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Military facility has led to some renewed calls for additional or different assistance. this is a conversation that we continue to have with them. you saw that the president approved another $200 million draw-down package over the course of the weekend. i can tell you that experts here at the pentagon have pen and paper in hand, and they're working out how we would realize that drawdown as quickly as we can. again, your question about is it more dangerous now -- we've never taken for granted any opportunity that we have to continue to assist the urkts -- the ukrainians with their defense needs...

Is he right to think that or is there more latitude here to push putin a little harder by maybe just giving those migs to ukraine? >> well, first of all, let me say that the nato alliance in the united states bilaterally is in constant contact with president zelenskyy you and members of his cabinet. we are constantly in conversation with the ukrainians assessing what their defense needs are. since joe biden, president biden came into office in january of last year the united states has provided $2 billion of lethal assistance to ukraine. now, on your question about the migs, we have urged ever...

Session. we activated plans to move forces into eastern europe. we also immediately started providing lethal assistance to ukraine. the united states, since january of last year, has provided $2 billion of lethal assistance to ukraine. we talk with them regularly about their defense needs. we are working with them each and every week to determine how we can continue to help them with anti-air assets, anti-armor. we've offered stingers, provided javelins and many other members of the nato alliance are doing the same thing. i think about two-thirds of the nato alliance are now providing lethal a...

Is he right to think that or is there more latitude here to push putin a little harder by maybe just giving those migs to ukraine? >> well, first of all, let me say that the nato alliance in the united states bilaterally is in constant contact with president zelenskyy you and members of his cabinet. we are constantly in conversation with the ukrainians assessing what their defense needs are. since joe biden, president biden came into office in january of last year the united states has provided $2 billion of lethal assistance to ukraine. now, on your question about the migs, we have urged ever...

0 empty stream and the next second chaos is erupting around you. we don't know the extent of his injuries but we're praying for him and his family that he comes back to us. >> sandra: we should have an update soon, we hope, from the hospital there. thanks for joining us. i'm sandra smith. >> john: and i'm john roberts. "the story" with martha starts right now. >> martha: thanks to you both. we're all praying for ben hall at this hour as john and sandra just told you. i'm martha maccallum at fox headquarters in new york. right now on "the story," as questions are raised about america's role in ...