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Their assault? increase their violence on ukraine? what is your assessment of the russian military? >> its hard to tell. i think they have not progressed as quickly as they would have liked to. i think they envisioned they would move rapidly and very quickly, seize the capital city. theyve not been able to do that. they struggled with logistics. weve seen a number of missteps along the way. i dont see evidence of good employment of tactical intelligence. i dont see integration of air capability ...

Speak with secretary lloyd austin. he said the russians are making multiple missteps in this war. ukraine said theyve killed five russian generals so far and sources tell cnn the u.s. doesnt even know if russia has a dedicated military commander to oversee the operation, could the u.s. be doing more to help ukra ukrainians exploit the weaknesses? >> well theres always more than can be done, don, without question. i think the secretary i served with, of course, worked with me twice in iraq when h...

Ukrainian resistance and u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin, who is traveling in europe, says russia has made a number of missteps. in a news conference in bulgaria, austin said the smartest thing for putin to do is end the war. listen to this. >> russias invasion has taken a terrible toll on ukrainian lives, including brave soldiers and far too many innocent civilians. yet russias aggression has galvanized the ukrainian people, nato, and the free world. >> cnn correspondents are covering the i...

And you just look at how little progress the russians have been able to make in the two plus weeks now that theyve been at this, yes, some of that is due to their own stumbles and missteps and logistical problems. but a lot of it is due to the ukrainian resistance. >> do you have a sense from the pentagon, as well, how theyre reacting to the russians being announced and last two days that military shipments of arms, and you sort of convoys would sent to ukraines would be seen as military targets...

Have hope. as long as there are american weapons coming in this country can really perhaps hold back some russian advances. gillian: putin has had a series of missteps during the first ten days of the war. you could argue is the biggest mistake so far as underestimating the will of the ukrainian people to take this on. benjamin halt thanks so much will check back with you in a moment. cyber experts are warning of escorting threats now from russian cyber attacks appeared here to tell us what to b...

Launched attacks roughly ten miles from polands border. they are essentially on the front lines if this comes further west. that will be the main priority of those conversations. and with eu leaders, when he meets with them on thursday, they will discuss the state of the conflict and arms assistance to ukraine, those weapons deliveries that zelenskyy has been asking for over the last several weeks and months. a lot on the agenagenda. it will be a closely watched engagement. >> no question about ...

An additional billion dollars of security force assistance. thats remarkable. >> what is your assessment of russian forces now? are they stalled? are they regrouping so that they can increase their assault, increase their violence on ukraine? what is your assessment? >> its hard to tell, don. i think they have not progressed as quickly as they would have liked to. i think they envisioned they would move rapidly and have i quickly seize the capital city. they have not been able to do that. they h...

I sit at least, to be particularly motivated or particularly -- or particularly engaged in the campaign that they are undertaking. >> reporter: kristen fisher, cnn, washington. well, as the russian ground offensive largely grinds to a halt, the u.s. defense secretary lloyd austin says things are not going according to plan for moscow. he spoke with don lemon during a visit to bulgaria friday. >> i think, you know, they -- they have not progressed as far -- as quickly as they would have liked t...

Logistics and sustainment. theyre still having fuel problems, still having trouble feeding their troops. theyre having trouble with command and control on the ground. so they have made missteps of their own and also include what we called jointness. we dont see a level of integration with their air forces and ground forces with any level of efficiency. i would say the same for maritime. were talking and increased maritime activity today. it appears as if a lot of these operations are being condu...

Ukraines a rare issue where americans are more less united. a poll recently found that democrats, independents, and republican supported a ban on russian oil even if it means higher prices in the united states. its all a vigorous im going to debate on the american foreign policy. and more broadly the steps and honestly missteps of nato, the u.s., and others in their construction of the post cold war war order. theres also been this persistent, just, parroting of kremlin talking points and conser...