s. secretary of defense, lloyd austin. but that's something that the german chancellor also stressed when he announced who would be his new cabinet member saying that his interior minister of lower saxon, he also del, for many years with it topics of security. and this is way, way also appointed him to this critical, critical position of, or in times of war. okay, so germany taking a lot of heat from its allies at the moment for blocking the supply of these german made a leopard tanks to ukraine. what we're hearing is germany will drop it's objections only if the u. s. sends those tanks in 1st, a sense it's tanks in 1st to we presume that this was on the table today. we presume that it was on the table to day and that it also will be on the table to morrow on friday with this important meeting of emerson aveson sullivan, germany. and that's something that was already mentioned in a press release by the u. s. department of defense saying 10 countries in counting, we'll have a meeting on the side line of the contact group me

the stories hosted his us counterpart, lloyd austin for talks on ukraine here in berlin. their meeting comes ahead of high stakes and natal consultations on friday, where western allies are expected to make critical decisions about further military aid in keith. pressure is mounting on germany to allow allies to send german made tanks to aid ukraine. a busy 1st day in office. shortly after getting his certificate of appointment, forrest historian met his yes counterpart, lloyd austin. both of them signalled they unified stuns. i'd like to find the german government for all that it has done to strengthen your crime, shows the french and your contributions of security of systems from training for new crimes defenders have run, worked and valuable. these often negotiate often in history, fight the federal republic of germany and the united states of america just and side by side in the approach. but also on the concrete issues, i'm going to be at the infantry fighting vehicles about the patriot air defense system or the multiple rocket launchers. but for many in germany and

has been in office for just a few hours and is already holding talks with his us counterpart, lloyd austin, in brief statements before their discussions, austin and historian, stress the importance of the close alliance of their countries. their meeting ahead of nato consultations on friday in germany about further military aid to ukraine. here's some of what the u. s. defense minister have to say. it's been a turbulent term for european and global security. but throughout the crisis caused by russia's unprovoked invasion of ukraine, germany has remained a true friend of the united states in a staunched offender of our, our large and values. so we'll continue to support ukrainian people as, as a resist russian aggression and defend their sovereign territory. i'd like to thank the german government for all that. it is dawn to strengthen ukraine, self defense, and your contributions of security of system. some training for your crimes to offenders have brentenbock and valuable. earlier i talked to d. w political correspondent, benjamin alvarez goober, and i asked him how ready the new prime

s. counterpart lloyd austin in brief statements for, for their discussions. austin and historian, stress the importance of the close alliance of their countries. their meeting ahead of nato consultations on friday in germany about further military aid to ukraine. here's some of what the u. s. defense minister had to say. it's been a turbulent time for european and global security. but throughout the crisis caused by russia's unprovoked invasion of ukraine, germany has remained a true friend of united states in a staunch defender of our, our large and values. so we'll continue to support ukrainian people as, as they resist russian aggression and defend their sovereign territory. i'd like to thank the german government for all that it is dawn to strengthen ukraine, self defense, and your contributions of security of systems and training for ukraine's defenders have been a vote and valuable d. w political correspondent to benjamin alvarez. goober joins us now to shed some more light. a benjamin germany has a new defense minister boyce pastorius sworn into office just a few hours ago this th

and it was interesting to listen to lloyd austin, of course, in his opening remarks. he didn't make a mention of those abrams tanks. said we'll have schwartz has apparently asked him to deliver to ukraine so that all of shows could give his green light to the delivery of level 2 tanks. so there is a very big elephant in the room, but we are expecting some sort of movement behind the scenes. because this is such a crucial moment in time for ukraine. and it is also very important for the west to still demonstrate convincingly that they are united in this fight to support ukraine. and united is the word here, isn't it? because we're here hearing that poland is suggesting it might send left the to german made tanks even without germany's permission. could this push the unity of, of ne, so of the european union to break important? while poland made their statement again, very clear yesterday in this talon pledge where 8 countries wrote a letter together saying that they were committed to giving you train a very strong military aid package that would include battle tanks. a

new defense minister hours after being sworn in bars. historian meets with us defense secretary lloyd austin, topping the agenda, german bottle tanks for ukraine, also on the program. police clash with the demonstrators in peru, after thousands traveled to the capital lima to demand the perused president. step down. the ongoing political crisis has claimed more than 50 lives and germany's development minister goes to crane to see what countries 8 has accomplished and promises further assistance to rebuild a nation still under fire. ah, i'm pablo foliage. welcome to the program. germany's new defense minister bars historian has hosted his us counterpart, lloyd austin here in berlin for talks on ukraine. their meeting comes ahead of nato consultations on friday at which countries are expected to make critical decisions about further military aid to keep germany is facing mounting pressure to allow allies to send german made tanks to craig a busy 1st day in office. shortly after getting his certificate of appointment, forest historian met his yes counterpart, lloyd austin. both of them signalle

new defense minister hours after being sworn in bars. pastorius meets with us defense secretary lloyd austin, topping the agenda, german bottle tanks for ukraine. also on the program. tyson's por, in to peruse capital in support of ousted president pedro castillo. police are in force and made concerns of new violence in a crisis that has already claimed more than 50 lives. and actor alec baldwin is facing charges of involuntary manslaughter over a fatal shooting of a crew member on a film set. he could face jail time. ah, i'm pablo police. welcome to the program. germany's new defense minister bars historian has hosted his us counterpart, lloyd austin here in berlin for talked on ukraine. their meeting comes ahead of nato consultations on friday at which countries are expected to make critical decisions about further military aid. to keep germany is facing mounting pressure to allow allies to send german made tanks to ukraine a busy 1st day in office. shortly after getting his certificate of appointment, forest historian met his us counterpart, lloyd austin, both of them signals the unified

and that came across very strongly in lloyd austin's press conference idea. but it was a to tread carefully and i think that you created with allies have done quite well here. they slowly increase the support provided to you grain quite gradually so that it doesn't appear as escalator is perhaps actually is when you look when you take a step back and look at the increase in the technical capabilities of what is now being provided to ukraine and i think of course as well the u. s. m. a ticket has worked closely with china and india to, to pressure between dissuade him from, from considering the nuclear option. you know, part of me even wanted is if maybe when the war is over and i can, we can access the archives and probably when i'm very old. so if germany fairly robust support, in fact, which is combined reverse sort of rhetoric of, of not want foot dragging or not. that doesn't turn out to be a deliberate strategy or part of a sort of piece to avoid escalation while still supporting ukraine. dr. jade mclinn . thank you so much for all of your insights. you'

pistole as has been in office just for a few hours, but he has already met with his us counterparts, lloyd austin, and brief statement before that discussions. austin and pastorius stressed. the importance of the close alliance of that countries, that me thing ahead of nato consultations on friday in germany about further military aid to ukraine. his, some of what u. s. defense minister lloyd austin had to say. it's been a turbulent term for european and global security, but throughout the crisis caused by russia's unprovoked invasion of ukraine. germany has remained a true friend of united states in a staunch defender of our large and volumes. so we'll continue to support ukrainian people as, as they resist a russian aggression and defend their sovereign territory. i like to find the german government for all that it is done to strengthen ukraine, self defense, and your contributions of security of systems and training for ukraine's defenders have been invaluable. and d deleon's chief political correspondent, nina hossa was following the press conference for us. nina, we just heard from the u. s

s counterpart lloyd austin here in berlin for talks on ukraine. reason comes ahead of nato consultations on friday at which countries are expected to make critical decisions about further military aid to cave. germany's facing mounting pressure to allow allies to send german made tanks to ukraine a busy 1st day in office. shortly after getting his certificate of appointment, forrest historian met his yes counterpart, lloyd austin. both of them signaled their unified stance. i'd like to thank the german government for all that it is going to strengthen ukraine, softer french, and your contributions of security of systems from training for new crimes to friend bruce herbert and valuable these off to negotiate. so often in history, fight the federal republic of germany and the united states of america in augusta and side by side in their pro ciocca. but also on the concrete issues i walk in and be at the infantry fighting vehicle. it says that the patriot air defense system here or the multiple rocket launchers but for many in germany and further afi

well, when following the results of this meeting, lloyd austin and american general mark milley also went to the press, traditionally they reported what they had agreed upon, the very first question from journalists that they heard was about the supply of tanks to ukraine, the head of the pentagon actually said that you should have heard the minister defense of germany, who previously said that the decision on the provision of leopard tanks had not been made. well, he also said that he could not add anything about the supply of abrams tanks. they also asked how reliable it could be . germany's partner based on the fact that today's meeting ended with rammstein and told luit autumn that in his opinion germany is doing enough to demonstrate real leadership. well, but when he was clarified, e agreed that we can all do more, this is a quote from austin, he also said that all allies are focused on helping ukraine to be more successful on the battlefield, he said that there is a window of opportunity between now and spring and clarified that this is not the case and it takes a lot of time

counterpart lloyd austin.oth of them signaled their unified stance. >> i would like to thank the german government for all it has done to strengthen ukraine's self-defense and your contributions and training for ukraine's defenders have been invaluable. >> as so often in history, the federal republic of germany and the united states of america stands side-by-side in their approach, but also on the concrete issues. be it the infantry fighting vehicles, the patriot air defense system, or the multiple rocket launchers. reporter: but for many in germany and further afield, one thing is missing -- battle tanks for ukraine. something that beneath the show of unity, is turning into a growing dilemma for both countries. according to media reports, germany would allow german-made leopard tanks to be sent to ukraine if the u.s. agrees to send its own. while there are still division within the german government on that matter, u.s. officials have insisted that washington has no plans to send u.s.-made tanks to ukraine fo

and he is already holding talks with his us counterpart lloyd austin restatements before the discussions. austin and historian stressed the importance of the close alliance of back country than me thing ahead of nato consultations on friday in germany about further military aid to ukraine. his some of what u. s. defense minister lloyd austin had to say it's been a turbulent term for european and global security, but throughout the crisis caused by russia's unprovoked invasion of ukraine. germany has remained a true friend of the united states in a staunch defender of our allies and values. so we'll continue to support ukrainian people as, as a resist rush and aggression and defend their sovereign territory. i like to thank the german government for all that it has done to strengthen ukraine, self defense, and your contributions of security assistance and training for ukraine's defenders have been of invaluable. t w's chief political correspondent. nina has followed that press conference for us and she told us more about what was said. a buddhist visorio has, has been in office or since t

been in office for just a few hours, but he's already holding talks with his us counterparts, lloyd austin, and brief statement, the full that discussions austin and peculiar stress. the importance of the close alliance of that country. let me think of nato consultations on friday in germany about further military aid to ukraine. his son of what u. s. defense minister light austin, had to say. it's been a turbulent term for european and global security. but throughout the crisis caused by russia's unprovoked invasion of ukraine, germany has remained a true friend of united states in a staunch defender of our, our large and values. so we'll continue to support ukrainian people as, as they resist a russian aggression and defend their sovereign territory. i'd like to thank the german government for all that it has done to strengthen ukraine, self defense, and your contributions of security assistance and training for ukraine's defenders have been a vote and valuable that was annoyed. austin nath. let's take a listen to japanese new defense minister forrest restore, if that had been said, don'

all eyes are on this meeting here at ramstein, lloyd austin, the u. s. defense secretary said himself keeps watching us. the kremlin is watching us, but history is also watching us. and of course, in the days leading up to this meeting, there was a lot of tension in the air. there was a lot of criticism of germany's reluctance, or of course, the issue of battle tanks is one that is the big elephant in the room. will germany give its green light so that other countries can re export? the german made a battle tanks to ukraine, as they've suggested they want to do like poland for example. and, but then of course, a lot of movement happening behind the scenes and because it is such a crucial meeting, everybody is well aware of that. and the feeling here is of course, that they do have to deliver some tangible results, something that can really make a difference on the battlefield. what i thought was interesting, also in the address by the am ukrainian president zalinski was he didn't just ask for battle times. he also asked for us systems like fighter jet

the host of the gathering us defense secretary lloyd austin, stressed that germany is a steadfast partner. they are reliable i, they've been that way for, for a very, very long time. and i, i truly believe that they'll continue to be a reliable ally going forward. and not to mention a journey is host to 39000 of my troops and their families, and also 10000 civilians here. and so we've had a great relationship, but throughout all the years and i will continue to have a great relationship and germany will continue to exercise leadership going for let's bring in our correspondent terry shawls, who is in brussels. so terry, we heard quite a lot of announcements of additional military aid from ukraine made by western leaders at the meeting in ramstein. what consequences will these decisions for additional aid for ukraine have on the nato alliance? well, nato, of course, is, is not itself participating in the conflict, but nevertheless, nato cheap instills. hamburg has constantly appealed to allies to send more equipment to ukraine, better equipment to ukraine. and so he'll be pleased to see th

and his us counterpart lloyd austin dw is chief political correspondent. nina has a followed that press for us and she joins us now. nina, we saw the german defense minister making his 1st official appearance after being sworn in just a couple of hours ago this morning. can you give us a sense of what he said? well, the to the us defense secretary on the new german defense minister borders. the story is arrived here a bit earlier than planned and a lawyer, austin, the u. s. defense secretary actually joked that he was well aware that borders distorted his counterpart had only been in office for an hour, and that that is quite rare. but an overall lay in their brief statements ahead of that detail meeting. just said that germany and the you se themselves each other as very, very close partners and that they support each other when it comes to this strategy regarding support for ukraine. now they will be preparing tomorrow's meeting of international defense ministers. i've become stein military base here in germany. they say it's not to serve ukraine that's on the gender. it's also other

and they say in an official statement that was released before. lloyd austin, the u. s. defense secretary arrived here in berlin. germany plays a key role, and they also added that to one of the goals of u. s. defense secretary austin's visit in berlin was to unlock that decision from berlin. so i believe that to day or 2 stories, the new defense minister was tasked with buying germany a bit more time and trying to set the wheels in motion so that the proper discussions can continue on this very topic. and that a decision can be made very swiftly. ok, so perhaps light asked in signal that they're allowing germany a bit more in time. but at that he did as well stress the importance of this moment and the need to act. now, we also heard a similar message from the cranium president as a lensky saying time is of the essence. how is the german chancellor a chance, or schultz likely to respond to this kind of pressure from all directions? well again, i just after a call into mind what the defense minister, who's only been in his job for more than 24 hours as told reporters t

hours after being sworn in bodies . pistole was in a face to face meeting with us counterpart, lloyd austin, of both pledge, continuing support for ukraine, but neither commented on the issue. the key of most wants to hear about when the country supply you cry with heavy battle tags, or in germany's case, just get out of the way of those countries who want to. i'm fil gail in berlin and this is the day ah, the most important thing is to continue to support ukraine, including with material from our own armed forces. fairly decisions you are making them good. once you have to speed them up many crunches, we'd like to get this time. but we are waiting for the consent of a country that owns for license. teach is she so you need see if there is not a single reasonable argument. why germany shouldn't do it. the best thing possible for the world is to get this thing done and get it done fast. now we have wasted property, can love with us debates numbers to live also on the day recognition for a prosecuted to people, iraq's u z. these were slaughtered by the so called islamic state. now germany has

if you're just joining us, we've been listening to a press conference by us defense secretary lloyd austin, and the u. s. chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, mark, milly, they were speaking at a meeting of nato and defense leaders at the us air base in ramstein. let's go back to d. w. the chief political correspondent, nina houser, who is an ramstein and has been following the remarks made by the 2 of them. neither the us defense secretary, he began by outlining all the new military aid that's being pledged by ukraine's allies. and again, he stressed that it's not just about ensuring ukraine security, but it's also about the security of europe and even the world about the future of the world. what else stood out for you in the remarks by the defense secretary? what i thought was interesting was how the u. s. defense secretary austin said that today was actually a very clear message that the west is united that are, they are resolved, remain committed to supporting ukraine for as long as it takes. they warned that list war, my dragon, and that day to day was a symbol also of unity or tow

we expect the us defence secretary lloyd austin to make opening remarks.l fund, a u— based nonpartisan think tank. hejoins me from berlin. what do you think be achieved, is it vital there is a strong, united, unanimous decision coming out of these talks?— unanimous decision coming out of i these talks?— these talks? that is important. vladimir putin _ these talks? that is important. vladimir putin would _ these talks? that is important. vladimir putin would be - these talks? that is important. | vladimir putin would be jubilant these talks? that is important. . vladimir putin would be jubilant at the kremlin if it did not come to an agreement which satisfies the needs of ukraine and keeps the coalition together, that is essential. the united states have created this correlation, ridiculously six months even before the invasion they started doing so and i would be surprised if they did not do their utmost to keep it together. iagiliiiie surprised if they did not do their utmost to keep it together. while we see in hesitation, _ utmost to keep it together. w

lloyd austin is hosting the conference of more than 50 countries. the u.s. already announced another $2.5 billion in aid including striker combat vehicles, more bradley fighting vehicles and avenger air defense systems but ukraine's president says tanks are the top priority. >> translator: but one of the most important elements is tanks, modern western tanks, which we are negotiating with our partners to supply and i think everyone who has already made the appropriate decisions. >> the conference comes as cnn has learned about a secret meeting in kyiv where cia director bill burns briefed ukraine's president about russia's battle plans for the spring. dmitry medvedev said on thursday that moscow may use nuclear weapons if it loses in ukraine. cnn has reporters across all of these developments. alex marcotte is in washington with details of the new u.s. military aid for ukraine. nada bashir is reporting live in london but first to oren liebermann on the pentagon between the standoff on washington, berlin and the standoff of tanks to ukraine. >> one of the big

lloyd austin will be speaking in english when it crosses to him.defense minister addressing the group there. [ speaking foreign language ] >> as anna and claire were describing to us earlier, you saw the dynamic here is currently focused on ukraine and what sort of support the west can be offering ukraine. and germany suggesting that it can only offer certain vehicles if america offers them first. we're trying to hear from the u.s. about what sort of vehicles they'll be sending, military vehicles and defense vehicles over to ukraine. that will probably define what the germans send, too. there's a lot of apprehension that the more lethal the weapons are that they send there, the more that could be seen as an escalation in the conflict by russia and could have a side effect of creating more aggression from russia. we'll wait to hear what lloyd austin has to say when he speaks. [ speaking foreign language [ [ speaking foreign language ] >> good morning, everybody. minister, thanks for hosting me today. i know that i'm your first visitor since you've t

this morning lloyd austin is vowing support for ukraine. >> this is a decisive moment for ukraine. and a decisive decade for the world. so make no mistake, we will support ukraine self-defense for as long as it takes. >> but how much and with what? this comes as the u.s. and germany are in something of a standoff over whether to send tanks to the ukrainian battlefield. the top pentagon officials are set to speak this hour. we expect to learn more information about if maybe tanks are on the way. we'll have much more on the dramatic negotiations ahead. >>> plus, in his first public remarks since classified documents were found at his home and office, president biden said he has no regrets. >> i have no regrets on following what the lawyers have told me they want me to do. it is exactly what we're doing. there is no there, there. >>> and reaction from hollywood as prosecutors say they will charge alec baldwin with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of halyna hutchins. in ahead what industry leaders are saying about this case. >>> but let's begin with the war in ukraine. an

it is my pleasure to introduce lloyd austin the third and joint chiefs of staff. the secretary while begin with opening remarks. thank you for your assistance and over to you secretary alston. thank you all for joining us today. i'm confident ukraine's partners are determined to meet this moment. the united states remains committed to leading in this coordinated effort and this morning i was pleased to announce another major round of u.s. security assistance designed to meet ukraine's urgent battlefield requirements. this $2.5 billion package is one of our largest yet. it helps ukraine meets its defense needs with additional munitions. and avenger systems. this package also helps tackle ukraine's urgent need for armor and convent -- combat vehicles. it includes infantry fighting vehicles and 90 stryker armored personnel carriers, 53m-wraps and 350 armored humvees. it will provide thousands more rounds of artillery. we were honored to hear this morning from president zelenskyy of ukraine. let me also thank several other brief ukrainian leaders for joining us today.

you asked his friend secretary lloyd austin, basically just use the opportunity to ask america's allies to tossed more cash into the pot for the u. s. military industrial complex. oh, i mean, ukraine military support spoken like a true board member temporarily refused for 4 years by the way. and stockholder that he is now, canada actually did that by the way, canada bought a u. s. made miss how the bed system as a gift to ukraine. so they're basically throwing money at the u. s. military industrial complex for ukraine. and now austin announced all the western allies that are also donating their old us patriot missile systems to ukraine. gas. that means that the us needs to make more to replace them for their allies. how about that? i had of this meeting there. is there been a lot of pressure on berlin, notably from ukraine and from some of its european allies to cough up leopard 2 tanks, which no country can re export under german law without berlin's permission and berlin's position has been that it will budge on the issue unless washington sends its abrams tanks 1st. so germany is bas

t of unsexy, lloyd austin are hosting their japanese counterparts in washington dc. if sign new agreements expanding their military ties and have been discussing the growing threat from china's ambitions in the region. length. im commanded to pounce decision to double its defense spending by 2027. japan has been a key american allies since the end of world war 2. very japan strategies align closely with our own national security strategy. or both of the key challenges that we identify as well isn't how to effectively address them. we're committed to upholding shared values of democracy and human rights. defending the international rule of law. continuing to lead the world and tackling global challenges that no one country can solve alone, like the climate crisis delivers lifecycle heinous and washington d. c. with more on the grievance, the hampton site. one of the things that the japanese officials say they're going to be doing is they're going to go to an inhabited island and they're going to build a training center. they're complete with to run runways from the de

he lloyd austin, is a former, a board member of the corporation raise the on. and in addition to that, lloyd austin, i, he has owned an investment firm that bought us smaller defense contractors and corporations that did business with the pentagon with the military. and recently we've had statements from the u. s. space wars basically confirming their deep connections with the private sector and with corporations in the united states. from my perspective, what's so exciting to the space force and space acquisition community, about all of this commercial innovation and these commercial technologies are that we can use those to maintain our technology lead and over and deter conflict with our, with our competitor and the i will tell you i have never in my 25 years seen the department move so much money so fast. i. busy towards priority things that have been identified through this construct that the secretary laid out. for example, when it comes to members of congress, lawmakers who craft national policy in it. a lot of them have defense stocks. they are heavily

castro, al jazeera, washington, the secretary of state anthony, blinking on us defense equity, lloyd austin, hosting that japanese counterparts in washington dc. let's talk you agreements. expanding the military ties and have been discussing the growing threat from china's ambitions in the region, lincoln commended japan's position to double the defense spending by 2027 being a key american allies since the end of the 2nd world war. public lane is in washington dc with more of the agreements that have been fine. one of the things that the japanese officials say they're going to be doing is they're going to go to an inhabited island and they're going to build a training center. they're complete with to run runways from the defense side. what the news they made there is that they're going to sort of change the way us marines are grouped on the island. they're not going to increase anymore in japan because obviously that's very controversial with the japanese public. but they're going to be doing these things where they create a basically 2000 man, grouping their focus will be answer valence.

the protocol of support of the united states was announced by the american secretary of defense lloyd austin, he made this statement during the eighth meeting in the rammstein format in germany, a package will include, in particular, armored combat vehicles, art outfits and other ammunition, according to austin, this will help strengthen ukraine's defense system and defensive capabilities on the battlefield, the minister emphasized today that it is more important than ever to act consistently and stand side by side with ukraine, this is a decisive moment russia is regrouping, mobilizing its citizens and is trying to rearm, so this is not the time to slow down, instead, it is the time to dig deeper, the ukrainian people are watching us, the kremlin is watching us, and history is also watching us, so we will not give up and we will not waver in our determination to help ukraine defend itself from russian imperial aggression, russian terror does not allow discussions , and this terror that burns city after city will become even more desperate if i say that the defenders of freedom are running o

lloyd austin, this meeting is open.veryone, i am really glad to see you all at the next meeting of the contact group on the defense of ukraine. today, we are starting the new year with new resolutions regarding assistance to the defense of ukraine we only seek to strengthen our unity . today we are glad that the president of ukraine joined us online, and volodymyr zelenskyi, who in a few minutes will have the opportunity to address us today, the minister of defense of ukraine, mr. reznikov, visited us personally, and we also see lieutenant general moychuk with us . i think you deserved this round of applause, i know that everyone present here was deeply saddened by the tragedy that happened on the outskirts of kyiv, namely the fall of the helicopter on board of which was the head of the ministry of internal affairs of ukraine and others the representatives of his apparatus therefore want to express our condolences to all the families of the victims. yes, we meet in extremely difficult times, but if you look at those sit

diplomat joins our broadcast p ruslan congratulations congratulations so the head of the pentagon, lloyd austinduring his speech in rammstein, said that a turning point is coming in this war. what do you think is meant by what criticality, in order to understand the statement of the head of the pentagon, you need to look at the course of events, at least in the last month, i mean the key events, this is the declaration of the eu , nato, the coordination of actions, the preparation of the actually euro-atlantic democratic community for a broad confrontation, including with china, this is also a sign that ukraine is -he has already been in the camp of democratic countries, she is not in the gray buffer zone, and she belongs to the european community, this is the second point, and she will be helped regardless of the circumstances until the end, until ukraine wins so that a--and russia suffers the punishment for starting the war, actually undermining the security system that was established as a result of the second world war. in other words, you see the turning point in the fact that the west is

s. counterpart lloyd austin, of both players continuing support for ukraine, but neither commented on the issue that keith most wants to hear about when either countries supply you crate with heavy battle tags. or in germany's case just get out of the way of those countries who want to. i'm from gail in berlin and this is the day ah, the most important thing is to continue to support ukraine, including with material from our own armed forces. decisions you are making good ones, but you have to speed them up many crunches. we'd like to get this time. but we are waiting for the consent of a country that owns the license. she's leaving it. there is not a single reasonable argument why germany shouldn't do it. the best thing possible for the world is to get this thing done and get it done fast. now we have wasted 10 months and a list of numbers to live. also on the day recognition for a prosecuted to people iraq's u z. these were slaughtered by the so called islamic states. now germany has declared the massacre a genocide. one of the i s men said to me, we asked them several times if they

different secretary lloyd austin. you see on your screen right there. he was holding a news conference on ukraine along with side his us joint chiefs of staff, mark, milly, and there at the ross stein air ranch sign air based in germany, where the u. s. is long with 50. other countries have been meeting to coordinate military support for keys. let's bring in stuff. awesome. she's joining us from the ramstein air base in germany. so step what stood out for you from this press conference. well, it seemed that the secretary austin was really trying to hide his disappointment, but there must have been some feelings of disappointment, not only at his side, but also at utter nato partners about the fact that germany has the late this decision. secretary also actually specifically flew to berlin, alas, yesterday to speak with the new a defense minister of germany. and he was definitely hoping, hoping of some more progress today. but as the german minister announced earlier today, there will not be a decision today at maybe he said it could be tomorrow, it coul

anticipate the facts and we are now watching a press statement from you as defense. secretary lloyd austin and chairman of the joint, his staff, mark, lady, secretary austin. well, good afternoon everyone, and thank you all for joining us today at ramstein. we've just concluded the 8th ukraine defense contact group meeting. and it was great to start the new year by deepening our coordination as we worked together for ukraine's self defense as programmed by no said this is a, a decisive decade for the world. and this is a decisive moment for ukraine struggle to defend itself. so this contact group will not slow down. we're going to continue to dig deep. and based upon the progress that we've made today, i'm confident that ukraine's partners from around the globe are determined to meet this moment. united states remains committed to leading in this coordinated effort. and this morning i was pleased to announce another major around of u. s. security assistance designed to me ukraine's urgent battlefield requirements . and this $2500000000.00 package is one of our largest, yet it helps ukraine