their planes either without receiving american planes apparently until that can happen. yet it seems like i don t know what is it the united states you think could be doing more? well, as i said when we left poland with a full expectation that this transfer of the war planes that poland had in possession, old russia war planes that ukrainian pilots are well equipped to fly. we thought that was going to happen and i don t know why it is not happening. i defer to the top on that, i hope they have a really good justification for it. the problem is modern wars are flattening air. it is wonderful that the united states and all of the nato allies are sending all kinds of military equipment and ammunition and bullet proof vests and everything else in ukraine including weapons that are being used by civilians at
russian economy including sea foods, vodka and diamonds and continue to squeeze putin. direct confrontation between nato and russia is world war iii. something we must try to prevent. from everything that we know and have witnessed putin shows no sign of engaging in serious diplomacy. bret: well, the situation in ukraine continues day to day as the ukrainians battle back but here in the u.s. the battle is on the gas pump and what you are seeing as you pay for gas. if you look at the national average of gas prices, 4.33 now and you can see one week ago, one year ago, big changes. let s bring in our panel byron york chief political correspondent washington examiner. dr. kraushaar politics editor for national journal and jeff mason white house correspondent for reuters.
alcohol, vodka and caviar, and steps to strip russia of global trade preferences but there s also a very careful effort to keep the fighting within ukraine s borders. we re going to hit putin harder because the united states and our closest allies and partners are acting in unison. this is crushing the russian economy. we are not fight a war against russia and ukraine. the confrontation between nato and russia is world war iii. with me to share their reporting and their insights. cnn s abby philip, politico s laura lopez. it s that last part, olivier, the president is saying every day we ll get tougher and we ll get tougher but direct confrontation between nato and russia is world war iii, the question is, how do you get tougher on putin every day, and bring as much of the world with you before crossing at a line?
for them. however, it is unimaginable for all of us to see such images now in the 21st century in a war that takes place in europe. it is outrageous. thank you, madam vice president. i really appreciate it. may i ask, mr. president, your country and many of your neighbors are enduring enormous costs aiding ukrainian refugees and you also face a dire threat in the black sea. i was just wondering what specifically you have asked the vice president for, particularly do you need more u.s. troops here? do you need any specific more material defense aid? and if i can ask you, madam
for ukraine. we will continue to stand together with our allies in europe and send unmistakable message. we ll defend every single inch of nato territory of the full might of the united and galvanized nato. we will not fight a war against russia in ukraine. direct confrontation between nato and russia is world war iii. something we must strive to prevent. but we already know putin s war against ukraine will never be a victory. he hoped to dominate ukraine without a fight. he failed. he helped to fracture european resolve and failed and he wanted to weaken the trans atlanta alliance he failed. the american people are united. the world is united and we stand with the people of ukraine. we will not let autocrats and would be emperors dictate the direction of the world. democracies are rising to meet