aah! to day you as president joe biden paid an unannounced visit to ukraine and he offered the ukranian president the following a big hug. another $500000000.00 in military aid and a promise to help ukraine fight the russian invasion for as long as it takes. in the meantime, the fighting rages all this week. this war here in the middle of europe will enter . it's a 2nd year and an end is nowhere in sight. i'm burnt off in berlin. this is the day . ah, food and thought ukraine was weak in the west was divided. this is just plain wrong . see a little bit that in the whole of europe and the democratic well must support the

clearing of old ukrainian land from russian occupation. that freedom is price. it's worse party, for as long as it take the money we can and must make this year 2023. the victory applied in america, stand with you and the world stands with you. also coming up china and russia, there's is a friendship with no limits. could that mean chinese weapons to help russian soldiers attack ukraine? the are concerned that china is considering us supporting rushes war effort in ukraine with lethal assistance. something that we're watching very, very close. but i think china understands what's a, what's at risk. we're to proceed with providing material support of that kind to, to russia. ah,

to our viewers watching or pbf in the united states. ain't you all of you around the world? well, we begin the day with symbolism intended to stick and stink. to day you, as president biden paid a visit to kiva and stood side by side with ukrainian president zalinski, a u. s. president. inside an active war zone, an unprecedented image that was meant for 2 very different audiences. first, the ukranian people biden to de promised american solidarity and he backed up his pledge with another half a $1000000000.00 in military aid for ukraine. in today's symbolic photo op was also meant for the eyes of russian president vladimir putin. and in your face show of defiance which the kremlin dismissed as a political sta. a gesture of solidarity and a vital reminder of unity between the u. s. in ukraine against russian aggression

air, raid sirens blaring across the ukrainian capital during u. s. president joe biden surprise visit. there were no reports of russian air strikes, but the sound is still a clear reminder that ukraine is under constant attack. making support from the us more important now than ever on here, sean waivery support for the emissions of the french saudi and, and territorial integrity. and today, i hope we have a chance to discuss our united states and our allies are keep in constant contact group on our partners can most effectively support you and your cause. me to present ukrainian president for lat, amir soleski voice. his gratitude to the huge moment, supporting william gray and ah, what can i say, i really appreciate that president water america,

society being from the where and when you know all this tragedy from the world, you know, this poor kid wore on being together with us. feels hold support it was from winehouse to you, graham, and thank you for your leadership. thanks. bye boxes. or thanks, congress. i think that is historical moment for all, for all comes from the 2 presidents paid tribute at the wall of remembrance to the thousands of ukrainian soldiers who have lost their lives since 2014 biden's visit comes at a crucial moment in the war as the us needs to keep allies unified in their support for ukraine is ukraine is to send off russian offensives in the spring. an important day, an important week for you, chris,

to talk about that. i'm joined now by alexander chevrolet. he is a former ambassador to austria from ukraine. he's also the author of ukraine versus darkness, a collection of essays based on the 2 and a half decades that he spent as a career diplomat in speech, right. or for ukrainian leaders better. it's good to have you back on the program when i would start by asking you about what we saw today and keep you as president biden visiting keith, it's been a long time coming. what does it mean to the people of ukraine to the military of ukraine? that the u. s. president actually set foot there today. well it's a great just, it's a very encouraging j serve. ready ukraine, you craniums for those fighting on the front line. quite frankly, american and american presidents were usually very reluctant to the ukraine

last the last one visiting was the w bush presidency. all of them had this, you know, hero, very tasting russia. and joe biden finally showed american president has courage, has the ability to not only to be called the free world, but at the leader of the free world. because what the date was exactly our american president, leader, the world should be behaving made of the major assault against the democracy and freedom that process for almost a year already. you as a president biden, he has been called the consoler in chief. and that title struck me today when we saw him lay a wreath at a monument to fallen ukrainian soldiers. what went through your mind

watching that it was a powerful moment. oh, i saw lead to the source, the days of this full blown war when my president biden was among those leaders in the west who didn't believe in ukraine and didn't give my chance to crane. i'm quite frank and nobody did we. everybody was giving us 0 chance of and also one in 15 or days or in the month. yet, here we are. and i think her hold her in a way you frame whoa hood world. and the made the world around the more courageous, including the united fate. there was a military aid on the agenda. again, today we understand that the u. s. president announced a further $500000000.00 us dollars in military aid for ukraine. it take us if you could, based on what you've experienced inside the room, what,

what would president to live? he and his advisors, what will they have and said to president biden, today, while they are, i suppose they were discussing very frankly, what is needed to things a to so the ongoing offensive rather trying to be on the offensive, the la mom, the even had some rhetorical games on the wrong line. we are very confident that the western support little. busy stop it, but we will need exactly that. what was promised today, more of a nation, more anti tank systems miss. so at some point you in the next mom. so more tanks and so but more tanks and by the just this is what we

need. first of all, for the 2nd thing for the upcoming ukrainian, we would think, well, grade the course of this war in favor of ukraine and will bring the rectory during the course of this year. and there's more than just military aid that you, ukraine, the, i'm thinking about energy, infrastructure, humanitarian support. i mean, those needs are still dire as well, aren't they? what's very important is the direct and then the direct, but budgetary, no, because the, the government function partly gone is done. so we depend on the outside help for, you know, pain pensions, or waiting our soldiers on the grand blanc. so the financial support is very important. and it's very urgent that our western partners

understand that once it's been given to clean it up. busy small price to pay. busy more than hitler who has no intention of coping in ukraine will discuss with them to get the tv shows every day with a little goal where they are on towards berlin. why? so london? i want to ask you about china for a moment, over the weekend at the munich security conference, we heard from the chinese top diplomat, beijing plans to announce a a peace plan if you will, for this more. what do you craniums? what did they make of this possible chinese proposal? well, china has been acting very pragmatic,

racial so far in the way that they have been confirming this support for ukraine, solar and warranty for the territorial integrity of the brain. that's one thing. certainly they haven't been terribly involved supporting russia. definitely. russia was counting. i think this is because nobody will be back when i losing to say russia is anything about winning this war. so for us to come, how make bad the pressure will be on the winning wouldn't be right. and the whole whole plan would be in the upcoming days would be once again irrational step and not something insane. like

entering this war and decided russian. and that's, let me just ask before you run out of time, what about there are reports that the united states has reason to be concerned that china may be sending lethal aid to russia that can be used against your country. if that's the case, that doesn't sound like a country that's being very pragmatic at all. no doesn't, doesn't mean that. so china is making just as big an estate goes russell a year ago, and the china didn't learn anything from russian mistakes during this year. i hope it will be the case, alexander sheriff's, joining us tonight from keith as always, whichever we appreciate your time and your valuable insights. thank you. thank you . with china, despite its no limits, friendship with russia, it's largely been seen as a bystander in russia's invasion of ukraine. but as we have said, that may be about to change your secretary of state anthony blake and says that

china may start providing lethal support, arms and ammunition to russia. and as this conflict drags on china seems to have it sites on reshaping the global order. rushes frontline in ukraine has advanced, retreated an inch fool it since its invasion a year ago. but one thing has stayed constant. european hopes that russia's biggest ally could push it to end the destruction. but i'll be croce ship, keep it is important for us that china does not choose russian side. shall i said to president she, that it's important for china to exert its influence on russia. china has often called for peace negotiations, dada, do condo, we've both talked about the current ukraine crisis. we, she and the 2 sides both hoped that this crisis could be ended. as soon as possible

. the situation can be eased and it really must not be escalated. but beijing looks reluctant to clip russian wings before russia invaded ukraine. president, she and who sinned declared and no limits partnership between their countries to zillow and they've met in person since then. and more face to face meetings, i'll plan more am because m putin didn't win the war quickly taught to rethink its relationship while keeping this very strong alliance intact. so china's main focus is to make sure that it continues to trade heavily with the west, while also maintaining its close friendship with, with russia, local stores and one limit on this. no limits. partnership may be russians, threats to use nuclear weapons in the conflict. in a statement president, she called on the international community to jointly oppose such a move. but china may be offering russia material support in the war,

despite threats of more sanctions from the u. s. government, us based security research is c for a d. s alleged that chinese companies are exporting equipment to sanctioned russian defense firms. but paging says its exports to russia are in line with its laws. china is already benefiting from the war and ukraine in other ways. russia now needs china more than china, needs russia and em, i think china is always prepared to, to use this leverage that it has to its own advantage. i'm on, i think it's hoping it's already taking advantage of cheap energy. it's also looking at the invasion of ukraine to see what it could mean for its own ambitions and in taiwan and in the south china sea. as moscow's trip struggle on in ukraine, shiner is working towards its long term goal of expanding its board as an influence on the global stage. ah, well,

more than 7000 kilometers away from the battlefields and eastern ukraine. cambodia is providing valuable de mining training to ukrainian troops. now this comes after cambodian prime minister who's said offered the help to ukranian president of ultimate zalinski in a telephone conversation last november. my advice i see me day tinker is being taught how to carry out dickens joy explosion. yet he is part of a team of 15 ukrainian soldiers who are in cambodia for a week to be trained in d mining techniques. voice lori helpful training. it was so interesting for us because because if sir ground penetration, rob darcy, alice, it's maria, it's very important or how to know how to provide the mining how to operate. and

it will be very helpful for a clean our territory from russian mines. the, our loaner from the expert cambodia is one of the most minor affected countries in the world. after decades of what an internal conflict that ended in 1998. there are still up to 6000000 unexploded devices lifting the country. organizations like the cambodian mind action center are working to clear them. now a country faced with an ongoing conflict is benefiting from that expertise since russia and we, the ukraine. last february, the country have been working on getting thousands of mines left across its territory. but the training had in cambodia is only the 1st step. but bologna, nicky, but we will center experts to pull into train ukrainians using the same equipment and a p a but will train them according to the situation in europe. because now we're

only training them here in cambodia it other than one must see the situation. there's different companies. so that's why we'll continue this training in europe where that can apply the equipment at technology to a real situation in the company of fall, mahatma exec collaboration that will hopefully help to save thousands of life. ah, some republicans want. so security, sunset, i'm not say this majority o, as we all apparently agree. so security, medicare's often off the books now in his state of the union address earlier this month, you as president by mentioned america's senior citizens. at least we counted at least 9 times and that wasn't by chance. america's population is getting greater every day,

more than 11000 people hit retirement age. the baby boomer generation is leaving the workforce the working world, just as they entered it, in unprecedented numbers from 946-2964, the u. s. population exploded by 76000000 a generation so large. it defined not only the united states, but also much of the post war global order, but that is no longer the case. in his book, the aftermath, the last days of the baby boom and the future of power in america, philip bump poses the question. what will happen to us when the boomers are gone and feel a bump he joins me now. it's good to have you on the program. let me ask you, mr. bump is america, is the world prepared for a post boomer future? well, i think the world and american particularly need to prepare for the we know the

roman dumb and one of the patterns that we've seen with the baby boom. since the onset was, is massive surge. people force the concrete prime deal with them. right. and one of the things that we're seeing right in this moment is we have not been prepared if you, with this surge retirees, to the point that by meeting his speech. so 1st that at this moment, are we prepared to deal with what follows? well, it depends degrading, stay what the boomers do, while they still retain power, which they do still do a disproportionate level. i'm wondering how wide would you say the generation gap between boomers and millennials? is what even asked about genetics genetics? we we get ignored a lot, but the grammy's earlier this month you write that no one over 30 recognizes the grammy winners and no one under 30 watches the graham. he's talked to me about that. yeah, it's sort of this interesting microcosm in that a,

there this cultural ford dealing with youth culture in a be, they're broadcast on television and therefore not the medium that young people see . obviously they're still going to see them on, you know, tick, tock, segments on. so forth, but it's really a good encapsulation. all that divide when older americans do tend to watch tv more younger people get their news elsewhere. and the ways in which that manifests in other ways when it comes to things like young people being able to make talking to an oil or people getting their bases in a way that wasn't possible it years ago. it's sort of this microcosm of the ways in which the media environment itself over last on generational mind. and if we go expand this beyond a pop culture, is the definition of the united states? is that definition? is it changing? as the baby boomers exit the stage. yeah, absolutely. one of the things about that is that it began at a real low and american immigration, or

a new restrictions on immigration placed in the united states. right now they weren't lifted until the baby boom egg, baby boom is a much wider generation than generations that follow, particularly the millennials, etc. and so we see that the actual composition, the nature of america itself, is different between older and younger, and a lot of other things to where people are better educated. their last long political parties are less religious. there are these other devices as well, but the composition of the united states itself is different now than it was when the baby boom became very tangible way. you describe the exit of the boomers in your book and we wanna, we want to pull that up. you right, we've seen generational tensions before, but we're now living through something exceptional, a decline, not of the spartan civilization, but of the roman one we are living through. they have stored disruption of the

american empire. i mean, that's quite a statement decline of the roman empire and the to me that implies gigantic disruption in the u. s. into the u. s. and also to the entire world. well, yeah, i mean, that is true. i mean, i meant it more from the standpoint of this very defined thing. this thing, overarching, superstructure for a lot of what united states is, is now big, right? yes, we believe that there are fairly quickly, we can actually class that. but when you go back and look at it, it took some time and we're seeing that sort of dismantling of the baby boomer. well, it's not still going to be wrong. it's still going to be looking for that different stuff. and there will be an error. i period in which things are pretty shaky out, i think is what we're seeing right now. you. you also right in this book, this caught my eye that you don't know whether or not we will still have a constituted united states in 40 years. are the baby boomers,

are they the glue that has a old america together? i want to say the baby boomers are living together beyond the back to so many americans. right. i mean, it's a heart isn't tangled, but yeah, me, the question is, will there be such a reaction from older americans in this moment to what younger americans believing what they look like the way in which they act? will there be such a reaction that we're actually going to see democracy itself? obviously seems bathrooms on tested on january 6th. we seen tested in 2020 to a luncheon with more favorable results for democracy. but that's the real question . will there be will america, which is now much more diverse than it was back in the baby boom era, even prior, will america be able to successfully move forward as a multicultural democracy? i think so, but this is a moment which that's being tested. yeah, and i think

a lot of people around the world, especially here in europe, are hoping that you are right, mr. bum fil a bump. author of the aftermath, the last days of the baby boom and the future of power in america. we appreciate your time. appreciate you taking the time to talk about your new book. it's a great read. thank you. thank but the day's almost done, the conversation continues online. you'll find it on twitter either a d w. do. you can follow me on twitter at brent gov tv. and remember whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day. we'll see that everybody who's with

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