able to continue on its path towards europe, towards nato, without being deterred by russian action. that doesn t mean that we have to look for confrontation. yeah. we have to be cautious, but we have to know where we are going. that s the point i m making. you ve got to be cautious. i tell you what laura linderman at the atlantic council eurasia centre, a think tank, says. she says, the georgian government is looking at the situation in ukraine in terror that they will be next and so they are trying to walk the line of not overtly antagonising the kremlin while still using this historic moment to formally apply for eu membership and do as much as they can for ukraine. that is the right approach, isn t it? yeah, but not too much caution. i think what is important is for russia to know. not too much caution where? what do you mean? not to give the impression to russia that we are so scared that we want to defer to all russian pretensions that can happen. i think what is importan
that s the point i m making. you ve got to be cautious. i tell you what laura linderman at the atlantic council eurasia centre, a think tank, says. she says, the georgian government is looking at the situation in ukraine in terror that they will be next and so they are trying to walk the line of not overtly antagonising the kremlin while still using this historic moment to formally apply for eu membership and do as much as they can for ukraine. that is the right approach, isn t it? yeah, but not too much caution. i think what is important is for russia to know. not too much caution where? what do you mean? we re not to give the impression to russia that we are so scared that we want to defer to all russian pretensions that can happen. i think what is important in order to prevent any attempt or any dream by russia of doing something is for our european partners to consolidate our path towards europe. and in that sense, i think
ukrainian forces head for new battles. they know they need to move fast. soon, freezing winter weather could slow their advance. 0rla guerin, bbc news, lyman. the us announced plans to provide an additional $625 million in military aid to ukraine. president biden outlined the plans in a call to president zelensky on tuesday. the package will include high mobility artillery rocket systems, known as himars, bringing the total number delivered so far to 20. for more on this we are joined by melinda haring who is the deputy director of the atlantic council s eurasia centre. she is in washington, dc. thanks very much for your time. let s start with himars because there is a lot of store put on this weaponry. why is it so effective? . this weaponry. why is it so effective? this weaponry. why is it so effective? , , ., effective? . the systems are came effective? . the systems are game changer. effective? . the systems are game changer, allowing - effective? . the systems are - game chan
Ukraine's lightning offensive in Kharkiv may have damaged more than just Russia's depleted army it's also tarnished Russia's status as a regional power in Central Asia.