Particularly helpful that you could be here with us for this today as well, also a member of this committee. Shes here as a member of the committee but also on these topics particularly valuable and the rules appropriating we have been having with the library, smithsonian, architect of the capitol, these kinds of oversight hearings to fulfill that responsibility and be sure were giving the agencies the help they need. Were glad to be here of course with the librarian dr. Carla hayden with mr. Bud barton, the librarys chief Information Officer and karen temple, the register of copy rights thank all of you for being here today. I think we want to talk primarily, at least i want to talk primarily about modernization. We had a chance with dr. Hayden at the last meeting to talk about the Physical Plant ideas of how to make the library even more of an experience for people who visit there. I think we want to talk about today more of how the modernization of the it elements at the library are
ukraine s president calls on business leaders of the world economic forum to end all trade with russia and escalate sanctions to the maximum. and joe biden wanted china. it s flirting with danger over tie what? during his 1st trip to asia as u. s. president, he says, washington is willing to use force to defend the territory if necessary. ah, i m fil gail. welcome to the program. a court in ukraine has sentence to russian soldier to life in prison, and this 1st war crimes trials since russia invasion. the 21 year old had pleaded guilty to killing an unarmed 62 year old civilian. and the 1st week of the war, the trial is expected to be the 1st of many ukraine s prosecutor general s office says it s investigating nearly $11000.00 potential war cripes. will d, w correspondent, mac xander is following the story from keith. he told me more about the verdict spread. so this verdict, this life sentence did not come as a huge surprise, but it might have significance for, for future t
Okay, let me take you through this because this thing seems to be building right. Ever since the terrorist attack in moscow at the crocker city music hall. There have been leads and revelations as to who was responsible and you know what that all happened. Right . Right. From the beginning, it seemed obvious. This was not unusually terrorist attack was obvious to most people. Anyway. First of all, the packers did not like theirs. They went there to sacrifice themselves for a cause. They were there to kill and then try and get away. That is not usual in these cases. Then the admitted to being recruited and paid vac. Theres about usual these cases. Most of us in this business have covered a lot of these terrorist attacks. I know i have, i havent seen anything like this. Then we learned that they were headed toward ukraine, while authorities followed and monitor their cell phone calls, which were being made in to your plane. That is not usual as well. So if any of my colleagues here in th
Even possible to retire more as a means of politics or to discuss that im now joined by Vicky Sharman Major General of the Indian Armed Forces and director of the United Service institution of india. Major general is great, great pleasure and great honor for me to join you. Thank you very much for time. Thank you for inviting you. Now in your analysis of the conflict in your career, you often make the point, doug. The west wasnt able to clearly see what was russias threat. Perceptions are you sure it was due to the lack of understanding or on the contrary, a clear realization of what wasnt stake there for russia and ukraine, and a very deliberate, very conscious decision to ignore russia security concerns. Yes, of course. There is no denying the fact that of asha has been defining its red lines very clearly. It also articulated its National Security concerns. And the most important drop those was that this former soviet union state should not be incorporated in that too. Because that g
Very clearly. It also articulated Just National security concerned. And the most important of those was that this former soviet union state should not be incorporated in nato because natalie is walter d 300 miles away from saint peters book. So of whatever reason, the vest actually step to will those claims. Similarly, there was also no follow up on the means. No accord, 20142015. And subsequently, what happened . The rest was helping ukraine to build up its miller d capability. And there was a kind of a perception in russia that they could be a preemptive strike, one than boston and crimea. And therefore, i think it was a hopson choice for russia to take this pre em to what you cause the military entry into ukraine. I would love to discuss the logic of that decision and the rational that decision with human before we go there. Let me ask you specifically about the expansion of nato because i read somewhere and that kind of leads arrives back in 2008. And the book credit summit, where