chief executive. and we re also stuck with a vice president who literally has zero talent and zero experience at a time and place that requires a great deal of both. # so, did white house chief of staff ron claim actually think that sending kamala harris to poland would somehow intimidate vladimir putin? the woman who speaks as if she s narrating a sesame street sketch? i m here, standing here on the northern flank on the eastern flank, talking about what we have in terms of the eastern flank and our nato allies and what is what is at stake this very moment. # iets some of the guiding principles around the nato alliance. # if only the translator could have told us what duda of poland was thinking when listening to her drone on in the tutorial. now, the fact is, the third-rate
and talked about the aid that the united states would be providing to poland. just the herculean efforts that they have been providing, it really is we should just stop for a minute. it really is something that for a government that over the past five years the united states has had somewhat mixed record with. a rough relationship because of the law and justice party. it is remarkable how poland in these dire times, in these dark times proving to be really one of our most steadfast allies. poland has stepped up as an ally. president duda has stepped up. president duda has moved i think somewhat more to the center my polish friends tell me. it is good to see america s vice president on the scene in poland, speaking as one of our top executives only can, vice
leaders, the g-7, the e.u. and brussels to determine both continued military coordination, humanitarian and economic coordination. joining us now, state department official david frie. david, thanks for being here tonight . how important is this trip? this is really important for ukraine and for the united states. the president is going to belgium first of all to meet with all of the nato leaders and e.u. leaders. that meeting will be a strategy meeting and a meeting in order to ensure that they re are still unified and that they agree on the next steps to take against russia and anything just coming to one country and that country is poland. the reason he s coming to poland, some of the reasons are obvious. for instance, he wants to show support for president duda and poland for receiving so many refugees from ukraine. they ve already received over two million refugees and they basically have an open door policy to ukraine. some of the reasons are also less obvious that poland is on
flank. u.s. commitment to nato allies, she s facing criticism for her demeanor yesterday while standing alongside poland s president. watch. is the united states willing to make smfk allocation for ukrainian refugees and for president duda, i want to know if you think and if you asked the united states to specifically accept more refugees? vice president harris: okay. [laughter] a friend in need is a friend indeed. that drew reaction from president zelenskyy former press secretary who lashed out in now deleted tweet that said, it would be a traj ed fethis woman won the presidency, and her predecessor, former vice president pence visiting two million refugees fleeing to poland. there are growing concerns frustrated putin could resort to
history. next question will come from anita of reuters. hi, madam vice president, thank you for and president duda thank you for taking my question. president zelenskyy has strongly asked for better air power in recent days and my question is what kind of alternative plans does the united states have to get materials to help ukraine defend itself, especially now that you have declined poland s offer on jets? can you give can you say some specifics on what you discussed with the polish leaders on this issue madam vice president. and one for president duda, the united states says, mr. president, it was not consulted before you made the offer to make your jets available to the united states? is that accurate and did poland