months of russian s brutal war in ukraine. the cost of this war difficult to measure. there are the military costs, the billions of dollars spent, the military, the lives lost, the refugees forced from their homes, the disruption to daily lives for ukrainians living in the shadow of putin s war, not to mention the spike in food and energy costs, and these costs all continue to mount. this week, the u.s. pledged nearly $3 billion in additional security aid to ukraine. this comes as putin decreed in the size of the military as well. after half a year of war, what would it bring to bring this conflict to a close? i want to speak to john kirby now. admiral kirby, thank you for taking the time to be with us this morning. let s begin with the state of the war a half a year in. the u.s. has given its biggest military package so far, and you increasingly hear from ukrainians about not defending ground or defending territory, but we re seeing them attack from behind lines and even tal
there are the military costs, the billions of dollars spent, the cities destroyed and the territories seized. the military, the lives lost, the refugees forced from their homes, the disruption to daily lives for ukrainians living in the shadow of putin s war, not to mention the spike in food and and energy costs beyond the theater of war, and these costs all continue to mount. this week, the u.s. pledged nearly $3 billion in additional security aid to ukraine. this comes as putin decreed in the size of the military as well. after half a year of war, what would it bring to bring this conflict to a close? i want to speak to john kirby now. admiral kirby, thank you for taking the time to be with us this morning. great to be with you, jim. first let s begin with the state of the war a half year in. the u.s. has given its biggest military package so far, and you increasingly hear from ukrainians not just about defending ground or defending territory, but we re seeing them atta
around the world turned their roadways into shared spaces where people could walk and jog and runner rands. you take a look at a city like paris. the mayor converted a car had of free corridor in the height of the pandemic, and last year, she announced she was going to have a $300 million plan to remake it and turn it into this extraordinary garden of pedestrian space, and along the way, she reclaimed ahalf of the city s parking spaces. it s so interesting because people talk about the future of transportation is driverless cars or drones or flying taxis, and the most inspiring trends we have seen both before and during and after the pandemic has been the rise of something called the car-free city, and these aren t exactly car-free cities, but
you take a look at a city like paris. the mayor converted a car into a car-free corridor in the height of the pandemic, and last year, she announced she was going to have a $300 million plan to remake it and turn it into this extraordinary garden of pedestrian space, and along the way, she reclaimed half of the city s 40,000 parking spaces. it s so interesting because people talk about the future of transportation as driverless cars or drones or flying taxis, and the most inspiring trends we have seen both before and during and after the pandemic has been the rise of something called the car-free city, and these aren t exactly car-free cities, but we re seeing people-first districts in cities. so there are still streets and sidewalks and police cars and fire trucks and buses and delivery trucks and people driving.