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Them, a lot is being provided by the u.s.. keep in mind, how president biden is stepping up to the plate with bipartisan support. i mean, the latest package of 33 billion dollars that he asked for, with about 20 billion of that being military aid, keep in mind that ukraine 's entire defense budget is only six billion dollars. this is multiples of their own defense budget. it is not just the u.s., it is also poland sending a whole bunch of t-72 tanks. there's talk now about slovakia sending 20 nines, almost every nation in europe is sending heavy equipment, even the germans are sending some arm...

There are a couple of hundred of them. but now there is a glimmer of hope. it will be a tense wait to see if more will make it out of this city alive. around 100 civilians are expected here in zaporizhzhia tomorrow, but there are hundreds more still trapped within the steelworks. there are thought to be 100,000 people within the city of mariupol itself. that gives you an idea of the scale of the operation still to come. talks are under way, but i'm told those negotiations are delicate, tense and complicated. everyone wants to see this succeed. laura bicker, bbc news, zaporizhzhia. meanwhile, i...

Dragged out that long, but all indications are that it could have dragged out that long. so could diplomacy then actually wield the result? and the fact that, the 620 this year, the presidency is by indonesia — that's trying to keep i would say a somewhat neutral position to try to push both the russians, but also the americans frankly, to try to find a solution. the americans this week, marc, president biden�*s committed $33 billion for military, economic and humanitarian aid, but at the same time, lots of countries are still buying russian oil and gas. how do leaders square that circle? ...

Weapons weapons and weapons. we have to make sure the ukrainians have what they need to win. >> the visit coming as ukraine remains in dire need of humanitarian aid. the presidents 33 billion dollar requests would to congress would help provide. that it would help people like those in mariupol, new video showing the wide scale humanitarian operation to get tens of thousands out of the city. joining me now, washington hills columnist -- executive editor for news at new yorker dot com, -- david, your thoughts on the significance of speaker pelosi choosing to visit ukraine as it fights off russia...

Exactly congress does. there is some evidence of any actual problem solving some more money for this or that and the healthcare system, everything is broken they just want to spend more money. >> exactly right. the problem with washington is that there is no urgency for anything unless it is driven by media or polling or politics. other than that you don't has members actually working on policy because so much power has been invested in the speaker's office especially under nancy pelosi where nothing moves unless she wanted to move. people need to understand how the members need to be working ...