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Now by agreeing to a diplomatic solution or at least stopping the bombing and death and destruction he is causing against a nation that provoked nobody. presented no threat to russia. all of this is by his choice, and all that blood is on his hands and he could stop it right now if he wanted to. john, there is discussion that some nato allies might send their s-300s. is the u.s. involved in the discussions and will the u.s. green light, give a green light should some allies move forward with that? i have talked before that sovereign nations are making decisions for themselves about how to help ukraine and we respect those sovereign decisions. it s not about the united states giving green lights or having vetoes here. what i will tell you, and i said this the other day, we are working with allies and partners to help get the kinds of capabilities that we know the ukrainians need and are using very well inside ukraine, get more of that stuff to them. ....
The offensive to the central and western parts of the country. president biden calling for an end to normal trade relations with moscow, a move that could further rattle russia s economy. hello, sandra smith in new york. great to be with you, john. john: i m john roberts in washington. this is america reports, just after 8:00 at night in kyiv, people are bracing for an onslaught from russian forces bent on taking the capital city. putin s troops are running into a wall of fierce resistance. video from twitter showing five russian tanks and armored vehicles destroyed by ukrainian forces on the outskirts of kyiv. a russian convoy northwest of kyiv has reportedly dispersed ten miles outside the city, forces fanning out into nearby towns and forests, this as russia attacks the ukrainian cities not targeted before, the industrial hub of dnipro, as missiles rain down on military air fields in two cities to the ....
Crews just understand, don t kid yourself, no matter what you all say, that s called world war iii. a senior u.s. defense official, john, tells me ukraine has 56 working fighter jets that are flying between 5 to 10 sorties a day. but not fought in the air and even russian war planes are having a hard time flying over much of ukraine because ukraine is using the mobile air defense systems. sadly, this u.s. official says sending the 24 mig-29s offered by po land to ukraine would not help stop the siege and the encirclement of the population centers because the air space is so contested. the u.s. is trying to get more defense systems to keep the planes at bay, like the russian equivalent of patriot missiles, ....
Fields that were hit. a couple of satellite pictures, the bombers lined up here, squadron of them, either migs or others, difficult to tell. but what s the prevailing theory why the air fields are attack. possibly areas where nato countries are flying in weapons resupplies? look, i think the russians are trying to hit the ukrainians as hard as they can in different areas that would allow ukraine to hit russian convoys like we have seen outside the city. the ukrainian air force is very much intact, despite the propaganda about their ability to destroy planes and air defense systems. in the coming days we can expect to see russia continue the targets. they are concerned about the troops outside the city in many locations because the ukrainians know where they are and trying ....
Corroborate that, and we have not seen any indications that belarus troops or forces have moved inside ukraine. we did note that the president of belarus made comments the oat day through state media, that he felt it was important for belarus forces to come to the defense of the rear of russian forces should they be attacked, the supply line route, if you will. the first time he s ever said anything about belarus, perhaps, getting involved, but no indications at this time that they have, or that that s in the offing. separate topic. as these sanctions have gone into effect, you started to see global food prices spike and there s concerns that this could raise additional risk of conflict in countries that are already facing hunger, such as afghanistan and likewise. looking at this, is there a ....