guise of surpluses, in order to control the flow of weapons, the white house hired retired general terry wolf to coordinate aid to kiev zelensky, whom western curators are calling for to fight until the last ukrainian threatens to deblock mariupol and unblocking mr. mariupol unblocking the city of mariupol as well as other cities, perhaps in different ways. there is a military way to it, we need to prepare, and we are preparing to be powerful, and here we need the help of our partners, we need it here, stupidly able our own. it's difficult for us. we need appropriate weapons for the portuguese parliament. zelensky begs to give the tanks to the leopard berlin, he refused to supply, that is, the chancellor schulz, like president steinmar, is now also not welcome in kiev. but the commander of the thirty-sixth brigade is writing a plaintive letter to germany. volyn marines asks to save, marines from boo. over 100,000 people are starving in the cellars, my wounded soldiers are rotting from their wounds. artillery, aircraft and even the navy do not stop firing at us. mariupol can still save the voi

[000:00:00;00] general of the us armed forces terry wolf should nip such corruption in the bud 8 years ago he praised and admired the battle arc of the afghan government and the afghan armed forces. countries, the weapons that nevertheless reach the ukrainian military more and more often either become targets for our high-precision missiles, or eventually go into the tenyr and lpr armies. as we listen to the general kanashakov. as a result of a strike by high-precision long-range missiles, the caliber in the area of ​​the meliorativnaya railway station was destroyed up to a battalion of enemy personnel armed with military equipment during the night, high-precision air-based missiles of the russian aerospace forces struck at three ukrainian military facilities in the area of ​​novosyolka settlement destroyed. ukrainian zenit missile system s-300 in the area of ​​oleksandrivka, the command post and the area of ​​concentration of manpower and the ukrainian war of equipment were defeated up to 80 nationalists, as well as 23 units of armored vehicles and vehicles. in addition, a high-precis

can you tell him -- general terry wolf. can you tell me about what his role will be? mr. kirby: i think that is a better question put to the national security council. that is where he will be working. as we have in the past and going forward, we are looking forward to making sure that the whole interagency, all of us involved in helping ukraine, continue to do that in an effective way, working collaboratively with one another as we have been and we would expect that that will continue with mr. wealth and disposition -- mr. wolf in this position. this is a position that they have crafted and i think it is more appropriate for them to speak to. what i can tell you is that, as we have been, we are going to work with nsc, we are going to work with the state department, we are going to do everything we can to get the kinds of capabilities and weapons and support to ukraine as fast as we can. we look forward to the collaboration going forward. there has been great coordination but there's always ro>> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us this morning is dora chomiak

they're bringing on terry wolf who has experience not only at the pentagon but the state department, the joint chiefs and the national security council as well which is where he's going to be a special employees at this time, to try to help coordinate this. you have this new $800 million that president biden announced today which looks like the package they announced last week which stood out in and of itself because it's heavier duty than the packages we've seen previously but seems to foreshadow this will not be the last military assistance package to go to ukraine. we know president biden will ask congress for the authority to have more funding, more weaponry go that route. they've brought someone on to help coordinate it all. >> joining me is retired u.s. army major mike lyons. let's start with mariupol, the city that really so much of what's happening is focused on. is it clear that russia is in control of the city? >> they likely are in control of the city. the bottom line forces are surrounded here at the steal factory. commanders expect losses in these things. if you put a co

the white house hired retired general terry wolf to coordinate help from kiev, zelensky, whom westerns call for fighting to the last ukrainian, threatens to block mariupol and unblock the city of mariupol, blocking the city of mariupol, like other cities, possibly in different ways. there is a military path that needs to be prepared for, and we are preparing to be powerful, and here we need the help of our partners, and here three, given by our own. it 's difficult for us. we need appropriate weapons. after all , it can be seen in the appeal to the portuguese parliament, zelensky pleads. give tanks to leopard berlins, he refused to supply, that is, chancellor schulz, like president steinmeier, is now also not welcome in kiev. but in germany, the commander of the thirty-sixth brigade writes a plaintive letter, asks to save the marines from the bunker, more than 100,000 people from the podoz bunker, my wounded soldiers are starving in the basements. soldiers are rotting from their wounds. aircraft artillery. and even the navy does not stop shelling us. mariupol can still save the voice.

drafted retired general terry wolf from the reserve 8 years after he left the service.rainians, europeans and americans to negotiate with what ammunition is needed and where to get them, the former supreme commander-in-chief of tactics the current administration disapproves on all fronts. china no longer respects us iran no longer fears us, and russia has shown with its horrific invasion of ukraine. who do they think the current american leaders are, how weak they are. they would never do such a thing under the trump administration, their strength, the current administration decided to show in the organization of american states, but at yesterday's meeting.

drafted retired general terry wolf from the reserve 8 years after he left the service. it will help to negotiate ukrainians, europeans and americans with what kind of ammunition is needed and where to get them, the former supreme commander-in-chief does not approve of the tactics of the current administration on all fronts. china no longer respects us iran no longer fears us, and russia has shown with its horrific invasion of ukraine. who do they think the current american leaders are, how weak they are. they would never do such a thing under the trump administration, their strength, the current administration decided to show in the organization of american states, and yesterday sow. the status of russia as an observer of the wuak was not suspended. russian diplomats were not given the floor on the resolution voted on by ambassador anatoly antonov called russophobic in an exclusive interview with the news. he said that the document included events in bucha kramatorsk where civilians died and moscow considers kiev responsible for these deaths. and i called some wednesday

what do we know about lieutenant general terry wolf?> reporter: he is a retired three star general. he has decades of military experience. and essentially he is seen by the government who can be seen as a liaison as the pentagon sends hundreds of millions of dollars over to ukraine. this is a massive undertaking. the white house needs to understand which weapons are most necessary and how they are operating on the ground, how the ukrainians are using them. this is someone who can help facilitate the weapons. >> what's in the latest military aid package and what's being done to get it to ukraine faster, more quickly? which is what president zelenskyy is calling for. >> reporter: a lot of heavy artillery, howitzers. 144,000 rounds of ammunition, more javelin missiles, more antiaircraft missiles. it is a lot of equipment they need to fight the battle that has entered a new phase here. they were fighting around kyiv and in more urban settings. now it's shifted to much more open terrain in the east of the country. the united states has begun

of course, it's great to see the announcement of retired lieutenant general terry wolf as the ukrainews all of these nations well. he will build on these relationships and he knows how the white house work and how the joint staff works. he was the head of strategic military affairs there. that is also very positive, i think. >> trace: yeah, you're right. general, great to have you on. thanks for your insight. >> always a pleasure, trace. thank you. >> trace: joe concha, david asman and mark eiglarsh with photo evidence from the johnny depp amber heard defamation trial that you have to see to believe. we'll show you coming up. when you find that perfect pair, nothin' can stop your shine. because when you feel fly, you look fly. um jamie? i'm pretty sure that was my line. get two pairs of privé revaux plus a free exam for $89.95. book your exam online today. i always wanted to know more about my grandfather. he...was a hardworking man who came to new york from puerto rico when he was 17. with ancestry, being able to put the pieces of the puzzle together... ...it's amazing. it's honestly

that person, the white house has appointed is three-star general terry wolf, who has extensive experiences the former deputy special presidential envoy for the global coalition to counter issil and commanded every level from platoon to armored division. from the start of this, i said we need to do more and more quickly. we cannot do that if our assistance gets bogged down by the bureaucracy. every delay in lethal aid costs ukrainian lives. i'm pleased we have a coordinator, and i hope this will streamline the process. i'm encouraged the administration recently announced further assistance of $800 million in artillery, ammunition, armored vehicles and new loitering munitions, the phoenix ghost. this is a suicidal drone that is now in the hands of the ukrainians. that's promising. i understand that the $ 3.4 billion in security assistance congress passed in march will soon be exhausted and that there will be a need for additional supplemental funding for ukraine. i encourage the administration to go ahead and look at that package, send it to us, get us thinking about it. when it comes here