u. s. congress. now up until this point, romania has been happy to follow along the anti rush pro ukraine sentiment. but is romania also souring on ukraine? because if pulling in romania sour on ukraine, that's really bad news for kids. there are countries share the largest borders with ukraine and, and was mentioning the historical and territorial claims to current de ukrainian territory. what do you make of all of that? yeah, no question. um romania like hunger a. um and uh and like phone and of course uh, last x ray um after world war 2 to you. great. and i mean, it was basically like a lot of hungry, romania and poland had directory sliced off and added to what was in the soviet union. but then basically it was inherited by ukraine and of course, or uh, romanians some living in the ukraine. um so but again, i think it, it is a case of the the public in romania as is the lock it as an under is salary . um, you know that they, they don't see any real conclusion to this war and they're getting it so

u. s. congress did pass the annual defense budgets military spending did go through, as is normally done this time of year. uh for the coming year. uh, there will be $874200000000.00 in us taxpayer money spent on the military. and the point to is rather important because it appears at that point to represents the roughly $300000000.00 that will be authorized for ukraine. now that's much smaller than the ukraine government has requested. we had zelinski saying you need $7000000000.00 a month to run the ukrainian bureaucracy. so $300000000.00 for ukraine out of an overall defense budget of $874200000000.00. sites fair to say that zalinski and his allies in the american government are quite disappointed by what appears to be a gridlock situation on capitol hill. yeah, sounds very interesting and a but has we had laced that bag now with a double. so the rom instead, but thanks a lot of the corresponding came open. thanks again. now to southern gaza was very forces have repeatedly hit the city of alpha near the dixon water over the past 24 hours, the heavier side just next to the at least 28

u. s. congress did pass the annual defense budget military spending did go through, as is normally done this time of year for the coming year. there will be $874200000000.00 and us taxpayer money spent on the military. and the point to is rather important because it appears at that point to represent the roughly $300000000.00 that will be authorized for ukraine. now that's much smaller than the ukraine government has requested. we had zelinski saying you need $7000000000.00 a month to run the ukrainian bureaucracy. so $300000000.00 for ukraine out of an overall defense budget of $874200000000.00 sides fair to say that zalinski and his allies in the american government are quite disappointed by what appears to be a gridlock situation on capital hill, as a risk is going over american aid for ukraine president binding says that the us will support key of as long as he can. and they said in stock contrast to previous papers that said the washington would provide assistance for quote, as long as he takes a similar shifting rectory was seen enough gotten instead 2 years ago leading to the pro

u. s. congress over the country is a continued support to put as well. and ukraine with claims in the house that the bite and administration has been plunging, defense funds without congressional election. by the end of the year, we will run out of resources to procure more weapons and equipment, 3 grain, and to provide equipment from us military stocks. there is no magical boards of funding available to me at this moment. we are out of money and nearly out of time . if our system stops, it will go significant issues. we've grain, democrats and republicans are facing off in the us senate over the $106000000000.00 requests from president biden. that includes military aid for israel, ukraine, and taiwan. and as the white house is now warning, time is running out for washington's allies in k. yeah. but, well, democrats in both the house and senate are ready to sign off on the money. and the name of national security republicans are saying not so fast. they are arguing that if fine and wants his money for ukraine, then democrats me to address national securi

u. s. congress, huge international opinion opinions gayle begins the military operation, all these things are, and this report comes, out he's very politically damaged leader in the question is, does he need to be replaced now? can israel afford to wait for some end of this military operation that has an open -- to it. he he has said we may have to have an open ended in administration of gaza, which means there's not a clear ending to this war from his perspective. >> all that he is, i think, really well said. one of the main sort of contextual issues here. to go back to your experience, and one of the things i thought about this again, from the first moment that the report started coming in of the scale of this attack and how famous in many ways the israeli intelligence and security apparatus is. it's one of the most sophisticated in the entire world. it's known as such. this question of how did this happen has been there from the first day. i also wondered will there be some 9/11 commission? is there going to be, and, this seems like, there's a lot of question raised by this. how far up to

u. s. congress to, to look into how to support. he said the pull peoples of lashing america and the caribbean instead of putting up barriers and building goals. he said like what he's suggesting will take time, want to as well. yeah. see what i mean. even if there's some reason we're to be to build a wall that takes time as we saw in the last administration, i think that some of the was present love is over doors as and with respect to human, venezuela is for domestic political consumption in mexico. the reality is that us policy, um, as your correspondence with that is u. s. policy when it comes to cuba in venezuela . and you know, it's, that's not going to change and it's probably not very realistic for lopez over door to, in some way try to leverage a change. but again, i think that's for domestic politics, for certain elements of his base. he'd like to see him defending cuba and venezuela and the sort of romanticized idea of latin american revolutionaries. ignoring the fact that the people are fleeing to those countries in part

congress, woman like san diego castillo cortez. she said conditioning a to israel is we do with basically all the u. s. allies as a responsible course of action and also bernie sanders, who said the washington's in a quote, blank check approach must and but also the government, the us government is form of bulk in its criticism towards israel only last week. and secretary of defense load austin, said israel and risk, what he called a strategic defeat if it does not work to protect civilians in guys the austin said that the us will on one side support is read and also remain focused on ukraine before the government. and that may be possible to do that. it will need bi partisan supporting congress and debt looks quite difficult. right. ok, benjamin let's turn our attention to another conflict with us. i it is critical, of course that's the war in ukraine. the white house warned on monday that it's running out of funds to support and you can tell us why is that? that's a letter that whitehouse has sent by saying also that as of mid november, the department of defense has use 97 percent of the more than $

u. s. presidential guidance administration has bypassed congress to approve an emergency on sale to each row. for the 2nd time this month, components for artillery shells are included in the nearly $150000000.00 transfer. the state department said the decision was justified by the agency of israel sneak you in, secretary general, antonio. a good terrorist has condemned ross as light as the tax on ukraine. at least 30 people were killed and many more interested in product nationwide. a self . he infrastructure was it, including a maternity hospital, ukrainian official site. it's the biggest russian they were tech. since the bulb again, almost 2 years ago. the same as president, have you in my life has formerly cancel plans to join the breaks group of nations. argentina had been you to join the economic block on january 1st, and i says it's one of the many foreign policy decisions made by the previous government that are now being repeat. well, bangladesh is a week away from holding parliamentary elections, opposition, and rights curbside. the vote can be not the free no fee and accused th

and congress refuses to fill it up again. so my u. s. military officer, scott bennett, believes congress is the same through the bible and ministrations tactics. this is the exact a demonstration of fear, the by the end of ministration, the defense department, the war mongering, congressmen, they're full of fear they're, they're full of defeat and they are now desperately trying to scare the other american congressman into giving more money to ukraine. but i think it said it's an absolute fantasy, because number one of the american congress will not vote to send american troops and to ukraine. every person that vote would vote for that would lose their job instantly. because the american people do not under any circumstances want their boys and girls being sent to ukraine to fight russians. so that's never gonna happen. american troops are never going to be on the battlefield against russia, because the congress wouldn't allow that number to russia has no ambitions against me, though it has no ambitions against any european country. wha

u. s. president, jo biden's administration has bypassed congress to approve an emergency sale to each row for the 2nd time this month, components for artillery shells are included in the nearly $150000000.00 transfer. state department said the decision was justified by the agency. is ralph meets as an team, as president happy and malay has formerly cancel plans to join the brakes. the court of nations argentina had been due to join the economic block on january 1st. when i says it's one of the many foreign policy decisions made by the previous government that and now being reviewed, i'm over and is expected in several areas of gemini, the already dealing with flooding off the days of heavy downforce. some rivers have best the banks while border levels and others have risen rapidly. the northwest, instead of lowest activity, has been particularly hot, hit on the gym and weather service is forecasting more rain full. it says it won't be as heavy as recent dice this data believe report of care and death joins us from the seller district of germany state as low as any care. and we'll talk mor

u. s. is playing is also increasing. is absolutely critical that congress is able to, to review, to have transparency on all of the weapons that are going so that it can determine as it appropriate funds to tax care funds. frankly, to continue to buy these weapons that they're used for, you know, the, the urgent defense needs. but that are not used in ways that contraband us laws, policies, uh, or international law on waging or is like use ation. scro. this, the us government is not complying. with these conventional armstrong policy, some democrats are talking of conditioning, future us military aid to israel. if that happens, the pressure on president biden, to take a more critical look at the america's military support, where israel will only increase as because some of the developments connected to the war between israel and how about us the u. n. as had accounts of sexual violence, but how much during the october 7th terror attacks at a meeting in new york because attacked united nations officials and rights groups full failing to do enough to investig

u. s. president on the line to his backing of ukraine several times during sa lensky show trip to dc. but without the supports of congress, he could only sent him home with the fraction of the funding he's hoping for. w corresponding in keeping it commonly told us more about what a reduction in u. s. military 8 would mean fee cried. well, the thing is right now ukraine has enough air defense systems for key of maybe a few of the other big cities. but this is a vast country more than a 1000 miles from east to west. so they said, you know enough to go around if we're going to project lots of cities, especially how to keep addressing much was destruction and keep for instance. but it's also about the staff thoughts and about the munitions to keep the systems going, right. even if you're trying to order them on the open market, they're all waiting times of year. so basically, the only hope you grant has is for these missiles into septimus cells to be delivered from us stokes directly rather than waiting for them to be produced and outside the us. there just isn't any other game in town. european countries have been supplying

u. s. allies as the natal members, they were the congress that abstained. right. so scott, i mean it just sounds like i'm struggling to to find the points of such resolutions. then am i correct in saying that it and, and how far away is the council from actually making a real difference on the ground when it comes to the world, garza, there is a point, but assistant ball it in terms of the prior to the military, the economic 3 else. yes, and we know this for decades, is it the security council is held hostage to the 5 powers who have veto over it. so the security council was held hostage and could not do anything for the mass, killing him, serial over fly report using version of ukraine because of the russian veto tier of the security council is being held hostage because of the american beach. oh, that's that i do think it is important that you have the vast majority of the security council. in this case, 13 or 15 members yesterday were the only rush on the also standing, who have signal the fact that they want something to be done. i think it's important that th

u. s. is playing is also increasing. is absolutely critical that congress is able to, to review, to have transparency on all of the weapons that are going so that it can determined as it appropriate funds to tax care funds. frankly, to continue to buy these weapons that they're used for, you know, the, the urgent defense needs. but that are not used in ways that contribution us laws, policies, uh, or international law on waging or that is like his agent's crow. this a us government is not complying with the conventional armstrong policy. some democrats are talking of conditioning, future us military, a 2 as well. if that happens, the pressure on president biden, to take a more critical look at the america's military support for israel will only increase or i'm joined now by bradley bowman. he's the military in defense analyst and senior director of the center on military and political power at the foundation for defense of democracies. the joys be from washington writers get to see you again. arms to ukraine are publicly declared military assistance. the is

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u. s. president underlined his backing of ukraine several times during zalinski shore trip to dc, but without the support of congress, he could only sent him home with the fraction of the funding he's hoping for. earlier i asked the w as washington correspondent janelle dom island, if there was any sign that the republican blockade could soon be resolved as well. if there was any sign that the republicans are willing to make concessions, we haven't seen that was so much evidence of that yet. the fact is that the republicans had their position on this, even before the lensky came, and that the landscape, and even after the landscape arrived and talk to them and, and give a speech. so there's a, there's very little sign that he was able to move them from their positions. but i think it's important to realize that, you know, there is, this is an amano, this among republican. now there's an, a monolith in thinking law, the republican lawmakers that there are those who generally support aid for ukraine, but are still willing to use of ukraine aid as a bargaining chip in order to extract concessions on the us mexico borde

congress anywhere in sight. and keep in mind that the u. s. is by far the biggest source of war funding for ukraine, more than the countries of the european union combines. and it doesn't come any good time for ukraine, either with russia making gains in the south on the east and even in new york times the so called newspaper of record in the us, acknowledging that it's a quote, sobering development for ukraine, a mid dwindling military aid so now super high maintenance ukraine is run out of the western cash. it used to keep up appearances and now kind of like an instagram influence or who runs out of cash for botox and the makeup artist, the fear is that reality could get really ugly, really fast. so having failed to successfully brow beat the republicans and us congress into 14, over more cash, just barely keep treading water in place. kia has now apparently decided to switch things off a bit and hit up europe again. so what tactic is going to be this time? kissing up to brussels, shaming and gilding them. no problem. just straight up tellin

very bomb that was used, and you're seeing this now among the members of congress questioning whether this car plank check that the u. s. provides to israel, the terms of weapons should continue even as the white house is asking for many more to be authorized. and you're also seeing a falling of public support for the for the u. s. continuing these weapon transfers . yeah, huge ministry, a fortune and a half $1000000000.00. a heidi jake has straight thinks about a car with david. the rush is a professor national defense university and was a pentagon direct to offer a being put into a fast. he says, the reports of weapons provided by the united states might be seen as a contradiction of any weapon you know, use in the cost which will kill them. but um, you know, the, the article says that the weapons have been provided since october 7th. so we don't know what the pace of it is, but it's quite probable that a lot of these happened back before the international shift in public opinion when they were focused on the terrorist attack and the abduction civilians, the massacre of civilians in israel proper. and since then we'v

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u. s. president underlined his backing of ukraine several times during zelinski show a trip to dc, but without the support of congress, he could only sent him home with the fraction of the funding he's hoping for. right next spring and dw grand correspond to me kindly in case make, before we get into what's happening in the us, talk to us a bit about what's happening and key because there are reports overnight about me, sile striking a hospital. so we're all working up here. the rest at about 3 am local time, bye. very loud bangs. i think where we were, that was the defense. michelle is working, but we've had now in recent kind of arrow. so from the authority say that 10 russian ballistic missiles were intercepted, they were all in septic, one of these reports. but that has been ceasing damage from deputy from those pulling me. so that has to be said, this is quite an achievement, this ballistic missiles fly, look foster, and a lot higher than more conventional cruise missiles. and these, when we saw that up to a couple of months ago, ukraine wouldn't have been able to down. so russert is stepping up, it's attacked o

u. s. president underlined his backing of ukraine several times during the lensky show trip to dc. but without the supports of congress, he could only sent him home with the fraction of the funding he's hoping for. germany's 3 policy coalition government has reached an agreement on the 2020 full budget. now this ends a weeks long crisis, triggered by a constitutional court decision that blew a 17000000000 euro hole in the budget. according to the new plans, the government will make cots to its climates and trumps a nation fund. while financial support for ukraine will remain in place, the constitutional court had ruled, but 60000000000 euros, and emergency loans to combat the pandemic could not be reallocated to the climate of funds. the government had done just last in violation of the countries strict limits on borrowing, known as the debt. great. and to discuss this further, i'm joined in the studio by my business colleague, chris cope at chris. good to see, i'm so the german government has agreed on these costs instead of spending more money. so can you explain to us why the german government is so very reluctant

u. s. domestic dispute, in this case, immigration in spending cuts that could eventually, if there's no agreement stole this national security package in congress. and with that also still additional support not only for ukraine and for israel, but also for taiwan and being the pacific region. so we can expect this discussion to continue it developing further not only in house, in the house of representatives and incentives, also on the streets of the you as well. many people are wondering where the us should send weapons and how it should deal with this security concerns. to double use benjamin, i'll fire his group. it there in washington. thanks for your analysis that benjamin okay, let's get around. off of some of the world news headlines now. the palestinian authorities health ministry says 2 palestinians have been shot dead in ninety's riley ride in the north and occupied westbank. this video you're watching now, so is a shootout in town camelia on the territories border with this route. these riley miller trees, syrians aid, was conducting counterterrorism activity in the city. so the former president of mar, tiny, has been sentenced to 5

congress. what i can say now is, you know, as the chair of the u. s. c, l, c, and z, or you can change that landline cost municipal lesson. i'll, we are greatly concerned with the possible issues that the united states have transferred to ukraine. and we have consistently, you know, my polish and colleagues, 9 administration from washington heresy for clarity as well, or tend to like stop sending lots of munitions. now the united states have at least 1700000 club. the shells was filed in rockets in arsenal. point to the human rights watch. definitely per led to $500000000.00. so munitions, you know, that's a lot of an issue hire right. and these are bands my or a $120.00 countries for a reason why there is going to that, right? they cannot tell the difference between or small tile. they don't have any mechanism that we solve the straw. so that means the cheese or countries like miles, claudia and get. now, we're talking 5 decades and we're still cleaning up these deadly weapons. and people has to be our, our actual line. um, now our us government will

congress. what i can say now is, you know, as the chair of the u. s. c o, z and z, or you can change that landline cost, municipal listen. we are greatly concerned with the awesome issues that the united states, how transferred to ukraine, and we have consistently, you know, my polish and colleagues, 9 asked administration from washington, tennessee for clarity as well. all urge them to like stop sending, blocked munitions. now the united states have at least 1700000 classes, shells, recitals and rockets in arsenal. point to human rights watch. definitely pro lead to 500000000 cell munitions vanilla. that's a lot of issues on our side pile. right. and these are benz my over a 120 countries for a reason why there is going to that, right? they cannot how the difference between or small tile, they don't have any mechanism that will solve the straw. so that means the cheese or countries like miles claudia and get now we're talking 5 decades. so we're still cleaning up these deadly weapons. and people has to be our, our actual line. um, now our us governmen

washington can have major consequences when the word trust runs. dry and congress refuses to fill it up again. that we spoke with former u. s. military offices called ben. ideally, he says, the jo biden's administration, his administration of this, this desperate and has the fear of defeat. this is the exact a demonstration of fear, the by the end of ministration, the defense department, the war mongering uh congressmen uh their full of fear their their full of defeat. and they are now desperately trying to scare the other american congressman into giving more money to ukraine. but i think it says it's an absolute fantasy. because number one of the american congress will not vote to send american troops and to ukraine. every person that vote would vote for that would lose their job instantly, because the american people do not under any circumstances, once they're boys and girls being sent to your brain to fight russia. so that's never gonna happen. the american troops are never going to be on the battlefield against russia, because the congress wouldn't allow that number to russia has no ambitions against me, though it has

have, have gone through the, the, the federally through congress, conflicting anti semitism with the criticism of israel, etc. and there's also u. s. organizations back in berlin funding and legal supplements. i mean, we can go on about this. there's a fact involvement to say the so i mean the involvement of, of, of the united states in the genocide on gaza. but also in the ethnic cleansing interceptor, colonialism. the tungsten has been experiencing is direct and long term. just a few more data points to submit to all of you that are taken from this human rights watch report on starvation used as a weapon of war and gaza on november 15th, the last operational we mil in the gaza strip was bombed by israel november 28th, we had to report that more than a 3rd of agricultural land in northern, in the northern gaza strip, had been damaged or destroyed. this comes from the palestine food security sector. the world food program says the serious risk of starvation in gaza on december 6th . the only water, the foundation plant in northern gaza was stopped being functional and on and on and on and goes and you know, the broader picture tha

u. s. domestic dispute, in this case, immigration spending codes that could eventually stall this national security package in congress. and with that additional support not only for ukraine and for as well, but also for taiwan and the in the pacific region. yeah. and the should be in it's here in crisis in gaza, making headlines every day in united states is not going away. and that is key to this debate over israel isn't to you're absolutely right. and that's also why democrats a caution with each other and the binding on ministration, whether to attach conditions, including measures, to avoid civilian casualties in ga, the to security assistance for his ro and, but we also see the washington, this fall more critical. obama open with this criticism to israel only last weekend . we had secretary of defense load often say that is rather risk what he called a strategic defeat. if it does not work good, does not do more to protect civilians in gaza while assuring americans commitment to israel. security is that the us government will continue to press israel to protect civilians and to ensure the flow of humanitarian ai

particular concern this thing highlighted by members of congress and by the administration itself is small arms. there were some reports that the u. s. might constrain or limit shipments of small arms that were being just uh, sent out to is really security forces unless there was additional oversight of clarity offered in exactly who was ending up with those weapons. so there's a wide range of things being said, but we don't have any specific sounds like that to be back. is this what is real? remains the largest recipient of us military aid, the bite and ministration recently requested that certain congressional oversight rules regarding weapons sales to israel. that those rules be waived. do we know why it's really a matter of expediency? that's the white house is already here. rational notification and review requirements, add some amount of time, it might be weeks, it could, in some cases, be months. and in certain instances has been years of review, a potential delay and weapons being set by the ministration included a request to waive those provisions for israel. specifically, i think to avoid the risk that the future a package

congress and the white house. asking them to send more military aid to ukraine u. s. a. len ski spoke to u.s. tary officials yesterday. where defense secretary lloyd austin reaffirmed his support to the war effort. zelenskyy will now face the challenge of convincing congress. just last week congress failed to push through a multibillion delay aid package that included funding for ukraine, israel and border security. the top republicans say to reach a deal, any further funding to ukraine must be tied to major immigration related policy changes. >>> and this just in. harvard president claudene gay is staying put at the school. they have faced calls to fire gay over last week's congressional hearing about anti-semitism on campus but also outpouring of support. the university's highest governing body the harvard corporation has issued a unanimous statement 06 support, saying it believes gay is the right leader to help the community heal. >>> coming home to the bay this morning. police now have that surveillance video they wanted after a security guard died trying to stop a suspectedshoplifter and