Major developments in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, fresh attacks in Kiev overnight.

But so far, the Ukrainian military has kept the Russian Goliath of a military from taking

its capital.

Experts say the war is now headed toward a stalemate where the fighting continues, but neither

side advances.

Russia claims victory over the key port city of Maripole and orders Ukraine to surrender.

The word from Ukraine, not a chance.

The Kremlin is rejecting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's request for face-to-face meetings with Vladimir Putin,

all of this comes as President Biden prepares to travel to Belgium to meet with NATO allies.

We just learned he will also visit Poland where nearly 5,000 U.S. troops have been deployed

and where 2 million Ukrainian refugees have sought some sort of

comfort in the light of this brutal war. Good morning and welcome to morning, Joe. It's Monday,

March 21st. We start with that major turning point in this bloody conflict. According to an assessment

from the Institute of the

study of war, the invasion is now headed toward a bloody stalemate. After 25 days of fighting,

Vladimir Putin has failed to carry out his primary objective to seize Ukraine's capital

and force regime change.

The analysis from war experts concludes, quote,

if the war in Ukraine settles into a stalemate condition,

Russian forces will continue to bomb and bombard

Ukrainian cities devastating them, killing civilians,

even as Ukrainian forces impose losses on Russian

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