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Overestimated. we too we are seeing some russian successes at a pretty continuation margin. >> one of the things that has been discussed repeatedly is contesting airspace. obviously the ukrainians are asking for a no-fly zone. that has repeatedly been denied, at least for now by nato. and certainly the united states. however, one area where the u.s. and its allies can make a difference and we are starting to see some traction on this, the u.s. is i understand is in talks with poland to potential...

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Was in that meeting, hes a member of the house intelligence committee. he joins us now. thank you so much for joining us. i know it has been a very busy day for you, so appreciate your time. let me start with that meeting, if i can. volodymyr zelenskyy, ukraines president, directly asking for a no fly zone. but earlier today, russian president, buttery putin, warned that he would consider any third parties that to clear a no fly zone over ukraine to be participants in the conflict. do you believ...

And other weapons that would be in violation of international law. we have made it clear that we are not going to move into ukraine, neither on the ground or in the ukrainian airspace. and of course, the only way to implement a no fly zone is to send nato planes, fighter planes into ukrainian airspace and then impose that no—fly zone by shooting down russian planes. and our assessment is that we understand the desperation, but we also believe that if we did that, we end up with something that ...

Those are poland on his western border. i believe we should support our nato allies like poland in providing those fighter planes and facilitating the ability to fight the russians in the air. >> reporter: now one of the things that many lawmakers were struck by with this call is when zelenskyy told them it may be the last time they see him alive. so certainly a stark message from the ukrainian message to the american lawmakers this weekend, guys. >> an urgent plea and a blunt assessment from pr...

And its especially unacceptable when you start attacking nuclear plants. the ukrainians keep calling for a no—fly zone. the west has made it very clear that that is not going to happen. the ukrainians want fighter planes to be provided. why do we not provide fighter planes when we do provide anti—tank missiles? so, i think there is a difference with... the anti—tank weapons are obviously very defensive. the weapons that weve provided have got a range of about 500 metres, so youve got to dr...

Everything all day pass these tests, are you strong enough? strong enough to protect humanity and the future? can you imagine how difficult it is now, can he explain now the children who are having their second week in a bombshell to without water, without food, without medicine? could he explain the discussion about ukraine receiving fighter planes or not? i was very much appreciating that the people of the us, people of uk, europe, more than 60% of him to close this guy, but more than 85% supp...

>> in that sense, wouldnt migs also be defensive as ukraine is defending itself from attacks from russia? >> this is all assessments made by our defense department. ly tell you that as it relates to the transfer of fighter planes from a u.s. base in to germany where our military and tell communities determine the benefits provided to ukraines defense are low and the risks of escalation are high, that is how we assess that. also those type of planes would be a different category of military assis...

You just become more and more reckless in applying violence is totally unacceptable and its especially unacceptable when you start attacking nuclear plants. the ukrainians keep calling for a no—fly zone. the west has made it very clear that that is not going to happen. the ukrainians want fighter planes to be provided. why do we not provide fighter planes when we do provide anti—tank missiles? so, i think there is a difference with... the anti—tank weapons are obviously very defensive. the...

Zone. here is what the nato secretary general said about it yesterday, he said "the only way to implement a no-fly zone is to send nato planes, fighter planes into ukrainian air space and then impose the no-fly zone by shooting down russian planes. if we did that, we will end up in something that could end up with a full-fledged war in europe involving more countries and much more human suffering." >> first of all, there are other ways to provide us with the no-fly zone and as we have seen -- >>...