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So the questions we ask, where are some of those lines? were starting to see only details come out now. the longer this conflict goes on, and the more u.s. and nato allies are forced to consider the potential actions here, some of those questions we continue to ask are starting to get details around hem. then you are providing those defensive weapons, and they draw very clear line between humanitarian aid and defensive weapons systems, anti-tank and anti-air systems theyre providing, and offensi...

Just tuned in there to see what antony blinken had to say in israel. we were discussing, though, the difference in your view between the west supplying offensive and defensive weapons, if you are able to pick up on that, i would be grateful. to pick up on that, i would be crateful. , ~ , ., , ., grateful. yes, i think people have been very shy _ grateful. yes, i think people have been very shy of _ grateful. yes, i think people have been very shy of providing - grateful. yes, i think people have...

Our cameras were the first let inside >> find out. >> reporter: here they keep watch over americas military satellites and gps network operating in an increasingly hostile environment. >> it is a truly war fighting demand. our adversaries are fielding specific weapons systems in the domain we need to view it as such. >> reporter: the pentagon says russia and china are the chief adversaries. in november, a russian satellite targeted and blew up another russian satellite, creating a debris field. ...

Of providing offensive weapons like fighterjets and tanks and things like that, but in terms of defensive weapons, i think it is entirely reasonable. i think the fact that russia has continued to target cities and other targets in the west and other infrastructure targets means that it is perfectly legitimate to supply them with anti—aircraft and anti—missile systems. the russians themselves have actually accepted theyre going to restrict their activities on the ground to the donbas region, ...

So where is joe biden, i am asking,s with where is -- where is the military support that we desperately need? where are the mig 29s that both poland and u.s. say has for ukraine? if two weeks have passed, and we did not receive this yet. i know that there are -- defensive and offensive weapons, what should be provided to ukraine. there is no offense offensive weapon you can provide to us because all the weapons, any kind of weapon you will provide us is to defend our cities. neil: understood. ha...

>> i want you the take a listen to what national white house security adviser jake sullivan said today on "meet the press." take a listen. >> do you still consider migs to be offensive weapons and not defensive? >> the military, the pentagon seized the migs, the fighter jets as offensive weapons. be the key thing here is that president biden looked at the assessment of our intelligence community, took the advice of his military commanders, consulted with his nato allies and ultimately determined...

Ukrainian parliamenttarians here in dc who have been pressing his message and their request over and over to the biden administration, to lawmakers on capitol hill is, we need more weapons. we need more air defense systems. they want tanks, they want apcs, and they still want more advanced jets because they not only want to be able to hold ground and theyve had some small gains on the ground but need more offensive weapons the take more territory. and these are all women parliamentarians. the pe...

I think a better chance of getting a green light for some major weapons deliveries such as potentially the mig 29s out of po poland and some other more offensive weapons as opposed to the defensive weapons weve already provided them. >> where was the breakdown then? where do you think the breakdown is for over estimating the russian military, under estimating the ukrainian military? >> there are two big things in intelligence. one is the collection side and the other one is the analysis side. i ...

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We tend to operate in increments with short-term thinking. and thats i think a different perspective. so both sides may think theyre winning at this point in time, but the russian side is looking at this from a very long-term perspective, i believe. >> but the ukrainians could really get in the way of those plans if theyre given the right weapons, rights? >> absolutely. >> what could make russians back off? what makes them back off at this point? because they have no real incentive to negotiate ...