Democracy in europe because we know vladimir putin will not stop in ukraine. this is about a free world. john: you have lived in kyiv for 25 years, established a network of friends. one of those friends telling you as they stay behind to whether this onslaught from the russian military. they are saying, they have a very positive fighting morale going on. not everybody was loyal to the government prior to this but ukrainians are proud of president zelenskyy who is turning out to be quite a hero in support of ukraine. sandra: so many ukrainians are standing up to fight in this moment.
To what this was like. thousands of forces fled the city, leaving it open for taliban to overrun it. then re-enforcements came in from kabul, from neighboring provinces including special forces, including u.s. air strikes as well. which helped retake the province. but low fighting morale among the security forces is one reason. but also, because of when the taliban advanced, a lot of civilians seemed to pick up weapons to fight alongside the insurgence. that doesn t mean they outnumber the security forces. far from it. but there is is a problem of a lack of fighting morale, which is also a challenge now with for security as they move forward. many, many problems they contend with. we appreciate it, thank you. we move on now to american politics and republican presidential contender zond trump says he has no problem with russia s military