the head of the pentagon, lloyd austin, spoke at a meeting the day before that the situation for thekrainian troops is difficult. be, but this is the result of their policy, as for what is happening in the kharkov direction, this is also their fault, because they fired and, unfortunately, continue to shell residential areas of the border territories, including belgorod, well, civilians are dying there, that’s all it's obvious they are shooting right in the city center, in residential areas, and i said publicly that if this continues, we will be forced. we will be forced at some point, when we consider it appropriate, to create a certain sanitary zone in the current territories subordinate to the kiev regime, which means creating a security zone to overcome, which will be quite difficult, using the weapons that the enemy uses, first of all, of course, foreign production, well... fresh data from the ministry of defense, so no doubts in general, the commander of the armed forces of ukraine continues to give commands to launch cruise missiles, clearly designating the targets: the russian

the head of the pentagon, lloyd austin, said the day before that the situation for the ukrainian troopsdifficult at a meeting of the contact group on providing military assistance to ukraine. for the west, our advance in the kharkov region seemed to be surprise. our meeting is taking place at a difficult moment. what is happening in the kharkov direction is also their fault, because they fired and, unfortunately, continue to shell residential areas of the border territories, including. it will be quite difficult, using the weapons that the enemy uses, primarily, of course, foreign -made ones, here is the latest data from the ministry of defense, so that there is no doubt, the commander of the armed forces of ukraine continues to give commands to launch cruise missiles, clearly indicating the targets, russian border region, in the zaporozhye direction our group is consolidating its success in work, not so long ago the settlement was liberated from the ukrainian militants, now every day the zone of control in this area is expanding, we are talking about the dnepr group and with the onset

everyone understood everything; next week in singapore, a meeting between the head of the pentagon, lloyd austinnse of the people's republic of china, dongjun, is not excluded, after the demonstrative taking of taiwan into the ring of beijing's negotiating position, which requires the americans to stop support for the separatists will presumably be stronger. took power, i can say one thing: the last 2 and a half years have been the calmest time, hostilities have stopped, the streets have become much safer. believe me. in other words, this is a non-staged story. patrols on the streets of kabulul, one of which we have seen just now, is an absolutely normal thing. thanks to these guys, who inspire some fear, the city is quite calm. under such protection, people feel more confident and have hope for that the taliban warriors will defeat the most terrible enemy. this is footage from october 21, then it seemed that nothing would change here under the bridge for drug addicts, this is the hottest place in kabul, the police visit here regularly, the first taliban raids gave only temporary results, they w

our military in this direction supposedly came as a surprise to the west; the head of the pentagon, lloyd austin the day before that the situation for the ukrainian troops was difficult, at... the meeting of the contact group on providing military assistance to ukraine. well , in fact, you can quote his words on may 20, the head of the pentagon said that our meeting is taking place at a difficult moment. russian military forces will try to advance in the coming weeks in an attempt to create a buffer zone along the ukrainian border. this is a tough, dangerous fight. but at the same time the russians the authorities have repeatedly said that our military will have to create a sanitary security zone on the territory of ukraine in order to protect belgorod. all today's authorities in kiev have a coup d'etat as their source of origin, allowing a coup d'etat, and western sponsors, facilitating it, organizing it, created the conditions for the transition of a smoldering conflict into an armed conflict, they are to blame for this, they are trying to shift from a sore head to a healthy one and blame russ

instead, the head of the pentagon, lloyd austin, at the last press conference in the ramstein format,gain stated that the pentagon expects that ukraine will not use weapons from the us outside its country. meanwhile, nato already has a model. how to protect ukraine from of russian air attacks, the american publication business insigner writes about this , citing the words of former nato secretary general anders fograsmussen, according to him, interceptor missiles can be launched from the territory of nato countries neighboring ukraine, such as poland or romania, in order to cover the western ukrainian regions. this idea is also supported in germany by both ruling and opposition parties. member of the bundestag defense committee, jovine harten in an interview. spiegel said, in particular, if you move patriot from poland's rzeszów closer to the polish-ukrainian border, this will allow protecting the airspace over western ukraine, as the patriot has a range of up to 100 km. the polish foreign ministry said that they received a request from ukraine to shoot down russian missiles outside t

it's the book she had of the pentagon lloyd austin said a few days ago that they would never be defeated to that is they are no longer talking about defeating russia for fun about them not being defeated securely. and in essence, austin recognize that it is not the ukrainians who are more wisdom, they are only have to move through their bodies. mean, nothing else them we, the west constantly emphasizes said it will not let its own citizens, diane, that is on vast stokes, or maybe do which is possible so that your ukrainian style it's on a bass. the best way to do that is racing logic. now, i do not even want to talk about it for us, so it continues to unfold a guarantee training and forces on the front lines of tongue for real games for pushing by the 5th. this further, it shows a rush and asked lights on. you're going to move to positions with miss all fired. why helicopter put? meanwhile, in cranes think to split new russian big trees on the back of the 1st ukraine is, is in a hole, and it's in a hole in no small part because of the delay in the us being able to provide it. and it will

everyone understood everything; next week in singapore , a meeting between the head of the pentagon, lloyd austinthe minister of defense of the people's republic of china, dongjun, is not ruled out, after the demonstrative encirclement of taiwan in the ring of beijing's negotiating position, which requires the americans to stop supporting the separatists. presumably they will be stronger. alexander balsky, gleb napara, nikolai petrov, news of the week, china. afghanistan, according to to whom the correspondent continues his journey. world drug trafficking center. during the 20 years of the americans' stay, the production of apiates there increased more than 40 times. having come to power in afghanistan, the taliban decisively took the groundwork. according to the un , in the twenty-third year alone, the volume of opium poppy cultivation in afghanistan fell by 95%. sergei zenin, together with the taliban, took part in the fight against drugs. and alcohol, it is also prohibited by the taliban. let's see how it happened right now. afghanistan was changing before my eyes. i saw how here the war betwe

the head of the pentagon , lloyd austin, said that he is asking countries that have patriot anti-aircraftsile systems, hand them over to ukraine. he noted that he is conducting negotiations with the leaders of several countries. austin did not specify with whom exactly he spoke about aid to ukraine. however, it is known that in europe patriot batteries are in particular: spain, greece, germany, the netherlands, poland and sweden. an additional $600 million, the norwegian parliament supported an increase in aid to ukraine in 2024. the government announced that $541 million will be allocated for air defense equipment, and another $90 million for other support. he also admitted that norway could to increase the nansen program, within the framework of which almost 7 billion dollars were allocated to help the country for 5 years. mass protests against the scandalous law on foreign agents continue in the georgian capital, tbilisi. parliamentarians did not have time to finish discussing the draft law and postponed it to wednesday. thousands of people gathered near the exits of the parliament bui

yes yuli, recently after this press conference here at the pentagon, lloyd austin, the us secretary offense, as well as charles brown, the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff of the united states, talked a lot about kharkiv, talked about what efforts the allies are currently making to support the ukrainian army. certainly, lloyd gosin said, russia is now opening a second offensive front, advancing on the kharkiv region, attacking ukrainian villages, killing civilians, attacking civilian infrastructure, however, he says that russian troops are paying a high price for this, as well the pentagon's assessment of the combat situation in the kharkiv area was shared by the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff of the united states, charles brown. let's hear what he said. in recent days, russia has launched new offensive attacks on kharkiv, aiming to create a shallow buffer zone along the ukrainian border. russia expects that this will divert ukraine's attention and resources from other critical areas. ukrainians made efforts to develop and strengthen defensive lines. which are now being tes

the head of the pentagon lloyd austin said a few days ago that they would never be defeated. that is, they are no longer talking about defeating russia, but about them not being defeated. in essence, austin recognize that it is not the ukrainians who are more. they are only a tool. their bodies mean nothing. the west constantly emphasizes that it will not let its own citizens die in the dawn bass, but maybe do it as possible, so the fewer ukrainians die in the dawn bass. that is races logic. i do not even want to talk about it as well as it contains involved, so gazing clear thoughts is on the front lines with the territorial gary is further pushing back keeps serves its foot, it shows the roof of the flight funding plan and moving positions with missiles fired by a helicopter group, belong in queens painters in washington. i'm since, but even more russian, the big 3 on the battlefield. first, ukraine is, is in a hole, and it's in a hole in no small part because of the delay in the us being able to provide it. and it will take time to dig out of that hole. so i do expect to se

suppose you had of the pentagon lloyd austin said a few days ago that they would never be defeated to that is they are no longer talking about defeating russia. but about them not being defeated in essence and austin recognize that it is not the ukrainians who are more wisdom. they are only a tool in which their bodies mean nothing else. the we, the west constantly emphasizes said it will not let its own citizens, diane, that's on bass, but maybe do it as possible. so the fewer ukrainians die in the dawn bass. that is race as logical. i do not even want to talk about it. russia is continuing to of also guaranteed credit and fulls is on the phone lines with totaling gains further pushing by cues of this with it shows, russian asked why it's on you claim if you position with miss all 5 by a handicapped to put me while you for is patrons in washington, i anticipate even more life victories about who failed. first, ukraine is, is in a hole, and it's in a hole in no small part because of the delay in the us being able to provide it. and it will take time to dig out of that hole. so i do ex

well, thank you to the head of the american pentagon, lloyd austin, yes, an extremely meaningful story, and we are picking up the information and analytical baton and... we can say yes, it is extremely important, that the united states supports us in every way, without this support it would be extremely difficult, well , but let's hope that the americans understand what the situation is on the battlefield, and that we also need to intercept what is called the operational initiative, which means that more difficult equipment and more long-range systems, although we understand that we also have to offer a certain vision to the americans, well, but these are secret matters at the level of not... communications between the supreme commander-in-chief, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces of ukraine, syrskyi, between the general staffs and so on. it is necessary to understand how it is possible to turn the tide of the war in order to discourage the russian... intervenors from wanting to expand, this is an extremely serious story, and here we are already reaching the level of the so-cal

it's supposed to move ahead of the pentagon, lloyd austin just had a few days ago that they would never be defeated to. that is, they are no longer talking about defeating russia. about them not being defeated securely in essence, and was often recognized that it is not the ukrainians who are more wisdom, their only has to police commissioner bodies mean nothing else. the we, the west constantly emphasizes that i said it will not let its own citizens, diane, that's on bass folks or maybe do which is possible so that your ukrainian style it's on bass. the best way to do that is research logic. now, i do not even want to talk about it, but as it is continues to evolve and guess infinity of forces on the front lines of the test or the ingredients further pushing back. she's truth is for the shows wasn't as find funny. planning moving positions was miss, i was fired for i heard from the group a lot of your clients, the patrons in washington. i'm gonna pay even more russian victories on the battlefield. first, the ukraine is, is in a hole, and it's in a hole in no small part because of the d

joe biden, traditionally, together with other heads of state, together with the head of the pentagon, lloyd austin, they visited arlington cemetery, which is the largest military cemetery in the united states, and speaking there at the lloyd austin cemetery with... that although america has advanced military technology, the human resource is still america's greatest resource, and that on this day we americans should remember the price that the american military has paid for democracy and continue to defend democracy around the world , and also joe biden emphasized in his speech that the struggle for democracy in the world is still going on, i suggest you listen to joe biden. our democracy is more than just a system of government, it is the very soul of america. that's how we were able to do it to adapt to the challenges of the centuries, and that is why we have always become stronger after the challenges that stood before us. this is how we unite into a single people, just as our fallen heroes kept faith in our country and our democracy. today we join in mourning them with gratitude for our fallen

so that you know more than 50 countries are involved in this work, suppose you had of the pentagon lloyd austin said a few days ago that they would never be defeated to. that is they are no longer talking about defeating russia for fun about them not being defeated securely. and in essence, often recognize that it is not the ukrainians who are more wisdom. they are only a tool to reach their bodies. mean nothing else. the we, the west constantly emphasizes said it will not let its own citizens, diane, that's on bass folks, maybe do which is possible. so the fewer ukrainians die ended on bass. the best way to do that is races. logical. i do not even want to talk about it, but as a new process is continuing to advance, i gave some credit of forces on the front lines with territorial gains, further pushing back cubes, full troops. now this position was brushing as strikes on you claim id supervision list of fired by how have you coped the crew failure faces in your future nicely, even more russian victories on the battlefield. first, ukraine is, is in a hole, and it's in a hole in no small part be

it's supposed to move ahead of the pentagon. lloyd austin said a few days ago that they would never be defeated to that is they are no longer talking about defeating russia for fun about them not being defeated securely and in essence was often recognized that it is not the ukrainians who are more wisdom. they are only have to finish their bodies, mean nothing else them we, the west constantly emphasizes that i said it will not let its own citizens, diane, that's on the bass folks or maybe do it, which is possible so that your ukrainian style, it's on the bass i have the best way to do that is races logical. i do not even want to talk about it. and russia is continuing to advance against ukrainian forces on the front lines with the territorial games, the pushing that keeps troops, others for the shows rush and air strikes on ukrainian ministry positions with nestle, fired by a helicopter crew. meanwhile, you 3 patrons in washington interest afraid even more russian victories on the battlefield. first, ukraine is, is in a hole, and it's in a hole in no small part because of the delay in

enemy there, liberating one populated area after another, creating a so-called buffer zone, pentagon chief lloyd austinsituation quote: complex and dangerous, they admit it in kiev. zelensky even blamed the west for the fact that our group was able to break through, saying they didn’t supply enough weapons. however, about the need to create such a sanitary territory in moscow. they have been saying for a long time; one of vladimir putin’s last statements on this topic was made just last week during his visit to china. the main thing here is to secure the russian border areas, including belgorod. cities should be out of reach of any enemy combat weapons. konstantin will continue topic. the us secretary of defense informed the western media audience about the new russian offensive in the kharkov region. the russian armed forces will try to make progress in the coming weeks in an attempt to create. austin used the actions of our group as an argument to justify additional supplies of weapons to the kiev regime. the american did not mention the reasons for russia’s offensive in the kharkov direction, meanin

. >>> breaking news concerning defense secretary lloyd austin. the pentagon revealing he's undergoing a medical procedure today, transferring his duties to a deputy. it comes months after he was secretly hospitalized for complications from prostate cancer. not even president biden had been told. >>> the american father sentenced for bringing ammunition into turks and caicos. he was facing a possible 12-year prison sentence. what a judge decided instead, and what this signals to four other americans facing similar charges. >>> israeli troops recovering the bodies of three more hostages killed during the october 7th terror attack. israel believes about 100 hostages are still being held in gaza. this as the u.n. international court orders israel to immediately stop its military operation in rafah. britt clennett in tel aviv tonight. >>> here in the u.s., a landmark decision in college sports. for the first time ever, the ncaa agreeing to pay student

now that has been confirmed by pentagon chief lloyd austin as his report defend this as in washington was interrupted by protest as he did the pause as we re evaluated uh, uh, some of the security assistance that were providing to so we, we've been very clear senator as you know from the very beginning that that israel should launch a major attack in or off or without accounting for and protecting the civilians that are in that battle space. and again, as we have assessed the situation, we pause one shipment of high, high payload, munitions. it is a stunning move by washington halting a shipment of some 1802000 pound bonds, along with other munitions to is real following. it's a salt on the crucial rafa crossing with egypt. now, prior to the capture of rafa, the fight in administration made clear to be nuts in yahoo that they do not support any action in this region which puts another us ally, egypt in a very difficult situation. rasa is where most aid, the, the food, medical supplies, and fuel entre gaza. the white house says it's currently reviewing other proposed arms deals with is

in rafa the box spring confirmed by pentagon chief lloyd austin as his report to send it as in washington, was interrupted by protest is he did pause as we re evaluated some of the security of systems that we're providing to so we, we've been very clear senator as you know from the very beginning that that israel should launch a major attack in or off or without accounting for and protecting the civilians that are in that battle space. and again, as we have assess the situation, we pause one shipment of high high payload, the munitions. well, the was incredible scenes on capitol hill, but let's get more on this now course live to, to and list manila, chime mid. a thanks very much for joining us. here, can you just talk me through the tea takeaways from what happened on capitol hill? yes, it is a stunning. moved by washington halting a shipment of some 1802000 pound bonds along with other munitions to israel following. it's a salt on the crucial rafa crossing with egypt. now prior to the capture of off, i'd be bided administrator and made clear to be being that's in yahoo, that they do not

in rafa, that's been confirmed by pentagon chief lloyd austin. this is asked, he's report to sentences in washington was interrupted by processes. he did pause as we re evaluated, uh, uh, some of the security assistance that were providing to so we, we've been very clear senator, as you know from the very beginning that that israel should launch a major attack in or off or without accounting for and protecting the civilians that are in that battle space. and again, as we have assessed the situation, we pause one shipment of high high payload, the munitions well let's get more and this story now in close life to schumann and labor rights lawyer done. com valid, done thanks. very much for joining us, having all the international uh, some pretty incredible scenes there in the us as really, dustin was making that announcement. he says that they now posing that building delivery to israel to re evaluate the situation. what do you make of that? well, one, i think it shows the power of protest. i think this is in response to the student protests through

the expected meeting between pentagon chief lloyd austin and his chinese counterpart on june will take place at the shangri la dialogue. it's a security for him that has become a barometer of us china relations. or if they go ahead, they'll be the 1st substantive face to face talks between us and chinese. defense cheats in 18 months. it's hoped in open dialogue between 2 of the world's most powerful militaries will prevent confrontations in the region from spinning out of control. especially the flash point, disputes over tie one in the south china sea. and the dispute at south china sea filipinos civilian flotilla is shadowed by the chinese coast. gone its mission to deliver supplies to filipino fishermen. miss scarborough . so the activist group is called, this is ours. which volunteers have written in tagalog on the boys that floating here but of the $100.00 vessels that set off. annually a handful reached the destination. many turned back after being followed by laundry chinese coast gunk ships. the stand off is one of the number of maritime incidents that have started the tensions

during a phone conversation with the boss. of the pentagon by lloyd austin, he also briefed his american counterpart on the mobilization and restoration of combat brigades. in addition, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces oleksandr syrsky took part in the negotiations. he reported on the situation on the battlefield, separately they talked about the supply of anti-aircraft defense and ammunition to ukraine. the first mobilized ukrainian prisoners captured the russian. this was reported in the ministry of justice. according to the deputy relevant minister olena vysotska, more than 600 parolees have joined to the service and undergoing reconciliation, and some have even managed to distinguish themselves during combat missions. in total , more than 4,000 people convicted of light crimes in ukraine expressed their desire to mobilize. they will fight in assault units. big fire in novogerevo district. allegedly dreamed of a warehouse on an area of ​​4,000 square meters. the russian public is informed about this. powerful explosions were heard on the spot, aviation was involved in exting

already on the territory of, for example, belohorod region, do we still need to convince the pentagon and lloyd austins ban on the use of american long-range weapons on the territory? well, actually, when we talk about russian military targets there, which are located there on the territory of the russian federation, so far the pentagon. actually imposes restrictions on the entire list of weapons that can ensure the destruction of russian objectives or the accumulation of russian military forces, this is about attack forces, about patriots, even there pro-kheimers and so on, but we know that there were cases when a patriot worked in the bryansk region, when two fighter jets were destroyed in the air there and... and three helicopters, when these groups of russian aircraft used their potential to attack our villages and cities, and yesterday after ramstein. austin said that the situation there in the air has certain characteristics, and i can perceive this phrase there, that it is possible in principle and further shake up the pentagon's approach to the use of american weapons on russian territory, esp

on tuesday, he met with pentagon chief lloyd austin to discuss, among other things , further supporthasized that his country makes a large contribution to its own defense, increases the production of ammunition and currently supports ukraine. the finnish minister said that his country is interested in strengthening assistance to kyiv even more together with its allies. i look forward to talking about how we can support ukraine even more, how this war ends will have a huge impact on both of our countries. we cannot allow putin. win, i greatly appreciate american leadership and i can vouch that we are doing our part in europe, but especially in finland. the idea of ​​using seized russian... assets for the benefit of ukraine is gaining more support both in the us and europe. jim risch, a republican senator, said this at a hearing in the senate. us secretary of state anthony blinken agrees with him. he emphasized that, despite the fact that european countries are not yet ready to confiscate russian assets, they have agreed to find alternative options, to use these resources for kyiv's ne

territory of russia, defense minister rustem umyerov said during a telephone conversation with pentagon chief lloyd austin. he also informed his american counterpart about the mobilization and restoration of combat brigades. in addition, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces oleksandr syrsky took part in the negotiations. he reported on the situation on the battlefield. separately, they talked about the supply of air defense and ammunition to ukraine. big fire in moscow in the district in novogyreevo, an alleged warehouse on an area of ​​400 square meters caught fire, the russian public is informed about this, powerful explosions were heard on the spot , aviation was involved in extinguishing it, dawn broke out on the territory of the former toros machine-building plant, the fire quickly spread through the premises of the warehouse, it is known that part of the roof has already collapsed and deformation of the walls, a densely populated area covered a huge basin. black smoke, there is currently no information about the victims. corvette, ivan mazepa went on sea trials for the first time. about it in

they will coordinate the military assistance of the north atlantic alliance in ukraine not pentagon chief lloyd austine case now, but nato headquarters in brussels. corriera della sera notes that there is a political explanation for this step, they say, the coordination of aid by nato structures, i will quote it here: it will look more democratic in the eyes of both society and vladimir putin. nato secretary general jen stoltenberg, i will remind you, has repeatedly stated that the alliance will not... send troops to ukraine, but if this condition or guarantee will be spelled out literally in the final statement of the nato summit, then this is actually something new, such a thing has never happened before the summit, i remind you, will take place in july in washington, oleksandr kraev, director of the north america program of the ukrainian prizma foreign policy council, joins our broadcast. good evening, i congratulate you, good evening to you oleksandr, we haven't seen you for a long time, let's start from the beginning, there will be a nato summit in july, some kind of final communique should be ad

military assistance for kiev, pentagon head lloyd austin claims that today is one of the most difficulte have gathered at a difficult moment, the russian invaders have launched another offensive on the territory of sovereign ukraine. in the coming weeks, the kremlin’s forces will try to advance further, they will try to create a buffer zone along the ukrainian border. the help that we are now hastily helping ukraine change the situation. on the battlefield, these are 155mm rounds, hymers ammunition, this includes air defense and anti-vehicle systems that have been removed from our stockpile worth a billion dollars. even such speeches from the americans do not please vladimir zelensky; he is very upset that he is not allowed to fire all western missiles at russian cities, and even better, zelensky believes, if nato countries begin to shoot down our weapons from their territory. we have never used wanted western weapons to strike russian territory, we don’t have the green light for that. we are negotiating with our partners so that we can actually use weapons against military equipment an

but pentagon chief lloyd austin promises not to spare long-range missiles for the ukrainian armed forces fresh footage of how ukrainians are trained to pilot and maintain the f-16 at the skids trup airbase in denmark. from this point of view it’s difficult to evaluate the progress in the video, but the pilots from ukraine have clearly improved their english, and they started teaching them in august last year. i'm not saying that the moment i flew before is boring, but the f16 is definitely more maneuverable, i feel proud not only of myself, but of the other guys, in ukraine everyone is wondering when the guys will. ukrainian foreign minister kuleby clarified that the deadline is mid-summer, the latvian foreign ministry is calling on kiev to use aircraft to strike deep into russian territory. you need to deliver deep precision strikes, russian territory? yes, according to russian law, international law allows this. according to baiba brazhen, such strikes were blessed by kiev’s western partners. the russian foreign ministry asked the latvian minister to name these countries, unless, of co

well we got was in a statement also by the pentagon saying that defense secretary lloyd austin had a tow with a his is rarely counter pausing. israel needs a credible plan to evacuate civilians and maintain many terminate, and their washing has not seen details on that yet. now, president biden also spoke on the phone with benjamin netanyahu to do it today. what do we know about that conversation to this, right? it was a half an hour call, so 30 minutes, the winehouse called it constructive. and it also set the president by a prime minister. benjamin netanyahu against launching and offensive in the south and gaza is city of rough or the national accounts. so security council spokesperson, john kirby said, the president biden reiterated a korea stance on rough uh, but offered no details on what a korea stance would actually look like. or if there would be any consequences. if israel goes ahead with a broader attack, that might be indeed immune and looking at the pictures that were getting it from a rough side remains to be seen. how washington will react if it would react with actions

the pentagon says the us defence secretary, lloyd austin underwent a successful, minimally invasive non—surgicaluring the time of the procedure, which lasted about 2.5 hours, deputy defence secretary kathleen hicks assumed his duties. the pentagon added there are no changes to his official schedule and he is expected to attend memorial day events this weekend. on friday, kenyan president william ruto wrapped up a state visit to, the first of an african leader in more than 15 years. under mr ruto, kenya has developed its role as africa's diplomatic and business centre. the visit was seen by many as an opportunity for presidentjoe biden to demonstrate his commitment to kenya and the region, at a time when russia and china are exerting more influence on the continent. kenya is also an important security partner to the us, and has pledged to send kenyan police to help stabilize the ongoing crisis in haiti. on friday, the white house called for the swift deployment of that mission, after an american couple was named among three missionaries killed there. us support for the mission was one of the main

at up to 70% or so of guilt.com today we have some news just into cnn outer of the pentagon defense secretary lloyd austindergo a non-surgical medical procedure at walter reed medical center tonight? >> the defense department says he will temporarily transfer his duties over to his deputy during this time. hi, this hospital visit is related to a bladder issue that austin has been dealing with earlier this year after undergoing treatment for prostate state cancer, there was some controversy. >> of course, around that time because he had these two surgeries. he didn't tell the president or his deputy about it. austin later said he should have told them any pledge to be more transparent. >> obviously, we wish the defense secretary the very best great to be back with you. finish out the week strong. it is great. yeah. yes, it's been a little minute since as we

at up to 70% or so of guilt.com today we have some news just into cnn outer of the pentagon defense secretary lloyd austin is expected to undergo a non-surgical medical procedure at walter reed medical center tonight? >> the defense department says he will temporarily transfer his duties over to his deputy during this time. hi, this hospital visit is related to a bladder issue that austin has been dealing with earlier this year after undergoing treatment for prostate state cancer, there was some controversy. >> of course, around that time because he had these two surgeries. he didn't tell the president or his deputy about it. austin later said he should have told them any pledge to be more transparent. >> obviously, we wish the defense secretary the very best great to be back with you. finish out the week strong. it is great. yeah. yes, it's been a little minute since as we got to anchor together. yeah. yeah, that's very nice. we appreciate your joining us on cnn news central. shout out to my mom, who's right over there filming me right now. she doesn't want to be on camera, but she's she's good. thanks.

pentagon chief lloyd austin to allow ukraine to use american long-range missiles to strike not only crimeabass, but other regions of russia, including kursk, bryansk and belgoroo. there is more and more talk about this in ukraine. fox news in this regard reports that the threshold for the use of tactical nuclear weapons is now much lower than ever. in particular, if the crimean bridge is attacked by american missiles , there will be a threat of its loss. in general, we thought about it correctly. nuclear tensions are rising to dangerous new levels. vladimir putin ordered russian soldiers to begin training to use tactical nuclear weapons right on the border with ukraine. this comes against the backdrop of a russian delegation's visit to north korea to enlist pyongyang's support in invasion of ukraine. this visit comes a few days after putin's trip to beijing. "this is a serious challenge, at any moment we are equal to rivals like china, and russia starts to work together, this poses a serious problem for the united states. have you ever heard anyone talk about nuclear weapons as irresponsib

american congressmen demanded that the head of the pentagon allow kiev to use american missiles to attack russian territory. the letter addressed to lloyd austing and talking about after.

the pentagon says defense secretary lloyd austin is closely following the reports of the shooting.he deputy is on paid administrative leave. for your health this afternoon. the alameda county health department facing a shortage of restaurant health inspectors and that's hurting workers at some fast food restaurants. this discovery coming after we reported about that rat infestation at mcdonald's in oakland where the health department ended up having to shut down kron four's less. the good explains. >> some fast food workers over the last few weeks have been striking calling for better working conditions. one of them includes the al play a loco off of international boulevard in oakland here, workers have filed a complaint to cal osha claiming they have been nearly electrocuted due to flooding the kitchen where to put into it. >> really i. dane and the keen it was still asleep. >> greasy also they agreed on fire a california fast food workers. union says the workers decided to strike for 3 days last week. >> looking for improvement. we reached out to the alameda county health departm

the federal court in washington, and this is cnn the pentagon just reveal, do we're information on the health of the defense secretary lloyd austin months after the controversy he faced for keeping his medical issues under wraps. seen as natasha per trend is joining us. she's joining us with details over at the pentagon. so and natasha, what are you hearing over there? >> well, we'll for told from the pentagon press secretary tonight that the secretary is scheduled to undergo a quote, scheduled elective, a minimally invasive, and non surgical procedure at walter reed this evening. so they're really downplaying the significance of this procedure, saying that it is elective and that is not expected to be anything very serious now reason of course that they are putting out these very regular updates whenever the secretary has to go undergo any kind of procedure at walter reed or any kind of doctor's appointment even really is because of the controversy that was sparked a few months ago when secretary austin was hospitalized twice and did not tell either the public, his deputy or even the president of the united states and the secret

brief statement was from lloyd austin, head of the pentagon, that ukraine and the usa can, oh, ukrainend russia may start negotiations in the summer, but i saw that this news appeared in the 22nd year and earlier, that is, this, but also this security agreement that ukraine and the usa are preparing to sign, maybe briefly about austin's statement and more about the deal, what exactly is in the statement, there's really nothing surprising about austin's statement, yeah, well, actually it's going to depend on. of the further development of events, yes, that is, if the west gives us, will give us the proper help, if we can launch a successful offensive to liberate our territories, well, this is one scenario, and the other is if it will be as it has been there for the last six months, there is no proper help, there is not enough ammunition and the russians are trying, yes, that is, i do not rule out that in such a situation at some point there may be a freeze in the conflict. in one form or another, right? that is, once again, these will rather not be public negotiations, but there will be

the head of the pentagon admitted that the situation for ukrainian troops is difficult. lloyd austinoscow has decided to push the front line further from its borders. our meeting comes at a sensitive moment, with russian military forces advancing in the coming weeks in an attempt to create a buffer zone along the ukrainian border. the us, apparently, is trying to withdraw assume responsibility for the failures of the ukrainian troops, although vladimir putin warned back in march that due to attacks by the ukrainian armed forces on russian territory, a sanitary buffer zone would have to be created, but neither the united states, nor europe, nor nato responded in any way to the ukrainian armed forces’ shelling of civilians. and vladimir putin, during his visit to china, once again very specifically outlined the buffer. as for what is happening in the kharkov direction, it is their fault, because they fired and , unfortunately, continue to fire. residential areas of border areas, including belgorod, well, civilians are dying there, it’s obvious that they’re shooting right in the city ce

the pentagon says the defense secretary lloyd austin, is closely following reports of the shooting. the deputy is on paid administrative leave. governor gavin newsom unveiled his updated state budget today. it's coming with a projected multi-billion dollar deficit and he knows there will be some very difficult decisions that will have to made in order to close the gap. our capitol correspondent eytan wallace has details and how the governor plans to balance the budget. >> well, here it is. all 45 pages. the governor provided for his budget to budget. the governor says will protect key programs. one he acknowledges comes with its challenges. this is a this is a sizable deficit. verner gavin newsom. they're not mincing words about his proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. a budget that per newsom comes with a projected 27.6 billion dollar deficit. that figure is much more optimistic than that of the non-partisan legislative analyst's office or who earlier this year projected the state faces a 73 billion dollar deficit. newsom believes that projection was way off because he antic

pentagon. but secretary of defense lloyd austin acknowledged this is a war zone, those american service personnelrange of the fighting in gaza. and that there are u.s. men and women in uniform potentially in harm's way now. jose? >> raf sanchez in jerusalem, thank so very much, appreciate it. >>> joining us now is ambassador pincus, always a pleasure to see you. thank you for injure time. just want to start with your reaction to this breaking news of the bodies of three hostages recovered. >> three that have been recorded. there could be more. and the question, jose, is whether or not these were individuals who were murdered on october 7th or indeed hostages who either died or murdered or were murdered in captivity. i don't know. i honestly don't know. it will take a day or two before we can ascertain that. >> it is so -- just thinking, there were people taken alive from that concert. young people who had gone to spend the entire day and night dancing, celebrating peace, and, you know, taken and actually filmed, taken, many of them alive. and so, just, you know, i think it is always important to