on bipartisan support. second, uh, it s not just about ukraine. this is about the leadership positions of the united states of america and this security aid package, uh, of $60 billion. uh, it works definitely in the interest of the national security interests of the united states of america. only $8 billion goes directly as a financial support to the ukrainian budget. so it is about where the united states of america stands. it is about whether the us is the leader and the flagship of the free world. and i still believe that the us will hold this position. the same happened before. right, you want to believe that but you don t know that and neither do i. day by day, the situation changes on capitol hill. but let us be straight with each other. if you do not get new, substantial us aid you talk about the $60 billion package that biden put
we still rely on bipartisan support. second, uh, it s not just about ukraine. this is about the leadership positions of the united states of america and this security aid package, uh, of $60 billion. uh, it works definitely in the interest of the national security interests of the united states of america. only $8 billion goes directly as a financial support to the ukrainian budget. so it is about where the united states of america stands. it is about whether the us is the leader and the flagship of the free world. and i still believe that the us will hold this position. the same happened before. right, you want to believe that but you don t know that and neither do i. day by day, the situation changes on capitol hill. but let us be straight with each other. if you do not get new, substantial us aid
i wish i could project a particular time line, but it really depends on the needs of ukraine and we have definitely increased our security aid package since the biden administration since the start of the biden administration, it s been a total of about 2.4 billion in assistance, and seven weeks of the war, 1.7. you know, i think one of the points that we bring up about the attacks that we ve seen on civilians, when this conflict first started it was very clear about the russian soldiers who were not idealogically in tune. they were quite unaware of some of the reasons why they were even in ukraine. what we re seeing now, this attack, specifically on civilians, targeting hospitals, targeting children potentially. this is clearly the work of mercenaries, it appears to be, anyway, i should say, and we think about the wagner group who has close ties to putin and his allies, do you think this war is going to start to be fought by
updating its wish list for additional military assistance from the united states and nato that reflects an urgent need for american made javelin and stinger missiles. ukraine says it needs 500 of each per day. javelins are shoulder fired missiles designed to take out tanks and stingers are heat seeking missiles that target aircraft. both are just incredibly effective and weapons that insurgents use around the world. pentagon officials say the last of the $350 million security aid package from february arrived in ukraine over the last few days and two new packages totaling $1 billion have already started to arrive in this country. all right. i want to bring in lieutenant general ben hodges, former commander of u.s. army forces in europe. general hodges, great to have you on. 500 javelins and stingers a day. how do those numbers sound to you? like a good start, john.
mass graves that we are seeing and the horrific nature of this traveling to the southern border. i m a democrat the supports the resources to the border. we need more funding, was pleased to see the biden administration negotiated security aid package to the mexican government of $3 million to help stem the tide of these migrants into mexico and stopping them at the mexican southern border before they reach our southern border. but the optics are terrible. it s a humanitarian crisis certainly the administration needs to do more. i think not just to counter the narrative but to provide real support as the situation at the border for sure. shannon: as you say, these are human beings and real crisis and many taken advantage of on the dangerous journey. another headache for the white house as the economy. the new york times had this headline. inflation warning signs flash red posing challenges for washington. so the headache for presidency