it as a threat, you joined in the coalition against this kind of aggression, this is no different, this is what i am asking you to do today. while at the summit, g7 leaders also agreed on a new raft of sanctions against russia. moscow has responded to those sanctions announced at the g7. russia says it s banning more than 500 us citizens from entering its territory among them, former us president barack obama and governor of arkansas sarah huckabee sanders. also included on that list was kay bailey hutchison, united states ambassador to nato underformer president donald trump. my colleague carl nasman spoke with her earlier. well, madam ambassador, thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us now. i want to start because we just learned that you personally have been sanctioned by russia. you ve been included on a list of some 500 americans. among them, barack obama, a comedian, seth meyers, arkansas governor sarah sanders, some other people on that list as well lots of hi
aid to ukraine, including armored vehicles and light tanks. today, president zelenskyy is visiting the united kingdom, where more military aid is to be announced. a few days ago, he was in berlin. the germans have said that they will do the same. joining us now, former u.s. ambassador to ukraine, marie yovanovitch. her memoir, lessons from the edge, is now out in paperback and includes a new afterward about russia s war in ukraine. madam ambassador, great to see this morning. let s start with getting your reaction to that story. the idea that the head of the wagner group, which of course is prominent here, particularly in the fight around bakhmut, that he might be willing to deal with the ukrainians, to sell out the positions of russian troops. we know that there is some divide between him in the kremlin. we should note that it looks like the ukrainians did not take him up on it, but what do you think this says about the state of putin s war? yeah, you know, just when you think that
didn t know if you would be doing it virtually or coming, there s always a big security risks surrounding this kind of hugely high profile visit. he understand why he and allies will be tight lipped about that, but when he does come it will be a hugely significant moment. it will be the first time that he is in the presence of all of his g7 allies. he s coming from saudi arabia, addressing arab leaders, including pastor al assad, a huge prudent ally, so i think the audience he will find here, the solidarity he will find here, will be much more receptive, shall we say. be much more receptive, shall we sa . w be much more receptive, shall we sa , . ., , be much more receptive, shall we sa. , ., say. nick marsh reporting fresh from the g7. say. nick marsh reporting fresh from the g7- thank say. nick marsh reporting fresh from the g7. thank you say. nick marsh reporting fresh from the g7. thank you so say. nick marsh reporting fresh from the g7. thank you so much. - russia has re
counteroffensive. the u.s. director of national intelligence avril haines, testified to congress today on that topic. take a listen. but even if ukraine s counteroffensive is not fully successful, the russians are unlikely to be able to mount a significant offensive operation this year. in fact, if russia does not initiate a mandatory mobilization and secure substantial third-party ammunition supplies beyond existing deliveries from iran and others, it will be increasingly challenging for them to sustain even modest offensive operations. do you agree with that assessment, madam ambassador? do you think it s going to be tough for russia to sustain even modest offensive operations? well, we have seen them failing miserably since their offensive since their offensive started, since their war started. we already liberated more than half of what they have taken. we liberated they were not able to take kyiv in three days as they wanted to. but on the other hand, we don t
minute. for me it s nothing. like okay. so what? i m defending my country. i m dying like a hero. it s okay for me. reporter: confidence here has been hard-earned. camaraderie cemented in action. the test of their training coming. the only question, when? so when ukrainians see those m-113s lined up along the highways or the british-made mastiffs or the u.s.-made mrap, these important infantry fighting vehicles to take territory, when they see those convoys moving on the highways here, they re going to know this counteroffensive is getting pretty close. jake? all right. nic robertson in eastern ukraine for us. thank you so much. joining us now to discuss the ukrainian ambassador to the united states, oksana markova. madam ambassador, thank you for joining us. what do you make of these