Expires. Reporter with military time. The editor, host for defense and aerospace podcasts. On my left we have robert costa, chief election and Campaign Correspondent cbs news. David butler, Communications Advisor to the chairman, elizabeth miller, Washington Bureau chief with the new york times. John donnelly, Senior Writer at cq roll call. And max let, publisher for stars and stripes. I would like to acknowledge the presence today of the Ukrainian Ambassador to the u. S. Welcome back to the club. [applause] the United States National Defense strategy is focused on a rising china which america views as its most consequential strategic competitor and russia, which has proven over the past year and a half that is a clear and present threat. Over nearly the past year and a half russia slaughtered ukrainians and ukrainians have fought back with everything they have. General milley said in his remarks last year that the best way to honor ukrainian sacrifice is continue to support its fight
Last fall not to discuss kaylas case but you can discuss it today . Reporter were free to discuss some but not all of those details at this time. Our contact had been involved in some efforts to free the hostages. What we can report today based on that contact is new information about her kidnapping in syria, what we understand is that she was traveling with a syrian man who she introduced as her boyfriend to her colleagues, they were traveling not far from aleppo when their car was forceded off the road. And the two were kidnapped together some days later. The syrian manage was released by isis. And tlvpszhere was a real question at this time whether this boyfriend was somehow bait to get her into the trap. That was somehow dismissed after the syrian man went back to isis to try to secure her release but unfortunately to no avail. We were able to confirm the location where the hostages were all held together between 20 there were three specific locations, one was aleppo the other was
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