going around the world looking for other countries that may have equipment that ukraine can find useful. part of the challenge, training ukrainian forces on newer western weapons like the howitzers that have already started arriving. in an exclusive interview with cnn, a top u.s. general said this war is about far more than ukraine. what s at stake is the global international security order that was put in place in 1945. that international order has lasted 78 years. it s prevented great war. that s why the u.s. conviction is louder and clearer than before. the goal here is a victory for ukraine, since anything else would be a loss felt far outside the battlefield. defense secretary lloyd austin at the conclusion of these meetings said this would become a monthly discussion. that s a key statement. we re well beyond thinking of the invasion beyond days or weeks. this is months, long term, and not only a question of what weapons dha get in quickly so ukraine can fight and succeed