it is the bipartisanship, in a town that is not famous for it anymore. but ukraine has been not only a galvanizing issue, but a uniting issue for her own country, which has been very divided in recent years. that s as recent and the end of last year, where an enormous new appropriation was given to usaid and other parts of the u.s. government in order to support schools, to support keeping the lights on, rebuilding the place, providing generators and boilers as putin seeks to weaponize winter. and i wish someday you ll be able to travel to united states. and even when the war is over, you ll probably see the remnants of the blue and yellow flag flying in the most remote parts of this country. and so, i think, you know, that commonality is there, that spirit of solidarity is there. but the other thank you all have done is you have just awed us with your bravery and your resilience. so, that is a separate dimension. instead of something that we ve
countering russia s war in ukraine, the national security adviser jake sullivan, who is with president biden in kyiv this week. also, usaid administrator samantha power, the official responsible for making sure the u.s. is assisting the people of ukraine in the horrible humanitarian crisis created by russia s war. they will answer questions directly from americans and ukrainians in the war zone. good evening, and welcome to our live cnn town hall event. i m fareed zakaria. we are coming to you from three countries tonight, the united states, russia and ukraine. as russia s invasion turns one year old, our questioners have a lot on their minds. and they are seeking answers about americas commitment to help ukraine defeat russia. this hour we will speak to a soldier on the frontlines, a mother who is uneasy about america s resolve, and a child who is looking for protection from the united states of america.
basically block out the fact that this country is at war. of course, then there are the symbols of the war. there are z symbols in a lot of places. z symbols, new symbols of russia s invasion of ukraine. by and large, i would say as far as the economy is concerned, it s been hurt by the sanctions, but not crippled by the sanctions. so, certainly economic pressure is not something that will cause flattering putin to change course. thank you, fred. fred pleitgen from moscow. but let me ask you about that, jake sullivan. the imf projects that the russian economy is actually going to do better this year than the british economy or the german economy. there are reports the new york times had a long report on how countries like china and india and turkey and iran are supplying all kinds of goods to the russians that perhaps they thought they would you been able to get the u.s. and companies that left. does this mean the sanctions are really not working? no, it does not. first of all, the
ukraine, who spoke with cnn on thursday. she says the war has called cause devastation on both sides of the frontline. but she says russia is not giving the necessary guarantees for her teams to be able to go across the front lines. as a result, about 2 million people, who are in dire need, are not receiving u.n. assistance. all right let s talk about the humanitarian situation in ukraine warrior into the war. i m joined by matthew sterns. he s country director for ukraine for the international medical corps. he s in kyiv. thanks so much for being with us. we talk daily about the battlefield. but what are the most pressing humanitarian issues and needs you are seeing right now? thanks so much, michael, for taking the time today. so, in the that we are seeing now as a result of the configuration of this intense hostilities that are happening here, we see devastated health care systems
[speaking non-english] [speaking non-english] take your time if you want to take a break. this is not the first grief nastya has experience in this war. in september, her boyfriend vladislav was killed while fighting on the front lines in kharkiv. you have experienced so much sadness and so much loss. in some ways, your story is the story of ukraine of people who have given so much, but who