there was a time, before the war in ukraine, when europe thought about its place in the world, and how it could become less dependent on the united states. as washington turned inwards, and administrations refocused us foreign policy towards asia, france and germany talked about the need for strategic autonomy . but today in warsaw, at a meeting of the bucharest 9, it was the american president sat at the head of the table. all nine members of this group were part of the former soviet union or the defunct warsaw pact. the commitment of the united states to nato, i ve said it too many times, i ll say it again, is absolutely clear. article five is a sacred commitment the united states has made. we will defend literally every inch of nato, every inch of nato. and this is an important moment. i look forward to the discussion, the next steps we can take together and to keep our alliance strong and to further deter aggression. because what literally is at stake is notjust ukraine,
the authorities said the twisters left a trail of damage for more than 150 kilometres. trees and power lines were torn down, and tens of thousands of power outages reported. radar information indicated that at one point debris was being pulled more than six thousand metres into the sky. search and rescue operations are underway. our correspondent frances read is with us. you been a correspondence working in the us and on the west coast. talk us through exactly what has happened here. , , ., ., ., here. this is on the other coast, we are talking here. this is on the other coast, we are talking about here. this is on the other coast, we are talking about the here. this is on the other coast, we i are talking about the south-eastern are talking about the south eastern corner, or thereabouts. as you said, at least 23 people were killed, that his early estimates, expected to rise, unfortunately. a trail of destruction of 150 kilometres. as you said, somewhere some were sa
saying debris being thrown 13,000 feet into the air. whatever the official figures turn out to be, absolutely frightening for people going through that. at the moment, you can see from the picture is a total scene of destruction. trees uprooted, houses destroyed, towns destroyed. now, tens of thousands of people without power. we heard about hailstones the size of golf balls as well. their worries are, in natural disasters like this, you get people trapped under the rubble. it s very difficult to get help to where you need it in the timeframe that you need it in the timeframe that you need it. that is what is now going to be critical. all efforts are going on now to try to save as many lives as possible. you going on now to try to save as many lives as possible. lives as possible. you mentioned that it must lives as possible. you mentioned that it must be lives as possible. you mentioned that it must be horrific lives as possible. you mentioned that it must be horrific for- lives
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