the us central bank announces the biggest rise in us interest rates in nearly 30 years, to combat surging inflation. and, spain, southern france, and parts of italy swelter through an extreme heatwave. authorities are warning of water shortages. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. new us aid for ukraine, worth a billion dollars, has been announced by president biden. it includes additional artillery and coastal defence weapons, as well as ammunition for artillery and advanced rocket systems. new pledges came from nato members who met in brussels. the us defence secretary said he will move heaven and earth to ensure ukraine gets the weapons it needs to combat russia s invasion. here s a little of what lloyd austin had to say. we can t afford to let up, and we can t lose steam. the stakes are too high. ukraine is facing a pivotal moment on the battlefield. and we re seeing what president zelensky warned us about. after failing to take kyiv and reasses
eating. the us central bank announces the biggest rise in us interest rates in nearly 30 years to combat surging inflation. and spain, southern france, and parts of italy swelter through an extreme heatwave: authorities are warning of water shortages. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. new us aid for ukraine worth a billion dollars has been announced by president biden. it includes additional artillery and coastal defence weapons, as well as ammunition for artillery and advanced rocket systems. new pledges came from nato members who met in brussels. the us defense secretary said he will move heaven and earth to ensure ukraine gets the weapons it needs to combat russia s invasion. here s a little of what lloyd austin had to say. we can t afford to let up, and we can t lose steam. the stakes are too high. ukraine is facing a pivotal moment on the battlefield. and we re seeing what president zelensky warned us about. after failing to take kyiv and rea
we can t afford to let up, and we can t lose steam. the stakes are too high. ukraine is facing a pivotal moment on the battlefield. and we re seeing what president zelensky warned us about. after failing to take kyiv and reassessing its combat aims, russia has shifted its focus to the donbas. and we can t underestimate the challenge that ukraine faces. president zelensky thanked president biden and said he was grateful to the united states for mobilising its partners to help. translation: the united states announced the strengthening - of our defences, an extra £1 billion support package. it is coastal defences, artillery and modern rocket systems. we are waiting. i am grateful for the support which is particularly
and stinger missiles and things that were hand held. they either work or they don t, maybe you need to send occasional batteries and spares but when you are dealing with heavy weapons you are dealing with lots of logistics, maintenance and support, to support, factory support. it requires a real strong planning process and that has been what has slowed them down so far. $1 billion is a lot of money but then by the same token america s military is the biggest and best funded in the world, nato is the biggest military alliance in the world. are you disappointed that more hasn t been done thus far with yellow you asking my personal opinion? you bet i m disappointed.- opinion? you bet i m disappointed. opinion? you bet i m disauointed. , ., ., disappointed. we should have done a lot disappointed. we should have done a lot more disappointed. we should have done a lot more sooner, - done a lot more sooner, starting before the invasion we should have declared a no fly zone. but we didn t,
important for our defences in the donbas. i am nowjoined by retired general wesley clark, former supreme commander of nato forces. he s in little rock, arkansas. thank you very much for making the time for us and a very good evening to you there in arkansas. $1 billion of an additional us military support, what is your reaction to this? glad to see it announced and a hope other countries will follow suit. i will say that the ukrainian perspective of we often hear as they are very impressed and pleased from the level of support from great britain and i hope that britain and all the other countries in europe will follow suit.- europe will follow suit. what would you europe will follow suit. what would you like europe will follow suit. what would you like to europe will follow suit. what would you like to see - europe will follow suit. what would you like to see other i would you like to see other countries promising to give? look, we are at an inflection point in really global hist