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i'm victor blackwell. >> and i'm bianna golodryga. in moments the nation's top defense officials are expected to take reporters' questions, this after the pentagon says russia downed an american drone over the black sea. a high-level russian official said russia will try to retrieve the wreckage, while white house officials say finding the debris may be impossible. the u.s. military said on tuesday a russian jet dumped fuel on the unmanned u.s. aircraft which it says was doing routine operations in international air space. >> the russian jet then hit the propeller of the reaper, forc...

russian fighter jet crashed into an american drone forcing the military to ditch it in the black sea. >> john: it marks the first direct encounter between the two countries since putin's war began a year ago. a whole lot of questions that demand answer as america reports rolls into its second hour. i'm john roberts in washington. here we go again. >> sandra: john, here we go again. lot of live events expected this hour. we'll be watching for them. we're gonna bring you that news conference live right away. attorney general kellogg is standing by. he said he is fired up. he will be he...

making news by abandoning decades old policy of strategic ambiguity and saying the united states would fight for taiwan if it is attacked by china. >> you didn't want to get involved in the ukraine conflict militarily. are you willing to get involved militarily to defend taiwan if it comes to that? >> yes. >> you are? >> that's the commitment we made. >> the white house immediately walked that back, saying the policy has not changed. in ukraine, a russian soldier sentenced to live in prison by a kyiv judge after pleading guilty in the shooting death of a 62-year-old ukrainian civil...

Latest contribution, which helps meet several of ukraine's priority requirements, including armor. for more than a year now far-sighted donations like these by members of this contact group have been crucial to ukraine's fight for sovereignty. we have provided crucial combat capabilities that ukraine's defenders will use to further repel russia's invasion and to exercise initiative and to create favorable conditions on the battlefield. but for ukraine to protect its sovereign territory and defend its citizens over the long term, we must keep going. so we're going to help ukraine sustain the ta...

Maintenance support that they need to use these new systems as soon as possible. we'll continue to dig deep for new donations. today we heard updates on our progress and some significant new commitments. sweden announced it will provide ukraine with ten tanks and key air defense components. norway is partnering with the united states to donate two nasam systems to ukraine. the netherlands is making great progress in initiating new contracts to ensure that new capabilities continue to arrive on the battlefield. i want to thank slovenia for its latest contribution, which helps meet several of uk...