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Patriot air defenses. im wondering, does this show that the u.s. line about not having troops fighting in ukraine also extends to these air defenses that are on the nato side? the nato defenses will protect nato airspace. is that what this shows as well? theres not even missiles it heing missiles. >> theres batteries that we moved into poland and any other air defenses that we might be contributing to in poland are purely defensive in nature. defensive in nature. i wont speak for poland and that...

Russia, through disinformation campaigns and other ways, would sort of use that and drive a wedge between nato allies here. it doesnt seem like that was successful, but there is a continuing effort to really show a unity among nato allies here. the second is to show how the u.s. has been short of shoring up these nato allies with u.s. troops and u.s. capabilities right there in the neighborhood of ukraine. secretary austin wants to reinforce that the same talking point that weve been hearing out...

Foreign ministers comments today that any war between it and nato would be potentially nuclear. and putin, speaking on state tv, claiming that everything was, according to the translation, quote, going according to plan. well, it is as we reported, only expected to get worse. im joined by fareed zakaria. the fieging around the nuclear power plant, zaporizhzhya, what does it say about the military capabilities? we had on general zwack earlier who was talking about the inprecise fire, the chaotic ...

And because of that, maybe we have to be incremental in our approach, but more from the president in moments. >> i think one of the notable things that the president was running behind democrats in congress, not just republicans. i also think when we talk about this no fly zone, president zelenskyy has been saying close the skies because one of the biggest problems he has, most attacks are not russian warplanes. they are cruise missiles and the like. today, there seems to be this consensus in co...

>> alternative options working with other allies and partner nations around the world who may have additional air defense capabilities and systems at their disposal who might be willing to provide them to ukraine. were having discussions about those capabilities that the ukrainians are more trained and more equipped to operate . were going to continue to talk to allies and partners about how to best fill the needs. its our assessment for all the reasons that i gave you that we dont believe addit...

Change the effectiveness of the ukrainian air force relative to russian capabilities. what zelenskyy talks about repeatedly is closing the sky because they really are at the mercy of missiles being fired, rockets hitting buildings. but would having -- closing the sky in the sense of no-fly zones, so-called, would that actually stop artillery from firing into cities? >> anderson, i believe the decisive fight is what we are watching and hearing about right now. im trying to visualize thousands and...

With their night vision goggles on. for some bizarre reasons the russians dont have their with them or im not certain what is going on. its part of their overall incompetence. these weapons systems are crucial for the ukrainians. they understand fighting. they understand what morale and will is. its not just about absorbing and fighting back when somebody is attacking you. they are countering attack against them. and now actually took small pieces of territory back. not decisive. not significant...

The world, being the leader of the world means to be the leader of peace. >> in congress, there is strong bipartisan support for sending more aid to ukraine. and despite former president trumps soft stance towards vladimir putin some republicans are among those calling for the most aggressive response tactics. >> president zelenskyy didnt mince words about what ukraine needs. more lethal capabilities. and heavier sanctions against russia. >> we need to be more creative and quickly. in providing ...

Old and many were hand me downs when the poles received them. fighters, especially older ones, require considerable maintenancer as well as an insured pipeline of spare partsr and munitionse . ukraines capability to sustain those extra aircraftseuk is unclear. so asking how soviet era migs will hold up against newer russian jets with advanced avionics and defensive capabilities is an entirely rational question. why is the establish so afraid to answer it? why are they afraid even to allow the qu...

Most about a potential future with no caps on nuclear forces. >> well when we see these kind of -- this saber rattling, the deep tension between east and west, what i fear the most is that we are beginning to sort of reignite the dynamics that created the cold war. and that we will see steps upon steps upon step of countermeasures to beat the other side so to speak and ramp up the military capabilities and the posturing. and out of that dynamic we could end up in a cold war again. >> lets hope i...