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This in your opening statement, the government of ukraine has taken substantial actions to make defense institutional reforms for the purposes of decreasing corruption, increasing accountability and sustaining improvements of combat capability enabled by u.s. assistance. so, by the time president trump froze the aid, the department of defense had spent weeks, if not months, determining that the ukrainian government met every requirement in the law, and made significant strides in combatting corruption, is that correct? >> that is correct. we made that determination in may. >> this wasn't about...

Ensure the long-term sustainability of u.s. investments in the transformation of the ukrainian military from a soviet model to a nato force. the national defense authorization act requires the department of defense to certify defense reform progress to release half of the ukraine security assistance initiative, or u.s. ai funds, provision we find very helpful. based on recommendations from me and other key dod advisors, the department of defense in coordination with the department of state certified in may 2019 that ukraine had "taken substantial actions to make defense institutional reforms f...

Certifying, and you said this in your opening statement. the government of ukraine has taken substantial actions to make defense institutional reforms for the purposes of decreasing corruption, increasing accountability and sustaining improvements of combat capability enabled by u.s. assistance. so by the time president trump froze the aid, the department of defense had spent weeks, if not months, determining that the ukrainian government met every requirement in the law and made significant strides in combating corruption. is that correct? >> that is correct. we made that determination in may...

While maintaining combat capability in the region. brian: general there is concern got left at the altar and the taliban was prematurely celebrating the dethroning of another super power that they are going to up the violence. we that be your concern if you were on the ground? general tata? >> tony, go ahead and take that. >> sure, yeah. there is more than one general here. so, my concern is that we leave a stay behind force over the horizon force at bagram and can't harr. to me this is what a peace deal looks like a quick reaction force that can continue to deny sanctuary to terrorists. the t...

It's impossible for time one to focus on matching its defense budget with china because some of them have actually pointed out that china's twenty one thousand defense budget is sixteen times more than ten once defense budget what about taiwan's plans otherwise how does taiwan plan to counter chinese military spending. so in general. it's military strategy by focusing more on repel any possible chinese invasion from the sea and in the air and experts told me that they believe china taiwan should focus more on strengthening the combat capability of its navy and air force while continuing to upg...