secretary of defense lloyd austin at the summit.said it was peddling cheap weapons, deploying mercenaries and he said it was destabilizing. the russians don't have as much influence in africa as the chinese, but they are something the americans are concerned about. >> barbara, have african leaders got over the rather dismissive way that former president them? he did not have that much time for the continent, did he? >> no. he made very clear he was not interested in the continent. he made some derogatory remarks out africans as well. have they got over that? i think so. i think they know they are dealing with a different administration. their issue is really to see whether the administration is in it for the long haul. is that just a one off? will there be long-term investment? will there be staying power with the u.s.? the white house appointed a special envoy to follow up after the summit. that will be crucial. they do not want to be lectured to. they don't want to be told who they can do business with. they want to be treated as

the administration i don't care allegedly, joseph biden, after agreeing with the minister of defense lloyd austinti-missile systems to ukraine, what does this mean and do you believe this information, please ? the biden administration was very cautious about the transfer of weapons to ukraine, and in principle we see certain changes. well, except for the changes that took place in the summer. well, first in the spring they began to transfer 155-caliber howitzers, then in the summer hi-mars. although if the patriot season has come, then i of course not against. this will significantly strengthen the air defense of ukraine, but we must understand that if the biden administration has allowed such a leak of information, and this information is controlled in any way, then ukrainian crews for the patriots have been preparing for a long time, and then if we all- after all, by the end of december, the delivery of patriots will be announced, and there at the beginning of the 23rd year, ukraine will receive them, then with a high degree of probability, ukraine will receive combat aircraft next year, combat

rater is designed to replace the aging b one lancer and b to is period aircraft. secretary of defense lloyd austin says it's crucial for defending the nations. and those are the headlines on al jazeera. i'll be back with more news right after fort lines stay with us. aah with a. c a $112022.00 veteran palestinian american journalists and al jazeera correspondent shit enough barclays was killed while reporting on an israeli military rate. in the occupied respect. the question of who was responsible was raised immediately. even if the answer was clear to many acc, national walk off as often lived up the 1st. we are all the data buckley, but i left it out with local filing, sofie saw rental header landa lincoln royce, a homily when could well for lost any all, none of those who should have been done in a measure of time. in this episode of fault lines, we speak to witnesses from that day to our family when a us citizen is killed, the administration has failed to do its bare minimum and search for answers and accountability in the killing of should in a box line. mish mash bought a must have a few bec

defense secretary lloyd austin just started speaking to the luncheon crowd here at the reagan national defense form. i just hosted a panel on the way ahead in ukraine and which greg hayes who is the ceo of raytheon and makes us a javelin missiles and the stinger missiles that have been so effective in the hands of the ukrainian, he explained and highlighted his concerns about u.s. weapon stockpiles and the need to ramp up production. >> the problem is we have consumed so much supply in the first tendons of the war have essentially used up 13 years of signal production in five years worth of javelin production. the question is how are we going to resupply or restock the inventories? what center joni ernst was on the senate armed services committee was also on my panel but she addressed the issue of some republicans won to cut back on military aid to ukraine for explaining why the u.s. has to help ukraine firmly beat the russians. >> we should be pounding out of the russians through the ukrainian so that they cannot pop their head back up and come back and another five -- 10 years. we ar

speak , it is the same with us information from the pentagon , in particular, us secretary of defense lloyd austin reports that the united states is not working to prevent ukraine from developing its own plans and means of launching long-range strikes that could potentially be aimed at the territory of the russian federation this is reported by cnn and this is how the head of the pentagon reacted to the assumption voiced on december 6 by high-ranking officials of the us state department that ukraine was responsible for the long-standing drone strikes on two russian airbases . we are not working to prevent ukraine from developing its own potential, lloyd austin said. of the border with belarus, i quote the press service of the armed forces of ukraine at the request of the commander of the group of forces of the defense means of the city of kyiv, a joint staff training of the 120th territorial defense brigade of the armed forces of ukraine with subordinate military units in the defense zone near the border with the republic of belarus is reported that during the exercises of the military unit improv

, especially given there are so many acronyms and groupings in the region. us secretary of defense lloyd austin, has expressed opposition to any ground operation inside syria and a phone call with his turkish counterpart. earlier the pentagon said its forces in northern syria were doing few, a joint patrols with the main, the kurdish syrian democratic forces, and wants to clear the border of kurdish it is considered part of the outlaws. p k . k. to here has linked the group to a bombing in istanbul last month, but the group denies involvement and these 2 palestinians have been killed during an israeli raid in the occupied westbank. several other people were wounded during the violence, and janine palestinian factions are calling for a general strike there in response. it's been a deadliest year for palestinians in the occupied west banker since 2006. these 15 people have been killed in a bombing in northern afghanistan. it happened at a religious school in a back, the capital of semen gan province. and these 20 others were wounded. the interior affairs ministry, se students are among the dead.

is unveiled at 1st new nuclear stove bomber in mold and 30 is secretary of defense. lloyd austin says to be $21.00 rate, it will be crucial for defending the nation. no other long range bomber can match it's efficiency. it won't need to be based in theater. it won't need logistical support to hold any target at risk. let's talk about the breach. what do you want? stell? 50 years of advances in low observable technology have gone into this aircraft and even the most sophisticated, your defense systems will struggle to detect the b 21. and this guy, is there any forces of killed a 22 year old palestinian 9 in the occupied west bank? witnesses say that he'd been involved in a car accident with an israeli settler before being apprehended. that shot at close range is really please say the bow. a soldier while trying to steal his gun. south africa, the governing party has to stone to decision on the political feature of present surround poser. an independent panel recommended parliament should consider launching an impeachment process. south korean truck drivers continuing the strike despit

forum organized by the ronald reagan presidential foundation in california, us secretary of defense lloyd austincial kyiv to protect its citizens and the country's sovereignty. besides, the head of the us department of defense emphasized that washington will also make every effort to to ensure the protection of all flanks of nato well , the good news is that more and more russians are dying on ukrainian soil, although not russians, but russians, and that is why they began to talk more often about the possibility of negotiations with ukraine, the process is evidenced by the information of british intelligence, spies in the service of king charles iii state that on against the background of increasing losses on the battlefield in ukraine , it is becoming increasingly difficult for the kremlin leadership to convince ordinary citizens of the country of the need to continue the war, moreover, british intelligence also claims that over the next few months , it will also be extremely difficult for the russian military leadership to achieve success on the battlefield, which in turn will negatively affec

radio is designed to replace the aging b one lance or b to the return for the secretary of defense. lloyd austin says it's crucial but offending the nation. saved her all. she is a non resident senior seller of the gulf international for amanda professor at the national defense university. he says to be 21 baba has a combination of capabilities that hasn't been seen in u. s. weaponry for a very long time. well it looks to be a pretty significant change. i mean it's allowing the united states to retire to 1st generation stealth. a well 1st generation sell palmer, the b 2, which cost about twice as much for copiers to be $21.00. and the b one bomber which never quite fit in. and it's a, it's a platform that appears well, it's very expensive and absolute terms. it's pretty cheap and relative terms. it has a lot of commonality with existing systems using the same engine as a strike. this the joint strike fighter and it will be upgraded in the future. so it looks like a win on procurement lines. and when on strategic the thing about this farmer is that it doesn't just have self that has other systems

the, you are sexy of defense, lloyd austin, as expressed opposition to any ground operation inside syria and a phone call with this turkish counterpart. earlier the pentagon said its forces in northern syria were doing fewer joint patrols with a mainly curtis syrian democratic forces. ankara wants to cure the border of kurdish fighters. considered part of the outlaw p k. k. turkey has linked the group to bombing in istanbul last month, but the group denies involvement. at least 15 people have been killed in a bombing in northern afghanistan. it happened that a religious school in a back, the capital of semen, gun province, at least 20 others were wounded. interior affairs ministry says students are among the dead. no groups yet claim responsibility. they've been dozens of bomb attacks in afghanistan since the taliban takeover last year. and he's one palestinians been killed during and his railey, arrayed in the occupied west bank that's according to the palestinian media. 3 others were wounded during the violence in ginny, it's been the deadliest year for palestinians in the occupied wes

your secretary defense lloyd austin, has spoken to his took his counterpart, expressing opposition to any ground operation inside syria. earlier the pentagon said its forces in northern syria were doing few joint patrols with the mainly cody syrian democratic forces. anchor wants to clear the border of kurdish fighters considered part of the outlawed p k. k key has been the grouped bombing and it's done. we'll end of this month for the group denies involvement. at least 15 people have been killed in a bombing in northern afghanistan happened that a religious school in a back the capital of some on gun province. at least 20 others were wounded. interior affairs ministries have students are among the den. no groups yet claim responsibility have been dozens of bomb attacks and dentist on since the taliban took took over the last year. francis president has met with a us vice president at nasa headquarters in washington d. c. as he begins in 3 day american state visit, manual macro common harris agreed to strengthen us french corporation in space. micro also stressed the importance of cou

rater is designed to replace the aging b one lancer and b to a spirit aircraft. secretary of defense lloyd austin says it's crucial for defending the nation. no other. what long range bomber can match it's efficiency. it won't need to be based in theater. it won't need logistical support to hold any target at risk. was talk about the bit breach. what do you want still 50 years of advances in low observable technology have gone into this your grip. and even the most sophisticated, your defense systems will struggle to detect the b, 21, and scar dave the roches from the golf international forum. he says the be 21 bomber has a combination of capabilities not seen in u. s. weapons for a long time. well, it looks to be a pretty significant change. i mean, it's allowing the united states retire to 1st generation stealth. a well 1st generation sell palmer, the b 2, which cost about twice as much for coffee as to be $21.00. and the b one bomber which never quite fit in. and it's a, it's a platform that appears well, it's very expensive and absolute terms. it's pretty cheap and relative terms. it has a lo

you are satisfied defense, lloyd austin, has expressed opposition to any ground operation inside syria in a phone call with his turkish counterpart. earlier the pentagon said its forces in northern siri were doing few joint patrols with the men. the kurdish syrian democratic forces anchorage wants to clear the border of kurdish fighters considered part of the outlawed p k. k. took here has linked the group to a bombing in istanbul last month, but the group denies involvement. at least 2 palestinians had been killed during an israeli rate in the occupied westbank. several other people were wounded during the violence in janine postilion factions, or calling for a general strike. there in response, sits in the deadliest year for palestinians in the occupied west bank since 2006. these 15 people have been killed in the bombing in northern afghanistan. it happened to religious school in i back the capital of us among gan province. these 20 others were wounded. interior affairs ministry. so students are among the dead. no group has claimed responsibility. they have been dozens of bomb attac

secretary of defense lloyd austin says the u.s. a more lethal force position in the indo pacific as part of efforts to make sure china does not dominate the region. austin says china is the only country with a will and power to reshape the area and added the u.s. would sharpen its war fighting advantages and bolster its force presence. try's financial markets will pause for three minutes on tuesday as a tribute to the former leader jiang zemin. the central bank and security regulations say trading in sexchange, bills and gold will all be suspended. they could not give a start time. jiang was party secretary from 1989 until 2002 when trying to's economy more than tripled. a south korean port as dismissed request for an arrest warrant against daniel shin. the court said it is behavior it makes it difficult to believe he poses a flight risk or that he would destroy evidence. is facing allegations of fraud following the collapse of terra luna stablecoin. archegos founder has asked a judge to toss out fraud charges against him. he allege

writer is designed to replace the aging b one lancer and b to spirit aircraft. secretary of defense lloyd austin says it's crucial for defending the nation. no other. what long range bomber can match it's efficiency. it won't need to be based in theater. it won't need logistical support to hold any target at risk. was talk about the big breach what he wants still 50 years of advances when low observable technology have gone into this year. and even the most sophisticated, your defense systems will struggle to detect the b 21 in the sky. and south africa is president says he will legally challenge a report that suggested he may have violated his oath of office. so run the poser was investigated after filing to report the theft of millions of dollars in cash from his farm in 2020. all right, those are the headlines. i'm emily anglin. the niece continues here on al jazeera after the bottom line to stay with us. ah hi, i'm steve clements and i have a question. is the world looking for a whole new order with less america in it? let's get to the bottom line. ah, very soon we're going to be looking at

last night, secretary of defense lloyd austin told the turkish minister of national defense of the u.sstrong opposition to a new turkish military operation. >> what we are talking about here is ensuring we can continue to keep the defeat isis mission going without destabilizing the region which we believe that a ground invasion would result in. nick: administer ration officials tell pbs newshour they have delivered their strongest messages to turkey in private. he asked for more public support. >> we see that there is a weak position. there should have been a clear position regarding these violations. we see that this is not enough for what happened and we hope that the communication that takes place to private channels will be sufficient to stop turkey. nick: do you want the u.s. military to be speaking more stroly in public? >> of course, becau this time, turkey has crossed its border and is targeting the forces at work with the international coalition. nick: for years, the u.s. has struggled to balance commitments to turkey and curds and today, turkey is holding up a u.s. priority.

meanwhile secretary of defense lloyd austin delivering a stern warning to china at the reagan national form yesterday. watch. >> the prc's only country with both the will and increasingly the power to reshape its region and the international order to suit its authoritarian preferences. we will not let that happen. that begins with america's terms. will: pete this'll grab your attention, he said were aligning our budget as never before to china challenge. unclear exactly what that means but it sounds like the pentagon plans to put his money where his mouth is. we will see what comes in the way of funding the new congress. >> we shall see. pete: thank you very much. i'm just glad lloyd austin wasn't wearing a face shield as he often did. they talked about china being an adversary but our military is way behind orienting in the future. should we have a showdown over taiwan. china is building a military. >> this is what lloyd austin assayed about the vaccine mandate, he said this yesterday this mandate has kept people healthy 98% of the forces vaccinated the vaccination will present enter

s. secretary of defense lloyd austin as expressed opposition to any ground operation inside syria, in a phone call with his turkish counterpart. only the pentagon said it's force isn't northern syria, we're doing few. a joint patrols with the mainly kurdish syrian democratic forces anchor wants to clear the border of kurdish fighters considered part of the outlaw p k. k to kia has the bombing in istanbul early this month. but the group denied, and both at least 2 palestinians have been killed during an israeli rate in the occupied westbank. several other people with huston in factions are calling for general strike that in response. nato has disgust sending more air defense systems to ukraine as foreign ministers met in romania for 2nd day of talks to lawrence pledged its unwavering support to some of russia's neighbours reassuring more dover, georgia and bosnia herzegovina which fear being destabilized by moscow. united nations says it will neither record $51500000000.00 to fund from an italian 8 operations worldwide next year. that's 25 percent. more than it requested for 20 . 22. t

dangerous behavior by chinese pilots saying a major incident is only a matter of time defense secretary lloyd austin raised concerns about it just last month with china's defense minister >> the united states will continue to fly, to sail and to operate wherever international law allows >> reporter: the close call comes as military tensions rise over taiwan. china sending dozens of aircraft this week across the median line in the taiwan strait that separates china from taiwan and the biden administration approving $180 million arms sale to the self-governing island, including anti-tank systems. tonight the u.s. plans to raise the incident with china directly, saying all militaries in the region must respect safety and international law josh lederman, nbc news, washington >>> the vatican today said that retired pope benedict remains in grave condition but is stable at the moment rested well last night pope francis renewed his call for people to pray for the 95-year-old benedict after revealing yesterday he had taken a turn for the worst >>> in 60 seconds, post-holiday sales. why are retailers slashin

the president and secretary of defense lloyd austin do not agree with it. it is seen as a republican win as they said they wouldn't going along with it without including this provision. it is something that could be harmful and is not in line. there are other things they must pass. the military covid mandate. visa provisions to boost taiwan military. this needs to get about made into law by the end of the year. it made it past the house. it would go to the president's desk where he has a decisions to make here. like i said, this is a must-pass bill that needs to make it into law. boris. am are. >> jasmine wright, great to see you. thank you so much. >> as we consider what is coming in the coming weeks, the houses passed the landmark respect for marriage act. the bill requires fell recognition of same-sex and enter racial marriages. they forwarded it to president biden to be 150eu7d into law. >> at last we have history in the making. but not only are we on the right side of history, we're on the right side of the future. ex expanding freedom in america. >> t

defense secretary lloyd austin earlier raised concerns about the recent behavior of chinese military rcraft in the region with china's defense minister. austin called their actions increasingly dangerous and said they risked causing an accident. >>> we turn to the biggest contract chipmaker. the firm has begun a mass production of its most advanced chips in taiwan. its chairman highlighted plans to keep expanding capacity there. tsmc held a ceremony to mark the start of mass production of three nanometer chips. tsmc is also building a plant in the u.s. state of arizona. the company said earlier this month, it would later build another factory there to make chips using its 3 nanometer technology. tsmc's investments abroad have raised concerns of outflows of technologies and a shift of focus away from taiwan amid tensions with china. but at the ceremony, the company chairman spoke of a commitment to taiwan. >> translator: today's ceremony represents a concrete action by tsmc to develop advanced technology and expand its advanced production capacity in taiwan. >> liu also said the compan

secretary of defense lloyd austin, general mark milley, chairman of the joint chiefs, the joint chiefst the vaccine works and it should be continued to be a mandate, but now widespread bipartisan support on the hill to do away with it and all the indicators politically, john, are that president biden is likely to sign that piece of legislation and, therefore, the mandate will go away. so what are we left with? what about countries like japan and south korea where troops routinely deploy and have to have the vaccine to get into those countries? that will impact readiness. will there be an impact on recruiting if less troops get the vaccine and still join the military? what will the impact be? there's some indicators, not entirely clear that people have avoided joining the military because they didn't want to take the vaccine. what about the small relative number of troops who have been dismissed from military service because they refused to get the vaccine, will they be allowed back in and bottom line fundamentally, what now for the troops? how will they be kept safe from covid and what

secretary of defense lloyd austin made it known. northrop grumman's b, 21 raider isn't just another plane. >> the b 21 looks imposed. but what's under the frame? and the space age coatings is even more impressive. >> designed to deliver, quote, conventional and nuclear ammunition. it's the first american bomber built in 30 years. the plane features advanced materials in the coding, making it harder for for defense systems to detect the b. 21 raider named in honor of 80 world war, 2 airman who flew in a retaliatory mission to japan following the bombing of pearl harbor. the doolittle raiders. >> as they came to be known. showed the strength and the reach. >> of american airpower. the air force plans to purchase at least 100 new bombers. it could be for manned or unmanned with each one costing an estimated 692 million dollars with the b. 21. >> the united air force will deter and defeat threats anywhere. >> this debut comes on the heels of a pentagon report released tuesday detailing china has accelerated its expansion of the country'

agreed, it remains to be formalized in the form of a visa, and from the side of secretary of defense lloyd austinen, but in fact, and the decision has been made, we don’t know yet. about what dates. what numbers are we talking about? ah, but what we know for sure is that this decision was given to the united states. not just. and it, by the way, testifies to how desperate and difficult the military and economic situation of ukraine is today , how not just the united states was given this decision, the washington post writes. look, this is going to be the most difficult arms deal ukraine has received to date, said mark konchan, a retired officer from the center for strategic and international studies specializing in arms deals, if the ukrainians had a year or two to deal with the petriots. it wouldn't be a problem. i'm guessing the pentagon is very concerned, which is why the pentagon said over the end that the pentagon is taking a very big risk here in deploying the patriot system. i think they decided that because the need for air defense is so huge they are ready to take risks that they have no

in november this a secretary of defense lloyd austin, met with his chinese counterpart general way on the side lines of os yawn in cambodia. where according to the pentagon, austin told general way that there needs to be not just an improvement in crisis communications, but that, that chinese, a military have been engaging in what it calls increasingly dangerous behavior with its aircraft in the endo pacific region. and that basically this kind of behavior needs to be stopped. now we don't know whether the defense secretary has reached out to be jing to of file an a complaint. and we have not heard of the chinese military's version of events. thank you for that. raw's was lee jordan in washington, dc. thing in the us, crisen is mounting over the city of buffalo's response to this week's brutal winter storm. and the 64 people died across the us, more than half of them in the wider buffalo region. several people died after being stuck in their cars or without electricity. city officials in says they were prepared but that the weather was extraordinary. rows have now reopened. authoritie

s. sector of defense, lloyd austin, as expressed opposition to any ground operation in science, syria, and a phone call with his turkish counterpart. earlier, the pentagon said its forces in northern syria were doing fewer joint patrols with the man. the code is serial democratic forces. ankara wants to clear the border of kurdish fighters considered part of the outlawed p k. k to kia has linked the group to bombing and this time early this month. but the group denies involvement. at least 15 people have been killed in the bombing in northern afghanistan and happened that are really just schools in a back, a capital of some on gun products. at least 20 others were wounded. the interior affairs ministry students are among the dead. now, group has yet claim responsibility. french president emanuel macro has kicked off his state visit to the us with a meeting with vice president common harris micro set to meet president biden, talks at the white house on thursday. nato has discuss sending more air defense systems to ukraine as foreign ministers meet in romania for a 2nd day of talks. the

the continuing resolution would keep it steady at fiscal year 2022 numbers and defense secretary lloyd austin has written to congress saying if it's kept steady, we will not be able to come back to the face the threats the american -- the u.s. faces. host: and then a congressional resolution, what would happen under that? guest: you have to stay constant at the current levels of funding without the increases. host: leaders have said they would introduce their own packages our own version. where is that and what is the concern about having different omnibus packages out there? guest: democrats were going to introduce there is an patrick lahey said they will hold off which is a good sign because when democrats and republicans start releasing their own framework, they are trying to score points. it's really not focus on what they can agree on. the fact that it has not been released as a good sign for negotiations. host: if you want to ask max cohen about congress in these last weeks of december, call us on these lines -- you can text us your thoughts as well. you can always post on her facebook

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agreements and they can be adopted already this week, the pentagon's plan must be approved by defense minister lloyd austin, and then it will be signed by president jovaiden zmiy, they write that the ukrainian military can go to germany to learn how to manage these air defense systems. the petriv battery usually consists of the radar of the car of the command post of auxiliary equipment and up to eight empty launchers of four missiles in each ukraine returned from russian captivity another 60-4 their defenders, they fought in the donetsk and luhansk directions, in particular, they took part in the defense of bakhmut, they managed to free a us citizen and returned the bodies of four fallen heroes . also the boxes of correspondence accusing nato of the war in ukraine were found by the security forces during searches of five uoc churches in the lviv region, security measures were carried out by the sbu together with the national police and the national guard, the operatives seized anti-ukrainian literature that undermines the importance of the ukrainian church and incites inter-confessional enmity . in additi

number one, what will secretary of defense lloyd austin or his personnel leads, what will they say to implemented last summer. that was the services have the ability to put out their own individual guidance on it. the next thing, though, and i think this is something we will be watching in the coming days and weeks ahead once this happens is what about service members who were separated from the military because they refused the vaccine? will they be allowed to get back into the military? now, there are cases where some of them will be able to do that. now, the defense and military officials who we've spoken to about this say most likely if they got out under certain circumstances and they don't have something that inhibits them from getting back into the military, it will be a case by case basis reviewed by the senior members of the services, most likely in this case a civilian like a secretary of the army or secretary of the navy. as long as they still meet the fitness standards, the age requirements and they can still serve, it is possible that some people who were separated from t

but defense secretary lloyd austin has recommended that the mandate be kept it place as of early this month about 99% of active duty troops to the navy air force and marine corps have been vaccinated. u.s. senate has passed a bill restricting private ownership of big cats. such as tigers were made famous in the netflix series, the tiger king. >> bill is designed to end the cub petting industry where people paid to take pictures with tiger cubs are other big cats. the law limits possession of the animals to wildlife sanctuaries, universities, and certified zoos. it also prevents breathing a big cats except by a certified zoo or animal exhibitor bill now heads to president biden's desk where he is expected to sign it. the vert he's finally in on the aaron judge sweepstakes. next. in sports, jason dumas still have the details on. >> why he's still wearing pinstripes now. the giants missed out again on a big name missed out again on a big name free agent. i'm feeling better. body pain? headache? nope. all in one and done. cuh-congestion? better. cough? fever? better. mucinex all in one re

while speaking earlier at the summit, us defense secretary lloyd austin, said tyna and russia were expanding their influence in africa in a way that he said could be destabilizing russia. we say russia continuing to paddle or cheap weapons and all so we see russia employing mercenaries across chicago, m m, but is the stabilizing as well. well, i, d, w also asked number the is that president what he thought about the u. s. claims of china and russia interfering in the affairs of african nations, have a listen. the message throughout olsen and from secretary blinking here has been that this is not about making african countries choose. and between china and russia on the u. s. at the same time, we saw defense secretary austin, stress that raw, so certainly antenna are destabilizing for the key, rasa the african continent. so do you feel like you have to choose between partners now or do you can have it all work with? i would say is that we're madrigal nice as a sovereign states not. and then we'll go on the tailored tours where somebody else will decide for out or influence us. we are sovereig

voice of america correspondent wrote on twitter, the bintagon plan must be approved by defense minister lloyd austinwill be handed over to president joe biden for signature, what will this ukrainian pentagon plan include, we ask voice of america correspondent yuriy yarmolenko yulia congratulations. thank you for joining from the white house. do you know how many anti- missile defense systems ukraine has ? delivery terms, despite the fact that russian attacks on ukrainian cities have resumed after a break, now actually, colleagues, it is worth waiting a little for official announcements, because at this moment , of course, we have a message from labor, in particular, our correspondent in the pentagon was able to get information that such a transmission is indeed being prepared with reference to the sources are not named. however, the administration has not yet received an official notification. at the moment, there is no corresponding official notification. after that, we will have to wait for the details. how many installations are there? the terms of the figure and the like, as reported again by jo

agreements and they can be adopted already this week , the gentagon plan must be approved by defense minister lloyd austinthen it will be signed by president joe biden. the media write that the ukrainian military can go to germany to learn how to operate these anti-missile systems . how many installations can ukraine get? cnn interlocutors did not say that one patriot battery usually consists of a radar of a vehicle command post of auxiliary equipment and up to eight launchers of four missiles in each ukraine returned another 64 of its defenders from russian captivity, they fought in the donetsk and luhansk directions, in particular, participated in the defense of bakhmut, it was still possible to free citizens to the united states, and the bodies of four fallen heroes were returned . treason , anti-ukrainian literature, russian passports and identification cards, as well as correspondence boxes with accusations of nato in the war in ukraine were found by the security forces during searches of five uoc churches on in lviv region, security measures were carried out by the sbu together with the national pol

earlier this year, defense secretary lloyd austin, described the asia pacific as a priority theater for washington. calling for a rules based international order on north korea analyst came don't. yup, says increasingly polarizing global geo politics, exacerbated by russia's war and ukraine is leaving middle powers like south korea to choose aside how to, to if you consider a muscle flying from china. the us mainland, you have hawaii in the middle, and south korea is the closest point to china, even more so than japan. the details of u. s. space voice is korea, such as its size are not yet known, nor how it will work with source newly launch space operations squadron under its air force unit. kim al jazeera sol. ah, france have booked their place in the world cup final against argentina or the defending champions beat morocco to nil the result ends. a dream runs the atlas lines. you became the 1st african into our team to make the font for play crochet. the 3rd place felt that there was huge support for the american side that our bait stadium and the richardson was watching the match fo

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lloyd austin was against this. the defense secretary wanted the vaccine mandate in place. how many people have lost their jobs or resigned from the military because of the mandate, we don't know. dagen: shut down the osha and it should not be forced upon healthy young men and women in our military at a time when recruiting is exceptionally difficult for the military in particular the army. getting vaccinated protects you from serious illness. it doesn't prevent you from catching covid and it doesn't stop you from spreading it to other people. so that should be a personal choice, period, end of story. and now it will be for people who are in the military. maria: we will see where it goes. >> that was more of like an exclamation point. [laughter] >> you mentioned the military, how many people have lost their jobs as police officers, firefighters, teachers, throughout the entire country this mandate which thankfully is being stricken down by the courts as they have made their way through, but the military these days are not really concerned about military preparedness as they

period, the continuing resolution would keep study at the fiscal year 2022 numbers, and defense secretary lloyd austin has a written to the congress saying if it's kept steady, we're not going to be able to combat the threats the united states faces. democrats are trying to i say, look, the military says it's an issue. and then a c.r.? >> guest: without ann increase. >> host: several leadersid said they would introduce their own version. where is that, and what's the concern about a having a lot of different types of packages out there? >> guest: democrats were going to introduce theirs, leahy has said they're going to hold off. that's seen ass a good sign because when they start releasing their own frameworkings, political messaging. trying to score points, they're not positioning on what they can agree on. the fact that it has not been released is seen as a good sign. >> host: max cohen is our guest, and if you want to ask him questions about the workings of congress particularly in these last couple of weeks of december, 202-748-8001 for republicans, 8000 for democrats, and 202-748-8002 for indepen

su: we start with the secretary of defense, lloyd austin says the u.s. is building a more lethal force posture in the indo pacific, part of efforts to make sure china does not dominate the region. he also says china is the only country with both the will and power to reshape the area. he also added the u.s. would sharpen its war fighting advantages and ulster its force presence. china's financial markets meanwhile will pause for three minutes on tuesday as attribute to their former leader. the central bank and securities regulators said trading insecure these, futures, interbank bonds, money markets, foreign-exchange, and gold will all be suspended. they did not give a start time. the leader died last week and was party secretary from 1989 through 2002 when china's economy more than tripled. in south korea, a court has dismissed a request for an arrest warrant against the terraform labs co-founder. they said it is difficult to leave he poses a flight risk or that he would destroy evidence. he's looking allegations of fraud following the collapse of the t

the plan still needs to be signed off by defense secretary lloyd austin and president biden. we'll have more on this developing news straight ahead. >>> iran was removed from the united nations commission on the status of women yesterday due to tehran's systemic oppression of women and excessive force against protesters. demonstrations have been unfolding for months in iran over the death of 22-year-old amini. she died in iranian custody in september after she was arrested by the state's so-called morality police for allegedly failing to fully cover her hair and defying the country's strict dress codes. thousands rallied in response to her death and iran has been rebuked officer the use of force on the protesters. the proposal by the united states expressed, quote, serious concerns over iran's actions to continuously undermine and increasingly suppress human rights of women and girls and through the use of lethal force resulting in the deaths of peaceful protesters including women and girls. >> in total, 29 member states voted to remove iran from the commission. >> back here

here's defense secretary lloyd austin just moments ago giving the keynote luncheon address. >> our jobs simple, we don't lose focus because of polls or politics. the u.s. military is here to fight and win our nation's wars. and we will always work to deter conflict whenever we can, but if we are forced to defend ourselves, we will win of. >> reporter: ronald ray ban's peace through strength -- ronald reagan's peace through strength message looms large over this bath -- gathering. the war in ukraine and why it is important that ukraine win and russia lose loomed large in discussions hear today. a strong majority of americans support providing aid to ukraine according to the reagan national defen survey released here. -- defense survey released here. >> and a member of the u.n. security council -- let me say that again -- a member of the u.n. security council is waging war to deny democracy to more than 43 million people. russian attacks have left children dead, schools shattered and hospitals smash.. -- smashed. >> reporter: and, of course, there's a lot of talk about how to deer the ch