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Giving you a front row seat to democracy. Commanders u. S. Northern command u. S. Southern command testify on security challenges affecting the western hemisphere from the Senate Armed Services committee this is just under two hours. [laughter] [inaudible] [inaudible conversations] the Committee Meets today to receive testimony from general gregory geo commander of Northern Command and aerospace defensee command and Laura Richardson of u. S. Southern commands. Hearing as commander and we welcome you sir. I would also note this is general richardsons alaska. Before the committee and her current role. General, i would like to express my appreciation for your decades service to the nation including outstanding leadership for the forces, thank you very much maam. I like to take aoing crisis in haiti. The situation is very concerning and i understand the u. S. Military forces have beenrfdeployed to augment security at her embassy in portauprince and evacuate nonessential personnel. This cri
At a staff meeting assembled at the beginning of the main operational directorate general you think you are a colonel officers i will add that Vladimir Putin has repeatedly visited the headquarters in rostovondon. So he held a meeting here and listened to the reports of the military in midmarch. At the same time, when he first visited mariupol, putin also came to the headquarters on december 31, 2022, and from here he delivered a new years address to citizens, and earlier the president visited the joint headquarters of the troops participating in the special military operation in middecember last year in april this year. He visited the headquarters of the group of troops, dnepr in kherson direction of the staff of the National Guard east in the luhansk republic. Now the officer of the press center of the zapad grouping, yaroslav yakimkin, spoke about the course of hostilities in the kupensky direction by means of air defense , the crew of the book m3 antiaircraft Missile System destroy
Whether there is an opportunity at the pentagon now to take this permission for 4 billion, to allocate important ammunition, important antiaircraft systems defense for ukraine and to replenish the United States reserves, to replenish the warehouses already after the Congress Approves the aid, this was just recently asked this week on tuesday pat ryder, the pentagon spokesman, lets listen to his words. Therefore, we will continue to look for ways to support ukraine in its struggle for freedom and preservation of sovereignty. Obviously, funding to provide ukrainians with vital ammunition and capabilities is critically important. So we will continue work with congress on this. As for specific initiatives or potential future initiatives, i have nothing to announce today. In addition to what you have heard secretary austin and other senior u. S. Officials. Emphasize that we will continue to support ukraine in the long term. Colipeto ryder was reprimanded that it does not look Like Congress
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