equipment and other support. this according to three u.s. officials. now, the officials declined whether china agreed to the request or whether the u.s. even knows the answer to those questions. msnbc's correspondent will join us more with that developing story. it comes with the heartbreaking backdrop. at least 35 people are dead. 134 are injured after russians hit a military base in western ukraine near the country's border with poland. in response, national security adviser, jake sullivan, said there would be severe consequences to russia's assault eventually as they wanted to pull in, a nato ally. >> chuck, the american president has been clear for sometime now that there are no u.s. troops currently operating in ukraine, in eastern ukraine nor in western ukraine. and we will defend every inch of nato territory that the u.s. forces will not engage in russian forces inside of ukraine. there is no surprise that the

russians have been the number targets in this world. they are frustrated by their lack of ability to take some of the major cities. a near kyiv, u.s. says that brand renault, a 50 year old documentary filmmaker was killed by russian forces. another journalist was wounded in the attack, brian won a number of prestigious awards for a documentary filmmaking. him and his brother produced a lot for a number of media news including time, hbo, the new york times and nbc news. time studio released the following statement tonight, reading in part, quote, we are devastated by the loss of brent reno. as an award-winning filmmaker journalist, brent tackled the toughest stories around the world, often alongside his brother craig. in recent weeks, brent wasn't the region working on a time studio project focused on the global refugee crisis. our hearts are with all of brent's loved ones. it is essential that journalists are able to safely cover this ongoing innovation and humanitarian crisis in

ukraine. joining me now to discuss this and more, nbc news correspondent, cal perry live from lviv. cal, you've been hearing, as i understand, some shelling or night. and it hasn't been strange to hear that over the past 18 days. but it seems the frequency and intensity seems to be increasing. >> yes, we haven't heard it in about 24 hours. this is about 24 hours this time in the middle of the morning just before the sun came up. eight distinct explosions about 30 miles where i am. it was that airbase that we were thinking would be hit. and it was hit. the russians are saying that this is a supply change. this is where supplies are coming in from poland. they hit, it as i said, with at least eight different rockets, that is just a very loud truck behind me. at least 35 dead. another hundred 50 wounded in that attack. it is a sign that the russian air campaign is widening. they said that they would hold anyone accountable for bringing weapons into this country.

and the western part of this country is just not where refugees are fleeing from. it is we're weapons are also coming into and headed to the east. the tension really is higher. this time, people expect more peace. you mentioned the peace talks. there is some optimism heading into the discussions this morning. we heard the ukrainian side seeing the first time over the weekend, that the russian side was, quote, constructive in their negotiations. one thing that is certainly going to be on the table is this the america paul and getting humanitarian aid into that city. it has been more than a week now since there's been any humanitarian aid of any kind or in fact a path for civilians to get out. at least 2000 civilians have not been confirmed, killed that city by the city council. that situation -- it will be interesting to see if they can work out, as i, said some of these corridors to get aiden and to get some of those civilians out. >> cal, really quickly, with some of the developments over the past 24 hours in the strike near the polish ukrainian border, has it changed at all, the pattern of life within lviv

that i've heard others described as relatively normal? given everything that's been happening in ukraine. >> so, during the day here, it seemed like a normal day. the restaurants were full. most of the restaurants here are still functioning. some of shut down due to lack of food. the thing that has changed this when the air sirens go off. when the air sirens go off, everybody just heads for those bunkers, those sellers, whatever is available. i think people here thought that they had time, 350 miles was a good standoff from kyiv. that's how far we are from the capital. but clearly, people are now more nervous. and look, people are expecting there to be more strikes. because again this is the part of the country that seems to be able to resupply the eastern part of the country. a man? >> all right, nbc's cal perry life in lviv. it's good to see you my friend. stay safe. joining me now, nbc news correspondent, josh lederman live in poll. you've been reporting on this development that russia has asked russia for military

equipment. that would open all kinds of other questions both for the u.s.. it involves certainly nato countries. what more can you tell us about what you have learned on this front? >> well, from the very beginning of this conflict, a, meant the u.s. has been concerned that if everyone -- anyone was going to throw a lifeline to president putin it was going to be china. both in terms of the military aspect and the economic aspect. we have seen the russians and the chinese grow closer to each other in the last several weeks. and in fact, some u.s. officials have set, on the record, that they believe that president putin told the chinese leader, president xi, that he has his plans to invade ukraine. something that the chinese have disputed. but now, the u.s. officials are telling me that the u.s. believes that russia has asked china for military equipment and support since it launched this invasion. it has raised real questions

about why russia, a massive military power, is in a position of needing to turn to outside countries for help just a few weeks into an invasion. by a lot of big -- indication, russia thought it was going to be a lot more successful than it has been. as you pointed, out we don't know exactly what kind of equipment the russians have asked for, we don't know if the chinese have given it to them, but we do know that the u.s. is working very hard right now to try to drive a wedge between china and russia. the national security adviser, jake sullivan, when he meets tamar in rome with his counterpart with the senior chinese diplomat is expected, not only to emphasize the risk to china in aiding russia militarily but also the risk to china if it helps evade sanctions or absorb the blow by sanctions. essentially give economic assistance that could help russia more effectively with stand the massive economic

penalties that the west has been imposing on russia for its invasion in ukraine. one of the arguments he's expected to make is that, look, china talks a big game about respecting territorial sovereignty and integrity. and how they don't want other people telling them how to do their business. the u.s. expected to tell china that it is going to lose credibility on that front if it not only looks the other way but actively helps russia as it in violates the sovereignty and one of its neighbors and continue sedation. the u.s. is also expected to tell china about the isolations. whether it is complicit in helping putin systematically or economically. >> all, right gentlemen, thank you so much my friend. let's bring in our sunday might panel to break all of this. don micheal weiss, is the author and editor at large of the daily beast. and molly mckew, is an expert at information warfare.

she was an adviser to the former president of georgia. it's great to have both of you with us. michael, let me get your thoughts on this russian air strike near this military base. or on a military base, i should say, near the border with poland. how much closer does this bring the fight to nato? how concerned should nato allies be? because even if it's not a strike on nato, it is clearly a message to nato and all the others in ukraine supplying them would support right now. >> absolutely. i mean one of the concerns is that the russians have come out and said that we reserve all the rights to interdict the stern -- so there are two main countries into the clearinghouse is receiving all the weapons that the u.s., uk and nato countries are sending. poland and your mania as well. the strike has remained within ten miles of lviv. you're getting very close to the polish border. here and one of the concerns

that brussels has is that there would be spillover violence. keep in mind, the gru, which is russia's military intelligence service is going back to blowing up ammunition and weapons in nato member state territories. they also poisoned a guy who was a bulgarian arms dealer. why did they do this? all of the weapons that were intended in being stalked called in the safe houses or steep houses were intended to be sent to the ukrainian military. so, russia has had a fixation on keeping the west from arming ukraine for a very, very long time. and they have already shown, and i need to stress this, they have shown a willingness to actually support taj everything for tactics inside of nato territory. so this is a great concern. this is going to spillover beyond the borders of ukraine

into nato member states. >> molly, if you wanted to look at the flip side of that coin, you would see that if the u.s. is going after the supplies of weapons coming into ukraine, not they are needing supplies for themselves. they are asking china for help as josh lederman was reporting there. what does that say just two weeks into this invasion that russia is turning to china for military help? >> well, i think it's clear by this point that russia underestimated what they were going to face in ukraine. both from the military and from the volunteer force -- forces is obvious. one of those options is them discussing escalation. they are trying to elevate the crisis to force it to a different conclusion. others are looking for help from financial and military help from china. i don't know if that will be so

forthcoming. but i think we are going to see a very volatile time. putin's most dangerous when he doesn't understand the boundaries that he confronts. and right now, it's an entirely different game than any he has played in recent history. and he is not sure with the boundaries are. and i think we need to be aware of how dangerous his actions might become. >> let's down this for a moment, if we can, michael, russia is now economically a superpower. its economy was not significant. but should china get involved here? should china support russia? do you see or could you see a world in which the west starts to sanction china at the way that the sanction russia? and i would expect that the buy back would be much stronger than what russia is capable of doing economically to the rest of the world? >> yes, but i think one of the

big calculations that i think beijing is making now is that they were taking aback. just like moscow was. they are coming down on russia for this invasion, right? the sanctions have been crippling the european union. they're going after russian all the guards. they're going after people and institutions that i would have never expected them to go after. and chinese investment in europe is enormous. by the way, chinese investment in ukraine was in the tens of billions of dollars. this is a major trading partner. and we've already seen some evidence that china feels, shall we say, a bit awkward about russia's adventures. they have abstain from a un resolution condemning the invasion which is kind of unusual when we consider that russia and china time to have a very good strong alliance or relationship. this allegation or the speculation that has been reported that china will supply or that russia is rather requesting that they supplied military assistance, i've been talking to experts that say

that this is a very remote contingency. the chinese do not want to get involved in this. they see this as a complete mess. and they are worried about sanctions, not just from the united states but also from the european union. so putin might have been off more than he could to hear. you might have been counting on relationships that are simply not gonna fear the dividend that they would like them to. we molly, i want to ask you about the diplomacy here. >> ukraine and russia are set for another round of negotiations in just a few hours from now. putin has given no indication that he wants to actually negotiate. it seems the only movement, perhaps, the israeli prime minister has been negotiating with both sides. they're trying to get a bit of a role. the french leaders have calls. is it futile to believe that the diplomatic efforts are still on the table? should the united states be leading this diplomatic efforts with russia? >> i personally don't believe that the united states of america should be reaching out to putin right now when he

still has his entire army in the orders of ukraine. there are a number of countries that are trying to play a role in establishing instructive dialogue. i think the challenge to that is that the kremlin doesn't see a need to de-escalate right now. and of course, the ukrainians will engage in diplomacy. they will look for a way out. they will try to stop this war in a timely fashion. but russia doesn't have the upper hand here, i think the challenges they will come into every talk as if ukraine needs to surrender. and the ukrainians are not going to do that. bridging that gap right now is a difficult thing to do. but i don't see a positive sign that the will be an end to the fighting in an immediate return. >> michael, what is your take on the diplomacy aspect to this? what should the u.s. role be diplomatically? are there any other countries that you think can be

successful in trying to change vladimir putin's mind on what he's doing? >> well, he has a good relationship with the president. molly mentioned the israelis. i don't put much thought in his attempt to seek for peace. as we saw with the syrians civil war, whenever russia announced a cease-fire, that is when the syrians got the most, it meant that they would actually escalate. they were going to start bombing more hospitals, more schools, more civilians and infrastructure. the most optimistic gloss i could give on this is that russian state media have started to float their version or their overture of a settlement, funny enough, what they are asking for from the russians is essentially what they wanted before the war. recognition of crime here and territory recognition now of the so-called peoples republic -- and quote on quote neutral a

lady. her ellis's, so russia has proposed itself as a guarantor of ukraine's security architecture in the future. this is us they've got 190,000 soldiers occupying ukrainian territory. the problem is, with the ukrainians even count on this? will they go for it? and i honestly haven't gone to ukraine. maybe wants twice for the last two years is as much as i've gone. i don't think that will happen. >> does not seem from my brief time in ukraine does not seem that it would be a situation that any ukrainian would accept. molly mchugh, michael weiss, we are going to talk to you guys a little bit later on in the program. coming up, officials are trying to figure out who owns a 700 million dollar super yacht that is currently docked off of the italian coast. some actually think it might belong to vladimir putin himself. himself. ♪ limu emu ♪ and doug. we gotta tell people that liberty mutual customizes car insurance so you only pay for what you need, and we gotta do it fast.

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out of the new york times. american officials are examining the ownership of a 700 million dollar super yacht that is currently in a doc at a italian seacoast town. and believe that it could actually be associated with vladimir putin. according to the times offices in both the treasury department and the navy they are currently investigating the ownership of super yachts associated with russian oligarchies. as the biden administration looks to make good on the sanctions put in place as a result of the war in ukraine. joining me now is micheal t. moore an expert in maritime law. and founding partner of more and company. great to have you with us, thank you for joining us. putin notoriously hides his wealth and assets desire stand. how feasible is it that this y'all actually has been located and that it will be seized by authorities? >> i think that is looking at the size in class, it is not

possible to hide it. it is visible from satellite all over the world and various identification services. to identify the owners is another matter. i would say that it is common in the world of yachting to have the not disclosed, along security. i think it will be difficult to prove there is a direct link. there might be other ways to identify the beneficial owners. by the frequency of visits on board and so forth. >> what would happen to the gigantic vessels once they are hypothetically seized? we have already seized a few of them have been seed at european ports. what happens to these yachts? >> it's a good question. it's not so easy.

once you seize these vessels -- in the maritime world it is generally referred to as an arrest action. you arrest the vessel person into a court order if the government more or less supplants the court order, you have a day in court later. but the yacht has to be maintained. i mean there is a crew that has to be retained. vocal services for the equipment and engines have to be turned over. there is a variety of things that need to be done. a lot of these crews of 40 50, 60 people. working 24/7 to keep the boat up. you've got to find a place to put it. you've got to protect and secure. it's a 24/7 situation. very expensive. even if the government owns, but he has to come from someplace and generally governments are to do that.

>> good point. especially with everything happening economically around the world. i'm curious to get your thoughts on this. putin seems unfazed by section so far. he does not seem to be a guy who is motivated, at least hip individually is not motivated by buddy. i'm wondering your thoughts. directly targeting his personal wealth, the wealth of his oligarchic's. could that give him pause or at least increase the pressure around him do you think? >> i think so. the word on the street i would say in the world's aware that there are a variety of large yachts. generally the so-called olive arcs to not just have sort of modest little vessels. they have major visible, highly visible, yacht. so the best designers, they go to the best yards, they create the best presents for the

display of wealth. i think that putin is affected by this. i think so are so sheets of his. it is not unusual to curry favor with people that run large corporations and even states that are de facto arms of the strongman of the top. and i think he will be affected by this. and therefore he will be affected. >> let me ask you about the flip side of that. you know the industry so much better than i do. how much did private yawning companies, ports, businesses, benefit from the economic class that is where our vladimir putin. that consume, bought, sustaining them as you said to the tune of millions of dollars, staff and all the other costs associated with it? >> it's correct to recognize

that these vessels not only cost 1 million dollars a year, they cost 1 million dollars a month in certain cases. and everyone who is associated with that vessel, the yards that build them, i don't know yards in russia for example that are capable of building a sophisticated maga. these vessels are generally built in yards and germany or the netherlands or italy. three european situations for the large yachts. at every stage, vast numbers of people are benefiting from the yard world. the crew, the insurance brokers, djokovic owners, marine operators. there is a host of individuals that benefit from the yachting world. i would say that very little

yawning occurs in russia. eight years later careers in the mediterranean, to some extent the adriatic and a few other places. principally in the summer and in the winter most of the yachts go to the caribbean. >> quite a fascinating world i have to say in terms of geopolitics and wealth and the intersection of both of those. micheal t. moore, thank you so much for joining us i greatly appreciate your time and insights this evening. coming up, why the white house is briefing tiktok stars on the war in ukraine. war in ukraine with voltaren arthritis pain gel. my husband's got his moves back. an alternative to pills, voltaren is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory gel for powerful arthritis pain relief. voltaren, the joy of movement. dove 0% is different we left the aluminum out. and put 48 hour freshness. and one quarter moisturizers in. dove 0% aluminum deodorant.

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top tiktok stars gathered on a zoom call to be briefed on the situation in ukraine by national security council staffers and white house press secretary jen psaki. back with me now micheal weiss and molly mckew. michael what do you make of this effort from the white house? it is easy on one hand to dismiss it but on the other hand if millions of people are getting their information from this social media platform that it is important for the white house to be engaged in it. where do you come down on it? >> yeah, look i barely have an instagram account myself. so tiktok is kind of incognito to me. i would say that a lot of the best information that i'm getting is on twitter. there are a host of really good open source intelligence locks and analysts who are posting videos, photos of captured or abandoned or destroyed russian military equipment in ukraine. they are tallying up the numbers of tanks and beat yards and anti-air defense systems that have been a socially just

destroyed on the battlefield. it is kind of crucial for the work that i do. so i can only imagine. i've seen a few tiktok videos that have been re-posted to twitter. the most famous one that i have seen finally enough's of a ukrainian woman who has commandeered i think a tank. might have been an armored personnel carrier. and she did a very short tiktok video on how to operate or have these things. it was quite funny. and this thing went viral. so i can well understand why the u.s. government is looking for, i suppose they are called influencers to try to persuade them to keep it up. >> molly, do you see tiktok is a legitimate way to share information on issues like war in the humanitarian crises? >> michael raise that there are kind of separate things happening here. i think on tiktok, particularly before the war, it was a lot of these kinds of open sourced information that was coming out of tiktok videos from russia in particular, as people were

filming the movement of all of these military material for the fourth quarter of ukraine and now it has sort of devolved into this war happening and everybody wants the 24-hour live stream. and where do they get it, they get around whatever social media platforms their own. on twitter, twitter's spaces, and they have become a huge thing and people won't constant live commentary on what is happening, same is happening on tiktok and people are going to the usual influencers. the new ones who are emerging, to tell them what is going to, alive all the time and so i think that the white house is trying to find ways to get information into all of these different ways that the people are consuming information. and while i'm sure for some if it may be a bit like a school of geopolitics given the sort of breadth of experience and the group that was invited to do this briefing, is the kind of thing where there has been a lot of open space for russian misinformation and narrative in

the past and the russians have been very aggressive about creating influencers in the spaces. and so it is good to see that at least the ground is not being left open in the same way that it was before. >> yes, and the thing is michael, and you kind of look on the opposite side of what is taking place inside of russia, it is a completely different dynamic. the state run media is controlling the narrative, the russian government is prohibiting words from being used. can't even say war. or invasion. and the kremlin's bra getting several western news sites on social media. and yet, despite that, many russians are actually trying to break out of the propaganda bubble. and what is going on from sources around the country. apparently the demand for vpn's, which allows users to get around government blocks as increased by over 4000% since the invasion began. what do you think this says about the people of russia and their tolerance for treasure ship? should we be looking at this is

just a tiny educated elite? or are we talking about the totality of the country? >> look, it is a double edged sword and has been for a long time. russian government particularly, the security service wield a normal amount of influence on the internet. the same token, alexei navalny's videos from his -- the saints go viral in a major key. they more views on youtube that i think most hollywood motion pictures get. including, the last one that he himself posted, which was about vladimir putin's personal data on the black sea. valued at over one billion, that is with a b, billion dollars. this was a two-hour long exposé. showing all of the all the guard's. just had a segment on yachts. and this puts to all of that. all of the oligarchs, italian, furniture companies, architects who built this monstrosity for putin. which is actually encompassed in a no-fly zone. and i know sales aren't. it is essentially larger than

monaco by i think 30 times. these videos go viral, and so it is kind of difficult to make an argument that we should be censure or we should be advocating that russia take the internet off line. because, this is crucial for the generation of dissidents and opposition figures who rely on this as a kind of digital -- this is the only way that they can get their information, because most russians are being brainwashed by state owned television. right? this is how most russians could see their news. which is why a lot of people don't frankly even know that there is a war in ukraine. >> i've seen interviews done by americans run news organizations with the old ladies in moscow will absolutely no idea that kyiv is under constant bombardment. >> right. molly i'm curious to get your thoughts on something that has emerged of this war that i think a few observers have noticed in is this subject of i guess a new symbol we are

seeing coming out of russia and you see on the russian military, has now become a symbol synonymous with russia and its invasion. that is the letter z. and it is interesting, i don't speak russian but i understand that is not an actual letter in the alphabet. which russia uses. which left its meeting kind of unclear in many ways to people here in the west. and it is now believed to be russian shorthand for victory. i don't know if you have any insight into that. or when you think it means. some critics have been called at the new swastika what do you think of all of this? do you think that comparison is even reasonable? >> there is a lot of speculation about what does he is. and from before, when the invasion started, where all of these videos of the tanks moving around on trains were happening, there were already some vehicles marked with easy. were speculating. because there are different groups marked with different symbols. if it represented sort of different lines of efforts.

what would happen only worn ukraine. i think that the russians have sort of understood that this has become sort of taking on the life of its own. they are now back for the purpose of to what this was supposed to be. and if they want to call a victory, great. but i don't think that really matches up with what we are seeing of the abandoned and burned out and captured z vehicles on the ground in ukraine. i don't know that it had another purpose initially, but it has become this new thing. >> michael, what is your take on? do you have any insights. i think it's probably just used to identify russian soldiers so there are instances of friendly fire. i think it is a common tactic used by militaries all around. well i certainly saw interact with the american military. but what do you make a bit? >> there is a semi regular military exercise that russia engages in called's opera, which means west. and this could very well have been a marker that was painted

on all of these vehicles. in order essentially to kind of duke the west into thinking that this was just a standard military exercise and nothing untoward. but in fact, we've seen a lot of videos captured of russian soldiers who've been interrogated by the ukrainians, saying that we have actually had no idea we were being put to ukraine. we did not think we are being deployed to war, we thought we are just being engaged in military exercises. and if you credit that with legitimacy. it suggests, yeah look a, lot of people work at the border without any knowledge that they were going to mountain invasion. >> absolutely, insightful analysis to, greatly appreciated, thank you for joining us this evening. still ahead, the best ways to help ukrainians and make sure that you are not getting scammed in the process. d in the process certified turbocharger, suspension and fuel injection. translation: certified goosebumps.

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vicky nguyen has some important information of how to provide supplies and help to ukrainian families in need. watch. >> thousands of refugees pour across the border into places like bullet, and there are volunteers there to mediate immediate needs on the ground. distributing food, toys and other supplies to those just trying to figure out what is next. but they can't do it alone, it is donations to help them feel comfort anytime of so much uncertainty. eight groups say that one of the quickest ways to make an

impact is through donating money to a trusted organization, like world central kitchen. that organization is taking donations to help feed people. as the shove serves up meals for those helping at the border. >> nothing sends a bigger message of hope, then food. a group called global empowerment mission, based in miami, on the ground in poland using donation to by train and plane tickets to refugees, to get them to friends and family for more stable housing and they are also setting up a warehouse to distribute mountains of donations. >> >> for those innocent children who spent two years in a global pandemic and are now displaced because of russia's invasion, organizations like save the children's ukraine crisis relief fund, where the red cross, who says that it's volunteers have been in ukraine for eight years. and are putting themselves in danger as they work to help those affected by the invasion. another, group rezone for ukraine, says that there are focus on the need for medical aid for ukrainian hospitals and some folks are donating an innovative. ways as airbnb as allowing

users to book rentals in the war torn country and waving service fees. that way that the money used to rest the place goes directly to the ukrainian owner. even though the people who booked the place do not plan to stay. the company itself is also offering free short term housing those displaced by the invasion. and for those who need a ride out of ukraine, uber is offering free rides between the ukrainian and polish border and to polish cities. and they are also working with the international rescue committee to help those displaced. thank you to nbc's vicky nguyen for that report. still had, what with congresswoman susan wild about the new u.s. aid package for ukraine and her recent trip to the ukrainian polish border. border. to help prevent bleeding gums, try saying hello gumwash with parodontax active gum health. it kills 99% of plaque bacteria and forms an antibacterial shield. try parodontax active gum health mouthwash. i have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. now, there's skyrizi. with skyrizi 3 out of 4 people achieved 90% clearer skin

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mariupol is expected to arrive today. russian forces have encircled the city and it has been without food, water heat and medical supplies for more than a week now. democratic congresswoman susan wild of pennsylvania just returned from a code all. congressional delegation that is to the ukraine poland border. she is a member of the house foreign affairs committee and she joins me now. congresswoman, thank you so much for your time this evening. as i mentioned, you just returned from the border there between ukraine and poland. with a group of bipartisan lawmakers. what was it like seeing the devastation, the impact of this war firsthand. what we are impressions and key takeaways. >> thank you aiming for having me again. it is an experience that i will never forget. it was absolutely the most moving thing that i've ever seen. we were at the border, where 125,000 ukrainians crossed over the border of the day that we were there. as you know, more than 2.5 million have crossed into

poland thus far. we met with people on the ground. we met with refugees, we met with top military officials, we met with our u.s. troops, we met with secretary of state blake him and all i can tell you is that there is nothing like being the eyes aired ears of what is happening in ukraine. as we come back to dc. the other thing that i have to absolutely point out is that the eight of us. for democrats, for republicans, where absolutely unified and -- in terms of what needed to be done, that the united states and all of our nato allies have to do everything that we possibly can to help the people of ukraine. >> congresswoman, i understand that you and your colleague spoke to president zelenskyy by video culturing that visit. what specific message did he have two members of the american congress who he knows have a lot of influence in terms of what the united states could financially do it

ultimately if the u.s. gets involved in this in some capacity militarily. would require authorization from you and your colleagues. >> he made a plea for as much financial assistance as possible in the form of military aid. in the form of ammunition and all kinds of hardware. and i am pleased to say that when we got back to washington, we very quickly we're able to take a bow on that almost a night and authorize that 13.6 billion dollars of which there was a partial drawdown today to make sure that assistance was getting to ukraine immediately and that was his first request. i will say, he has asked for a no-fly zone which fortunately is just not something that we can do. it would literally lead to an escalation that would not be good for the ukrainian people or for anybody else. but he did make a plea that we facilitate the transfer of these old russian war planes

that are in the possession of poland. we came back to the united states with the full expectation that that was going to happen. and i have to tell you, all eight of us were disappointed that did not happen. and i have to tell you, that we have the utmost faith in the u.s. intel that is happening thus far. all of us agree that it has been spot on. we were told that by every official on the ground's and so i have to think that there is intel or strategy of which we are not yet aware. having to do with the transfer of those warplanes. and we have to stand ready to do everything that we care sanctions, yes, every possible type of. section to the highest level. but we also have to make sure that we are standing by with troops on the ground. we met with thousands of troops while we were there and not just american but british and french and canadian german. and we have to make sure that we are fully prepared to defend our nato allies.

poland, which of course is now very much concerned, because of the proximity of the hits over the last 20. for hours and i am concerned also. the last hit was just 12 miles from the polish border, where we, members of congress stood on sunday, of last week. reading refugees who were coming across that. and so it is a dire situation here. >> congresswoman, do you know if the u.s. is providing or should be providing realtime intelligence to ukrainian forces and their fight. certainly we are providing weapons as you've said you would like to see those fighter jets transferred to ukraine. should we go so far as to provide realtime intelligence to the ukrainians in defense of their country? >> i do not know whether we are, i am not on the intel committee. i suspect that we are. but that is just my best guess and i think that we absolutely should be.

listen, i am sure that vladimir putin would consider that to be an escalation. he considers everything to be an escalation. including providing humanitarian aid to mothers and children and people with cancer. who are on the ground in ukraine, which is just appalling. as everything is an escalation to putin. and so the fact that we are, or might be providing intel. i do not think we should in anyway be deterred by concerns about whether putin will see that has some sort of escalation. we need to provide everything we can to the ukraine government and the ukraine people. >> congresswoman susan wild, thank you so much, great to see you again thank you for coming on. >> that does it for me this evening, i'm ayman mohyeldin in new york, goodnight. york, goodnight. lon cancer? when caught in early stages it's more treatable. i'm cologuard. i'm noninvasive and i detect altered dna in your stool to find 92% of colon cancers, even in early stages.

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