Good to see all of you again and i last saw you i think june one for the announcement of the 11th president ial drawdown package. As we have made clear, we are committed to continued Security Assistance for ukraine as they stand up to russias unprovoked invasion. President biden directed the 18th drawdown of an additional 1 billion in weapons and equipment from the department of defense inventories. This the largest single drawdown of u. S. Arms and equipment utilizing this authority to date stop it provides a significant amount of additional ammunition, weapons and equipment, the types of with the ukrainian people are using effectively to defend their country stop the capabilities this package include the following, additional ammunition for highend mobility rocket systems , 75,000 rounds of 155 millimeter artillery, 2100 20 millimeter systems and 20,000 rounds of associated mortar ammunition coming munitions for National Advanced surface to air systems, 1000 javelin systems and hundr
Joining us now is dr. Colin kah who will openl with a statement which highlights the next round of Security Assistance for you rain under the president ial drawdown authority. We will then open it up to the room and the phones for q and a. We will do our best to get around the room today. Dr. Kahl good afternoon, its good to see all of you again and i last saw you i think june one for the announcement of the 11th president ial drawdown package. As we have made clear, we are committed to continued Security Assistance for ukraine as they stand up to russias unprovoked invasion. President biden directed the 18th drawdown of an additional 1 billion in weapons and equipment from the department of defense inventories. This the largest single drawdown of u. S. Arms and equipment utilizing this authority to date stop it provides a significant amount of additional ammunition, weapons and equipment, the types of with the ukrainian people are using effectively to defend their country stop the cap
I dont think the cold war ever and and so if were moving into a new cold war, will absolutely just the continuation for them to, to can you can, you just expand on that . It was just, just briefly call me when you say that the cold war never really ended. A lot of people say that it ended there. Was it, there was a period of relative calm and then it restarts it again. But earl, you say the cold war never ended, or im saying the cold war never ended for many, for me and for a walk. But there are many very influential people that i do not really think it did. And they actually saw an opportunity. I think we have a policy of dating back even you know, before the fall of soviet union, the breakup. I think there was a policy within certain hierarchy where they agree or not. And i definitely dont agree of the u. S. A gemini, and i think we see that today as well. And i think a lot of people, and i think theres, theres a fight going on inside the the hierarchy as well. But i think, i mean, i
[inaudible conversations] and now were live at the Atlantic Council in washington, d. C. For a discussion about the rise of Islamic Political Parties in pakistan and the current state of u. S. pakistan relations. Well be hear prosecution the former pakistani ambassador to the u. S. , Husain Haqqani, on various issues that may include drone airstrikes and, of course, the search for osama bin land. Again live here, were just waiting for the participants to take the stage here at the Atlantic Council. N. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] again, were here at the Atlantic Council live in washington, d. C. For a discussion about the rise of Islamic Political Parties in pakistan. Well be hearing from the former pakistani ambassador to the u. S. , Husain Haqqani. They are running a few minutes late here. They should start within ten minutes or so. And while we wait for this discussion to begin, were going to take a look at a segment from this morning