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chairman of the joint chiefs, mark milley, and defense secretary lloyd austin, met with allies from 35 countries today to discuss the future military needs of ukraine. secretary austin said russia's actions in ukraine are, quote, indefensible and called out russia's foreign minister for talking about the possibility of a nuclear war. >> translator: a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought. the danger is serious and real. and it should not be underestimated. >> i think this -- any bluster about the use of nuclear -- possibility of use of nuclear weapons is very dangerous and unhelpful. nobody wants to see a nuclear war. nobody can win that. again, i think it's unhelpful and dangerous for -- to rattle sabers and speculate about the use of nuclear weapons. >> vladimir putin just wrapped up a meeting with the u.n. secretary general in moscow. we'll talk about that in just a moment. but also today, a source tells cnn that american diplomats returned to ukraine for the first time since russia's invasion. they took a day trip to lviv. meantime, heavy fighting continues in ukraine'

general mark milley told members of congress that military action has raised the prospect of a bigger between the two great nations. u.s. defense, lloyd austin, has promised to move more switchblade drones to ukraine. >> you will have that debate about what that topline number should be. reporter: it was a meeting to discuss the u.s. military's proposed 77 $3 billion budget for the upcoming year, the largest in the world by far. it was a meeting where development in ukraine overshadowed those discussions. from the leading republican, an attack on the russian president for ordering the invasion. >> put his invasion of ukraine has proven to the rest of the world that he is nothing more than unhinged crackpot. the problem is yes his finger on the world's largest nuclear arsenal and biological weapons, which he has not hesitated to use against his enemies. reporter: mark milley insist that actions by russia and the growth it -- growth has made the world a more dangerous place. >> we are entering a world that is becoming more unstable and the potential for significant conflict between grea

jim sciutto just got a reply from lavrov about the comments of mark milley. l milley isn't chalking this up to just rhetoric, jim? >> there's a dance that russia has been playing here. you saw that in lavrov's comments. on the one he said he didn't want to artificially inflate the threat, but he said it's a serious threat. russian state media is talking openly about the prospect of a nuclear strike. i asked general milley, i said is this just rhetoric, or are you seeing movements among their military forces and weapons that would make you think it's something more? his answer in effect was any discussion is dangerous. have a listen. >> any time a senior leader of a nation state starts rttleing a nuclear saber, then everyone takes it seriously. and it's completely irresponsible for any senior leader to be talking like that in today's world. we are monitoring as the military, monitoring closely with all our friends and allies and take those things seriously. >> he says monitoring closely. he did not say they have observed any changes to date yet that would indic

so i think general mark milley, who i've known for decades, i believe he's correct on that.her than later. and there's more that we should be doing about this war in ukraine. >> milley also telling lawmakers that he would support permanent bases in eastern europe that would rotate u.s. troops through them to be a deterrent for russian aggression. is this necessary? and how long could that be there? because, you know, we've been talking about this whole idea, what happened with afghanistan, forever wars, has so on and so forth. >> well, that would be prudent. certainly we've had permanent basises in europe since the end of world war ii. that's 77 years. we have permanent bases in south korea, that's over 70 years also. so, the idea of having permanent bases where u.s. and nato troops would rotate through i think would be very prudent. whether it's the baltic states, whether it's in poland, romania. i think what general milley is calling for is not for military families to move there but military units to rotate through on a periodic basis. i think that would be just prudent b

>> this is actually really revealing testimony from chairman mark milley. we had heard in jake sullivan, the national security adviser who said this next phase where you are seeing russia reposition their forces and they're intentionally calling it a retreat. he said it could go on for months and milley extended that timeline talking about the conflict and how he believes it can go on for and he said he believes it can go on for years talking about what had has looked like and what they intend on doing and he did offer that warning that this will go on and based on assessments that they've made for some time. jen psaki said that's the assessment that's been made by the united states military. so one other thing he said today that really stood out to me, as well is he was talking about what could have deterred putin and we were talking about sanctions and whether the threat of that could make him hesitate in these moves. chairman milley said he drnts think anything could detain putin except u.s. forces on the ground in ukraine and if that was under discussio

of nato, according to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff of the us armed forces, general mark milleye main task of the negotiations is the synchronization and coordination of military aid to kyiv, in addition to what was stated by us defense minister lloyd austin, russia's war against ukraine is entering a new phase, so partners should help ukraine and stop the aggressor. ukraine clearly believes that it can win and everyone is here also for this we need our help not only now, but also after the end of the war, the invasion of russia is groundless and illegal, it is a challenge to the international order based on rules, it is a challenge to free people all over the world, we see that the nations of the world are united in their determination to support ukraine in its struggle against russia's imperial aggression, i am increasing humanitarian support to help damaged ukrainian hospitals prime minister boris johnson announced this london is sending 22 new equipped ambulances more than 40 fire engines filled with rescue equipment have already arrived in ukraine, including 10,000 protecti

. >> next hour we'll speak live to the chairman of the joint chiefs, general mark milley. overnight, an adviser to president volodymyr zelenskyy say russian troops have intensified their assault and saying russian forces are in control, continue to be of the city of kherson, two guided missiles rocked zaporizhzhia. the threat from the skies continues in this country. you may remember that is the same city that was a destination for people trying to escape mariupol. no longer safe itself. and in luhansk, remarkable new drone video shows a village just leveled by recent fighting. the devastation seeming to go on for miles. something we have seen so often in this country since the start of the invasion. >> can't get used to the images two months in now. cnn pentagon correspondent oren lieberman joins us from ramstein air base in germany. what do we expect to hear from the defense secretary today? >> it will be interesting to hear in the closing remarks if there is anything concrete coming out of the meetings today, whether that comes in a dollar figure commitment to ukraine f

chairman of the joint chiefs general mark milley has talked extensively over the last few weeks about his concern that this conflict is ukraine could spill over and draw nato and the world into it, hallie. >> courtney kube live for us there at the pentagon. court, thank you very much. coming up, breaking news from capitol hill, where we've learned ivanka trump is now hours into her meeting with the january 6 committee. what else the committee chairman is telling us about her testimony. our reporter who got that scoop first will join us. plus on the other end of pennsylvania avenue barack obama's return to the white house. for the first time since leaving office. how the former president just responded to a question from someone on our team about democrats' midterm anxiety. >>> and later, the real-life effect of one state's anti-trans policies. we go one on one with the mother of a transgender kid in texas who is being investigated for child abuse. that's coming up later in the show. coming up later in the show you'd think the sax player would be getting ready for his solo... but no. h

right now in brussels, this is andrea mitchell, defense secretary lloyd austin and joint chief mark milleyifying before the armed services committee. this is what general austin just said about struggles in the battlefield. >> just because you have the capability doesn't mean you're going to overwhelm another force easily. russians had to have significant mechanized capability. when you look at the techniques and tactics, procedures they use, they were not effective. >>> joining me now are clint watts, msnbc analyst and eileen cooper, pentagon correspondent for "the new york times" and msnbc political analyst. helen, let's expand on what we played from the house armed services hearing. do you see russia learning from its mistakes as it regroups in belarus, comes back down into the east, where they do have great support among those separatist groups and still keep tying down the ukraine military by hitting potentially odesa or lviv or other parts of ukraine? >> hi, andrea. it's good to see you. it's been sort of a two tales of this war with the russian military. you know, their abysmal perf

mark milley said in years, if not decades, i believe. he doesn't know about decades is what he said, actually. we're talking about years and i don't know -- mike mcfall, how it will be possible for ukraine to hold up under the kind of brutal aggression that russia has displayed. for years. >> secretary of blinken coming past you there? or just fire engines? >> no, that's just other motorcades. a lot of people are arriving here for meetings tomorrow. i mean, how can this go on for years? >> i think we as outsiders were watching the heroic events, truly heroic and witnessing truly horrific killings around kyiv. i think that's on purpose. i think putin wants us to know what a killer he is as a method of deterrent. but i think we also need to be aware that the russians have a lot of capacity to fight. even if they've lost the numbers the ukrainians claim, that means 80% of their forces are available. they're redeploying to donbas. it's obvious that's the next front of this war and that could be a protracted war for months, if not years. puti

this is how the chairman of the joint chiefs staff mark milley described it. >> we are witnessed to thereatest threat of peace and security of europe in perhaps the world in my 42 years of service in uniform. the russian invasion of ukraine is threatening to undermine not only european peace and stability but global peace and stability that my parents and a generation of americans fought so hard to defend. >> let's discuss with the former commander of u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan, and general david petraeus, you heard him saying the world is becoming more unstableful the risk of significant international could that afflict is only growing. is this how you see it as well? >> i do. this is not hyperbole. we have faced off for many decades across the iron kurt an, the inner german border, and they never attacked. putin has actually attacked. he has invaded a neighboring country. something again that we sought to deter for so many decades. and now has actually materialized. and of course, it was unprovoked. so yeah. this is very, very dangerous. it cannot become the new norm. this ha

chairman of the joint chiefs of staff mark milley telling lawmakers he does not think the conflict in ukraine will be ending any time soon. >> but i do think this is a very protracted conflict and i think it's measured in years. i don't know about decades, but years for sure. this is a very extended conflict russia has initiated and i think that nato, the united states, ukraine and all of the allies and partners that are supporting ukraine are going to be involved in this for quite some time. >> let's bring in retired army lieutenant daniel davis who is a senior affiliate at the think tank. how do you see the contours of this war ahead? what do you think the time line will be? >> i'm not completely sure. i believe it's going to go years for the fact that i just don't know it can. i don't know any side can hang on that long if you continue the fighting. i think what you see, what your correspondent was mentioning there about the russian ability to continue to hit critical military infrastructure throughout the country, not just in the east but the western part which is where all of the

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i also want to talk about what we heard from joint chiefs of staff chairman mark milley saying essentiallyd states so far, nato as well, spended hundreds of millions in aid. rightfully so, for the ukrainians, and helping them fight the russians. that said, if this goes on for years, has there been discussion as to how the u.s., how nato lasts when it comes to giving this aid to ukraine? >> well, let's take a step back and recognize, this war is not just going on for the last six weeks. the fighting has been going on in the donbas for eight years. >> yeah. >> the putin invasion and takeover of crimea was in 2014. so i think it's more than a possibility. i think that it is, if anything, a probability that this will last a long time. and as far as what that does to nato's resolve, remember, nato stood firm for 45 years against soviet communist expansionism. so i don't doubt our willingness to be there in the months and even years ahead to support the ukrainian fight for freedom. >> what about the money, though, congressman? it's a heck of a lot of money. i'm not saying it's not justified. tha

chairman of the joint chiefs, mark milley and lloyd austin met with 35 nations to discuss the future military needs of ukraine. secretary austin said russia's actions in ukraine are quote indefensible. general milley stressed the entire global international security order is at stake. >> we don't have any time to waste. the briefings today laid out clearly why the coming weeks will be so crucial for ukraine. so we've got to move at the speed of war. and i know that all the leaders lead today, more resolve than ever to support ukraine in its fight against russian aggression and atrocities. >> with us now, cnn white house reporter, natasha bertrand. the secretary was asked about this goal of wanting to see a weakened russia. what did he say, and is this a shift in the administration's strategy? >> yes, and the secretary reiterated that the ultimate outcome that the u.s. and its allies want to see from this war is for russia to be weakened so much that it cannot launch this kind of war of aggression ever again. and that is really a subtle, but important shift in the u.s. rhetoric that h

among those officials, general mark milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. ley this morning. there's been an overall change of tone among u.s. officials now that no meaningful peace deal is apparently anywhere in sight. so what did general milley have to tell you? >> well, one thing that struck me was for some time, and you know this from speaking to him, president zelenskyy has tried to internationalize this conflict to say this is not just about defending ukraine but that ukraine is in effect on the front lines of russia's challenge to the world. to democratic systems, to the world order. so it's interesting to hear general milley put it in similar terms, saying if the u.s., if the west is not able to defend this ground here in ukraine, then this becomes really a global threat to the current international security order. listen to the way he described it. >> if this is left to stand, if there is no answer to this aggression, if russia gets away with this cost-free, then so goes the so-called international order. if that happens, we're heading into an era of

joint chiefs of staff general mark milley sat down for an exclusive interview with cnn's chief national security correspondent jim sciutto, who's covering all of this for us right now. >> reporter: at a gathering in germany of military leaders from america's closest allies, defense secretary lloyd austin said they must move together "at the speed of war" to help defend ukraine. >> we don't have any time to waste. the briefings today laid out clearly why the coming weeks will be so crucial for ukraine. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview with cnn the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general mark milley told me the stakes of the war in ukraine are global. >> if this was left to stand, if there is no answer to this aggression, if russia gets away with this cost-free, then so goes the so-called international order. and if that happens, then we're heading into an era of seriously increased instability. >> reporter: i pressed general milley on whether the u.s. and nato intended to weaken russia in addition to defending ukraine, as defense secretary austin said monday. has the u.s. aim

army general mark milley saying that time is not on ukrai's de. >> that's right, and tre was anotherommitment today that these 40 or so nations will meet on a monthly basis, i think president zelenskyy will be pleased about that because he is obviously grateful for all the support but he has noted that he gets calls from different international leaders saying what do you need, and frankly he has to repeat himself from what he said a week ago. so some greater international coordination will be welcome. the u.s. still leading with $3.7 billion worth of aid plus humanitarian aid has provided. but that warning is significant because there is a sense while russia failed miserably to capture kyiv, it is making bigger strides in the south and east in the donbas region, threatening moldova. even as the meeting was happening today at the german airbase, we saw russia heightening its rhetoric, warning that nuclear conflict even is not completely out of the question. so there's a sense of needing to continue the momentum and the race against time to assure ukraine holds off the russians and tho

for mark milley say yesterday it's going to be a long war, no.airman of the joint chiefs of staff of the finest military in the world to make sure it doesn't last a long time. because the longer they stay even though they lose every battle the more innocent people are going to be murdered in the most horrific way possible every day. you can imagine what this country is going to look like in three years if it's the mark milley game plan of how it's going to play out? that's unacceptable answer. >> ainsley: both seans last night agreed we need to get the middle to them and missiles to them and sean penn says ukrainians will win this war. at the end of the interview sean kept his promise. they just talked about ukraine. they shook hands. >> steve: very good. more later. in the meantime carley is with us now. carley, big storm down south? >> carley: that's right. we will pick it up right there with a fox weather alert. a massive storm system battering the south leaving at least two people dead in texas and georgia. dozens of tornadoes reported across

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advisory group, according to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff of the us armed forces, general mark milleyese negotiations was the synchronization and coordination of the military help from kyiv, in addition to what the united states of america defense minister lloyd austin said, russia's war against ukraine is entering a new phase, so partners should help ukraine and stop the aggressor let's hear lloyd austin ukraine clearly believes that it can win and everyone here also needs our help for this, not only now but also after the end of the war russia's invasion is groundless and illegal it is a challenge to the international order based on rules it is a challenge to free people all over the world we see that the nations of the whole world are united in their determination to support ukraine in its struggle against the imperial aggression of russia, let's comment on this event as a sign of its practical effect, its practical significance for us, e-e viktor shlyach let's start with you. i think that yesterday's event is really the beginning of a turning point in the war. the ukrainian author

testifying before the senate armed services committee, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general mark milley said ukraine is bracing for new russian offensive. >> significant battle ahead in the southeast. >> reporter: ukrainian military officials fear russian forces may use chemical weapons in the area and have urged civilians on the front lines to evacuate. skyler henry with cbs news, the white house. >>> still ahead on 10:00 and straining on cbs news bay area less man 24 hours from the giants home opener. we get a preview of the day, a lot of fans waiting patiently for. what's bargain bliss? you know that feeling you get when you find the name brands you love, but for way, way less? that's bargain bliss. find bliss on every aisle at your neighborhood grocery outlet. it's grocery outlet's 20 percent off wine sale going on now till april 12. we have hundreds of wine, sure to please any wine enthusiast. so act now, 'cause these deals won't last long. stop in and save today. -♪ grocery outlet bargain market ♪ >>> what a shot, looking live at oracle park, less than 24 hours away from giants op

joint chiefs chairman mark milley issued a wake-up call to congress yesterday. >> we are now facing two global powers, china and russia, each with significant military capabilities. we are entering a world that is becoming more unstable, and the potential for significant international conflict between great powers is increasing, not decreasing. >> u.s. officials confirm the pentagon conducted a successful hypersonic missile test last month. >>> at the same hearing on capitol hill, defense secretary lloyd austin got into a heated exchange with florida congressman matt gaetz. they clashed when gaetz said the military was too focused on so-called woke ideas such as diversity and equity, and he accused the pentagon of strategic failures in both afghanistan and ukraine. >> you guys said that -- that russia would overrun ukraine in 36 days. you said that the taliban would be kept at bay for months. you totally blew those calls, and maybe we would be better at them if the national defense university actually worked a little more on strategy and a little less on wokeism. >> has it occurred to y

>> also happening here on capitol hill, the defensive secretary lloyd austin as well as general mark milley, the chair of the joint chiefs, testified before a house commity about the conflict in ukraine. they said they weren't necessarily sure what positioning looks like in terms of u.s. involvement in the region, but it said it is very likely that we could see even more troops end up in europe. general milley also said that the conflict in ukraine could very well last years. ryan? >> thank you, very much, skyler henry, reporting from our nation's capital. >>> a lot to talk about when it comes to our weather. perhaps you noticed beautiful, sunny mild day around the bay area a little breezy in some places, be u the real warm-up is actually kicking in tomorrow. so let's check in with chief meteorologist pawing hagan with how hot it can actually get. >> temperatures are not going to peak yet, but it will be substantially warmer on wednesday compared to where we topped out today. today's temperatures were above average, but not that far above average. 70s to around 80 degrees tomorrow around th

announcer: thursday morning, defense secretary lloyd austin and joint chiefs of staff chair general mark milley testify on the president's 2023 budget request before the senate armed services committee. watch live at 9:30 a.m. eastern on c-span 3, online at c-span.org, or watchful of coverage on our free video app, c-span now. >> there are a lot of places to get political information, but only at c-span2 you get it straight from the source. no matter where you are from, or where you stand on the issues, c-span is america's network. unfiltered, unbiased, word for word. it happens here or here, or anywhere that matters, america is watching on c-span, powered by cable. announcer: press secretary john kirby briefs reporters on president biden's decision to send $100 million worth of weapons to ukraine. the press secretary also told reporters the administration believes russia has completely withdrawn all its troops around kyiv in order to rearm and resupply. this is just under 25 minutes. >> just a couple of things at the top and then we will get right at it. if i can get this to work, there were a

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it is dedicated to military aid to ukraine. forces of the united states of america, general mark milley, the main task of the negotiations is the synchronization and coordination of military aid to kyiv, in addition to what the secretary of defense of the united states, lloyd austin, said, the russian federation's war against ukraine is entering a new phase, so the partners should help ukraine and stop the aggressor ukraine clearly believes that it can win and everyone here also needs our help for this, not only now but also after the end of the war, the invasion of russia is groundless and illegal, it is a challenge to the international order based on rules this is a challenge to free people all over the world, we see that the nations of the world are united in their determination to support ukraine in its struggle against the imperial aggression of russia. britain is increasing humanitarian support to help damaged ukrainians this was reported to the hospitals by prime minister boris johnson. london is sending 22 new equipment , ambulances have already arrived in ukraine, more than 40

russia, which we are actually seeing now when the american budget was planned by us army general mark milleyresented cards to the white house with his battle plan in the ukrainian direction. what the washington post wrote about milley brought the first versions of his map to the white house in late october to paint a picture for the national security council and the president said one of the representatives of the department of defense the chairman brought 5-6 copies of the map with the green color of ukraine and left high-ranking official allies too succeeded britain judging by the publication of the times, it also helps with manpower, right now we are no longer talking about mercenaries, but regular military special forces canada reported for 8 years on the training of the ukrainian military has spent a billion dollars base, where foreign instructors trained ukrainian snipers. now they are found in the liberated territories of donbass in these frames. one of them was thrown documents, in which the militias, western training manuals of weapons, appear as targets. you see, this disassembled

. >> defense secretary lloyd austin and the joint chiefs of staff general mark milley testify before the house on a services committee on president biden's 2023 budget request. they respond to questions about military aid to ukraine and various weapon system, the nuclear threat and military readiness. this >>> good morning. call the meeting to order. it's a full committee meeting for the defense budget request. the committee is chair: the committee is honored to have defense secretary lloyd austin and chair of the joint chiefs of staff, general milley. this is an important time for peace and stability around the globe and we all watch what is happening in ukraine, the horror from the violent attack that vladimir putin and russia have brought down on ukraine. at we see a world we do not want, unquestionably. n and russia have brought down upon ukraine. we see the world that we do not want, unquestionably. this committee and the department of defense have a huge role in trying to figure out how we create the better world that we do want. as a starting point, our ability and our allies'

general joint chiefs chairman mark milley says the war in ukraine will be a long slog.lligence to ukrainian forces in the donbas region. ukrainian authorities claim russian shelling has destroyed all hospitals and medical facilities in the luhansk region and ukrainian officials say a russian air strike has taken out a crucial railway link with the east. about 500 evacuees now reported hi stuck at a nearby train station. further north, kharkiv's regional governor says russian troops shelled a bread factory, killing one person, wounding 14 others. russia denies it is targeting civilians. but ukraine's prosecutor general says search crews have found 26 bodies under the rubble of two houses. the town northwest of kyiv has been left in ruins by russian forces. ukraine's president says he expects more atrocities will be discovered there, provin

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the chief of staff mark milley said the war in ukraine will last years, which means unbelievable suffering the ground, or people in ukraine mentally prepared for years long war? what would that mean for the country? >> well, the general's comments, carley, were very interesting and certainly a departure some of what we heard from this administration mainly saying that it would have taken u.s. troops to stop this invasion. now we are reporting two days inn for the general to say it could be years, but certainly nt something for they want to hear hear however, yesterday, they said that they knew that this conflict that had been going on in the eastern donbas region. we are now told the russian troops will focus their efforts on it. it has been going on for years and they understand the u.s. and allies arm ukrainians and that it could be a long, doug and resistance if indeed forces are able to take more of that area. but that is a big question mark, carley, because we have seen other areas of ukrainian forces and counteroffensive have had success in driving ukrainian forces out. but it will c

meanwhile, general mark milley, the chair of the joint chiefs of staff, told lawmakers tuesday he expects the fighting in ukraine to continue for years. >> i do think this is a very protracted conflict and i think it is at least measured in years for sure. this is a very extended conflict that russia has initiated. i think nat the united states, ukraine, and all the allies and partners that support ukraine will be involved in this for quite some time. amy: a coalition of aid groups are warning that west africa is facing its worst food crisis in a decade due in part to drought, floods, fighting, and the war in ukraine. 27 million people in west africa now need food assistance. that's four times the nber in 2015. the groups warn the number could jump to 38 million in june if urgent action is not taken. human rights watch is reporting that malian armed forces summarily executed 300 detained men last week in what the group describes as the worst single atrocity reported in mali's decade-long armed conflict targeting islamist groups. human rights watch reports at least 100 russian troops or me

defense secretary lloyd austin, as well as chairman of the joint chiefs of staff general mark milley have held daily calls with our counterparts in the region, urging them to ship more supplies and equipment into ukrainian. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy told our colleague jake tapper that he is appreciative of this new military assistance, but said that much more is needed and will be needed in the coming weeks. now at the same time, russia has been protesting the u.s. sending this type of equipment into ukraine, sending a diplomatic note to the state department warning of, quote, unpredictable consequences if they keep arming the ukrainians. but for the time being, the u.s. does not appear to be deterred in any way from providing this type of weaponry to ukraine. and they're adapting the kinds of weapons that they are sending, sending more sophisticated and heavy-duty equipment and weaponry into ukrainian, even after some administration officials had earlier been hesitant to do so, worrying that it could pose a greater risk of escalation. but it's clear that the u.s. is li

these countries, britain and the united states, general mark milley, and secretary austin, and president biden will argue to you, by sending these troops to reendorse nato lines and borders, they are keeping nato out of the war. >> a look at what is going on with finland and sweden joining nato at some point later this year, maybe, maybe after their applications go through. as you mentioned, it's an interesting situation right now and what is happening in moldova and the lack of tiptoeing into nato territory. is everybody on the same page when it comes to the $33 billion that president biden wants to send to ukraine? >> katy, they seem to be on the same page about the aid itself, and it's the process where this is starting to get a little confusing and where there doesn't seem to be a coalescing about what moves it forward. and speaker pelosi speaking to the reporters now as we speak. listen to what she said about the ukraine package. >> a formidable package to help the ukrainians fight for democracy, their democracy, our democracy. it is strong in terms of what it will do, in terms of t

you have brought inspiration to the free world with your resistance. >> general mark milley made thehe discussion inside here that the next month is going to be crucial on the battlefield for the ukrainians if they are going to push back the russian military. these next few weeks the weapons that they can get up to the front lines, the heavy weaponry that president zelenskyy has said that he needs, they could turn the course and turn the tide of this war that russia has started. sergey lavrov the russian foreign minister made some comments today that got some attention and he said the world could be on the verge of world war iii blaming ukraine for it and also sending a message to the u.s. saying that if the u.s. continues to send weapons, that russia might strike those supply lines. they have not done so yet. they have struck some rail lines. here is secretary austin again just moments ago. >> my trip to kyiv reinforced my admiration for the way the ukrainian armed forces are deploying these capabilities. ukraine clearly believes that it can win. and so does everyone here. >> what's

the same mark milley engineered the afghanistan withdrawal the biggest disaster in american history.se this war in 72 hours and lose 15,000 men and now tells us we are going to be in for a long war. why we should settle for a long war when we have the benefit of having ukrainian fighting force fully trained mostly by us destroying russia head to head. all they need is weapons. we had to train an afghanistan army ineffectively didn't work. afghanistan, iraq it took forever to stand up an army and train them even how to put a uniform on. ukrainians can fight like spartans. all they need is weapons. it is time to get them tanks. it's time to get them harpoons. it's time to get them the middle. migs. let them win. stop playing scared. we have to understand the ukrainians in a patriot acted war are going to lose tens of thousands of civilians like that woman in the purple coat. like these firefighters. we're not going to lose soldiers. they are killing senior citizens and toddlers. >> ainsley: children and women. >> brian: every day this goes on it's not time to sit back. we don't have to

. >> mark milley, chairman joint chiefs, said he expects the war to last years.an russia sustain an assault here for years? >> you know, that's a real good question. and i think most military analysts now are saying probably not over the long period. i think they're going to have some initial advances. what you see is the same thing we saw in chechnya, grozny, just pounding and sending as many forces as the russians can find into this fight. but over the long run, i don't see how they can sustain it. >> so, steve, we learned overnight, there is reporting, i should say, overnight, that the west will impose sanctions on vladimir putin's adult daughters. there is a ton interesting about this. mostly we know so little about his family. just explain all of this. >> we do know quite little about the daughters. one of them apparently was in paris at one point, allegedly. we don't know whether she's returned to russia and one that has been in russia for a long time. those are just the ones by the way from his wife who he divorced. we suspect that there are, of course, ot

. >> we heard from general mark milley, he thinks this -- well, let's listen, this war could go on for years. >> i think it is measured in years. i don't know about decade, but at least years for sure. this is a very extended conflict that russia has initiated, and i think that nato, the united states, ukraine, and all the allies and partners that are supporting ukraine will be involved in this for quite some time. >> it could go on years. this comes as we see intensified fighting in the east here. seba sebastian, you have written about what looked like a symmetrical conflicts. if it goes on for years, which side has the advantage? >> well, history shows the occupying force -- strapbgly, you're at a disadvantage because their task is higher, right? maybe you can outwrestle someone and hold them and pin them, right? are you prepared to keep them pinned down for the rest of your life? you may not have the resources to do that. the french could not hold onto algeria. the insurgency went on for years. the serbs driven out in kosovo. after 20 years, with he left afghanistan on their terms.

chiefs chairman mark milley says the war in ukraine will be a long slog. but defense secretary lloyd austin, admitting for the first time the u.s. is providing intelligence to ukrainian forces in the donbas region. ukrainian authorities claim russian shelling has destroyed all hospitals and medical facilities in the luhansk region and ukrainian officials say a russian air strike has taken out a crucial railway link with the east. about 500 evacuees now reported hi stuck at a nearby train station. further north, kharkiv's regional governor says russian troops shelled a bread factory, killing one person, wounding 14 others. russia denies it is targeting civilians. but ukraine's prosecutor general says search crews have found 26 bodies under the rubble of two houses. the town northwest of kyiv has been left in ruins by russian forces. ukraine's president says he expects more atrocities will be discovered there, proving russia is the greatest threat on the planet to freedom and security. >> translator: after bucha, this is already obvious and the work on disma

. >> take a listen, general allen, to general mark milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.hat he said winning looks like. >> i would say that, you know, what does winning look like? i think winning is ukraine remains a free and independent nation that it's been since 1991 with their territorial integrity intact. that's going to be very difficult. it's going to be a long slog. >> how long a slog do you think this will be? will the 60,000 antitank and 25,000 antiaircraft weapons that the u.s. and nato countries have provided the ukrainians, will that be enough? is there a lot more going on that we probably don't know about in terms of military assistance being provided by other countries? >> it's going to take a long time, jake. if the russians are smart, they would be digging in right now on the ground that they have taken. and i think it's important when you look at the maps that show large swaths of ukraine colored in red, supposedly occupied by russian forces, that doesn't mean that all that ground is covered by russian forces. there are concentrations of russian forces,

mark milley warned what will be the consequences if russia isn't held accountable for invading ukraine. list tone what he had to say. >> global international security order that was put in place in 1945. that international order has lasted 78 years. it's prevented great power war. there is no answer to this aggression. if russia gets away with this cost free, then so goes the so-called international order. and if that happens, then we're entering into an era of seriously increased instability. >> well, general milley also criticized the russian foreign minister over his recent comments about the danger of a nuclear war saying, quote, it was completely irresponsible and any time a senior leader of a nation state starts rattling a saber, everyone takes it seriously. >>> live from strassburg in france, thank you very much for taking the time to speak to us. let me start off with really our top story. we're seeing yet again more atrocities being committed in mariupol with another mass grave being found. an adviser to president zelenskyy told me just a couple days ago, in fact, we could be

. >> general mark milley, the chairman of the joint chiefs, telling congress today that russia's invasion of ukraine is the greatest threat to peace and security in europe and the world in decades. cnn's john vause is in lviv tonight live for us. john, hello to you. we're getting new video showing the town of borzhenka completely destroyed. more bodies and more allegations of war crimes. this is about 30 miles northwest of kyiv. what are you learning? >> well, this is where ukrainian authorities have said they expect to find the highest number of civilians who have been killed so far. just by context it's a small town. before the war home to about 14,000 people. it's located on a key access road which leads directly to the capital kyiv. now, in terms of what's happening there, the destruction is everywhere. you can see buildings where floors have fallen one on top of the other, accordion style because they've been hit by airstrikes. artillery shells have left entire neighborhoods in rubble. and there are volunteers who are now going out searching through all of this trying to find bodies.

military officer, general mark milley, today said he expects russia's war with ukraine will, quote, beremlin will stop its aggression and its slaughter of innocent ukrainian

by this magnificent secretary of defense, lloyd auston, with 40 years of experience with general mark milley, then i don't know what. so biden's team doing first rate work. >> thank you very much, general barry mccaffrey, thank you ambassador rapp. it's very good to have your insights today. and our thanks to pete williams. and more leadership is what president zelenskyy wants from ukraine's allies as we hear more accounts devastated by russia's forces. this is a special edition of "andrea mitchell reports." we are live from brussels, only on msnbc. s a1c is down with rybelsus®. my a1c wasn't at goal, now i'm down with rybelsus®. mom's a1c is down with rybelsus®. (♪ ♪) in a clinical study, once-daily rybelsus® significantly lowered a1c better than a leading branded pill. rybelsus® isn't for people with type 1 diabetes. don't take rybelsus® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2, or if allergic to it. stop rybelsus® and get medical help right away if you get a lump or swelling in your neck, severe stomach pain, or an aller

>>> this is don lemon tonight, a new warning from the joint chiefs chairman general mark milley, top u.s. general bluntly laying out what is at stake in russia's war against ukraine. >> if russia gets away with this cost-free, then so goes the so-called international order, and if that happens, we're entering into an era of seriously increased instability. >>> plus, new recordings, the new york times taped of minority house leader kevin mccarthy just days after the insurrection we'll play those for you, and the lockdown unlike any you've seen before, fences that look like steel cages, doors taped, on guard, inside chanshanghai, inside the lockdown. >>> good evening, morning there, getting disturbing images of dead odds in the streets of bucha. what are you learning? >> reporter: good evening to you, don. what we have seen tonight, i think is fair to say not only disturbing and graphic but really the reality on the ground for ukraine right now, don. the exclusive images we are about to show you were shared with anderson cooper but ukraine's prosecutor general, who is collecting eviden

joint chief chairman general mark milley thinks the work will be measured in years, do you agree withly to be peace settlements that zelenskyy and the ukraine people will accept we may end up best case scenario of frozen conflict and expansion of the last eight years since 2014 but on a much bigger scale. that's not good use for vladimir putin it suffers in the russian economy under the sanctions and the sanctions will get worse as we see more atrocities, we will see the europeans take action, the europeans will cut off most of that will surprise from russia over the next few months. they cannot cut off gas and they don't have enough replacements the oil that they can find additional supplies for will move in that direction. liz: many people would've thought vladimir putin would've launched a cyber attack somewhere in the united states whether on the electrical grid, hospitals, banks, who knows what. the united nations says article five can be triggered attack on one of us is that attack on all of us it counts and holds equal weight to a military attack. you think that is why putin ha