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Capabilities, their air forbes their naval forces and, of course, their communications. so it will become very difficult. but kyiv will be the target, the primary target. and then theyll move quickly to install people to represent moscows best interests. now, at that point, you know, what does nato do. of course, nato long ago made a commitment that they would, you know, watch out for ukraine. after all, ukraine surrendered in 1994 all its nuclear weapons back to moscow, and they were expecting ...

"if we stop investing in our own capabilities." i take your point that with you, its not binary, its not either the state or the private sector, there has to be a sort of symbiosis of the two. but in the end, you do take a view as to whos providing the lead here. you talk about — i mean, its a word i dont like, but you do use it, "directionality". and you say government needs to provide this sense of direction. you say that happened with the early days of the internet... its also happened with...

Theyve got ground forces, air. they have air defenses. they have some very serious capabilities along that border. they have very serious capabilities here but this isnt the first time that they have built up capabilities in this way. but as general milley said, this time feels different, not just the scope but what they have there now. that was something that i think just the tone was very important to point out. i also thought once again theyve reinforced what president biden has said, there w...

The medical capabilities that would support troops going into ukraine. so everything russia has done is suggested that theyre not interested in a diplomatic track. what theyre really doing is preparing for a military operation. the question is what is the scale of that operation? >> the president is about to get on the phone with president zelensky of ukraine. how do you expect that call to go? >> well, i think that president zelensky will be seeking very particular types of u.s. support. he wil...

Everybody take this very seriously. the worst of the snowfall is almost over but the dangers posed by the extreme conditions will linger, with a huge clean—up operation likely to last several days. peter bowes, bbc news. south korea and japan have reported another north korean ballistic missile launch — the seventh missile test in the space of a month. pyongyang has not tested its long—range intercontinental ballistic missiles or nuclear weapons for nearly five years, but has instead launc...

Doesnt want to look weak. >> thats true. he doesnt want to look weak, and i think, ana, its very possible that he could force the issue. other authoritarian leaders in history have done those kinds of things when faced by dissension from their militaries and in some cases they were proven right, you know, in quotation marks. and in those cases that of course solidifies the strong mans position. putin may very well think that way and may decide this could be the kind of thing he needs to do. >> w...

And we are continuing our effort to enhance their ability to protect themselves. we strongly encourage russia to stand down and to pursue a resolution through diplomacy. armed force should always be the last resort. success here is through dialogue. the russian federation has amassed upwards, at this time, of over 100,000 ground forces, air forces, naval forces, special forces, cyber, electronic warfare, command and control, logistics, engineers and other capabilities along the ukraine border. u...

To poland. we are in constant touch with our polish counterparts, the secretary spoke to the minister of defense there just a few days ago. all the eastern flank nations have expressed these concerns. were -- were seeing the same things that they are, and were continuing to talk to them about perhaps additional capabilities they might need from the united states to help bolster their defenses. >> admiral john kirby, appreciate your time. thank you. >> yes, sir. well, we are going to have a liv...

You say very predictable — some would say its not quite clear where bulgaria stands right now, because the nato member states are very keen to push more forces into the eastern and southeastern flank of nato, including to your country. weve got spain, the netherlands, the uk offering warplanes to bulgaria. do you want them? first, stephen, i want to make sure that all the viewers know that being part of nato, the bulgarian troops are also nato troops, and what we believe is that no matter wher...

I told the secretary during the course of the talks that hungary has been undergoing such a forced development since 2017 that right now the country is in a situation of fulfilling this task on its own. this the country, our country, has developed capabilities and also offer the capabilities and committed those capabilities to nato. capabilities that do not require other countries to provide assistance in the current situation. we are not saying that we do not