i m victor blackwell. and i m bianna golodryga. in moments the nation s top defense officials are expected to take reporters questions, this after the pentagon says russia downed an american drone over the black sea. a high-level russian official said russia will try to retrieve the wreckage, while white house officials say finding the debris may be impossible. the u.s. military said on tuesday a russian jet dumped fuel on the unmanned u.s. aircraft which it says was doing routine operations in international air space. the russian jet then hit the propeller of the reaper, forcing its remote pilots to bring it down in international waters. the pentagon says the move was part of a russian pattern of aggression, but the kremlin gives a different version of events and declared today that u.s. and russia relations are at their lowest point and in a deplorable state. cnn s oren liebermann is standing by at the pentagon waiting for the press conference to begin. you have new de
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conscripts and convicts. and their leadership is failing them having already failed in their strategic objectives, russia is increasingly relying on other country such as iran and north korea as the secretary pointed out. they re using iranian drones to continue to terrorize ukrainian civilians. this relationship is built on the cruel bonds of oppressing freedom, subverting liberty and maintaining their tyranny. yet free people will not return to the shackles of tyranny ukrainians remain defiant, with steel in their spines and courage in their veins and they have the broad support of the united states and the international community. the battle of bakhmut continues. but ukraine is fighting with valor. with robust defenses ukraine has fixed the russian forces at that city and they re exacting very heavy costs on the wagner group and the russian regular military ukraine remains strong they are capable and trained
beside ukraine to support the principles of the rules-based international order. a system in place to prevent aggression and uphold the values of liberty and sovereignty. that system is what preserves the peace and provides benefit throughout the globe. as president biden and secretary austin and many others to include all the leaders of europe have said many times that we will remain committed for as long as it takes. thank you and i look forward to your questions. thank you, gentlemen. first question will go to associated press. reporter: thank you. mr. secretary, you said you spoke with your counterpart. can you give us a sense of the russians reaction to the call? did they suggest to you their defense that this was an accident or intentional or that it never happened? can you just give us a better readout of your call? and general milley, have you spoken to your counterpart, are you intending to do so, and do you believe after what you ve
control, protect and sustain their forces the ukrainian soldiers wear the blue and yellow of the ukrainian flag but the colors of 50 other nations that met today stand beside ukraine to support the principles of the rules-based international order. a system in place to prevent aggression and uphold the values of liberty and sovereignty that system is what preserves the peace and provides benefits throughout the globe as president biden and secretary austin and many others to include all the leaders of europe have said many times, that we will remain committed for as long as it takes. thank you, and i look forward to your questions thank you, gentlemen. first question will go to leeda beldor, associated press thank you mr. secretary, you said you spoke with your counterpart. can you give us a sense of the russians reaction to the call did they suggest to you their defense that this was an accident or intentional or that it never happened? can you just give us a better readout of yo