hand from the u.s. and its allies. we re learning this evening that by sending spare parts to the ukrainian military they re able to make 20 more jets operational to join the fight. you remember the debate, kate, about sending jets, migs, old soviet made jets themselves to ukraine. that faced some opposition as perhaps being too escalatory with russia but this move getting the spare parts in may have the same effect. nearly two dozen new planes for the ukrainian air force as it faces a tough new fight in the east. as russia s attacks on the east intensify there is new evidence some of its own soldiers have had enough. the security service of ukraine releasing purported new intercepted communications among russian soldiers. one man recounting a conversation he had with his commander, he can be heard saying, why asked the commander, quote, what shall we do?
ukraine, their cities, their citizens are getting pounded. these horrible scenes. i wrote this morning it is like watching a child being strangled to see these scenes appear. you also wrote this morning that the idea of sending jets that won t make a big difference in the outcome of this battle, that sending jets the wrong thing to do, that cool medicine must prevail. so, joe, as we know we re on the edge of what could be a nuclear confrontation if russia chooses to escalate into that space. you also wrote this morning more dangerous than the cuban missile crisis right now. the cuban missile cries crisis was a negotiation between the two sides, there wasn t a war going on. it wasn t conducted under the light of cnn and nbc world. right. they could meet and think carefully and find a way out. we re in a different and more