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We need to move with actions. that means bringing more offensive capability to the ukrainians. give them the tools they will create the no-fly zone. give them the additional tanks, they will push against the russians in their nation. give them the high altitude anti-air systems, like the s-300 that your team talked about a moment to go. give them the tools, they will finish the job. >> well i want to share than what lieutenant colonel alexander vindman said today about the same topic. >> we are ...

Including more than 12,000 antiarmor systems and 15 million rounds of ammunition. could this have an impact? >> well, jake, first of all, weve got to recognize that the slovakian contribution is significant, but the ukrainians have had the s-300 for quite a few years. six months ago, they had about 300 launchers, so they already have a significant capability there. but whats more important is that since nato was not able to agree on a no fly zone from the air, this gives them a better chance to ...

Planes are landing every single day at air fields near ukraine with weapons and other security assistance. but what exactly do they need to keep russia at bay? lets discuss now. cnn military analyst and retired major general james spider marks. general, good to see you. thank you for joining. president biden says hes sparing nee effort in getting ukraine the weapons they need. slovakia gave critical soviet era s300 systems to ukraine. will these help clear the skies of the missile and bomb attac...

Going on there if you see the slovakians giving one system and the americans providing another system to the slovakians. thats not something that can be hammered out in one phone call. that takes a lot of work. >> no, i think all these equipment contributions have been discussed since the beginning of the war. lets be very candid. this contribution coming from nato has been overwhelming. and in many ways, its whats giving the ukrainians the capability to have such an impact on the battlefield. a...

Military that will be trained and eventually used at some point. so russia has the capability, but what russia does not have and ukraine does have is the will to fight, and thats -- thats an intangible that cant really be measured. the russians have had success in the past in eastern ukraine. theyre hoping to have more success again. the war has gone on for eight years in eastern ukraine, and theyre trying to claim some kind of victory by the may 9th, 77th anniversary of the end of world war ii,...

Taken from the russians who abandoned them, so the ukrainians are using russian capabilities to their great advantage, and also what they have the ukrainians have cluster bombs, and theyre not to be used against civilian targets which is what the russians are doing. thats criminal behavior. cluster bombs are an anti-tank capability because tanks cannot maneuver through them and cant maneuver around them, so you deny terrain to the offensive operators to your great advantage. that forces them int...

Russia. >> general, last question to you. it seems pretty clear the russian military has had to recalibrate their efforts. now senior defense officials believe that russia is actively trying to recruit some 60,000 new troops. intelligence forces shows they have not solved some logistics and sustainment problems how do you read in in the context of the russians and their capabilities? >> i think the intelligence is fairly accurate. the russians have had morale problems, theyve had logistics probl...

Events that would lead to u.s. troops more actively involved in whats happening in ukraine other than what we have just seen recently? >> christi, i dont. i dont think youll see u.s. troops cross that red border. thats a hard line to cross for the united states. getting that equipment to that polish border and convoying it into ukraine across a great distance. the javelins, the drones, the switchblades, all of the ammunition, metric tons of equipment. so the ukraine capability of getting that fr...

Aftermath of a russian strike on a train station. this happening on friday. a warning, some of the video is disturbing to watch. but we feel it is important to show you exactly whats happening to civilians there. the russian strike killed at least 50 people, including 5 children, almost 100 others injured in the blast attempting to escape the carnage. fears that russia may be getting desperate to seek victory by any means necessary. one european official says a quarter of russias forces are inop...

And borodyanka and other places, those atrocities that have been revealed, after the towns were liberated, they are adding to the readiness, to the resolve, to the capability of different nations to act. and i think the major role here is also lying with this is societies that are pushing their politicians to help our country in order to ensure that our values do prevail. >> it is remarkable, though, to listen to your foreign minister, your president, and members of parliament like you and then ...