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Will now likely beyond the battlefield in time to support a looming ukrainian counter offensive. what is the lansky say when i met him in kiev, he said, help us win quickly. its exactly what he said when he visited, uh, washington, d c recently and its even what secretary hostin said. uh he said. ukraine doesnt have time this spring offensive is coming. so john, eric, i really cant underscore enough just how impressed the u. s trainers have been with the ukrainians who have been here over the la...

In february, but that was a nonstarter for ukraine, in february, but that was a nonstarterfor ukraine, and in february, but that was a nonstarter for ukraine, and we have seen that and we can expect that both russia and ukraine are not yet willing to sit down for peace talks. ukraine believed they can make headway in the spring offensive, but for china that plan signifies to the international state that he is a mediator and willing to put forward a peace plan in contrast to what the us has or ha...

Austin said, he said ukraine doesnt have time. this spring offensive is coming. so theyre firing, what, something like 11,000 shells every couple days there. thats about what were producing in our scranton plant in a month. so this is now at a stage of the conflict where its no longer just maintaining a unified west, its maintaining the production capabilities to give ukraine the tools they need to win this war quickly. >> youve said in a statement weaponry is humanitarian aid, without weapons a...

That graphic youre showing. hes the man in charge of this relationship putin is the supp pli cant. putin is begging for weapons he needs them. hes burned through nearly half of his armored tanks, armored personnel carriers hes not in a good position as this spring offensive comes on putin is begging for weapons an support. president xi is informing putin of how things are going to play out. it is a relationship that is close but it is not a relationship of equals >> admiral, what do you see the ...

Happening. it wasnt just involving us, there were some incidents earlier with the british and some other nations as well. so there is a pattern of behavior going on here and we have to figure out exactly what the way ahead s i think that was one of the fundamental reasons for secretarys call to minister shoigu and one of the fundamental reasons for my call to my counterpart. >> go to nancy, "wall street journal." >> reporter: thank you. general milley, i was wondering if you could clarify someth...

Reasons for our calls to their generals. >> thank you. general milley, i wondered if you could clarify something you said earlier. that the united states has a lot of friends in the region. referring to the black sea. will we request allied ships to survey and possibly recover the drone or is the expectation that the u.s. does not intend to recover the drone? and then secretary austin, id like to go back to some comments you made in brussels. you said bahmout was largely symbolic. are you concer...

Are you concerned that the ukrainian investment in bakhmut potentially takes away resources that could be applied to the spring offensive and risks the outcome of that offensive? thank you. >> if you dont mind, ill go first. nancy, i -- first of all, let me applaud the valor, the persistence that weve seen from the ukrainian soldiers they have done amazing things in bakhmut. the russians have been working to take bakhmut for some seven months or so now and they havent been very successful and th...

Meaningful spring offensive, and can meanwhile regroup to their own spring counteroffensive. christine. >> clare, thank you for that. clare sebastian in london for us. three women are missing for weeks in mexico after crossing the border to go to a flea market. the latest in that investigation ahead. plus, the stars coming out in los angeles hoping for a gold statue. this years oscars winners, nextxt.. whats the #1 retinol brand used most by dermatologists? its neutrogena® rapid wrinkle rep...

Artillery battle, and ukraine is going to conduct much more fast moving armored operations. >> you know, i was listening to one military expert who returned from the front lines in bakhmut and said it this way. he said this has turned into a war of the mobilized and reserved officer, meaning both sides at this point more than one year in have lost their best trained troops. given that and given the anticipated spring offensive were expected to see in the next few months how does that impact what...

Might be needed elsewhere. he insists a withdrawal would create an open road for russia to capture other cities. >> for more on that exclusive interview cnns wolf blitzer, anchor of the situation room, joins us now. were so lucky to have you here. >> happy to be here. >> fascinating interview and so timely because there are a lot of people including the u.s. pentagon questioning the decision to keep fighting for bakhmut when theyve got a spring offensive. >> president zelenskyy in this nearly on...