continues working in that position. i just don t. i like the secretary. i think secretary austin has done a wonderful job. this is just one of those very clear-cut issues. yeah, there is no doubt. it s a bad one. i mean, white house i ve been reporting on this story for days now, and when secretary austin, one of his subordinates showed up at a white house meeting the end of last week, jake sullivan was confused, like, what is going on? only after that were they informed that the secretary was in the hospital. we re right to underscore the timing here. it comes as the u.s. is ramping up its presence in the red sea, going after the houthis, an air strike called in by the u.s. secretary austin had approved it pre-hospitalization. it is a time of real rising tensions in the middle east. ukraine, as well. we re not clear if congress is going to pass funding to support kyiv. it is stunning. jonathan, can i ask you a question? yes.
hello. ukraine s president zelensky has thanked germany for its fantastic solidarity on his first visit to the country since russia invaded ukraine. it comes after germany pledged a further military aid package worth more than $2 billion. mr zelensky has renewed his call for fighterjets ahead of a planned counter offensive against russia s invasion. the german chancellor 0laf scholz said he would continue to support kyiv for as long as is needed. translation: this war has severe geopoliticall consequences for everyone, but mostly for the men and women of ukraine. more than 1 million of them women, children and older people have found protection here in germany. 0ur citizens here stand in full solidarity to the people who have fled from the brutal attacks. mr zelensky thanked
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thanked germany for its fantastic solidarity , after germany pledged a further military aid package worth nearly 3 billion dollars. this was his first visit to the country since russia invaded ukraine. mr zelensky has renewed his call for fighterjets ahead of a planned counter offensive against russia s invasion that plea isn t likely to be met but the german chancellor 0laf scholz said he would continue to support kyiv for as long as is needed. next let s get some analysis from our berlin correspondent jenny hill. he can t be in any doubt of german levels of support. the german government announced it would send weapons worth 2.7 billion euros to kyiv including more tanks, more anti aircraftanti . sorry, air
to support kyiv for as long as is needed. translation: this awful war has severe geopolitical - consequences for everyone, but mostly for the men and women of ukraine. more than i million of them women, children and older people have found protection here in germany. our citizens here stand in full solidarity to the people who have fled from the brutal attacks. mr zelensky thanked the german government for their support. translation: above all, i would like to thank you, | sincerely, really sincerely. and the entire german people for your help, for every ukrainian life saved. i would like to emphasise that germany s help this protection, protection of life, of the people who live there, protection. defence of the people who defend what they have with the help