Testified before a Senate Armed Services committee recently. He was asked about drug interdiction efforts, the humanitarian situation in venezuela, russias influence in the region and a number of other topics. Hey, the welcome, everybody. The emerging threat and capabilities subcommittee meets today to receive testimony from admiral craig faller, commander of u. S. Southern command or as we call it southcom. Our focus on the security situation in this theater as well as southcoms efforts to implement the National Defense strategy. Welcome to the admiral. Thank you very much for being here, sir. I appreciate it. Todays hearing is a continuation of the subcommittees efforts to provide oversight over National Defense strategy implementation. This is an important component of our efforts to ensure our militarys appropriately resourced, equipped and postured to dividend the nation against a growing array of threats. While much attention has been on countering china and russia in their tradi
Humanitarian situation in venezuela. He addressed a china and russias influence in central america. This is over an hour. America. This is just over one hour. Welcome, everybody. The subcommittee meets today to receive testimony from admiral craig fowler, commander of u. S. Southern command or south come. Our focus will be on the evolving security situation in this theater as well as south comes efforts to implement the National Defense strategy. Welcome to the admiral, thank you for being here. I appreciate it. Todays hearing is a continuation of the subcommittees efforts to over nationalght Defense Strategy if a meditation. This is an important component of our efforts to ensure our military is resourced equipped and postured to defend a nation against a growing array of threats. While much attention has been on countering china and russia in ir traditional spears spheres of influence, the subcommittee has been focused on how those nations are increasingly challenging u. S. National
The day. The child. By the thousands of chinese calligraphy. They want. Chu cctv new flight from aging and adult. Russia has imposed sanctions on the line high profile us will make a some fishes in response to us sanctions against the twenty close allies of president in the printing each side has called on the other to give up its current status but so far there has been no sign of easing tensions can spell and has the story. In washington a hastily arranged announcement from president obama. Were imposing sanctions on board. Senior officials of the russian government. In addition we are today sanctioning a number of other individuals with substantial resources and influence to provide Material Support to the russian leadership the station started sixteen government officials including staff for members of president putins inner circle and one russian bank the sanctions freeze russian assets held in the us and bars those on the list from traveling to the us for doing business in us dol
Between russia and ukraine. Overnight russia set its sights on ukraines warships. New video this morning shows four Russian Navy Vessels blocking a ukrainian ship at a crimean port. It is the latest sign that the two countries are on the brink of war. Abcs Tahman Bradley is following the developments from washington. Good morning, tahman. Reporter good morning, john and marci. World powers are urging president putin to withdraw his troops before this situation gets out of control, but so far putin is not backing down. Hes saying hes protecting russian interests. With the Russian Air Force in the skies, russian boots on the ground and the russian navy patrolling ports and seas, Vladimir Putin now controls the crimea region in eastern ukraine. Its a huge escalation raising tensions around the globe. Russia says its troops are there to protect russian citizens from the unrest in ukraine sparked by violent protests that led to the ousting of the countrys president. The country has plunged
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