southeast has become very close, as the russians and the ukrainians are literally fighting like block to block right now, these hymars are what the biden administration says will make the difference in this fight. the larger package, this one is significant because it provides a new capability. two of what the military calls national advanced surface to air missile systems, nasams, air defense systems that can take out aircraft, in some cases up to 100 miles away. this provides a very real, longer range air defense capability for the ukrainians. why this is critical on the timing, yasmin, is because under the usai, rather than the u.s. grabbing this stuff from military stockpiles that exist, the u.s. military stockpiles that exist, they re actually contracting with industry to
and kelly o donnell traveling with the president at the g7 summit. kelly is joining us from just across the border from germany in austria. let s talk about the weapons that the president is now planning to send. we have u.s. officials confirming this advanced surface-to-air missile defense system as well as more artillery. give us your big picture how this would help at a critical juncture in this grinding war. it s hard to think of anything, andrea, more vivid than report we just got on the ground, which might have been stopped if the ukrainians had better surface-to-air missile systems. these come in a variety of different types. yes, it will require some training to get the ukrainians ready to go. but, hey, here is good news. a lot of that training can now be done over the internet. you can hold up the parts, you can show your ukrainian colleagues what to do. we don t have to send troops for these things. or we can bring ukrainians out
nato s foreign ministers in two parts. one is sustain and continue their commitment, the military commitment, the javelin missiles that have been so effective at targeting russian tanks and the surface to air missile systems that have targeted helicopters and fighter jets as well to continue the supply of those. but there is a recognition here that the war could go long. we have seen no indication that president putin has changed his ambition to control the whole of ukraine. and also, to rewrite the international order. so we need to be prepared for long haul but at the same time, we have to be realistic and realize that this may last for a long time, for many months, for even years. reporter: so the second point here is making sure that ukrainian forces have the sustainability capacity, the logistical supply lines, the fuel, the helmets, the flak jackets, the medical equipment they need, and recognize as well that the fight that is to come may be different, may be fought
the ukrainian foreign minister who said the best way to help ukraine fight russia is weapons, weapons, and more weapons. cnn international diplomatic editor nic robertson joins us from brussels city. the ukrainian foreign minister could not be more blunt about what his country needs to try to fight off vladimir putin and his military. yeah, and the ukrainians haven t been getting the type of weapons and the type of support that they want. they wanted air cover. they haven t been able to get that. they do want a way to keep russia s fighter jets and helicopters from targeting their forces on the ground. they are getting some support there with sophisticated surface-to-air missile systems. but they do need greater military support. and this is something that s recognized at nato, that the first phase of the fighting is over where russia sort of stretched itself out. and on supply lines that were too thin, put itself in vulnerable positions. that the javelin anti-tank
30,000 americans. what we re encouraging american citizens to do is depart now. obviously. there hasn t been an invasion. and we don t know that there has been a decision to invade. despite intense diplomatic efforts, the russians continue to strengthen their military positions. s 400 surface to air missile systems which shoot down jets arrived in belarus after a 6,00. near ukraine s southern border, six russian warships are moving into the black sea. they can landing armored vehicles and troops. the threat of invasion has produced very different reactions here. some vow to fight. others are packing their bags. i have a special plan if something happens. a suitcase packed and ready to go. my car filled with gas. still others go on as usual. convinced of full scale russian invasion is impossible. you live in the 21st