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im victor blackwell. >> and im bianna golodryga. in moments the nations 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 oper...

russian fighter jet crashed into an american drone forcing the military to ditch it in the black sea. >> john: it marks the first direct encounter between the two countries since putins war began a year ago. a whole lot of questions that demand answer as america reports rolls into its second hour. im john roberts in washington. here we go again. >> sandra: john, here we go again. lot of live events expected this hour. well be watching for them. were gonna bring you that news conference...

making news by abandoning decades old policy of strategic ambiguity and saying the united states would fight for taiwan if it is attacked by china. >> you didnt want to get involved in the ukraine conflict militarily. are you willing to get involved militarily to defend taiwan if it comes to that? >> yes. >> you are? >> thats the commitment we made. >> the white house immediately walked that back, saying the policy has not changed. in ukraine, a russian soldier sentenced to live in p...

Latest contribution, which helps meet several of ukraines priority requirements, including armor. for more than a year now far-sighted donations like these by members of this contact group have been crucial to ukraines fight for sovereignty. we have provided crucial combat capabilities that ukraines defenders will use to further repel russias invasion and to exercise initiative and to create favorable conditions on the battlefield. but for ukraine to protect its sovereign territory and defend it...

Maintenance support that they need to use these new systems as soon as possible. well continue to dig deep for new donations. today we heard updates on our progress and some significant new commitments. sweden announced it will provide ukraine with ten tanks and key air defense components. norway is partnering with the united states to donate two nasam systems to ukraine. the netherlands is making great progress in initiating new contracts to ensure that new capabilities continue to arrive on th...