says ukraine can count— us president biden says ukraine can count onrent — count on his continued support. what is the current picture _ count on his continued support. what is the current picture of— count on his continued support. twist is the current picture of american support in ukraine, and what is the us public opinion on us involvement in ukraine? ., , .., ., us public opinion on us involvement in ukraine? ., , ., , ., in ukraine? polls continue to show that there is _ in ukraine? polls continue to show that there is and _ in ukraine? polls continue to show that there is and remains - in ukraine? polls continue to show that there is and remains backing l that there is and remains backing from the american population for the continued support of ukraine, but i have to say that president biden has seen a little weakening in that resolve, as far as those same polls are concerned. he is coming to this nato summit in lithuania to once again try to garner support for the continuing efforts to supply ukraine with weapons, billions of dollars have been

asked why now for ukraine, president biden saying, they're running out of ammunition ukraine's presidentelenskyy thanking the u.s. and calling the latest batch of weapons a timely, broad, and much-needed defense aid package. courtney kube has more from the pentagon. >> reporter: today the biden administration announcing it will provide a controversial new weapon to ukraine, cluster munitions. ukraine has been asking the u.s. for the cluster bombs since last year. president biden today explaining why now >> the ukrainians are running out of ammunition. >> reporter: specifically artillery rounds, allies struggling to keep them supplied as they fight through a tough counteroffensive >> and so we want to make sure ukrainians have sufficient artillery to keep them in the fight in the context of the current counteroffensive and because things are going a little slower than some had hoped. >> reporter: when cluster munitions explode, they scatter dozens of small bombs unleashing more widespread destruction than single rounds, controversial because some of the small bombs may not explode embeddi

takes an extraordinary step to change the course of the war in ukraine. the biden administration announcing it will send controversial cluster bombs to ukraine to bolster its firepower against putin's forces, banned across many parts of the world. human rights groups outraged over the weapons capacity to kills civilians. ukraine hailing the move as a struggle to repeal the russian invasion. president biden calling it a difficult decision. the fallout tonight. >>> the el paso walmart ma shooter draws 90 life sentences for his hate-driven massacre of 23 people. the emotional response from the victims' families and the troubling white supremacist ideology that connects him and other mass shooters in the headlines and why he may still face the death penalty. >>> plus, the dire new weather milestone. the planet reaching record heat for the fourth day in a row stifling temperatures across the country. the hikers air-lifted to safety as the fresh round of storms bring rain and hail. >>> the nation's new job numbers are in, and the labor market cooling off as companies go

government's commitment to sending cluster munitions to ukraine. the bideninistration sent a range of weapons to support the fight against russia. let's look at why these are different. each cluster munition carries large numbers of smaller bomblets dispersed over a wide area. the concern is any bomblets that pose a danger to civilians long after a conflict has ended. for that reason, they are banned in 120 countries. both russian and ukrainian forces have used cluster munitions, killing civilians as well as military personnel. i'm joined by our correspondent for more. talk about how the white house is justifying sending these cluster munitions to ukraine. >> president biden said it was a difficult decision. it is one he discussed with allies around the world. also with lawmakers. there's not a huge amount of resistance towards them here. quite bluntly, they are running out of ammunition. america has always been very clear. it does not want to leave ukraine vulnerable at all. more than 100 countries of munitions. for good reason. they are seen as these indis

sovereignty of which, and so it remains a little now, a year after the start of the conflict in ukraine, the biden strategy. cleared up clearly in just 15 months, his military assistance to ukraine switched from helmets to uniforms to the level of f-16 bomber fighters. and he's not going to stop. however, the problem is that this military aid is always not enough for victory but always just enough to keep hostilities going potential gold rush restoring post-war ukraine is an interesting addition to biden's strategy of war to the last ukrainian, the more destroyed in this country, the more needs to be restored , which will give more money to american companies cunning enough to wait at the trough until the murder in ukraine subsides, that is, once again we note to destroy ukraine and make money on it, and then restore. the ruins also line their pockets with nothing new to washington in pursuit of hard cash, even if it and we are the blood of an entire nation. and others, such a frank indication of funding screamed about what it is customary to keep silent about, how close major military contractors

sullivan, reiterated the reforms that ukraine needs, sullivan reiterated the reforms that ukraine needs , bidenlf complained that there is no unity in nato on ukraine’s membership, according to european his newspapers are not so much so that the request of ukraine is blocking at the moment the main players in washington and berlin for 15 years. later, ukraine finally wants clarity, so zelensky planned a trip to the villa with the clear goal of starting this process, now the ukrainian president is extremely angry because he was not allowed to do this. talking about the 2008 nato summit in bucharest that started it all here in bucharest we will further expand the circle of freedom we must make it clear nato welcomes the georgia and ukraine to valiance membership and offers them a clear plan to achieve. to this end, these two nations inspired the whole world with their revolutions and the orange and the revolution grew. the formal reason for considering the issues was a collective letter to general sekunatos heifer from the countries of eastern europe and canada, who joined them, western europeans

ukraine. president biden's controversial decision about a new weapons deal. the president sending cluster munitions to ukraine as part of a new military aid package to help the fight against russia. the weapons capable of causing massive damage are banned by more than 120 countries around the world because of their risk to civilians. president biden defending his decision. james longman in ukraine. >>> new images coming in. the massive cargo ship fire now burning for nearly 48 hours at one of america's largest ports. two firefighters killed battling the smoke and flames. the blaze kicking up to more decks. the ship listing, raising concerns it might sink. >>> the urgent manhunt at this hour for a murder suspect who escaped from jail in the northeast. the dangerous fugitive accused of multiple violent attacks last seen in the recreation yard. how he got free. where were the guards at the time? >>> the earth reaching its hottest temperature for the fourth day in a row. temperatures well into triple digits in arizona and california. severe storms moving from colo

a meeting that will be dominated by the war in ukraine, of course, and mr. biden's decision that ukraine is not yet ready to join the military alliance. would that be the sentiment of the majority of nato members, that the war needs to end before ukraine's membership is even considered? >> i think so, because realistically, are we really going to give ukraine a security guarantee, and come fight in its defense, while the war is ongoing? even president zelenskyy is not really asking for that. so, the real question here, is, not so much about whether we might or might not want a nato summit, it is what do we do about the current and near-term future with this conflict. i think right now we have to watch and see how the battlefield plays out in the summer. i think ukraine will make some gains. none of us know how many, and then we have to reassess in fall and winter. how can we help ukraine make more gains? that will be the question. the nato membership issue is really, you know, it is a nice ideological debate, it is really not that pertinent to the short-term questio

president biden insisted ukraine would one day join the nato military alliance, but not while the countryill at war. pres. biden: putin has already lost the war, he has a real problem. how does he move from here? what does he do? the idea of what vehicle will be used, he could end the war tomorrow. he could say i am out. the agreement that will be reached depends on putin and what he decides to do, but there is no possibility of him winning the war in ukraine. he has already lost that war. anyway, he has already lost that work. -- war. anchor: with me now is our north american correspondent. the president trump -- the message from president biden is ukraine can rely on the united states, but there seems to be lingering concerns about the reliability of u.s. pledges. what does the administration say? correspondent: this was such a critical trip for president biden to show that america can be relied on. the u.s. announced it was sending cluster munitions, those munitions have arrived. there is a presidential election next year, and mr. biden's closest rival at the moment certainly is donald

they claim that joe biden, when he was vice president under barack obama, was accused of pressuring ukraine top prosecutor. the reason? conservatives claimed, was to protect burisma from investigation because hunter biden was a member of burisma's board. now, that little part is true. hunter biden was on the board of burisma. and joe biden did push ukraine to remove its top prosecutor. but that was because the prosecutor was seen as categorically corrupt by the international community and he was seen as corrupt because, in part, he had failed to investigate alleged wrongdoing by burisma. in 2020, senate republicans investigated these allegations against joe biden and his son. and found no evidence of improper influence or wrongdoing by the president. on thursday, the republican senator, chuck grassley, released an fbi memo containing unverified claims about hunter biden's work in ukraine. the house oversight committee had already seen a redacted version of this memo, which involves claims that a confidential informant made in 2020 about hunter biden's alleged business dealings, top republic

outside of leadership, what do we need to do from here on should they put out that invitation to ukraine? joe bideneems to think they are not ready yet. >> that's right. inviting ukraine into nato is a big step the measured pace of what w the are doing of opening nato up to new countries is a measured tread that we are looking for in u.s. diffipldiplomacy. >> reid, the managing partner, unpacking that china and u.s. story. nato happening as well this week for more on janet yellen's efforts to put the u.s. and china relationship on sure footing, head to cnbc.com. >>> sticking with the u.s., president joe biden says it is unsure to call on the invitation to nato. allies need to layout a clear path to join the comments come ahead of the summit this week where some member states, including the u.s. and germany, come under pressure for the membership ambitions. meanwhile, president volodymyr zelenskyy visited turkey to bring home five prisoners of war captured by russian forces moscow says it violates the prisoner exchange deal he has taken in turkey. volodymyr zelenskyy marked the occasion where he rem

>>> president biden in finland, saying vladimir putin has already lost the war in ukraine, and what president biden said about "the wall street journal" reporter evan gershkovich. biden willing to swap a prisoner now for that reporter's release. james longman reporting from ukraine. >>> here in the u.s., the hunt for that murder suspect across state lines in the northeast. the major new clue tonight. the discovery, and what authorities are now saying. >>> the world health organization weighing in tonight on the key ingredient in diet coke and so many other soft drinks. aspartame. does it pose a cancer risk, and why authorities in this country say more study is needed. >>> the fda approving the first over-the-counter birth control pill without a doctor's prescription in this country. >>> and america strong tonight. the famous player, millions watched him collapse on the field. tonight, the moment he thanks the medical team for saving his life, and it is powerful. >> david: good evening, and it's great to have you with us here on a thursday night. we do begin tonight with the dangerous new stor

manifestation self-restraint biden is also afraid to give putin another reason to accuse nato of the fact that it is the alliance that is his opponent in this war, not ukraine finally, biden is very afraid that he will not be able to maintain the cohesion of nato regarding the ukrainian issue, he well understands that nato countries and other partners were able to provide such decisive aid for ukraine only thanks to their solidarity , it is precisely this that weakens putin and makes it clear that his main goal in this war failed with collapse instead he received an increased , stronger nato more united from ukraine which is on the way to membership. he did not see such a thing in his wildest dreams. therefore, he is fully aware that in order to achieve the goals i have listed, he must support nato unity, and if he insists on hopes that other nato members consider too provocative, he risks leading to the disintegration of nato, which is unacceptable for ukraine thank you very much, dear mr. embassy, ​​for this extremely frank and interesting conversation, and i want to remind our tv viewers that matthew bryza, an ehradnyk, was currently working for them on

biden is also afraid of giving putin another reason to blame nato for the fact that it is the alliance that is his opponent in this war, not ukraine and finally, biden is very afraid that he will not be able to maintain the unity of nato regarding the ukrainian issue, he well understands that nato countries and other partners were able to provide such decisive help for ukraine only thanks to their solidarity it is she who weakens putin and makes it clear that his main goal in this war has failed, instead he got an enlarged, stronger nato and a more united ukraine, which is on the way to membership he did not see such a thing in his worst dream. therefore, baiden realizes that in order to achieve the goals i have listed, he must support the unity of nato, and if he insists on hopes that other nato members consider too provocative, he risks leading to the disintegration of nato, which is unacceptable for ukraine. thank you very much dear sir embassy once this extraordinary frank and interesting conversation, and i want to remind our tv viewers that now on the air of the espresso tv channel , matthew bryza, an assistant to the secret

biden: our commitment to ukraine will not weekend. we will set for liberty and freedom for as long as it takes. amy: president biden warns the war in ukraine may continue for a long time as nato nations vow to increase support for ukraine in its fight against russia. but china is blasting nato for adopting a cold war mentality. we will get the latest. then to "cobalt red: how the blood of the congo powers our lives." we will look at how the world's increasing reliance on cobalt for mobile phones and electric cars has had a devastating impact on the congo. >> as the world now learns of this new congo or, the morale, encasement, and harassment of our time will be summoned to the cause of bringing an end to this vile scramble for loot that is drenched in the blood of the congolese people that powers our lives. amy: we will speak to siddharth kara, author of the new book "cobalt red." all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. heads of state from 31 nato member nati

it seems to me that this is ukraine biden. nt in vilnius on ukraine which will shock everyone. well, there, well, he said that russia is nato. oh , forgive ukraine. yes, he will make a statement, but he needs to remember what this is about. well, he needs to remember who he is talking about to russia or ukraine or iraq. we, too, greatly interfered with life. well, yes, and he remembers that his son died in iraq when he, so to speak, died from alcohol , he will make some statement that it is necessary to double, uh, military assistance to ukraine and all the same referent so that the russians do not win, so they invented there is a three step plan. the first plan is that they will announce that they have doubled. help, although on the other hand everyone says that there are no more shells, you need to produce, so it moved to cluster munitions. by the way, according to independent estimates , they have about 4.5 million pieces of various artillery shells , rockets, bombs , etc. i think that everything, everything, everything will

joe biden should not bring us ever closer to a third world war by supplying cluster munitions to ukraineould be trying to stop the war and stop the terrible death and destruction caused by an incompetent administration, the tragedy is that these terrible deaths and destruction official washington and kiev have long been considered traveling damage. they have already shelled donbass with cluster munitions. literally, scattering mines over donetsk, such shells do not leave civilians a chance. denis pushilin told about this in the soloviev life program in the donbass . cluster munitions have been flying over the donbas for a long time. well, i 'll tell you what to remember. uh, when this point was made on universitetskaya street. at the shelling where only one cassette worked and we, in my opinion, how many 38 victims had words at the international convention, kiev never looked back before and didn’t ask anyone for permission all the difference. now it’s only that then it was ukrainian ammunition, and now there will be american natalya islam her ekaterina shamaev evgeny zemtsova to lead. th

ukraine will be high on the agenda. the summit comes just days after mr. bidend giving controversial cluster munitions to ukraine. the debate over biden's decision to provide those weapons is extending to capitol hill. one top republican told him on the cnn state of the union, that he agrees with what the president has done. >> russia is dropping with impunity cluster bombs in ukraine, in the country of ukraine right now, all of the ukrainians are asking for is to give them the same weapons the russians have, to use in their own country against russians who are in their own country. and they do not want these to be used in russia. they want these as self-defense in their own country of ukraine, i don't see anything wrong with that. because quite honestly, you look at the counter offensive and has been a slow tremendously because the administration has been so slow to get their weapons and. and these weapons will be a game changer. they are highly effective. and particularly hitting flanks of troops inside of ukraine. and they will be a game changer in the counte

ukraine. in a new interview, president biden argues since the u.s. is not part of the international convention that banned the weapons he's actually able to send them. neither russia or ukraine have signed that treaty either. take a listen to biden's comments yesterday. >> it was a very difficult decision on my part. and, by the way, i discussed this with our allies, i discussed this with our friends up on the hill. this is a war relating to munitions, and they're running out of that ammunition, and we're low on it. what i finally did, i took the recommendation of the defense department to not permanently but to allow for in this transition moment where we have more 155 weapons, admit these shells for ukrainians to provide them with something that has a very low dud rate, but it was not an easy decision. we're not signatories of that agreement, but it took me a while to be convinced to do it. but the main thing is they either have the weapons to stop the russians now from -- keep them from stopping the ukrainian offensive through these areas, or they

joe biden should not bring us ever closer to a third world war by supplying cluster munitions to ukrainear and stop terrible death and destruction caused by an incompetent administration , the tragedy is that official washington has long considered these terrible deaths and destruction to be collateral damage donbass, they have already fired cluster munitions, literally, scattering mines over donetsk, such shells do not leave civilians and a chance for this in the nightingale program -life told denis pushilin cluster munitions have been flying over the donbas for a long time. well, i'll tell you what you remember, and when it was university , this point was made at the shelling where only one cassette worked and , in my opinion, how many 38 victims there were at the international convention, kiev has never looked back and asked no one for permission, the whole difference. now only in the fact that then it was ukrainian ammunition, and now there will be american natalya ekaterina shamaeva evgeny zemtsova together. the suspect in the murder of the deputy head of the city department for mob

is that why biden dragged america into the war in ukraine joe biden, he is a compromised criminal, and he is dragging us into the third world war, because zelensky has evidence of many other biden crimes. the federal bureau of investigation attempted to point out that form 10-23 is being used to record unverified communications that come from confidential sources. this means that the proof of the length of the biden and it supposedly cannot be considered in response to congressmen. republicans posted a letter from the fbi to the chairman of the house oversight committee , james conor, with thinly veiled threats. he is warned of the dire consequences that may lead to the publication of investigative documents. few, of course, biden's main rival in the election, donald trumpluev crab compro mys present crucket, corrupt president joe bidens, joined in. under a powerful reputation, it drags us into the third world war and that's it. it's in the interest of the country that paid his family millions and millions of dollars of obvious bribes. enough to look. how much china how much ukraine pa

biden. on the issue of ukraine _ priority for president biden. f course president zelensky has talked about tonight in istanbul, nato has an open door policy, there cannot be membership while a country is involved in a territorial dispute. so that rules the night at the moment, but do you sense the trajectory of trouble at the moment is almost inevitable now that ukraine would be admitted into nato? i think so. looking at other countries around europe, england that does directly border russia, they are keen to join nato after years of nonalignment —— finland. this has been kind of a tactical back file from putin. his idea that this was more of a challenge to nato, their expansion eastwards, actually has encourage countries and reinforce people's fears in those countries of the russian threat, therefore i think it will be inevitable that ukraine does it and people overwhelming back it. it inevitable that ukraine does it and people overwhelming back it. it also has the support _ people overwhelming back it. it also has the support of _ people overwh

there is no question that politics even before the great invasion of russia into ukraine, the biden administration said that russia would win in ukraine, and we provided massive financial, military, and economic aid , and all efforts were made by the event to attract as many hands as possible to help ukraine, and understanding the gravity of the situation, what we achieved it is impressive, but i want to say that the policy of president biden is not very adequate because he did not do much. he did not clearly state against which state he will take what position the united states will take in this war. he did not say about the goal that it was a victory for ukraine or a defeat for russia, and he did not explain to the american people that it is very useful to help ukraine and that it is not just a philanthropic move to help ukraine and, accordingly, departing from this , the presidential administration should provide very powerful or advanced weapons in ukraine until ukraine showed itself on the battlefield and they did not develop a much more powerful program that would include ukraine's cooperati

options, too, a-a p yuri, many representatives of the usa agreed on a budget of 300 million for ukraine, and bidenmillion, that is, this year they supported 500 million less and democrat golden, he tried to introduce an amendment to increase this support for ukraine, but this amendment did not pass in your opinion, why do you think that this is a competition between two parties that are looking for ways that they can help the administration to help ukraine or justify some of their values ​​and views, and this is normal, but in this situation, the administration is not ultimately responsible for the help that is presented because, in the end, the voters will be before the voters will be accountable to the president the president believes that we are generally responsible for foreign policy , therefore there is help this was sufficient help not enough help if the situation would have changed with this help to push the help that is needed and to move money from one wallet of the state to another, they did everything that is needed in this hive, there is a lot of power of the administration, and in th

there are probably more contentious issues on the agenda as well, such as the question of ukraine's membership. no biden has been slower than other nato allies to walk back a play for a path for ukraine to join nato. he's resisted setting out the time table so far, so he has a balancing act here between wanting to project unshakable unity within this alliance. but also wanting to lay out you the was his position on an issue where there isn't a 100 percent consensus. and before the meeting, he's going to be in london, he's going to be talking to king charles and prime minister. we should soon act there. so what can we expect from those tasks? indeed, as he said, it's the 1st time he's going to be seeing king charles since he was crowned he did not attend the coordination in may 1st. lady joe biden went instead, and this is a contrast to rush. you soon. ok, who he saw fairly recently. he was here in washington last months. they discuss a defense cooperation for ukraine as well as a trade ties. so knox office said they're looking forward to hosting biden that this meeting will build upon previous meetings.

ukraine will make nato stronger." president biden insists nato's core value that an attack on one is an attack on all means admitting ukraine would put the u.s. and its allies with a collision course with vladimir putin. >> as president biden noted, bringing ukraine into the alliance now, here in vilnius, would bring nato into war with russia. >> david: let's bring in elizabeth schulze with me again tonight. and president biden of course sitting down with president zelenskyy, they'll meet tomorrow. the white house telling you tonight their message will again be one of unity? >> reporter: david, that's right. despite president zelenskyy's criticism, national security adviser jake sullivan tells me that the meeting here with president biden tomorrow is an opportunity to highlight how the u.s. is the leading partner with ukraine in its fight against russia, providing critical military and economic support. david? >> david: elizabeth schulze reporting again tonight. elizabeth, thank you. >>> meantime, back here in the u.s. you and tonigh

ukraine. therefore, president biden. e hope that you will use your historic chance to become the reagan of our region . the possible composition of ukraine in nato is from the side of russia and the fact that this will play into the hands of russian propagandists, they say that the expansion of nato is the reason for the war in ukraine about politics the goals and reasons of the explanation from the bio-house and the us government are simply silent about this and russia fills this void with its own narrative which is false and as you know and as your viewers know nato promised ukraine that it could join back in 2008 at the request of ukraine it was what ukraine wanted to join and then nato did nothing for 15 years so ukraine was not on a realistic path to nato but russia still invaded them twice people should understand this after the nato summit in vilnius on july 11-12 next meeting partners of the poll will take place in washington, experts hope that, if not in the capital of lithuania, then in the american capital of u

it is a -- biden with ukraine with a billion dollars. whether they do or do not fire the prosecutor. secondly, they key whistleblowers have said they have received -- receipts for rooms with joe biden's name on them. and thirdly, the fact that they did not or were not able to interview hunter biden, the primary suspect that they are investigating, that is purely an admission of guilt. this is by whoever told them they could not interview hunter biden. it makes no sense that they are not allowed to interview the individual they are investigating. to me that is a sign of guilt. the bidens are guilty. he needs to be impeached. host: let's get the congressman's reaction. should the attorney general be impeached over this? guest: impeachment requires seizing, bribery or other high crimes of misdemeanors. the constitution waging war against the united states or -- it is not that. bribery is clearly defined and what has been alleged certainly fits that definition but that is not the conduct of the attorney general that is a conduct of the presid

resolve those issues, they went as far as they could which i think is still a victory for ukraine. >> so president biden said ukraine cannot join nato until the war is over. you say there's merit in inviting ukraine to join nato right now. the big hold up on that according to republicans that i've talked to who are pretty hawkish and want ukraine in nato is obviously article 5. article 5 of the nato treaty, an attack on one is an attack on all. so if ukraine were to join nato immediately as you're suggesting should be a possibility, doesn't that mean that immediately the united states and all the nato countries would have to, like, send in troops to defend ukraine? >> no, it doesn't, jake, because you could do it in such a way where you say this only applies to the territory that on the day you sign the agreement the ukrainian government controls. any disputed territory where there's hot war ongoing or where it's occupied by russia wouldn't be covered by this, but then it would deter russia from taking one more step into ukraine, into what the ukrainian government does control and that would be the idea

but the other one, the really topical one is also about ukraine's pause to nato membership. president biden is a more cautious, as you mentioned in the report, you said over the weekend that ukraine is not ready to join in the middle of the war. the u. k. is pushing for some clear a pos possibly some short cuts um for the suit. you know, the, the relationship is strong, there is a support for you can bought. there are differences in these 2 mainly and these 2 subjects. so special relations of yes, but also hiccups. and even in the british press, there was some news papers. they said the president biden is empty british, so there's something that they would have to to. and when they meet you in downing street very, very soon they are good mass in london. thank you. 6 people including 3 children and i've been told in an attack at a kindergarten in southeastern china police. and the city of the young chung in china, is long dong province have arrested a 25 year old man. suspected of carrying out a knife attack. officials say that one teacher and 2 parents are also among the dead. firearms are

biden had to say to the swedish prime minister on the subject of ukraine. pres. n: we are stepping up to protect our shared democratic values to the people of ukraine. the generosity of the swedish people has been extreme. the brave people of ukraine are defending themselves against russia's brutality. >> i am joined in the studio. great to have you with us. a show of support from u.s. president biden for sweden joining nato. why is this important for the u.s.? >> it is important for the u.s. and joe biden -- we have the election coming up next year -- being conscious of the fact the u.s. support for ukraine after russia's invasion could become a key election point. he has been public in his wish to expand nato and we remind ourselves this alliance was set up after the second world war to stop world war iii. they have been going through a tumultuous time themselves. the former norwegian prime minister taking on a third historic term. all roads lead to ukraine and it is about stability. this would be a victory for president biden. >> there is a bloc with turkiye op

us presidentjoe biden has told president zelensky, who's also at the summit, that ukraine's courage isample to �*whole world'. president biden pledged unwavering support to ukraine in its ongoing conflict to russia. today, the members of the g7 are launching a joint declaration of support for ukraine to make it clear that our support will last long into the future. this starts a process by which each of our nations and any other nation who wishes to participate will negotiate long term bilateral security commitments with and to ukraine. we're going to help ukraine build a strong, capable... across land, air and sea, which will be a force of stability in the region and deter against any and all threats. to lewis in vilnius. what are they actually mean in real terms? actually mean in realterms? there are significant _ actually mean in realterms? there are significant in _ actually mean in realterms? there are significant in the _ actually mean in realterms? there are significant in the sense - actually mean in realterms? there are significant in the sense they - are significant in the se

ukraine. pete: long-range rockets, joe biden. >> were not consent ukraine rockets.ring were knocking to do this world war iii, redlines, not until we do. the u.s. has provided ukraine with over 30 hi rockets fatso rocket system. it's not that we've given them 30 rockets. we have given them 30 systems. pete: you have expertise tell me what they are. they're driven around by a 5-ton truck and it ramps up in the back and depending on the type of system between one and six missiles a cost millions of dollars depending on the type of system, varying ranges are accurate within 3 feet. if you want to hit the target you going to hit the target and one of them very high accuracy to 300 kilometers you hit within a meter. if you're worried about ukraine's ability to go into russia you don't supply hi mars because they can reach russia with a great deal of accuracy which you think would escalate the war even further. >> incrementally escalating the word. finally joe biden promising no american troops in ukraine. >> let me be clear our forces are not engaged in will not engaged

biden is also afraid to give putin another reason to accuse nato of the fact that the alliance is his adversary in this war, not ukraine, and finally, biden is deeply afraid that he will not be able to maintain the unity of nato regarding the ukrainian issue, he well understands that nato countries and other partners were able to provide such decisive assistance for ukraine only thanks to their solidarity , it is precisely this that weakens putin and makes it clear that his main goal in this war failed with collapse, instead he received an enlarged , stronger nato , more united with ukraine, which is on the way to membership. of the goals i have listed, he must support the unity of nato, and if he insists on hopes that other nato members consider too provocative, he risks leading to the disintegration of nato, which is unacceptable for ukraine. on the air of the espresso tv channel , matthew bryza worked for them, ex-adviser of the secretary of state of the united states, ex-director of europe and eurasia, in fact, in the case of us national security. thank you, glory to ukraine, i returned missed only not combispasm a

straight will be dominated by the some in english, a way to and it's showing solidarity with ukraine. biden's hesitates premature to allow you quite and to join the lines in the middle of a roll. and you report by the rights curbside for children, says palestinian mine is arrested by these riley on the r emotionally and physically abused almost half of the children in the military detention system. i injured at the points of arrest rushes, officials say, and defend systems have intercepted for you, craning myself over the crime in the mean sheila, we sell strikes of also being reported in southern russia in ross stove and brians does it in these governments is extending its closure owns a space until the end of the month. the flight plan excludes humanitarian deliveries and as accusations, line cert, sedans, war infections are engaged in heavy fighting in the capital country and to present it from britons and national broke cost of the b. b. c has been suspended, the corporation is investing quite investigating claims he pays the sexually explicit photographs from a teenager. all right, those

ukraine become a nato member. they pledged military support for the war. president bidenporters that we accomplish the goals that he set out to accomplish at the summit and he affirmed support for ukraine in front of 10,000 people at the university. >> since the war began, president zelenskyy, i spent an hour with him in washington, kyiv, hiroshima. to declare to the world when i say again we will not waiver. we will not waiver. [applause] >> i mean that. our commitment to ukraine will not weaken. we will stand for liberty and freedom today, tomorrow and as long as it takes. >> despite not receiving the timetable he hoped for, zelenskyy said nato support had given a powerful signal to russia but there was a controversy today when u.k. defense minister ben wallace said" people want to see gratitude from ukraine in relation to western aid." u.k. prime minister rishi sunak downplayed those comments saying he has expressed gratitude on a number of occasions. let's get more from our europe editor katya. it is great to see you. president biden called the summit a success. do ot

and whose sovereignty is already a little bit now a year after the start of the conflict in ukraine, the bidenleared up clearly in just 15 months, his military assistance to ukraine switched from helmets to uniforms to the level of f-16 bomber fighters. and he's not going to stop. however, the problem is that this military aid is always not enough for victory, but always just enough to keep hostilities going. potential gold rush to rebuild post-war ukraine. is an interesting addition to biden's strategy of war to the last ukrainian, the more destroyed in this country , the more needs to be restored, which will give more money to american companies cunning enough to wait at the trough until the killings in ukraine subside, that is, once again we note to destroy ukraine and make money on it, and then restore it. the ruins also fill the pockets of nothing new in washington in pursuit of hard currency, even if it is and we are the blood of a whole people an interesting moment on december 8, 2022, at the embassy of ukraine in washington , the village of sana makarova invited the heads of the larges

biden's national security adviser jake sullivan said this morning the ongoing war is not blocking ukraine'snvitation, and we obviously retain flexibility, he said. but yesterday biden's other secretary of defense acknowledged concerns within the alliance about triggering article 5 and drawing nato into direct conflict with russia and finland's foreign minister told fox the same. >> bringing on a new ally in ongoing hot war would mean bringing the alliance directly into that conflict, which is something the alliance tried to avoid. >> based on the washington treaty, you cannot accept a member who is actively engaged in a war. reporter: biden and zelensky were very respectful of each other in this meeting and zelensky thanked the american people for spending their money saying they're not just spending it on fighting, they're spending it on saving lives and he thanked president biden for sending cluster munitions to ukraine saying biden made a difficult political decision but one that will help his country, especially as russia has been using cluster bombs on ukraine. >> i didn't hear from al