They threw everything against us, similar to the other tyranny, which is in the Battle of the Balch.

Through everything it had against the free world, just like the brave American soldiers,

which held their lines and fought back Hitler's forces during the Christmas of 1944.

Brave Ukrainian soldiers are doing the same to Putin's forces this Christmas.

Ukraine holds its lines and will never surrender

A remarkable speech, a remarkable occasion.

Ukrainian President Zelensky addressing an extraordinary joint session of Congress,

pressing Republicans and Democrats alike for continued support as Republicans prepared to take control of the House.

We're going to have much more on this address from the Capitol.

And from Zelensky's meeting with President Biden, plus a major winter storm set to impact just about every corner of America,

millions bracing for heavy snow and freezing temperatures.

And it's set to arrive at the peak period for holiday travel. Good morning. And welcome to morning, Joe. It's December 22nd.

With us, we have former aide to George W. Bush, White House and State Department's, Elise Jordan,

president of the Council on Foreign Relations, Richard Haas, and U.S.

special correspondent for BBC News, Caddy Kay, and staff writer at the Atlantic, David

From.

Mika and Willie have the morning off.

Caddy, obviously, as you know, I'm a bit of an anglophile, and I've grown up listening to speeches of Churchill in the darkest days of 1940 going into the window of 41. I think we've all read the history of that, the history of this relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt, Churchill coming to the White House,

understanding that the new world needed to step in and save the old world in his words.

And I'm just wondering with parents and grandparents and an entire generation that shaped

your life, having this as the defining moment, a World War II,

victory in World War II, a war in Europe against a foreign tyrant. What were your thoughts

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