will respond after iran-backed militants killed three service members and injured others in a drone attack in jordan. you are watching fox and friends first, i m carley shimkus. todd: i m todd piro. today defense secretary lloyd austin returning to the pentagon for the first time in a month. planning to hold our allies accountable. this marks major escalation in midweek pick-me-up. number of service members hurt could change as more seek care. they had to be medically evacuated from jordan and in stable condition. president biden saying the u.s. will take action. president biden: (indiscernible) it happened in northeast jordan near the syrian border. 350 army and air force are deployed there. they are helping defeat isis iran proxy forces have targeted troops 150 times. houthi troops are attacking ships in red sea and gulf of aden. the u.s. have struck back in self-defense. several republicans argue biden administration s actions have failed to deter u.s. adversar
any concessions on us. reporter: he went on to say that the u.s. has already made concessions in its dealings with russia in previous diplomatic negotiations and he said if anyone comes to ukraine demanding that ukraine make further concessions, he will literally in his words instruct the protocol guide to escort or accompany him back to the airport. the ukrainians not mincing words here, jim, being very clear about their intention to take a position of strength here, even though they re not at that negotiating table, they re also not going to be pushed around and told what concessions they will have to make. really defiant message there from the foreign minister and you re right to note the president asked repeatedly for a three-way meeting with president biden and president putin and that did not happen. let s turn to the white house. jeremy diamond is there. jeremy, the biden administration will hold, we hear, two classified briefings today for could congressional staff on
the united states will remain absolutely committed to slashing russia if any type of incursion, invasion, interference, takes place. reporter: he went on to say as well that ukraine has already lived up to its end of the bargain in terms of making concessions that have been agreed with russia in previous diplomatic talks. and he said that if anyone comes to kyiv demanding further concessions, quote, he will personally arrange for a protocol guide to escort them to the airport. really, not mincing words there, brianna and john, making it very clear that ukraine is resolute in being part of these talks and not being a pawn in terms of determining what the future of this conflict will be. yeah, they may not want to be a proxy in some sort of proxy war, but, you know, when you listen to american officials including president biden, who you mentioned there in that interview, there seems to be
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