boeing aircraft has ever had. and it will support tens of thousands of good-paying u.s. jobs here in america. qatar is a good friend and reliable and capable partner and i m notifying congress that i will designate qatar as a major non-nato ally to reflect the importance of our relationship. i think it is long over due. and i want to thank you again, your highness, for being here and for making this trip for you, your commitment to our friendship and between our nations and i look forward to our discussion today. well, thank you very much, mr. president. good afternoon to everyone. i m very happy to be here, mr. president. 2022 is a very important year. it marks the 50th anniversary of our diplomatic relationship between qatar and the united states of america. it is a very strong relationship and we re very proud about it. we re very proud of what we have achieved. of course, this afternoon i m
the modernisation the military. tie: are flying in lethal aid to the modernisation the military. ti21: are flying in lethal aid to you crane, these are british forces on the poland belarus border. russian concerns about nato and eastern europe are not new. irate concerns about nato and eastern europe are not new. concerns about nato and eastern europe are not new. we will have to look at those europe are not new. we will have to look at those installations europe are not new. we will have to look at those installations in - look at those installations in romanian poland or anywhere. gn romanian poland or anywhere. on nato, romanian poland or anywhere. nato, russia romanian poland or anywhere. q i nato, russia is looking to the future and the past. it wants nato to promise that ukraine will never join and nato should withdraw military deployments from eastern europe. there is no chance of either demand being made, and to understand why, we need to go back to the aftermath of the se
entry into that alliance? i think there s a chance we can pass sanctions in the senate. i don t know how much authority the president needs. he has standing authority to do some of the most significant and impactful sanctions. i think we have agreement on about 95% of this bill. we are just having trouble getting the finishing touch but we ll continue to work through the rest of the week and weekend to see if we can come up with something. on nato, listen, it is up to nato members and to ukraine as to whether ukraine joins. it is no secret, ukraine is not ready right now. ukraine still has to make some significant reforms domestically, some anti-corruption forms to qualify for nato membership, but it is absolutely possible within the next five to ten years nato will be ready to bring ukraine into the alliance. of course, just important to remind vladimir putin, nato is not an offensive alliance. it is a defensive alliance. we have absolutely no designs to
eastern flank there. a message of unity that putin will not find discord or division as he threatens to move further into ukraine. and the president making it clear there are 90,000 troops already in europe. although there is no plan to send more in, the options remain on the table should nato choose to activate the response forceful. what is the u.s. saying? what is the state department saying about the possible humanitarian effects of a full-scale war? which no one except maybe vladimir putin wants? the u.s. ambassador to the united nations gave an impassioned plea at the united nations today, urging countries to come together to isolate russia as they maintain this aggressive posture. and as she delivered those remarks, she was very clear in detailing what the human cost, what the humanitarian crisis will look like if russia goes forthwith this full-scale invasion. that just in ukraine but outside its borders.
alliance will stand together in this. and this is the great irony of what is unfolding in front of us. putin is trying to push nato away from nato s borders, but what he is doing is encouraging nato to move closer and closer. encouraging non-nato but highly capable nations, like sweden and finland, to seriously consider joining nato. at the end of the, day if he crosses this border, it s going to do nothing but galvanize nato moved forces closer to the border, and enough conflict every serious objective he has. putin has a long list of perceived grievances as you. no the new york times reports on one of them. he says u.s. military bases in poland and romania are actually at the center of would putin sees as a threat posed by nato. this is with the times reports, quote, the polish base, the heart of which is a system known as the ageist ashore, contained sophisticated radar is capable of tracking hostile missiles and guiding