and bombers which the u.s. said no to. all of these things are essential when russia masses 100,000 troops with hundreds of tanks, hundreds of planes, hundreds of rocket launchers and massive artillery to try to take the city of kharkiv and odesa. we don t want zelenskyy to have to choose between saving his military and saving civilians from more aatrocities. is there a tipping point in your opinion based upon your experience and knowledge, which is deep of what s going on in russia, are we at that tipping point maybe it s got to be more than just aid in terms of packages of money and maybe we actually have to get involved and actually have american boots on the ground there? i don t think american troops need to intervene. i think what we need is to give ukraine everything they re asking for. zelenskyy said the other day he feels like he s in the movie groundhog day because
better life. julie. julie: trey yengst, thank you. ben. benjamin: president biden signing the national defense act into law yesterday. the $768 billion package provides more money for ukraine as russia masses troops at its border sparking fears it may invade. the defense act adds funding for fighter jets and other military equipment amid china s development of hypersonic missiles. let s bring in national security institute founder and executive director. nice to see you again, sir. it is a lot of money and i imagine the bipartisan support for this. it goes to all the things that the country needs. that being said, is it backed up by the right messaging? it is fine spending money on new equipment, no weapons and fighter jets and submarines but if the messaging isn t there maybe it needs to work together. for example, president biden has shown some reluctance to use military force.
politically, economyically. jamie weinstein, we appreciate your insight tonight. thank you for joining us. thank you for having me. molly: arthel? arthel: molly, thank you. jamie, thank you as well. well, u.s. is keeping a close eye on ukraine as russia masses troops near border, and new president there is calling for a coup. claiming a coup planned against his government. that s what he s saying. we re going to find out all the latest on this developing and concerning situation. my retirement plan with voya keeps me moving forward. they guide me with achievable steps that give me confidence. this is my granddaughter.she s cute like her grandpa. voya doesn t just help me get to retirement. .they re with me all the way through it. voya. be confident to and through retirement.
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