we think zelenskyy is churchillian in terms of his leadership.have to create three-dimensional battlefield. they have not been able to do it. >> stay tuned to this meeting. expecting them to speak this hour. we will bring it to you live. >>> let's bring in congresswoman madeleine dean of pennsylvania, member of the house foreign affairs committee, the house judiciary committee, which means you will have a busy moment at some point. i want to start on the foreign policy side of things. when you take a look at what is course of the last several days, how do you feel like the nato alliance is coming out of this? >> i feel like it's coming out very strong. i think about it and the conversations that are going on, the progress that has been made in the support of ukraine, the robust support of ukraine and how indispensable the united states and this administration have been in summoning the support of nations through sanctions or munitions and other humanitarian aid. so while i imagine that it's extraordinarily frustrating for president zelenskyy not

and we'll get to my interview with zelenskyy in just a moment. i want to begin with ben wedeman in eastern ukraine tonight, where ukrainian forces report nearly 60 attacks from russian rocket launchers and nearly 47 air strikes in the past day. and ben, zelenskyy did talk to me in detail about the counteroffensive not happening as he'd like. right now, though, around bakhmut in eastern ukraine, where you are tonight, ukraine is claiming some success on the battlefield. what are you learning? >> yes. they've been claiming some success for quite some time. but really, the going is very slow. they're focusing on the north and the south. their strategic goal is to actually encircle the city in the hopes that the russians will either surrender or simply pull their troops out. but beyond what officials in kyiv are saying, we actually got a little more insight today. we've been in contact with one of the units which is involved in the push to the south, around a town just about a mile and a half from the outskirts of bakhmut. and what they told us was t

we've all seen zelenskyy before.out trying to get nato membership, thanking everyone for everything they've done, thanking everyone for taking out one of the steps to membership, pointing out they've been doing a lot already together, that helps the situation and shows that ukraine is on the right path to become a european union member as well as a nato member. yes. this was the diplomat version of zelenskyy that we just witnessed. >> thanks, nic robertson. let's go to kim dozier. i want to ask you about nato itself and where it's at right now. back when donald trump was president, there was no secret that he was thinking about pulling the u.s. out of nato and weakening the alliance. how does happened in this particular summit strengthen nato. you have one more country being allowed in, does this put a lot of pressure on vladimir putin? >> sweden is officially in. hungary's parliament has to ratify that first as well as turkey. what it does is send a powerful message to moscow that combined with these new security gu

they also expected the arrival of volodymyr zelenskyi.lly, they will talk about the fate of ukraine . it was previously announced about the communique. that is, this is a discussion between the countries of the alliance and the already active countries of the alliance. what to do with ukraine? there will be fate, how to pave this way for ukraine , while i was waiting for the arrival of volodymyr zelenskyi, in fact, this was the reaction that, until volodymyr zelenskyi arrives, certain steps have been decided, but i will say that until we didn't know the end and still don't, i don't know how we are colleagues. what was decided on the communiqué , because this information intrigued us and is still intriguing somewhere, but we are expecting a press conference with the participation of the secretary general of nato in a moment, somewhere around 10 we are waiting for a few minutes, maybe there will be a speech by president zelenskyi and representatives of the alliance, and in a moment we will know more about what conclusion and what agreement

>> reporter: yeah, zelenskyy sounded pretty outraged yesterday.one this morning. today he will want to get more military packages. and the other will be getting the nato invitation and the other is security guarantees until that invitation arrives. the military packages are coming in the form of the bilateral meetings that he is having this morning. he's met with the british prime minister, german chancellor, all offering up military packages which zelenskyy sounds happy to get. he says he wanted to get on the same page of everybody else and he will get the opportunity to do that and put his views across the table of the nato ukraine council. first meeting of its kind and designed to help bring ukraine slowly into nato. and then the security packages, that will come out of the g7 meeting, expecting a big statement there with zelenskyy on stage where they will talk about the security packages, big security packages guaranteeing aid for ukraine going forward. aspirational details to come. from stoltenberg, i think we get the consistency of nato. we'

president zelenskyy had a different view of that. straightforward today with him as he has been in every phone conversation and meeting laying out his reasoning, his thinking, and hearing what president zelenskyy has to say. >> one of the frustrations from the ukrainian side, they understand the conflict piece of that. have you, have nato members detailed specifically the democratic and security sector reforms that would be nepdeded, they need to show to get an invitation? >> well, actually the way this process works, it's not just nato detailing to ukraine specific reforms, it's ukraine working with nato on what's called an annual national program. that sounds like kind of bureaucratic but what it fundamentally means is ukraine has a plan that is has authored for the steps that it needs to take including in security sector reform, including in democratic reform, including in anti-corruption. so that's all detailed a national program in the communique. now that program gets updated. and what the communique says is that nato and ukrai

zelenskyi's participation, which is called a historical event. and according to the results of the first day , the expected invitation to join the alliance will not be received by kyiv in return for the mandatory implementation of the membership action plan. which all candidates for admission to ukraine pass, it was canceled in addition, the allies from the alliance promise a new program of long-term support for ukraine that will help restore the security of ukraine in its defense sector , here they again say the future of ukraine in the alliance but kyiv receives the invitation when the allies agree and ukraine fulfills the conditions members of the delegation of the united states in vilnius were angered by president zelensky's post in which he accuses nato of indecisiveness , the american newspaper washington post writes about this referring to an anonymous official, the article says that zelenskyi's post surprised politicians alone in vilnius, because there biden planned to demonstrate the unity of the alliance and show his ability to rally pa

president biden will lay that out for president zelenskyy, he knows that president zelenskyy is leading under brutal assault day in and day out. he knows that president zelenskyy has strong views and isn't afraid to express those views, he president biden also is very straight forward and candid with president zelenskyy. >> all right, white house national security adviser jake sullivan, thank you. as an american congratulations for getting another tough nato ally in this historic alliance. >> incredible work. >> peter baker, love to get your thoughts on what you just heard from the national security adviser. >> yeah, look, they're obviously trying to make the best they can of the rift with president zelenskyy, today indicated he was going in the same direction after yesterday's tough words, as we just talked about, today he's talking about how much he's grateful for the alliance and how close they have been, they're trying to find a way to move past the disagreement over membership. i mean, look, it's interesting, you heard from jake sullivan just there of course, is you know, trying to

can we be sure we have president zelenskyy? mr.resident, it is fareed zakaria from aspen, can you hear me? president zelenskyy: good afternoon audience. thank you for the invitation. fareed: thank you for doing this mr. president. we know you have many things to deal with and we appreciate you taking time out of your schedule. we have known each other a while. i will begin with a very inspiring -- frank question that has been on everyone's mind. ukrainian counteroffensive seems to be going more slowly and has many more difficulties than people might have anticipated. can you tell us from your perspective why you think these -- why you think you face these difficulties and what you need to do to try to overcome them? pres. zelenskyy: thank you for the question. a very relevant one. i would like to draw your attention to the changeover worldwide. now we are discussing the counteroffensive in ukraine. ukraine aggressively liberates its territories and that is very important. last autumn our servicemen had a powerful operation. then th

but zelenskyy needs to keep the pressure on.re going to continue to see hints from him on this same path because these additional security gauarantees need to be codified and implemented. >> importanpoint. standby. we're going to get back to you soon. >>> meanwhile, the president of the united states get ting read to address this critical huddle of nato nations. 31 nations are here in lithuania right now. i want to go back to dana bash, who is in washington following all these historic moments. >> thank you, wolf. interesting discussion there. and here in washington, the republican-led panel is trying to outsound byte one another in their questioning of the fbi director what they are saying and how wray is responding, that's next. i see irritated gums and weak enamel. sensodyne sensitivity gum & enamel relieves sensitivity, helps restore gum health, and rehardens enamel. i'm a big advocate of recommending things that i know work. your record label is taking off. but so is your sound engineer. you need to hire. i need indeed. ind

what's the feinal readout from the summit and the talks between presidents biden and zelenskyy? >> well, wolf, president biden says he feels his hour-long meeting with ukrainian president zelenskyy went very well. after the start of the summit, got off to a bit of a tense start. zelenskyy is returning to ukraine without that clear road map towards membership in nato, but he is leaving with some long-term security commitments from some of the world's biggest western democracies. president biden for his part says that he accomplished the main goals he set out to accomplish in this summit including rallying those allies to provide more support for ukraine and showing a strengthened nato alliance. tonight president biden basking in another show of yunity for ukraine. >> we will not waiver. >> our commitment to ukraine will not weaken. we will stand for liberty and freedom today, tomorrow, and for as long as it takes. >> reporter: ukrainian president zelenskyy at biden's side as he tried to ease some of the nato summit's tension. >> your resilience and your resolve has been a model f

i want to start with ukrainian president zelenskyy's words to erin burnett.e said that the war is not going to be over until ukraine can take crimea back from its russian occupiers. russia has been in there since 2014. what does this tell you about just how long and protracted this war may be? >> well, share ration i mean, it tells us obviously that it has been long and protracted and it's in our interest to stop the -- you know, the bloodletting and to bring this to an end as fast as possible. interestingly when he says that he wants to reclaim crimea, it doesn't mean that he has to do it by military means, but he has to make enough military progress to either break the russian military and cause them to flee, which i don't think they will flee crimea, so ultimately really the second option is at the negotiating table. and that has to be his best hope. but we're far from that right now, as you can see on the battlefield there's not enough progress being made and they need air cover, the ukrainians do, and they need longer-range missiles, the so-called attack

president zelenskyy, first of all, i had commented on his english. he's really improved his english language capability from when ukraine was first invaded. obviously it's been a necessity for him, but both men really appeared to be speaking from the heart and from the head, you know, saying what they really felt and thought. it was a constructive conversation. they were both positive, which i think is the right way to approach this. the whole, you know, summit thus far has really been a resounding success for the united states and our nato allies, and it's been a huge success for ukraine as well. there was unanimity among the nato allies that ukraine must become a nato member. yes, there's no date certain. i certainly would have liked a tate certain. i would have liked to clear a path. i am one of those people who actually thinks that there's merit in inviting ukraine into nato right now even though it's tricky and you would have to manage the risk around the ongoing fighting and those territories that couldn't be covered by the security guarantees,

zelenskyi is already more optimistic today. i think it is absolutely fair. i am sure that after the war, after the war, ukraine will be in nato, and we will do everything for it. to make a sense of confidence came after meeting with allies, for example with the prime minister of britain , who did not spare warm words in sumy, he came not empty-handed but with a plan of security guarantees for ukraine before the country can join the alliance, these guarantees provide not too much, but they are promised by individual countries, such as the representatives of the big seven, they gathered for a meeting this morning, the proposal will include more military training programs , more ammunition and weapons, but also more intelligence and technical support, which is guaranteed in the long term, in order to make ukraine invincible, we must make sure that when the war will end , reliable mechanisms will be created for ukrainian security so that history does not repeat itself in the future, so i am grateful for the fact that today many allies will take it upon themselve

president zelenskyy wants a commitment now. he wanted it yesterday. nato allies say, you can't bring them in now, because nato's then at war with russia. president zelenskyy says the delay helps russia. >> what's most important right now is winning the war and utilizing and making sure that the weapons that we're giving to them for the counteroffensive are there when needed. and i think that's what the united states and president biden have done. each time, each phase in the war, when there is something that is needed, we have been able to provide it. we know that to win the counter offensive and thereby get the land back, ukrainian sovereignty back, protect the ukrainian people who are now devastated by putin's criminal and illegal war, the best thing to do is to make sure they have the munitions that are needed so that they can have their counteroffensive and moving forward. and notice counteroffensive now, they need more ammunition, we're going to make sure that happens. the f-16s and training of the pi pilots which will come thereafter, we're goin

volodymyr zelenskyy: thank you for the question. a very relevant one. i would just like to draw your attention to the change worldwide. now we are discussing the counteroffensive in ukraine. ukraine is not backtracking, but steadily liberates its territories, which is very important. last autumn our servicemen had a powerful operation. and then they started building new pervades. we did not count on the time to prepare counteroffensive activities and it was a decision among the experts that we did have plans to start it in the spring. we didn't because, frankly, we did not have enough munitions and armaments and not enough proper brigades trained properly in these weapons. still more than that the training missions were held outside ukraine. but still, we started and this is important. and because we started it a bit later on it can be said, and it will be shared truth, understood by all the experts, that it provided russia with time to mine all our lands and build several lines of defense. and definitely they had more time than they needed. lines of de

that really frustrated zelenskyy.ut them not being invited after the war. in fact, in the document -- the communique that has been issued -- it is 22 pages single-spaced, going through it, it is clear they decided to equivocate on that. they believe as president biden said, ambassador, that ukraine has not met its requirements. apart from it being the war and not wanting to get into -- getting nato involved with -- against russia in a hot war, they have not decided on the democracy and anti-corruption and other things. let me read what they said. we will continue to support and review ukraine's progress on interoperability, the military coordination, as well as additional democratic and security reforms that are required. nato foreign ministers will assess progress through the annual national program. the alliance will support ukraine in making reforms on its path toward future membership. we will extend an invitation to ukraine to join the alliance when allies agree and the conditions are met. that's the frustration

this morning, the latest from ukraine, our conversation with president zelenskyy in kyiv. six months ago you said you would not cede any territory. is your answer the same? >> yes. >> martha: no territory? no crimea? >> crimea is our territory. >> martha: our exclusive access to those leading the fight. you think you can take bakhmut? >> yes, of course. i assure you. >> martha: and the stories of civilians caught in the violence. we were just a mile and a half from here when that missile struck that building in this apartment complex. plus, national security council spokesman john kirby and all the week's politics from our powerhouse roundtable. >> announcer: from abc news, it's "this week." here now it's martha raddatz. >>> good morning, and welcome to "this week". it's been 500 days that signaled the start of an invasion that most of the world expected would end in a victory for vladimir putin. in a matter of days, that is. i was on the ground in ukraine that night, in a country fighting for its very survival among citizens facing an uncertain future. i just returned fro

and we understand president zelenskyy's sentiments.uations in the past year at the hands of a brutal regime, and that's exactly why we have provided historic packages of support for the last year and why today g7 leaders are coming together in vilnius to announce long-term support mechanisms for the country. we believe it is going to come true, that ukraine will join nato and that there is some important conditions that the country needs to meet as we laid out in the communique yesterday. this is pretty standard process for any nato country to join the alliance because the strengthen of any one nato country reflects the strength of nato in its entirety, and we feel optimistic. >> let me ask you about the decision to provide ukraine with cluster munitions. obviously it came after a period of deliberations and pressure on the administration as you said earlier. why do it now, and what do you say to the critics who argue that one these are inherently unsafe, could result in civilian casualties, and two, that this only further heightens th

zelenskyy thanked biden and the american people for the support and funding.oted it went on for twice as long as was expected. president biden was asked by reporters about their conversations before he left for finland. here's what he told them. >> you talked about long-range missiles. >> it went very well. we spent about an hour together and i think we're on the right track. so i'm feeling good about the trip, and, you know, we accomplished every goal we setout to accomplish. >> how long will it take to get ukraine into nato? >> it's not for a while. i think until the war is over. look, the one thing zelenskyy understands now is that whether or not he's in nato now, it's not relevant as long as he has the commitments along with a number of other nato countries that relates to how we deal with, for example, israel long-term. so he's not concerned about that now. >> back with us now jonathan lemire in finland. jonathan, we heard some frustration from other nato members about what was a perceived lack of gratitude from president zelenskyy at the start of the sum

zelenskyy broke that deal and brought them back.er denys prokopenko, he is 70 who -- somebody who is the type of person that western media says is an example of a neo-nazi. in reality, he came out of the kyiv mill you called the white boys club. the name speaks for itself. he has been photographed many times with one of the most common neo-nazi symbols in the world. he was part of asov's beginning from 2014, from when it was just a battalion form of a neo-nazi gang. he has now returned, either he will begin his duties as commander of asov now or he has been instituted, but it is insane he is the type of person who we look at and say, asov no longer is commanded by far-right groups when you have somebody like that. amy: there has been criticism of your reporting, lev, saying you are making too much of the white supremacist influences or the far right, neo-nazi influences now in ukraine and the fight against russia, though they may have had their beginnings there. can you respond to that? >> it is pretty insane that every time marjori

well, in these minutes, volodymyr zelenskyi is obviously on his way to istanbul or already in istanbulow monitor how the events will develop literally live, and the day before i will remind you that his visit to prague took place in the czech republic and we already mentioned the new military aid package for ukraine from the czech republic but what else was the ukrainian delegation able to agree on with a visit with a visit in prague? my colleague sashko shevchenko is joining our broadcast . today was already the second day of this visit, and it started today with the meeting of volodymyr zelenskyi with the prime minister of the czech republic , petr fiala, the talks actually covered a lot of topics, from the issue of defense cooperation to the involvement of the czech business in the reconstruction of ukraine, but one of the main topics was also the nato summit in vilnius, which should start already next week. petr fiala expressed his hope that zelensky will come to the capital of lithuania in person, and the president of ukraine once again stated that he expects only only general fra

we played a little sound of president biden and zelenskyy there. take us through some of the main takeaways we have been hearing so far between these two men. >> reporter: well, throughout this war, yasmin, the united states, its allies and nato and elsewhere have provided billions of dollars of assistance to ukraine. but what these leaders are announcing here in vilnius today as president biden meets with president zelenskyy and gets ready to give that major speech, they're going to make this a much more longer term commitment, essentially creating an umbrella agreement under which the individual nations in nato, including the u.s., are going to commit to make this a regular occurrence, they are going to contribute over the longer term to make sure that ukraine has the defense that it needs to be able to protect itself from russia and other enemies, including building up a defense manufacturing sector, the kinds of economic assistance that they're going to need and part of that is an attempt to show and signal to moscow that western support for uk

volodymyr zelenskyi already participated in the summit there. that the formulation of the terms of theation to the alliance will be discussed at the nato summit in vilnius without ukraine is unprecedented and absurd, zelensky said what this means but will the second day of the summit be fateful for ukraine, svoboda analyzes life well, in a moment, we will turn on our correspondent from the fields, nato . well, just now, with the latest data , we need an international columnist. my colleague rostislav khotyn, he is in vilnius now. rostislav, can you hear me? good evening, i hear you. good evening, so please tell us. please, because yesterday there were such high spirits on the eve of the day itself, are the same high spirits today , especially after the press conference from toltonberg , it is not as good as we would like in ukraine, but everything is not as bad as she thinks, that is all somewhere, such a compromise option in the middle of the sensation did not happen, they thought it happened as expected, i will remind you that what is happening now , the leaders of 30 nato countries

zelenskyy is watching the u.s. elections closely but says the choice is up to the american people. >> if i'm president, i will have that war settled in one day. 24 hours. >> martha: donald trump says he would end the war in 24 hours, if he was elected president. >> translator: it seems to me that the sole desire to bring the war to an end is beautiful. but this desire should be based on real-life experience. it seems like donald trump had these 24 hours once in his time. we were at war. not a full-scale war, but we were at war. and as i assume, he had that time at his disposal. but he must have had some other priorities. if we are talking about ending the war at the cost of ukraine, in other words, to make us give up our territories, well, i think in that way, biden could have brought it to an end even in five minutes. but we would not agree. >> martha: what would you say to those americans who say, we've given enough? we have our own problems, we can't continue to do that? >> translator: i would like to say thank

. >> president zelenskyy slammed the timeline as absurd. >> the fast-moving technology of ai can be applied to technology. >> imagine cuban missile crisis, how area decided when to respond. >> flooding in vermont, some areas seeing nine inches, higher than hurricane irene. >> the p.g.a. tour and saudi-backed liv golf teed up for a merger. congress is stepping in. >> 9/11 families, betrayal to the community. >> obesity is body positive. >> neo-nazi and white supremacy ideology. >> if you are woke, be out of shape, fat, antifa. >> ainsley: president biden and leaders of g-7 will huddle up on the sidelines of the summit. >> todd: nato declined to invite ukraine into nato for now. >> steve: griff, day one -- got a deal with his best friends. >> griff: best way to describe what is about to happen is the consolation prize to not join nato. what we're watching any moment is president biden and g-7 leaders will have an official announcement. it wasn't on the schedule. they will announce joint declaration of support, similar to what we give to israel annually and it comes after we just heard preside

now, the meeting comes as zelenskyy's attendance had been in question. it will be one sign of unity as russia's war in ukraine is expected to dominate much of the conversation here at the nato summit. these allies are also expected to discuss a pathway for ukraine to eventually join nato. zelenskyy has been seeking security guarantees and wants to have a more clear time line. a more clear road map for how ukraine could join the alliance. but president biden recently in an interview with fareed zakaria poured cold water on that as the war in ukraine is still ongoing and allowing ukraine into nato would further involve nato countries. additionally biden has argued there are diplomatic reforms that ukraine would also need to make before joining the alliance. all of these issues are expected to come up as the two leaders will meet here in lithuania on wednesday. and on the eve of the summit, there's another historic development that could significantly expand nato's territory. nato secretary-general stoltenberg announced that turkey will now approve sweden's

president zelenskyy and president biden have had conversations. our focus continues to be how do we continue to provide security assistance as the president has been a leader in in that -- in that. that will come up. tomorrow, i don't want to get ahead of that and we are always in conversation with congressional members on our bipartisan support for ukraine but i don't have anything specific to share. i don't have any long-term commitments coming out of conversations with members of congress. there has been bipartisan support for the security assistance for ukraine which is important which we appreciate. i don't have anything specific on the long-term piece. >> just to go back, there has been massive flooding in the north east. the president has been contact with many governors and has been talking to fema. any updates? press sec. jean-pierre: i don't have any updates on any call the president has had with any governors. he has been briefed on the storms and flooding in the northeast and we have been in touch with officials. we are offering assist

it comes a day after zelenskyy blasted nato for not setting a timeframe for when his country can join the alliance. jarred hill is in new york with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, anne-marie. in addition to that one on one between zelenskyy and biden, today a new nato-ukraine council is set to meet. an effort to bring ukraine as close as possible to the military alliance without actually joining, at least not for now. high stakes in a highly anticipated one on one between president biden and ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy. the meeting comes after zelenskyy criticized nato's reluctance to give a timetable for when his country could join the alliance, though they did offer a consolation -- announcing ukraine's future is in nato, but first the country has to make democratic and security sector reforms. nato's secretary general called it a major breakthrough. >> this will move ukraine closer to nato. >> reporter: zelenskyy wrote it was absurd to place vague new conditions on ukraine without setting an actual timetable for nato membership. the question of when

zelenskyy has been asking for additional support as they launch into that counteroffensive.s having sweden enter and then later having that debate, which has been looming over nato about how and when ukraine might be part of that alliance. now, of course this trip will then conclude with his trip to finland, and that is where president biden will join in commemorating the country's entrance into 31 nation military alliance. key meetings throughout the course of next week as he goes and visits these three countries, but the war in ukraine will be looming all of those meetings. boris. >> priscilla alvarez from the white house, thank you so much. >>> the supreme court ended its term this week with several landmark rulings. in a blockbuster finale, the six republican appointed justices struck down president biden's student debt forgiveness program, limited protections for the nation's lgbtq commune and ened$ race-based affirmative actions. tim, we're grateful you could join us. only one of these rulings directly involved president biden, but he spoke out against all three of the

biden and zelenskyy now set to meet tomorrow. and what the white house is saying tonight. elizabeth schulze is there. >>> the republican senator under fire tonight for what he said about white nationalists. our rachel scott asking senator tommy tuberville, are white nationalists racists? what he's saying now. >>> the four-year case involving aretha franklin's handwritten notes, found in her couch. do they count as her will? what a jury decided late today. >>> the breaking headline this afternoon. charles manson follower leslie van houten released from prison. >>> also just in tonight, the hours-long standoff with police at caesars palace in las vegas. a couple barricaded, a man seen throwing furniture from an upper floor. what we've just learned tonight. >>> the united flight from houston diverted to chicago. what a business class passenger allegedly did. >>> and america strong tonight. the 4-year-old and the big catch. you have to see it. >> david: good evening, and it's great to have you with us here on a very busy tuesday night. the urgent manhunt in the northeast acros

president zelenskyy moving the needle -- >> if we know anything about president zelenskyy, he's not shy is not shy of voicing his opinion. certainly shy of asking what he wants. said the word absurd, that is the description of the fact ukraine doesn't have a set timetable for joining nato. this evening, it was dinner at the presidential palace with all of the heads of state. a kind of working social occasion. i don't know how much small talk president zelenskyy was engaging with and how much he was venting his frustration. if you look at what he was given, it was considerable and significant. an open channel of communication . the first meeting will be tomorrow. wednesday, when president zelenskyy will be giving his thoughts on the deal. like you mentioned, things like simple find the process, speeding up the process into nato. certainly a feeling at the summit that he's -- that these are considerable concrete steps towards what ukraine wants. >> coming back to the point about conditions needing to be met before ukraine can become part of nato. has nato talked about those conditions? >>

so, maybe president zelenskyy understanding, you know, he wants crimea. maybe he's going to not be able to get it. that's, i think, the kind of undertone i got from that. >> and i'm wondering about that effort to retake crimea. you had a list of items that you said they would need in order to do so. is that something that would require more investment from the west that it has already provided to ukraine? >> much more investment because what we're not really able to report on is russian innovation and russian efforts. and the russians, they're not standing still on this. now, we've made a lot about the fact that the russians are poorly trained and they've thrown people willy nilly into battle and they've taken huge losses and stuff. but the russians are also developing new technologies. they're trying to strengthen their electronic warfare, jam the drones. they're drams the himars system now so it's not as effective at striking precision targets deep. we haven't given the ukrainians really the ability to go deeply enough to go after russian helicopters an

zelenskyy pushed back and said we are not asking to be added right now. the united states can see there is a way that ukraine can get stronger commitment to join nato in the near future without putting the u.s. at war with russia. jake: i would just point out 48 hours ago the coverage was about a major division and perspective on the question of ukraine's membership. your question underlines the fact that there is consensus, including from ukraine, that the question is not ukraine and nato now. the question is what's the pathway towards ukraine's future membership. i think we can come to a good judge *r understanding about that here. among all of the allies and with ukraine. that's really what these next two days about. that's what will be reflected in the communique. reporter: the president in his comments made clear this was a temporary move because we were low -- they, the ukrainians, were low on ammunition. what time frame are we talking about in terms of the ability to provide them with the ammunition the ukrainians need? how long will it take given

the zelenskyy pressure -- it seems to me, the zelenskyy pressure, everyone is playing their part -- zelenskyybe, as you were saying, genuinely frustrated no doubt but has to lay out that frustration. and biden is playing his part which is, of course, dealing with the reality that there is not a current path in right now while the war is ongoing for ukraine to enter nato for entering article 5. so it seems to me they're kind of playing their parts here. i don't think that should diminish, nor does it diminish, biden's legitimate issue here about getting turkey on board. >> before i so rudely interrupted you. >> am i back? >> you're back. live television, folks. >> one, i think david's point is extremely important to be cognizant of, one, because zelenskyy has played this game, i don't mean that in tpejorativ sense. you always have to do things through that prism. i think president biden is also cognizant of the fact there are 30 other members of nato, an additional one that's about to join that he has to balance and to some degree run cover for. when it comes to the cluster munitions, yes, the

that ukraine made it clear that the west should not look back to russia constantly and about this zelenskyi said that it is necessary it is necessary to be brave, it will be stronger , it is necessary to be unifying and not pay attention to russia and the table now said that russia has always been against the expansion of nato, anyone can accept any new member but russia will no longer have the right to veto the membership of any country in nato, including the old rivers of ukraine, so there is hope that sweden will soon become one. by the way, one of the consequences of this is that it is the 32nd member of the alliance, and you are such a general expectation that maybe ukraine will become the 33rd one day, so far the programs do not say temporary, but it is clear that it will be after the victory, after the end of the war, and also the last ukrainian people gave a mandate to the leadership of the state to advance to nato , if before the invasion of russia, nato membership supported ukraine 25-30 % of maximum to now it was recently after the russian invasion 82% then 86 now 89% of ukrainia

of our black sea is a great proof that ukraine will regain every part of its territory, volodymyr zelenskyi said. he laid flowers in memory the memorial sign in honor of those who died for the island, i want to thank from here, from this place, the victories of each of our soldiers for these 500 days, i thank everyone who fought for the sake of ukraine and may freedom heal for all our heroes of different times wanted ukraine. the one that has to be won right now will be a tribute to all those who gave their lives for the sake of ukraine. we will definitely win 500 days ago it was 500 days ago a terrible morning when we all woke up from explosions when we looked at russian planes in the ukrainian sky and i could not believe the day when the premonition of a great war was replaced by war itself and the realization that we have to fight for our land and our freedom. in 500 days, everything has changed and nothing remains unchanged, our intention is to return ours, including with crimea to punish the invaders and rebuild our home well, we ourselves have changed and together with us the whole wo

i think that i just caught it on the moment where president zelenskyy is supposedly standing alone andeveryone is talking to each other, it is as if they do not notice him , you know, this is manipulation, but there were moments in the communication between zelenskyi and biden that could be interpreted as very restrained, or in some other way, i will not say whether there was really tension between zelenskyi and she would understand if she was. we all understand why it is, by and large, because we know that the usa was not very happy with the uk's unequivocal decision to provide storm shadow cruise missiles to ukraine well, we know a lot and you know even more. therefore, please tell me whether there really was tension during the personal meeting of the two presidents, and if so, did it somehow manage to melt this curve a little. i think that it could not have happened without a serious conversation . that is, there was definitely a serious conversation between the two leaders, because let's go personally, he said that he is not always satisfied with the way the office of the president

we heard from president zelenskyy yesterday.e should note, we are here ahead of the president's speech at this beauiful backdrop in vilnius, lithuania. you did hear the frustration yesterday from zelenskyy in a statement he posted where he said in effect that nato's decision, lack of clarity about how and when ukraine would be invited to join nato was in his words unprecedented. and absurd. a change in tone today. you saw some of the comments as he visited with the president. he was welcomed, embraced by the leaders of the g7 who are here, of course, as well. their unwaivering support. after his visit with president biden, different than the absurd language, he said in the last 30 minutes or so, saying a very good, powerful meeting with mr. president biden. he says the meeting was twice as long as planned and it was as meaningful as it needed to be. we would have talked longer. all the topics, long-term support, weapons, politics, nato, we clearly see how to end this war with our common victory. thank you, mr. president. clearly

whether they communicated that to zelenskyy, we don't know.g "the washington post" kwt was reporting was how this war in ukraine would come to an end. this is a critical moment for ukraine. but it is going for slowly. and they have goals here, you heard him talking to erin burnett too about the fate of crimea, russian-controlled part of -- historically a part of ukraine that russia has controlled for some time now. the question is, what is ukraine's plan to regain territory, to end this war and eventually perhaps get to a negotiating position with russia. >> the fascinating thing is the dichotomy between the public statements where zelenskyy says that crimea is a nonnegotiable, that is ukrainian territory, and then what's been reported in private, him saying that they're looking for a cease-fire before the end of the year, perhaps crimea not a part of that. >> and we will see how that unfolds. and we should also keep in mind as we talk about all of this, zelenskyy's interests are not always the same as his allies, the united states and even eu

zelenskyi. but this is definitely not a plus, it could have been played more diplomatically.hank you, olezh oleg, this is an ocean of political science about what actually remains behind the scenes, exactly what you need to know . well, i remind you that we have a chat and a broadcast where you can share your thoughts from what you have seen, from what worries you, in particular, to suggest topics that we can talk about in our next broadcasts, it is important that there is communication between us, and in these seconds , andrea kalan joins our broadcast - she is an official representative of the us state department. i i congratulate you. thank you for finding the opportunity and time to join. in fact, different impressions and opinions are heard after the tone itself, but i would like to ask you about what clear steps ukraine needs to take in order for the united states to in the future, they gave their approval for ukraine's accession to nato. in fact, if it concerns reforms, which reforms are the most important, well, first of all , i want to take a look at what the soldier

zelenskyi is not bad. i am not saying that it is good. i am saying that it is not bad.that it will not get worse. it is now doing more or less what it should do. and if there are elections, i am somehow convinced that it is big enough, i think the vast majority of ukrainians they will vote for zelenskyi and on the other hand there is a war and if, well, we can and should not hold elections, well, because the war is not because there , the parliament voted for a two-month extension of martial law, but just like you and i, we would sit and talk together. would beer without responsibility and here they brought up on the one hand such and such on the other hand such and such on the third side no one canceled democracy during the war whether elections should be held but war is war and elections should not be held and if there is logic in her position and and there is logic in this position and in all positions, if today i am logic, but for you to say, how would someone call you, because i do not know who zelenskyi said, mr. yevgeny, as you say , it will be if they tell him t

something president zelenskyy has wanted. these are controversial weapons, because multiple explosive devices are packed into a shell, spread over a wide area, but it is a weapon that the russians are already using. linsey? >> linsey: martha, thank you. and you can see martha's entire interview with president zelenskyy sunday on "this week." >>> here at home tonight, new developments in the classified documents case against former president trump. his longtime aide, walt nauta, pleading not guilty to conspiracy charges in federal court today. prosecutors accuse him of helping donald trump hide documents from federal agents searching mar-a-lago. the former president has already pleaded not guilty to 37 federal charges. here's abc's chief washington correspondent jonathan karl. >> mr. nauta, how are you feeling today? >> reporter: today, walt nauta, donald trump's personal aide and, now, his co-defendant, showed up in a miami courthouse and pleaded not guilty to multiple charges related to the former president's alleged mishand

volodymyr zelenskyy is finishing his eastern european tour. yesterday he was in bulgaria, today he was in the czech republic and slovakia , and today he should arrive in turkey , where he will meet with the president of turkey rzhep and ip erdogan, meanwhile, washington is considering the issue of providing ukraine with ammunition that will be related to the strengthening of our army and ammunition in general that will allow us to make an effective counteroffensive, so far the discussion regarding the provision and possibility of such ammunition what exactly is going on in washington, we expect that the president of the students in america joseph biden will announce the provision of a new military aid package in the amount of 800 million dollars, so this message will appear when it appears we of course we will inform you about this, we are talking about cluster munitions, meanwhile, in the direction of bakhmut ukrainian defense forces have returned the previously occupied territories of the russian federation oleksandr syrskyi informed about e

president zelenskyy thinks it's certainly been too vague to this point. he and president biden have really always had quite a warm relationship, so this question of when and under what conditions ukraine might enter nato is now testing that. day two of the nato summit in lithuania, setting up a critical meeting between president biden and ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy, as the war-torn country's leader presses for a clear timeline for joining the powerful security alliance. >> we'll speak today and fight for this, security guarantees for ukraine on the way to nato. >> reporter: president biden has repeatedly resisted ukraine joining while the war is ongoing to avoid pitching all of nato into armed conflict with russia. the nato secretary-general offering this guidance. >> we will issue an invitation for ukraine to join nato when we agree and conditions are met. >> reporter: not concrete enough for president zelenskyy, who criticized the alliance on twitter writing, quote, uncertainty is weakness. analysts point to the central dilemma. >> if you s

so we have seen zelenskyy in the past asking more of the u.s. we have seen some of this defensiveness from the u.s. side. and i think melissa is absolutely right in framing the two days of this summit as yesterday was essentially ukraine being told what it's not going to get, and it is that big ticket item of not getting an imminent invitation to nato. there is immense frustration here on the ground, here in the ukrainian capital. and today is going to be about what ukraine is getting, both in the short and the long term. so while ukraine is not going to be getting this immediate invitation to nato, we are expecting this major announcement from g7 countries, which white house official amanda sloet said earlier is essentially going to send messages, a warning to russia. this is about integrating ukraine further into the west in terms of politics, in terms of economics, and, of course, in terms of the military. we are seeing a number of countries offer huge new military aid packages to ukraine. so as president zelenskyy comes back to kyiv, he's ce