of these iranian-made drones to russia. which have appeared to have some u.s. made parts to them. it s really critically important reporting joining us with more on all of this from the new york times david sanger. we ll get to that reporting from you in just a few minutes. but could you just respond, david, to what is now going to be a spring meeting between xi jinping and putin and what that could mean for this war? you know, if there s one thing to watch for in the new year, it is the nature of the relationship between russia and china. and in some ways the triangular relationship between russia, china, and iran. this is one of the surprises of the whole war effort. as you said, poppy, there was no evidence that china has entered into the war in a military way. and they were warned by the u.s.
well, we re as blunt, as precise, and as straightforward as we were just talking to you on this interview. because for us, each and every measure which is not taken in the time it requires, has first and foremost undermined our territorial integrity back in the 30 year over these 30 years of independence. but now, every measure which is not taken contributes to financing the war, not isolating russia in the scope which could end the war and weakening ukraine, but making it incapable in a military way to the extent it is needed. and the unfortunate thing is that those nato allies, having a strong expertise and knowledge in the military theatre, have the clear understanding of the needs on our side and the amount of these needs and the timing of its delivery. so, to be honest, i m slightly struggling to understand why you say to me, oh, it s so great, it s so historic that these three are here,
well, we re as blunt, as precise, and as straightforward as we were just talking to you on this interview. because for us, each and every measure which is not taken in the time it requires, has first and foremost undermined our territorial integrity back in the 30 year over these 30 years of independence. but now, every measure which is not taken contributes to financing the war, not isolating russia in the scope which could end the war and weakening ukraine, but making it incapable in a military way to the extent it is needed. and the unfortunate thing is that those nato allies having a strong expertise and knowledge in the military theatre have the clear understanding of the needs on our side and the amount of these needs and the timing of its delivery. so, to be honest, i m slightly struggling to understand why you say to me, oh, it s so great, it s so historic
formally declare war in ukraine, which might soundcally rid clus because they have been waging a war against ukraine for more than ten weeks now. our chief white house correspondent kaitlan schoolen joins us on this. so more are you learning ab this pop pobl lekb deck la snigz. at the white house, and inside the biden administration believe could happen as soon as may 9th. obviously, that a week from today and the reason that date is ig nif dant is because it is nope as victory day inside of russia. it is incredibly important them. so it s very important to putin and to of the russian people significantly in a military way. bury also, it could be significant because if putin does this use this day to pry to put a more positive light on the invasion of ukraine so fwafr far, given they haven t had a loot of victories of course. and what that means basically this would change what from what