Amanpour and Company

>> THE PRESIDENT OF UKRAINE ADDRESSED THE SUMMIT. IT WAS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, WE UNDERSTAND, BECAUSE I THINK HE PUT IT ON FACEBOOK, THAT HE DIDN'T DO HIS USUAL ASK FOR A NO-FLY ZONE AND THE LIKE, BUT DID ASK FOR OTHER THINGS AND ALSO SAID YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SHOWN THAT IN ONE MONTH OF RESISTING THE THIRD BIGGEST ARMY IN THE WORLD, WE ARE NATO READY. HOW DID YOU TAKE WHAT HE WAS SAYING? >> I THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY INTERESTING ARGUMENT. HE'S RIGHT, OF COURSE. AND WE'VE KNOWN THAT FOR A LONG TIME. THAT THE UKRAINIAN MILITARY FORCES ARE SUPERB. AS A PARTNER TO NATO, WE'VE SEEN THEIR PERFORMANCE AND TRAINED TOGETHER FOR QUITE SOME TIME. WE'VE ALL BEEN IMPRESSED WITH UKRAINIAN FORCES, BUT THAT CHANGED DRAMATICALLY IN TERMS OF BEING EVEN MORE IMPRESSED, OBVIOUSLY, SINCE RUSSIA WENT INTO UKRAINE. THEIR FIGHTING SPIRIT C THEIR CAPABILITY, THEIR DETERMINATION. IT'S BEEN REMARKABLE, AND REALLY SOMETHING TO WATCH. AND IN TERMS OF WHAT PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY ACTUALLY ASKED FOR, THIS IS REALLY PART OF AN ONGOING CONVERSATION THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING WITH UKRAINE FOR MANY, MANY WEEKS NOW. AND THAT IS THAT THEY COME TO THE ALLIANCE AND TELL US WHAT MORE THEY NEED IN TERMS OF AIR DEFENSE CAPABILITIES OR ANYTHING THEY BELIEVE THEY NEED TO DEFEND THEMSELVES. SO THIS IS AN ONGOING CONVERSATION. IT WAS IMPORTANT FOR HIM TO CONTINUE TO RELAY THOSE IDEAS, AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO TAKE THE SUGGESTIONS AND ASK AND MATCH THEM WITH ALLIED NATIONS. >> DO YOU FEEL A SENSE OF HAVING TO RUSH TO ACTUALLY GET ALL THE DEFENSIVE WEAPONS THAT THEY REQUIRE IN A TIMELY MANNER? AND ARE YOU CONFIDENT THAT THESE WEAPONS THAT ARE GOING IN ARE DOING SO IN TIME, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO KEEP STAVING OFF RUSSIAN ADVANCES? >> THERE'S NO DOUBT TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE ANY COUNTRY THAT COMES FORWARD AND PLEDGES MILITARY ASSISTANCE IS ACTUALLY GOING TO DELIVER IT IN SHORT ORDER, AND THE ALLIANCE HAS BEEN WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT'S THE CASE. IN TERMS OF THE TIMING OF DELIVERABLES, WE HAVE LOOKED AT THE TIMELINES OF HOW CAPABILITIES ARE MOVING INTO UKRAINE. FROM WHAT WE CAN TELL, THE CAPABILITIES THE U.S. IS PROVIDING OVER $2 BILLION OF SUPPORT IN LETHAL ASSISTANCE SO FAR, THEY ACTUALLY ARE MAKING THEIR WAY INTO UKRAINE AND GETTING INTO THE HANDS OF UKRAINIAN FORCES.