Can Ukraine survive without U.S. military support?

Probably it will be very, very difficult.

And of course, in all the difficult situations, you have a chance, but we will have low chance,

low chance to survive without support of the United States.

That was Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, telling NBC's Kristen Welker that Ukraine's

survival hinges on U.S. military support.

We'll go over the latest in Ukraine's fight against Russia and where peace

negotiations now stand. Plus, President Donald Trump is now alluding that the law does not

apply to him. We'll dig into the criticism he's now facing over his cryptic social media post

over the weekend invoking Napoleon and what this means as he tests his limits of presidential power.

And also ahead, it was a big night for Saturday Night Live as the iconic show celebrated 50 years with comedy, music, and special guest appearances.

And in a moment, we'll have someone who was

featured in Last Night's show joining us. You won't want to miss that. Good morning and

welcome to Morning Joe. It is Monday, February 17th. I'm John Flemere. I'm alongside U.S. Special

Correspondent for BBC News and host of The Rest is Politics Podcast,

Caddy Kay. We're in for Joe Mika and Willie on this president's.

Always good to start with Napoleon, right?

Yeah.

Presidents' Day. I mean, particularly, I feel the timing was impeccable.

Yeah, he was not a U.S. president.

But I'm sure he would have liked to have been if he'd had a chance and then stayed for a long time.

Yeah, we have a lengthy segment later on Franklin Pierce.

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