more into the latest. john kirby, is the communications coordinatorfor the wh national security council. good to see you. i want to start with and announcements we saw from the defence department saying the abrams tanks that the us has promised to deliver to ukraine, they will get to the battlefield by this fall. that is earlier than expected. do you think these tanks are going to be enough to counter offensives from russia? we re also providing hundreds of other armoured vehicles and we re providing what we call combined arms training for ukrainian battalions outside the country to get them ready for the fighting that we expect and that they expect they will be doing in the weeks and months ahead. it is notjust abrams tanks, they will get there too the year year but we re also already taking possession, ukrainians are of leopard tags that are produced by germany and other nations, provider
mark the holiday and also to allow humanitarian aid and possibly the evacuation of civilians that are trapped in conflict zones. it seems that both parties have agreed and announced that they are observing this three day day truce. but in reality, what we re seeing is a continuation of the fighting. talking about contradictory reports on the ground, we ve also heard reports of our sf fighters essentially embedding in civilian homes. just paint a picture for us of what is going on on the ground. on friday, on the holiday which would have been a day for festivities and families to gather and celebrate, what happened in the capital of khartoum was the fighting is still going on and reports indicate there had been done and
also air strikes but also attempts or efforts by the army to go on the ground looking for the rss fighters and the fighters were aware so looks like they were embedded in residential areas with them all this indicates that it s likely to be a traumatic experience for the civilians they are because this fighting is happening in crowded urban areas. so many millions of people are now facing uncertainties and also this very rapidly escalating an ever present violence. we know that other countries in the region are closely watching on and fearful of a ripple effect. but more broadly, what could the global impact of this escalating conflict be? , . ., . impact of this escalating conflict
ensure there is a lasting cease-fire on the ground? were doing everything we can, on the ground? were doing everything we can. including on the ground? were doing everything we can, including conversations - on the ground? were doing everything we can, including conversations at - we can, including conversations at the secretary of state has artie had with leaders on both side to get them to put their arms down, quit fighting, let s get the tensions, make sure we have avenues for humanitarian aid and assistance to get into khartoum for the food, water, medicine which are now beginning to grow short for the people that lived there. that can be the focus right now so we can get to a transition of civilian authority in khartoum, which is what the sudanese armed forces say they want. we want to see that happen to put up we re working closely with leaders on both sides. on both sides. john kirby, coordinations on both sides. john kirby, i coordinations communicator on both sides. john