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Flexibility to transfer weapons to poland and to the ukrainians wherever weapons are needed, that flex bill la will be open. i like the ability with the lend-lease program for our commanders. >> lieutenant general, as a senior u.s. defense official told nbc news, russian forces added additional battalions to their offensive in the donbas area, but literally getting stuck in the mud. what do you make of the fact that russians are still apparently not able to have logistically effective and efficient movements? >> assessed now that there are 97 battalion tactical groups in the donbas area. the p...

The soviet union fighting nazi germany, now used to fight russian soldier. there's a historical echo, having it signed on what the russians call victory day where they celebrate the anniversary of the victory over nazi germany in europe. now they are on the other side of this program. >> an ironic twist of fate to say the least. lieutenant general, how will, speaking of the process of weapons shipments, impact the conditions on the ground in ukraine. >> in reference to the lend-lease program, it hasn't been enacted since world war ii. what this will allow us to do now, commanders on the ground...

Ukrainian member of parliament. her name is a solid mia brava. she was in kharkiv on the eastern front of talking to troops there. and she wanted to thank her fellow lawmakers in the united states congress for how quickly they passed that world war ii era land lease a program. it is a lend lease program for the ukrainians. she urged them to move quickly on the 33 billion $1 request for further aid to ukraine. take a listen to some of that conversation. >> i just want to say thank you. what i see on the front line we lack weapons. that is what we need. we have motivation we have guys and girls ...

I had a chance yesterday to catch up with ukrainian member of parliament, salami abroad zika. she was in kharkiv at the very northern end of that front. she was going to visit soldiers there. she told me that she wanted to thank her fellow lawmakers in the united states congress moving so quickly to pass the world war ii era lend lease program. she also urged them to move fast on president biden's a 33 billion dollar request for more aid for ukraine. i want to take a listen to this part of the conversation. >> i want to say, thank you. what i see on the front line we have a lack of weapons. th...

President Biden prodded Congress on Thursday to approve another $33 billion to support Ukraine in its fight against a renewed Russian military assault and replenish depleted American arsenals, saying the cost of defending democracy in Kyiv "is not cheap."