The horrific realities of Putin's war of choice in Ukraine

Joy Reid leads this episode of The ReidOut with the horrific realities of Vladimir Putin's war of choice in Ukraine. The Pentagon explained Wednesday why the U.S does not support the Polish plan to transfer fighter jets to Ukraine, as Vice President Kamala Harris landed in Warsaw for the first leg of her trip to meet with regional allies. Zhan Beleniuk, the sole Black MP in the Ukrainian Parliament and a 2020 Olympic gold medalist, and his fellow MP Oleksandra Ustinova join us to discuss. Then, we highlight how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, as Ukraine's first Jewish president, has used video and social media to personally and forcefully rebut Putin's absurdist history regarding Nazis. Next, amid historic sanctions against Russia, concern is growing for Americans detained in Russia, including WNBA superstar Brittney Griner. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee discusses calling on the Russian government to release Griner and other detained Americans. Finally, Joy brings you a story produced by NBC News on professional ballet dancers in Ukraine joining the frontlines against Putin's invasion, swapping their ballet shoes for Kalashnikovs. All this and more in this edition of The ReidOut on MSNBC.