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Now, look, sovereign nations can decide for themselves what they want to do. but this idea, the proposal of transferring the jets to our custody and transferring to ukraine, that is something that we are not going to explore right now. jen? >> are you talking about providing s-300 missile defense systems? >> i would rather stay away from the actual systems themselves. were going to continue to look at a broad swath of capabilities that the ukrainians could use effectively. some of them they alre...

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Obviously, president zelenskyy talked a lot about trying to close the skies. that involves both russian aircraft but, of course, also russian ballistic missiles, artillery things, which are doing great damage to buildings, and communities across ukraine. >> yeah. so, but maybe about 90% of the damage or destruction in our cities, its an aviation and missiles. most of, cruise missiles and ballistic missiles. so that why we need to improve our capabilities of our air defense. as both of them, the ...

100 switchblade killer drones, other military equipment. with your knowledge of the utility of these things. what do you see as the most important elements of that package? >> the most important elements are the anti aircraft, that will help ukraine shoot down russian planes. but also keep russian planes from owning the skies. which would accelerate the russian land operations. i also think the anti tank weapons, are used by ukraine in great effect. taking out tanks, taking out other armed vehic...

Childrens godmother. two hours to pack. no idea if shell see her husband, grandparents, or country again. >> i said i think ukraine will be free and everyone will be okay, but who knows when. >> reporter: shes trying to get from bucharest to poland. families now being torn apart in ukraine and across europe. >> we will see people who are without capabilities, without possibilities, financial possibilities, who are running from war, they are running for their lives, taking just very few things wi...

Asked china to provide military assistance. what do you make of that and does it tell you if its true anything about russias own perception of its capabilities >> hi, chris, good to see you. it may be a potemkin alliance that russia is asking china for weapons because they want to be seen on the world stage as linking arms with china. chinas support, if there is actual support for russias invasion of ukraine, would be critical to russia. they would be buying russian oil and russian energy, of wh...

Ukraine. those kinds of warnings we have heard from the _ ukraine. those kinds of warnings we have heard from the british - ukraine. those kinds of warnings we have heard from the british foreign | have heard from the british foreign secretary, of the use of nuclear weapons could perhaps not specifically about chemical weapons, but what will the west, or nato, do, if president putin it does use chemical weapons on the people of ukraine? i chemical weapons on the people of ukraine? ., ., . ., ., ...

Or reason to change our deterrent posture at this time. thats really about as far as i can go. on the chem-bio thing, i dont have anything to report with respect to specific russian chem-bio capabilities inside ukraine. i would only say this is a country who has a reputation for using those kinds of weapons on people and we know they have a program. and, two, we continue to watch for the potential, and i want to stress the word potential, potential that they could be banging this drum with the i...

Grade antics, fourth grade intellect and thats the angle . joining me now is retired army lieutenant colonel daniel davis. hes now a senior fellowty at defense priorities. lieutenant colonel davis there only a few people in the media actually raising any questions about the practical reality here the. politicos defense reporter recently asked on twitter who are the ukrainian pilots that will fly them? doe we know their capabilities i ask you, do we know that answer tonight ? yeah, we dont theres...

Significantly change the effectiveness of the ukrainian air force relative to russian capabilities. >> the ukrainians are flying a few sortees each day. the weapons that are having the biggest effect in stopping russian forces are the javelin anti-tank missiles, stingers and shoulder fired missiles. theres mobile units that plain contestanted much of ukrainians airspace which makes flying difficult. the anti-aircraft systems would have to be taken out but ukraines air force before flying could h...