russia's latest effort to disrupt the international supply of weapons. ukrainian president vladimir sa lensky, his welcome to pledge by washington to provide an additional $1000000000.00 in military id crane. it's the largest package since russia's invasion began. speaking in brussels, u. s. secretary of defense, lloyd austin, called on other countries to also step up support. austin says the war has reached what he says is a pivotal moment. the meeting includes nato members, as well as dozens of additional countries known as the ukrainian defense contact group. is the defense secretary load austin speaking earlier? so the contact group 1st came together nearly 3 months ago. we bought tremendous momentum for donations and delivery of notary assistance. and after this, this afternoon's discussions, we're not just going to maintain that momentum. we're gonna move even faster and push even heart will deeper in our coordination and cooperation and will bolster ukraine's armed forces to help them repel russian aggression. now and in the future . earlier i spoke to mark montgomery, a military exper