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♪ ♪ good morning. i'm kristen fisher. >> i'm jim sciutto. joe biden is meet virtually with g7 leaders and the ukrainian president as the world marks one year since russia's full-scale invasion of ukraine. the u.s. has pledged another $2 billion in aid to the country and announced new sanctions against russians, and the people who help them around the world, particularly procuring weapons for that invasion. defense secretary lloyd austin vows the u.s. will stand by ukraine, using a phrase we have heard frequently of late, "for as long as it takes." >> as long as ukraine continue...

Service in your background. what struck me reading your piece is the cost. you describe it as fighting at democracy's edge. and you asked one of the volunteers. he said, not once have i asked myself am i doing the right thing? do you find that commitment to the cause is still there after one year of a bloody war? is it fading at all or has it held fast? >> good morning. thanks for having me. jim, i think it's held fast. i was really struck by the resolve, both of the local ukrainian volunteers that we met with and spent time with, whether making gilly suits or rolling homemade cigarettes. and ...