zelenskyy which is just hours from now? just hours from now. the symbolism is quite strong. it is the first face to face meeting president biden and president zelenskyy have had since president biden surprised the world by showing up in kyiv. the deliverable side of thing, the u.s. is preparing roughly $300 million defense assistance package. it is really flowing the times of munitions ukraine needs. it has been a focal point for u.s. assistance. and this is a critical one. this is not just from the bilateral meeting with president biden. it is what president zelenskyy can do not just with g-7 leaders. the g-7 has been steadfast in its support with a degree of durability that i think even surprises some of its staunchest boosters. it is the other leaders that have been invited. invited.ountries that have bee as it pertains to ukraine and russia s vegas invasion of ukraine. to share his views and more importantly, to talk about a diplomatic pathway out. if not to people them
invited.ountries that have bee as it pertains to ukraine and russia s vegas invasion of ukraine. to share his views and more importantly, to talk about a diplomatic pathway out. if not to people them away from russia entirely or perhaps move them a little closer to ukraine in this conflict. that s important. all of this is feeding into a really critical moment in a conflict and a critical motel for both president zelenskyy and g-7 leaders. all right. stay with us. joining you there in hiroshima is political and national security adviser david sanger. he is also a correspondent for the new york times. david, what is at stake between this meeting with president biden and zelenskyy? as phil pointed out, we are really at a critical moment. i think we re at a critical moment for two or three reasons. the counter offensive is about to begin. in the next six weeks or so, we