administration has been very, very consistent over the last couple days and saying this would be an escalation that is not acceptable from the u.s. s perspective. it would essentially amount to world war iii. that s something we heard earlier today from zelenskyy, asks the u.s., is this too much to ask for? a no-fly zone? essentially, ana, we see the answer to that from the u.s. is, yes, it is too much for ukraine to be asking for in terms of the u.s. s involvement in this on going conflict. m.j., stand by. i want to bring in barbara starr from the pentagon. some of the equipment he laid out, 800 anti aircraft systems, 9,000 anti-armor systems, shoulder-mounted missiles, drones and ammo. talk about this equipment and how quickly it can get into this fight? what he laid out really is a very strategic package from purely a military point of view. the things that the ukrainian forces can take advantage of and use right away.
their plans to make that announcement yesterday. a temporary breakdown in communication. we have a strong relationship with poland. the president spoke meanwhile, the u.s. has sent two patriot missile batteries to poland to defend polish airspace. they re positioned and manned. the decision was done by lloyd austin in consultation with poland. u.s. defense officials say that president zelensky has most of his air force intact. the ukrainians are flying a few sortees each day but the weapons that they have the biggest effect in stopping russian forces are the javelin anti-tank missiles, the stingers and shoulder fired messages. russia s most powerful air defense systems are on the boredner belarus and russia. this i m umbrella blankets much of ukraine s airspace, which makes flying any war planes difficult. the anti-aircraft systems would have to be taken out by
hospitals will not stop with just one country if they have the strength to keep going. reporter: the american president, joe biden, just authorized additional military assistance for ukraine after responding to urgent requests from president zelenskyy, who ju just heard from. mr. biden is also trying to intensify economic pressure on russia. that really is one of the main tools. cnn s arlette saenz and joe johns are covering these stories from washington. let s begin with arlette at the white house. reporter: with ukrainian president zelenskyy pleading for more aid, president biden authorized a fresh round of security assistance to be sent to ukraine. the president directing the state department to draw down $200 million worth of security assistance for ukraine. an administration official saying this would include anti-armor, anti-aircraft systems, as well as small arms to help the ukrainian people
ukraine but it is for all of europe. the evil which purposefully targets peaceful cities and ambulance mans and explodes hospitals will not stop with just one country if they have the strength to keep going. well, the u.s. president joe biden just authorized additional military aid for ukraine after responding to urgent pleaings from the ukrainian president, volodymyr zelenskyy. cnn s arlette saenz reports. reporter: with the war in ukraine in its third week, u.s. president joe biden ramping up the pressure on russia. putin is an aggressor. he is the aggressor. and putin must pay the price. reporter: today, the president directing the state department to draw down $200 million in defense services for ukraine. an administration official saying this will include anti-armor, anti-aircraft systems, and small arms. as russia warns the u.s. that convoys of foreign weapons would
by lloyd austin in consultation with poland. u.s. defense officials tell me president zelenskyy has most of his air force in flakt. the weapons they are having the biggest effect in stopping russian forces, javelins, anti-tank missiles, stinger and shoulder fired. and this umbrella blankets much of ukraine s air space which makes flying any war planes over ukraine difficult right now. anti-aircraft systems would have to be taken out before it could fly the migs to any effect. again, the pentagon says other capabilities are having a greater effect. the u.s. has transferred 17,000 javelin, stinger and shoulder fired man portable air defense systems into ukraine in recent weeks. these weapons are flowing like 1, 1 republican lawmaker told me