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Billion in military aid to ukr ukraine, and thank you for that. now, lets bring in brigadier general steve anderson, and so between the germanys $1.08 billion and the u.s. has the $2.5 billion military aid package which that includes 90 striker combat vehicles, and 90 bradley combat vehicles, and additional munitions for the aerial vehicles, and what is this going to do to change the environment in ukraine? >> this is going to give the ukrainians the capability they dont have. the bradleysst str...

Provide those tanks to ukraine? >> we are looking for all the capabilities, as we discussed from the beginning. we need all of them, and the faster we get this capability, the better. now, of course we are consulting with our partners, what will be the most effective one, what can we get in large numbers, maintain on the battlefield, repair if necessary, and have it in large numbers. whether its leopards, abrams or any other capability. you know, we are ready to discuss, and we are discussing it...

But this meeting was about more than tanks, with much wider pledges of military aid and an air of urgency. theyve not made a decision on the provision of leopard tanks. what were really focused on is making sure that ukraine has a capability that it needs to be successful right now. the nato military alliance sees this as a pivotal moment. there is a need for support to ukraine, to enable them not only to survive but actually to retake territory to win this war. but there is a lot of talk about ...

More, but the government has its eye on broader public opinion. the countrys world war ii history still casts a long shadow, while there are fears of escalation. theyve not made a decision on the provision of leopard tanks. what were really focused on is making sure that ukraine has the capability that it needs to be successful right now. the nato military alliance is pressing a sense of urgency. there is a need for support to ukraine, to enable them not only to survive but actually to retake te...

Room asking, well, what does this mean? when you talk about the treasury department opening up those kinds of investigations and sanctions, many people think the treasury department just handles money. but they look around the world to see how money is being transferred to different organizations through different people. so when youre talking about the wagner group attempting to buy weapons and literally becoming an international arms dealer with north korea, im sure a lot of people that are in...

Minister, why is berlin so hesitant on this issue? we are not really hesitating, we are just very carefully balancing the pros and cons. we are not talking just about delivering anything to anybody, this is a new kind of measure we would choose. domestic politics, germanys past and a fear of escalating the conflict may all play into berlins caution. but this meeting was about more than tanks, with much wider pledges of military aid and an air of urgency. theyve not made a decision on the provisi...

An escalatory thing and we will have to respond" — that is a message used to respond" — that is a message used to deter the west from acting. so we need to understand what their purposes are and not be fazed by the things the russians say.— things the russians say. whats your assessment — things the russians say. whats your assessment of _ things the russians say. whats your assessment of the _ things the russians say. whats your assessment of the state _ things the russians say. whats y...

Have heard the german minister of defense say earlier that theyve not made a decision on the provision of leopard tanks. were really focused on is making sure that ukraine has the capability that it needs to be successful right now. so we have a window of opportunity here between now and the spring when i -- whenever they commence their operation, they are counter offensive. and that is not a long time. if we have to pull together the right capabilities. and you heard the chairman walk through s...

Message to germany right now? >> well, the message to all our friends and allies to be frank. that in order -- this capability, the tanks, as well as long-range and everything else we are discussing, is very much needed now so that our great defenders can be protected, so we can maneuver, fire, and we can go back on the counteroffensive and preempt this future russian attack. >> the u.s. believes russia is planning a major spring offensive that could happen in the next couple of months or so. th...

There was a request of germany and the leopard ii tanks, and there was a request for germany to send their tanks or other countries who use them to send those. poland has been vocal about the desire, and finland as well who met on the sidelines of an international gathering in germany earlier today to see if there is some way forward here, but right now, berlin is not budging on sending the tanks even though it is the ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy who said it is tanks at the top of the...