ground invasion of Gaza's southernmost city, where more

0:45.3

than a million refugees are taking shelter. Hello and welcome to meet the press now I'm Ryan nobles in Washington and the congressional

1:03.9

impasse here over aid to Ukraine is having devastating consequences on the

1:09.0

ground there with a key city in the East falling under Russia control over the weekend

1:14.4

marking both a battlefield loss and a symbolic loss for Ukraine just days before the

1:20.3

second year anniversary of Russia's brutal invasion.

1:24.4

Over the weekend Ukraine withdrew from the city of Abdika,

1:27.8

where soldiers have been forced to ration their ammunition

1:30.6

because of dwindling resources.

1:32.7

The White House is hoping that the fall of Adika,

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