PREVIEW: #UKRAINE: EXCERPT FROM CONVERSATION WITH COLLEAGUE JEFF MCCAUSLAND OF CBS NEWS RE THE $61 BILLION PACKAGE FOR UKRAINE ESPECIALLY AIR DEFENSE -- AND THE ALLIES PARTICIPATING. DETAILS TONIGHT.
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John Batchelor
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🗓️ 24 April 2024
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| 0:30.0 | This is John Bachelor. |
| 0:31.0 | Conversation with my colleague Colonel Jeff McCausen, the United States Army retired CBS News, |
| 0:37.0 | about the 61 billion package passed by Congress headed to Ukraine. |
| 0:42.0 | Jeff speaks to air defenses and what can be |
| 0:45.1 | shipped and what will be shipped right away because Ukraine is nearly out of air |
| 0:49.6 | defense for its large cities and its infrastructure. At the same time Jeff speaks to the need for allies to keep |
| 0:56.7 | moving on this and not to set back again and say let the U.S. do it. Many have to participate out of their own stocks. Here's Jeff to explain. |
| 1:07.0 | 61 billion headed for Ukraine and more is needed. More of this later tonight. |
| 1:14.0 | Well, we've provided in the Rim 7 and the A-9 missiles for Air Defense as well as Stinger, |
| 1:19.0 | but some of the Air Defense systems are going to be provided will be by other allied |
| 1:23.2 | members and I think it's important to emphasize John that the worst thing that |
| 1:26.9 | could happen as we're sort of celebrating this breakthrough finally after all |
| 1:30.4 | these months of haggling by the United States Congress to deliver this rather large package of 60 billion dollars. |
| 1:37.1 | We should also keep in mind two things. One about 50 billion of this will never leave the United States because it's for purchase of |
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