that was a lloyd austin, the u. s. secretary of defense addressing the, the meeting of the defense contact group on ukraine, lloyd austin there, outlining the, the amount of support has been provided to ukraine so far. and, and suggesting that the resolve within that contact group was strong and would continue. he did mention however, that it would be a hard road ahead. and several times he said that the, it's important that the allies, they are gathered in that room there, there are 50 or more of would be committed to the long haul for assisting ukraine in its war with russia are corresponded benyamin over as gruber is there in ramstein for as he's been following. ah, this all along he'll be. he'll be with us now for a for a while. tell us benjamin. ah, what did you make of lloyd austin's speech there? we must evolve as to warry. vol said was one of the sentences that the secretary of defense sad. he said that it's important for them for the allies to show the commitment with ukraine 4 months after the 1st meeting

oh okay, that was us secretary of defense, lloyd austin, who's been amazing with ukrainian delegation members at the ramstein air base. he spoke about how the warn ukraine is at a cane moment with ukraine, recapturing some villages of from russia, and that the team is working together to train ukraine's forces for the long hold. and we must evolve as the conflict evolves. it's bringing jonah how, who's lived for us outside the ramstein, a base in germany. hello, they are now. what did you take away from that press conference? well as lloyd austin, the us secretary of defense pointed out there, this is the 5th time that this contact group has met, founded by the americans here at ramstein back in april. they've met more or less monthly, 50 plus nations represented there, most of them, nato. but others participating as well, and he was sitting alongside, of course, the ukrainian defense minister alexi resnick. all of these meetings are an opportunity for those contributing allies to sit down and listen to ukraine, explaining the needs that it has on the battlefield, as the battlefield e

s. secretary of defense lloyd austin renewed us commitment to the ukraine defense contact group. the pact aims to deliver critical military i to sustain ukrainian forces for the long term among the issues to be tackled at ramstein on the training of ukrainian trips, and the challenges of producing and restocking ammunition for western weapons systems used by ukrainian troops. here's some of what austin had to say. and ladies and gentlemen, the face of the wars changing, and so is the mission of this contact group. we will work together to train ukraine's forces. for the long haul. we work together to help integrate ukraine's capabilities and bolster it's joint operations. for the long haul, we'll work together to upgrade our defense industrial basis to meet ukraine's requirements for the long haul. and we'll work together for the port for production and innovation to meet ukraine. self defense needs for the long haul and i standing by for us at ramstein abbeys is our cars bonnet. benjamin alvarez grew by bench. we just heard lloyd austin ne, repeatedly stressing the need to suppo

well, the secretary of defense, lloyd austin, as you said, is here. he is alongside the ukraine in defense minister, alexi, resonant, coven, ukrainian defense officials, along with defense ministers, defense officials, from some 50 or more countries, many of them, nato members, of course, but other participating nations as well. and since this contact group was formed back in april, they've met more or less monthly to listen to the ukrainians. immediate battlefield needs and work out ways to meet them. we'll be doing that as well. of course, but secretary austin did signal a significant shift in the focus of this contact group with the recognition among ukraine's allies. that this fight is not going to end any time soon. and that they need to be ready and able to support ukraine in the long term. lloyd austin said the war is at a key moment. once again, we were hearing about that from gabriel. ukrainian forces have begun counter offensive down in the south as well as around keith. he said largely with the help of the weaponry that's been supplied thro

but lloyd austin ne, in his opening address signaling quite significant change of focus and direction for this contact group of allies as well. recognizing that there is no immediate end in sight. but this was, this could be an extremely lengthy campaign that got to clear up the allies own efforts now to be able to continue supplying ukraine's needs in the long term. and that means he said, looking at their own industrial defense bases and if necessary, scaling up those industrial production bases so that they can produce more stuff that you can needs over a much, much longer period of time. so subtle, but significant shift in the focus of this group, he said, the face of the war is changing. and so is the mission of this contact group to work together to meet ukraine's requirements for the long haul. as the fight evolves, so must we strong pledge. thank you very much for the update. jenna, how live for us in ramstein, a bank still ahead on al jazeera white people in south korea say the country should go green rather than expand the countries and nuclear power industry. ah, the journe

s. defense secretary lloyd austin, repeated his country's commitment to ukraine. he said washington and his partners would continue to deliver critical military aid and announced a further $675000000.00 weapons packages to the military. leaders at ramstein discussed the training of ukrainian troops and the challenges of producing andrew restocking ammunition, calling for western weapon systems used by ukrainian forces. the democratically elected government. when you asked offense, secretary lloyd austin, said ukraine could count on america's enduring support. and ladies and gentlemen, look for you, so the war is changing. and so always the mission of this contact group. we will work together to train ukraine's force ish. for the long haul, we work together to help get great ukraine's capabilities and bolster its joint operations. for the long haul, we'll work together to upgrade our defense industrial braces to meet ukraine's requirements for the long haul and will work together for the port for production and innovation to meet ukraine shelf. the french needs for

it is my pleasure to introduce secretary of defense lloyd austin -- general mark milley. the secretary will deliver opening remarks and we will have time to take a questions. i will moderate those questions and asked that we follow questions due to our schedule today. it means finding new and innovative ways to support ukrainian military and people as they defend their country, their lives, and their freedom. it is where we first launched this important contact group in april. and since the first meeting, the u.s. has increased our military assistance by fourfold. yesterday, president biden approved the latest assistance to ukraine. it is valued up to $675 million. and it is the for ukraine since last august. the new package approves 1.5 howitzers, artillery ammunition and missiles. humvees and armored ambulances. nations around the world have stepped up as well. every time we come together to meet ukraine's self-defense needs, and every time contact group member announces another new security assistance package it is another sign of a free world's enduring support for uk

s. secretary defense lloyd austin has underlined the long term commitment of ukraine's allies to supporting it against russia. speaking at a meeting of the ukraine defense contact group, austin said that western military backing for ukraine was paying off on the battlefield. the contact group made up of defense ministers and senior military figures is meeting in germany. russian president vladimir putin has threatened to cut off all fossil fuel exports to the e. u at brussels goes ahead with a plan to cap price is on russian gas. the used plan comes as a founder's ways to tackle soaring energy costs this winter and waterborne diseases are threatening millions of people in flood hit pakistan. doctors say field hospitals are treating thousands of people daily for diarrhea, malaria, and other ailments. this is the w news from berlin. coming up next, we've got a documentary for you. i'm terry martin for me and the entire team at d. w. thanks for watching. a vibrant habitat ended glistening place of long the mediterranean sea scene of l muster. and so far, abdul karim drift along, exploring the

and today, at a press conference, lloyd austin explained that it is not so important what kind of weaponsukraine, but the effect of which is important can be achieved on the battlefield thanks to this weaponry further quote from here the price is not only about some specific type of weaponry it is about how this weaponry can be integrated and how the efforts of different elements can be integrated equipment that creates exactly the effect that turns into the advantage of ukrainians on the battlefield and we are already beginning to see it. i think that ukraine has wonderful opportunities that they are using correctly, and we continue to be in contact to be sure that we provide exactly what is needed for success. that's it the end of lloyd austin's quote in prague, among other things - the us defense minister refused to predict how the hostilities in ukraine might continue, there was a direct question of what this was, but he assured, and not for the first time, that ukraine itself would have the priority right to determine exactly what outcome of the war will satisfy it, and the usa, in t

and today at a press conference, lloyd austin explained that it is not so important what kind of weapons does not give ukraine, but what is important is the effect that can be achieved on the battlefield with these weapons, among other things, lloyd austin refused to predict how hostilities in ukraine may develop further, however, he once again assured that ukraine itself will have the priority of the right to determine which outcome of the war will satisfy it, and the usa, in turn, will do everything possible to ensure that ukraine has the maximum advantage on battlefield and had the strongest possible position in the case of victory where the minister of defense of the czech republic this meeting with a colleague from the states is taking place against the background of certain political turbulence at home, part of the population is worried about high gas prices, according to the protesters who came to batlev square in prague on september 3, the problems arose precisely through the government of the czech republic in support of ukraine, among the demands of the demonstrators was to sto

these -- these other television providers -- >> up next, on c-span did it secretary lloyd austin and the chair of the joint chiefs of staff general mark milley speaking at a news conference in germany. an update on the russian war in ukraine and help u.s. military is aiding in the fight. they spoke with defense ministers at 50 other countries working with the u.s. to sue work ukraine. -- to support ukraine. >> good afternoon everyone. thank you for being here today. it is my pleasure to introduce secretary of defense lloyd austin -- general mark milley. the secretary will deliver opening remarks and we will have time to take a questions. i will moderate those questions and asked that we follow questions due to our schedule today. it means finding new and innovative ways to support ukrainian military and people as they defend their country, their lives, and their freedom. now, it is especially meaningful to be back here at the airbase today. ram signed is where we first launched this important contact group in april. and since the first meeting, the u.s. has reached our military expen

. >> up next on c-span, defense secretary lloyd austin and mark milley spoke with reporters at a press conference. they spoke following a meeting with defense ministers from 50 other countries working with the united states to support ukraine. >> good afternoon, thank you for being here today. it is my leisure to introduce secretary of defense lloyd austin and joint secretary of -- mark milley. i will moderate questions and call on journalists, i ask that we limit follow-up questions to -- >> good afternoon everyone. we came into our fifth median of the defense of ukraine contact group with lots of momentum. we leave today with much more. i'm pleased to report today that this contact group is more united and resolved to support ukraine's right to defend itself. that means meeting ukraine's needs for today's battlefield. i am especially pleased by the emphasis today on positioning this contact group to support ukraine's self-defense over the long haul. it means finding new and innovative ways to support the ukrainian military and the ukrainian people, as they defend their country, their

it is my pleasure to introduce secretary of defense lloyd austin -- general mark milley. the secretary will deliver opening remarks and we will have time to take a questions. i will moderate those questions and asked that we follow questions due to our schedule today. it means finding new and innovative ways to support ukrainian military and people as they defend their country, their lives, and their freedom. now, it is especially meaningful to be back here at the airbase today. ram signed is where we first launched this important contact group in april. and since the first meeting, the u.s. has reached our military expenses -- existence by fourfold. yesterday, president biden approved the latest lots of assistance to ukraine. it is valued up to $675 million. and it is the's 20th -- u.s. stocks for ukraine since last august. the new package approves -- one of five millimeter hauser's. artillery ammunition and harm missiles. -- home fee and --hum-v's and amulet systems -- nations around the world have helped stock up as well. every time we come together to meet ukraine's s

s. secretary of defense, lloyd austin, announced the latest american military aid package to ukraine, which is with some $675000000.00. full launch after our initial contact group meeting, the war is a another key moment. russian forces continue to clearly bombard ukrainian cities and civilians with muscles and artillery far but ukrainian forces are begun. mere kind of friendship for michelle, for your country. and they are integrating the capabilities that we all have provided to help themselves to fight and reclaim their sovereign territory. okay, we have 3 correspondence on this and we'll get more from austin's visit to germany with john hall, who's at the ramstein air base shortly. hold on, though hamid is starting by for us in mich. alive. as for us, go to gabriel alexander in key. gabriel. bring us up to date with a situation in khaki. well the car key for a counter offensive by the ukranian started about 36 to 48 hours ago. and it was a surprise offensive. important to point out that how to key the city 2nd largest city in ukraine has always been controlled by the ukrainians. h

we hey, he had lloyd austin, they repeatedly stressing the need to support you, crime for the long haul. and what does that tell us about how the war is progressing? what it's showing us is that the need to change the strategy. they say that's also what austin said during his opening remarks as a war evolves this, we need to evolve as well. the mission of this group that was created here in april, so a few months ago is to have a joint support for ukraine to coordinate. the military held that they will give will have this big air package there was, again, announced by the u. s. will to so a list of what ukraine is demanding of more heavy artillery to go away from soviet weapons to more western weapons. and to see if this brought coalition that wants to show him that they are still supporting ukraine and they're still preparing ukraine, especially for the winter months. as for example, nato has announced that it will help with winter equipment for the soldiers, for ukrainian soldiers. the conversations hostile and going were expecting a press conference to hear on what they will do to ke

speaking there, the united states of america defense lloyd austin said that the president of the unitedtates of america, joseph biden, approved the supply of a new batch of weapons to ukraine for 675 million e-e dollars and long-term support of ukraine in countering e-e russia is being discussed in rammstein well, we remember that at the fourth meeting and at the third meeting she joined this format if i'm not mistaken 40 defense ministers from around the world, of course, of course for the whole world, what russia is doing in ukraine is a challenge, you correctly said that this is not a regional conflict - it is a continental war, and with such losses, we are talking about the losses of the russian side now, but it is absolutely obvious that we are also great losses and a lot of these losses among the civilian population at least since 945. it seems to me that europe did not suffer such losses and there was no such large-scale war where it was involved, well here already three countries, because we are talking about belarus, one way or another, it plays along with russia. if we talk ab

here in germany, us defense secretary lloyd austin said washington was sending war ammunition for ukraine. high mars rocket systems, howitzers and armored ambulances. earlier in the day, secretary austin and out at washington had dedicated some $675000000.00. an extra military aid for kids 1st came together 4 months ago and ukraine's allies, their stressing that they're in it for the long haul. i earlier asked defensive journalist at thomas a vehicle what stood out to him in today's meeting of the ukraine defense contact group. actually this takeaways twofold, today ones is that the u. s. and its allies are committed to a long time support for ukraine, which also means they don't expect the war to end in short notice in the next months. and the 2nd one is still, there has been announcements to day of new alms deliveries, but these are more of the same. it's raw kids, it's high miles, it's hom records. but it's not that you completely change the ukraine is still hoping for. ukraine is asking for main battle tanks for infant 352 vehicles. so far, no western nation seems to be willing to pro

be sent to ukraine after meeting at the round shine air base in germany. us defense secretary lloyd austin's at washington was sending more ammunition for ukraine's high mar rocket systems, how it serves an armored ambulances. earlier in the day secretary austin announced that washington had dedicated some $675000000.00 in extra military aid for kiff. now, our group force and the rest defense secretary said ukraine could count on america's enduring support. ukraine is fighting for its life. it's fighting for sure. it's sovereign territory and it's democracy and it's freedom. but the stikes reach far beyond the front lines. they reach us all, but members of this conflict group aren't just helping the firm. ukraine are hoping to the firm rules based international order that emerge africa, hers on the 2nd world war. and for the past 70 years, that rate based order which made the world more secure, more stable. ready more free and more prosperous. so united states will continue to stay in with ukraine today. and tomorrow. i'd like to bring in at home us v goals, a journalist who specializes in d

it is my pleasure to introduce secretary of defense lloyd austin iii and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, general mark milley. the secretary and the chairman will deliver some opening remarks, and then we'll have time to take a few questions. i will moderate those questions and call on journalists and ask that we limit follow-up questions due to our schedule today. secretary austin. >> thanks, pat. good afternoon, everyone. we came into our fifth meeting of the ukraine defense contact group with lots of momentum. and we're leaving today with even more. i'm a pleased to report that this contact group is now even more united and resolved to keep up our shared support for ukraine's right to defend itself. that means meeting ukraine's needs for today's battlefield. and i'm especially pleased by the emphasis today on positioning this contact group to support ukraine's self-defense over the long haul. it means finding new and inknow sative ways to support -- innovative ways to support the ukrainian military and the ukrainian people as they defend their country, their lives and their f

defense said after a conversation with the head of the pentagon at the rammstein airbase in germany, lloyd austin confirmed that washington will soon increase the rotation of american units and conduct exercises in the baltics. not yet reported. now in germany, military maneuvers are taking place with the participation of the us army crossed sabers. the uk mourns the deceased queen, mourning in the country will last 10 days before the funeral and a week after in the london tower in honor of elizabeth ii, the royal bell rings. st. peter's chapels vakovavah, starting from noon, every hour the bell of westminster abbey rings, as well as in st. paul's cathedral and winter castle, the coffin with the body of elizabeth will be in the cathedral of the holy guild in edinburgh for a day so that people can say goodbye to her. elizabeth ii will be buried as expected on 19 september, in the memorial chapel of his father george the sixth, on behalf of the people and himself personally, the president of belarus expressed deepest condolences to the king of the united kingdom of great britain and northern irelan

and he was secretary of defense. lloyd austin has underlined the long term commitment of ukraine's allies to support it against russia. speaking at a meeting of the ukraine defense contact group, austin said that western military backing to ukraine was paying off on the battlefield. the contact group made off of defense ministers and senior military figures is meeting in gym class and use headlines is our don't go away. coming up next after a short break is conflicts on an appointed tool with congest goldschmidt, president of the conference of european rabbis. and for the chief rabbi moscow, tom rebecca, written from a on the entire team here in the newsroom. thanks very much. oh thank ah with who into the conflict zone with sebastian russia? jewish community has been watching the war in ukraine with mounting alarm. but most of the island fearing state reprisals, the senior figure in the community help but silence was immoral. the thinkers coach met and he was all jews in russia to get out. now. the conflict zone next on d. w. o . the landscape, a reflection of a turbulent history. the ci

s. secretary of defense, lloyd austin, made the announcement while visiting the ramps in air base in germany ways been meeting defense basis. 4 months after our initial contact group meeting, the war is at another key moment. russian forces continue to cruelly bombard ukrainian cities and civilians with missiles and artillery far. but ukrainian forces are begun their counter offensive in the south of their country. and they are integrating the capabilities it we all have provided to help themselves to fight and reclaim their sovereign territory. algiers. jonah whole has more from the rom sheen abbeys in germany. this is a format that's been going since april us lead, of course, taking in nato as well. there are 50 plus nations here ukrainians here as well in the form of defense minister alexi resume called. and they've met more or less monthly now to talk about ukraine's immediate needs on the battlefield and how the allies go about trying to meet those needs. and clearly they're doing that again, but lloyd austin, in, in his opening address signaling a quite significant change of fo

your sector of state, lloyd austin, of defense, i should say lloyd austin, made the announcement while visiting the ramstein airbase in germany, where he's meeting of the defense ministers 4 months after our initial can't do a group meeting. the war is or another key moment. roger forces continue to cooley bombard ukrainian cities and civilians with missiles and artillery far but ukrainian forces are begun their counter offenses in the south of their country. and they are integrating the capabilities that we all have provided to help themselves to fight and reclaim their sovereign territory. meanwhile, yes, section of state antony blinkin has been on an unscheduled visit to keefe where he met president vladimir lensky. it is his 2nd trip to the craning capital since the war started. lincoln says ukrainian forces and making clear and real progress in a counter offensive to retake territory from russia in the northeast and in the south. carol is under has more now from the capital. anthony blinking has been touring key. we know that he's been visiting a children's hospital here. we think

and clearly they're doing that again, but lloyd austin, in, in his opening address signaling a quite significant change of focus and direction for this contact group of allies as well. recognizing that there is no immediate end in sight for this was this could be an extremely lengthy campaign that got to gear up the allies own efforts now to be able to continue supplying ukraine's needs in the long term. and that means he said, looking at their own industrial defense bases and if necessary, scaling up those industrial production bases so that they can produce more stuff that ukraine needs over a much, much longer period of time. so a subtle but significant shift in the focus of this group, he said, the face of the war is changing. and so is the mission of this contact group to work together to meet ukraine's requirements for the long haul. as the fight evolves. so must we. meanwhile, us secretary of state antony blink, and has been on an unscheduled visit to keith, where he met president villette, amir zalinski. it's his 2nd trip to the ukrainian capital since the war started. lincol

the united states in the amount of approximately 675 million dollars, the head of the pentagon, lloyd austin, announced this today, opening the meeting of the contact group on matters of defense of ukraine, the ramstein meeting is traditionally held at the american military air base in germany, the so-called rammstein 5 meeting , because this is the fifth such meeting since the beginning of the russian invasion, and representatives of about 50 countries took part in it. these are the heads of defense departments and high-ranking officials well, the secretary general of nato and genstonberg also arrived at the air base. well, zoryana, a correspondent of radio svoboda in the european union , directly followed the course of the meeting at the german air base stepanenko verb american air base rammstein again receives military leadership from fifty countries of the world united by the desire to invest in the victory of ukraine with weapons . opening the meeting, the head of the pentagon announced a new aid package worth 675 million dollars, which includes high-precision projectiles for missile sy

of the us secretary of state to kiev; he was met there in april with the head of the pentagon, lloyd austinnorth atlantic alliance may be headed by the granddaughter of a ukrainian collaborator, according to the cbc television channel , deputy prime minister of canada christie freelance is considering the post of nato secretary general. she is one of the most zealous supporters of the kiev regime on the world stage among her advantages of knowledge of the russian language.

pay attention next to lloyd austin, the minister of defense of ukraine reznikov is sitting and austint the support of ukraine pays off success on the battlefield. oh well, yes, actually, actually the first part of his speech. he bowed, so to speak, and, so to speak, addressed the carver all his tenderness and it is clear why nina, in fact, i will quote her on this occasion very well said, very very tough and very fair that, of course, listen, uh, i would of such tenderness crumbled, so to speak, in front of a person or in front of a structure that steals from the lives of its people for my interests. this is worthy of not just a double kula , you understand, therefore, in this sense, so to speak , tenderness, it is justified, but about 675 million. and about the new trance. i think it makes sense. uh, so to speak, it makes sense to talk, it makes sense to discuss how much it is, how much it is symbolic support or quite so to speak, well, meaningful sergeevich as you understand it, look, not even in the sense of military technical. well, military technical too, if you have more to say,

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purnell's councilman thomas massie he is to many defense secretary lloyd austin in her letter also withm jordan reagan house judiciary. first with you. it's true that the inspector general told secretary austin was likely violent and religious freedom restoration act with mark >> absolutely and three months ago june 2nd these documents just came out inspector general for the dod said by the way not only do we believe are probably violating the law that your reviewers are taking 12 minutes per religious freedom application to review and deny them. if there were ten hours a day take a break. it virtually impossible it's a fraud is what it is. they are not reviewing these applications. you should even have to have an application you to sow the the cdc director saint the whole premise for the vaccine mandate went away when we found out that they can't stop the spread of vaccines. we'll take the house waiting to do? or collect all kinds of things specifically on the history committee the political of the just apartment. unspecific. that we run out if the oversight committee. >> laura: doesn'

just into cnn, defense secretary lloyd austin announcing a new $675 million aid package for ukraine. s in germany meeting with military leaders from around the world to discuss a growing crisis in ukraine, the continued shelling near the russian held zaporizhzhia power plant. there are growing fears the fighting could trigger a

and clearly they're doing that again, but lloyd austin, in, in his opening address signaling a quite significant change of focus and direction for this contact group of allies as well. recognizing that there is no immediate end in sight for this was this could be an extremely lengthy campaign that got to gear up the allies own efforts now to be able to continue supplying ukraine's needs in the long term. and that means he said, looking at their own industrial defense bases and if necessary, scaling up those industrial production bases so that they can produce more stuff that ukraine needs over a much, much longer period of time. so a subtle but significant shift in the focus of this group, he said, the face of the war is changing. and so is the mission of this contact group to work together to meet ukraine's requirements for the long haul. as the fight evolves. so must we. meanwhile, us secretary of state and to me, blanket has been on an on schedule, visit the cave where he met present, voted me as lensky. it's his 2nd trip to the ukranian capital since the war started . blake and s

s. secretary of defense, lloyd austin, made the announcement while visiting the ramstein air base in germany, where he's been meeting defense ministers. 4 months after our initial contact group meeting, the war is at another key moment. russian forces continue to cruelly bombard ukrainian cities and civilians with missiles and artillery far but ukrainian forces are begun near counter offensive in the south of your country. and they are integrating the capabilities that we all have provided to help themselves to fight and reclaim their sovereign territory. the pandemic climate change and the war in ukraine had been blamed for lowering life expectancy and living standards around the world. the you in development program says 9 out of every 10 countries have been affected. the lives of people in south sudan, chad and jerry declined the most switzerland norway in iceland remained. the top performing countries with higher standards of living and life expectancies will re come with here is the assistant secretary general of the united nations development program. she says there's been an u

there is a standing by, as soon as lloyd austin wraps up. i think we are looking at joe biden, trying to shake the water from his umbrella or get it close -- there we go, so that he can stand up and began his remarks. again, this is a commemoration of the 9/11 attacks and flight 77, hitting the pentagon at nine through 7 am, 21 years ago. ag>> to all of the families and loved ones who still feel the ache, that missing piece of your soul, i am honored to be here with you once more to share this solemn right of remembrance, and reflect on all that was lost in the fire and ash on that terrible september morning, and all that we found on ourselves to respond. 21 years ago, 21 years and we still kept our promise, never forget. we will keep the memory of all of those precious lives stolen from us. 2000, 977, ground zero in new york, shanksville, where my wife is speaking now in pennsylvania. 184 of them here at the pentagon. i know for all of those of you who lost someone, at 21 years is both a lifetime, and no time at all. it is good to remember,

s. secretary of defense, lloyd austin, made the announcement while visiting the ramstein air base in germany, where he's been meeting defense ministers. meanwhile, u. s. secretary of state antony blinking has been on an unscheduled visit to keith, where he met president followed amir zalinski. lincoln says ukrainian forces are making clear and real progress. the you and development program has warned. the life expectancy and living standards across the world are lowering. it blames the pandemic climate change and the war in ukraine and says 9 out of every 10 countries have been affected. those are the headlines. the news continues here on al jazeera, after witness, thanks for watch. from in prison, dissidence to inspiration from founding the independent states to fiercely defending his people from ethnic cleansing. in the conclusion of a 2 paw documentary scenes, a jesse a world expose the wise to power of the 1st leader of an independent bosnia herzegovina is a beggar which from prisoner to president on a jessina in one of the individual divisions. and when i didn't when i gave you

palace to the united states has pledged more military aid for ukraine, your sector of defense, lloyd austin, made the announcement while visiting the ramstein base in germany. meanwhile, secretary of state and he blinkin, has been on an unscheduled visit to keith, where he met president vladimir zalinski. lincoln says ukrainian forces are making clear and real progress in a counter offensive to retake church if russia in the north east and in the south. the u. k. prime minister has announced a new price cap on energy built to protect consumers from soaring prices. this process, the average annual household bill for gas and electricity will be captured around $2900.00. a promise is expected to cost more than a $100000000000.00. and the report from the u. n. development program says that the pandemic climate change and the war new crane are responsible for declining life expectancies and living standards around the world. 9 out of 10 countries have been impacted. 2022 has been europe's hottest summer on record. that is, according to the use climate monitoring service blames climate change for

but lloyd austin, in his opening address signaling, a quite significant change of focus and direction for this contact group of allies as well. recognizing that there is no immediate end in sight for this was this could be an extremely lengthy campaign that got to gear up the allies own efforts now to be able to continue supplying ukraine's needs in the long term. and that means he said, looking at their own industrial defense bases and if necessary, scaling up those industrial production bases so that they can produce more stuff that ukraine needs over a much, much longer period of time. so subtle, but significant shift in the focus of this group, he said, the face of the war is changing. and so is the mission of this contact group to work together to meet ukraine's requirements for the long haul. as the fight evolves. so must, we mean, while your sector state entity blinkin is on an unscheduled visit to keep where he met the president of the landscape? it is his 2nd trip to the crating capital. since school started the show, support comes as the country says, it's making advances an

but lloyd austin, in his opening address signaling, a quite significant change of focus and direction for this contact group of allies as well. recognizing that there is no immediate end in sight for this was this could be an extremely lengthy campaign that got to gear up the allies own efforts now to be able to continue supplying ukraine's needs in the long term. and that means he said, looking at their own industrial defense bases and if necessary, scaling up those industrial production bases so that they can produce more stuff that ukraine needs over a much, much longer period of time. so subtle, but significant shift in the focus of this group, he said, the face of the war is changing. and so is the mission of this contact group to work together to meet ukraine's requirements for the long haul. as the fight evolves. so must we now, the gambia says it's investigating into the death of dozens of children who have died of kidney failure in the past 3 months. dameion health authorities say there might be a link between that the mice on the use of para speak html syrup. west african co

all the basis for holding fake referendums, a weapon for our country, us secretary of defense lloyd austinl announce a new package of military aid to ukraine at the fifth meeting in the rammstein format in germany, the deputy head of the pentagon said western publications write kolinval there will be, in particular, additional ammunition for heimers , and the president's office expects to receive anti-aircraft and anti-missile defense systems from partners during rammstein 5 can also discuss the provision of winter equipment for the ukrainian military at the end of july, ukraine sent a request to nato with a request to provide warm clothing, shoes and winter tents for 200,000 of our soldiers . the meeting will begin at 11 a.m. kyiv time, the espresso tv channel will broadcast everything live, so follow our broadcast. for now, i have more and more on our website espresso.tv, a brief summary of the main points on to our telegram channel news espresso.tv the most interesting information and videos on our youtube channel espresso.tv my colleagues anna valevska and ihor shurynda are ready to co

will be allocated by the united states for military assistance to our country, pentagon chief lloyd austinsaid at the opening of the fifth meeting in the rammstein format, according to austin, the package will include, in particular, 105 -millimeter howitzers, artillery ammunition for heimers, harm missiles and some other equipment today at the regular meeting of ukraine's allies will discuss military financial and humanitarian help to our country to fight against russian aggression we strive to continue training the ukrainian military, we will work together to integrate and strengthen the potential of the ukrainian military, we also want to adapt our defense base to meet ukrainian needs, this also applies to the production of weapons and their modernization us secretary of state antony blinken arrived in kyiv on an unannounced visit, he announced new us military aid to ukraine and other european countries, estonia is not waiting for you here on september 19, the entry of russian citizens, in particular those who already have schengen visas, will be closed, the minister of foreign affairs,

well, first of all, i would like you to react to the words of the head of the pentagon , lloyd austin of the successes of the armed forces of ukraine, of course, we are talking about the kharkiv direction and the southern direction, after which we need to say that before we talk about how much progress was made , the fact that there is a simultaneous offensive both in the south-west in khersonsk in the kherson direction and in sereti on kharkiv itself does not really want to show that at least the ukrainian team believes that it can allow this in terms of purchased reserves and prepared reserves for the development of the offensive by itself, it already shows good preparation, as we have seen in the last day , such an advance is already unexpected about the depth of balakleya, of course, it is already doubtful at the tactical level, if it is able to gain a foothold on the achieved boundaries, it can turn into an operational success, further depends on how soon each party will be able to transfer reserves for the ukrainian side, it is about the development of success for the russian si

dollars will be allocated by the united states for military aid to our country, pentagon chief lloyd austin said. at the opening of the fifth meeting in the rammstein format, according to the guest, the package will include, in particular, 105-mm howitzers, high-precision gmalas missiles and artillery ammunition. today, at the next meeting of ukraine's allies, military financial and humanitarian aid to our country to fight against russian aggression we strive to continue training the ukrainian military , we will work together to integrate and strengthen the ukrainian military potential , we also want to adapt our defense base to meet ukrainian needs, this also applies to the production of weapons and their modernization . maybe at 4:00 p.m. live, so stay with us, they are not waiting for you here estonia will close the entry of russian citizens, in particular, and those who already have schengen visas , from september 19. moreover, the ban on entry through external borders will apply regardless of which country issued the visa , in addition, rein salo noted that a similar decision is being

with reconnaissance strike drones, this is stated in the letter sent by the minister of defense lloyd austin reeper drones and gray eagle, according to congressmen, the system of unmanned aerial vehicles could be placed far from the front line, the pentagon also said that they know about ukraine's request for these drones, but no decisions have been made yet poltava celebrates its 1,123 years, usually celebrated loudly and with festivals and concerts this year on the day of the city will hold excursions and small events about the atmosphere and outstanding places of poltava, our local correspondent anna ruzhyn will say, poltava is not limited to dumplings and the battle of poltava, there are many historical the monument dispels the imperial and soviet myth about an uninteresting and provincial town, now it is a green and modern city that, due to russian aggression , became a refuge for more than 50,000 people. poltava parks are green and volunteers work, it ’s just people, well, i work from the heart, i do my work . well, we like it very much, and now poltava is open to the public, and now w

year at the opening of today's rammstein minister of defense of the united states in america, lloyd austin was just talking about the fact that the ukrainian army will receive the latest weapons that are available in the countries of the north atlantic alliance, well, actually, these are the standards that we will continue talking about for probably 25 years, that the ukrainian army must meet nato standards, that the military should be properly instructed to use the latest weapons, to deviate from the soviet standards of weapons, but now this is the rearmament of the ukrainian army itself, or even the armament, as it were, it is happening that in this situation, the political leadership, the military-political leadership of ukraine should do because , er, you speak logically and correctly speak about the fact that when we go to the borders of 1991, we can already afford to go under the umbrella of the atlantic alliance, especially with such an army that has combat experience, is trained, is rearmed, and there is still a very large part, the political part, which must be completed in order

dollars will be allocated by the united states for military aid to our country, pentagon chief lloyd austin said at the opening of the fifth meeting in the rammstein format, according to austin, the package will include, in particular, 105 mm howitzers , high-precision gmalas missiles and artillery ammunition today at the next meeting of ukraine's allies have to discuss military financial and humanitarian assistance to our country to fight against russian aggression we strive to continue training the ukrainian military, we will to work together in order to integrate and strengthen the ukrainian military potential, we also want to adapt our defense base in order to meet ukrainian needs, this also applies to the production of weapons and their modernization , the marines and the country successfully operated in the donbass and in the kherson region, the command of the navy, in particular, the naval command the infantry managed to destroy two tanks, one rocket salvo system , five self-propelled howitzers, two launchers and one radar station of the s-400 anti-aircraft missile complex and these

strike drones as soon as possible this is stated in the letter sent to the minister of defense lloyd austin who received hay speech about drones reaper and gray eagle, in the opinion of congressmen, these systems of unmanned aerial vehicles could be placed far from the front line in panagon, they said that they know about ukraine's request for these drones, but no decisions have been made on this yet was admitted to many ukrainian soldiers who were released from captivity by the russians and used brutal torture. this was reported by the head of the main directorate of intelligence of the ministry of defense, kyrylo budanov. according to him, most of the released people need treatment and all of them need psychological rehabilitation. officers, as well as 89 private defenders from the non-commissioned ranks, two civilians, the majority of prisoners are heroes from azovstal who defended mariupol five ukrainian commanders are in turkey under the personal guarantees of the president of turkey for the return of 215 ukrainians and ten foreigners ukraine handed over 55 prisoners of war and one tra

well, let's call it the war on the territory of ukraine, it's lloyd austin mike aground and williamsy cia head mike aground, i called him the head of staff, as in a simple way and finally the silhouette of austin he directly led the meeting of rammstein and moreover yes minister of defense, and this is already the fifth meeting, it is full-time, and when he discovered this knowledge. naturally, he turned to all those present and called twice, which is next to them his friend is the minister of defense of ukraine and he said that this is the working group. here we have gathered the allies of ukraine, let's consider working issues. so that 's more of a question. if the tags are no things this is what is done money routine. this is the routine. uh, none of them talked about some know about some kind of victory for ukraine no, but each of these leaders said that ukraine has success times. secondly, yes, you can not collect. from the accounts, of course, let's say russia, uh, its power, but nonetheless. no need to be a pessimist that ukraine can still win, uh, this war. for this you need

alright, as we mentioned, that was us secretary of defense, lloyd austin, meeting with the ukrainian delegation at the ramstein air base in germany. ah, you're watching al jazeera, these are the headlines this our ukraine. second big city cave has been hit by missiles and strike. so the night president, let me zalinski says troops and making advances in the counter offensive to retake cities from russia. gabriel elizondo is following developments from keith ukrainians. have been pushing the russians back in the northeast or around how to keep and that at least you're getting cautious. optimism signs from ukraine is that this has been a very successful initial stage of this counter offensive. and as we're also seeing from russian bloggers and, and russian sort of micro book bloggers and analysts who have been watching this counter offensive, they appear to indicate that this is definitely that we also indicating the successes so far by the ukrainians. but the fighting there is very, very strong, both sides taking casualties. meanwhile, the united nation says, days, credible evidence r

the united states allocates 675 million dollars for military aid to our country, pentagon chief lloyd austint the opening of the fifth meetings in the format of rammstein, according to ostin, the package will include, in particular, 105 mm howitzers , artillery ammunition for heimers, harm missiles and some other equipment. today, at the regular meeting of ukraine's allies, they are discussing military financial and humanitarian assistance to our country to fight against russian aggression. we strive to continue train the ukrainian military, we will work together to integrate and strengthen the potential of the ukrainian military, we also want to adapt our defense base to in order to meet ukrainian needs, this also applies to the production of weapons and their modernization in kyiv, three of two streets and objects of the capital supported the renaming of volgogradska street in the solomyansky district to romana street, a kyivan town hall, a public activist, a defender of ukraine who died in the east of our country in june about this informed the mayor of kyiv vitaliy klitschko , the decisi

you're hearing a lot from tony blinken, but you haven't heard much from lloyd austin or the joint chiefst the pentagon is preparing for the worst, and they're not talking about what they're preparing. gerry: let's hope there's diplomatic back channels very, very pulley -- fully operating at the moment. >>> joe biden blames the gop for making the border a crisis. how does my of tha (vo) at viking, we are proud to have been named the world's number one for both rivers and oceans by travel and leisure, as well as condé nast traveler. but it is now time for us to work even harder, searching for meaningful experiences and new adventures for you to embark upon. they say when you reach the top, there's only one way to go. we say, that way is onwards. viking. exploring the world in comfort. (vo) the fully electric audi e-tron family is here. with models that fit any lifestyle. and innovative ways to make your e-tron your own. through elegant design and progressive technology. all the exhilaration, none of the compromise. the audi e-tron family. progress that moves you. gerry: the crisis at the s