u. s. a. nate, are there to back them up is 1st of all, completely upside down. and secondly, it doesn't really correspond to reality on the ground. so if is it washington who wants to make concessions? if, if they are, they need to say, so i don't think they're saying so. yeah. appear manual i big. the thing is they politically an idea logically they can say, can make concessions after all of the investment. you know, i don't live in the us, but what is it like $7.00 a gallon right now? no, baby food and, you know, and they, they, they actually found them so painted themselves into a corner. and by saying, you know, it's up to the ukraine. it's up to is lensky. well, that's one way to say, well, it's their faults to, they're looking, they're playing the blame game already. go ahead in brussels. yes. where ah, senior, because he's a proxy wall or between a natal member states and russia with ukraine as a front state or of a push ukraine to were to weaken rashaw during this conflict. but doing so earn more and more early they, your v year are losing the economic b

a huge change of policy. it is now shipping weapons to ukraine. how much pressure do you believe the country is getting from nate? so on the u. s. to send this sort of a to, to ukraine. well, i think it pretty serious pressure. i recall over a month ago, the biden press conference with the german chancellor and joe biden is basically making putting words in to the mouth of the german liter. so i think it's, it's for the americans, it's very important for the u. s. government, it's very important to have germany, the most powerful nation in, in nato to, to be on board. so this is very much a, an illustration of germany being, quote unquote, on board with this. in fact, the weapons themselves may not be delivered for a long time, may never be delivered. and certainly, if you look at it in the context of the great number of the great variety of antique and in process weapons that are being sent into ukraine, you really have to wonder what is, what is the objective here? because that is not how you are a nation to defend itself by giving all your left over in the stuff that you have from you know, 20 years ago. and then things you do

a member of the european union. this comes as there are reports to former u. s military members from alabama, who are fighting for ukraine had been captured by the russians. nate ford has more from lviv, ukraine. the fighting in the east is still intensifying as the war in ukraine enters its 113th day, and now there are reports american citizens may have been captured by the russian military. to military veterans from alabama had been fighting alongside ukrainians when they disappear post on a russian propaganda channel later claimed they had been captured near the eastern city of kharkiv. the white house says it can't confirm whether the men are being held by russians. but americans are once again being urged to stay out of ukraine war zone. it's combat, and if you feel passionate about supporting ukraine, there's any number of other ways to do that. the news threatening to overshadow a major diplomatic show of support from key nato allies. the leaders of france, germany, italy and romania, visiting ukraine on thursday. getting a firsthand look at the situation in meeting with officials here who are pleading for more weapons with thankful for the support we h