 So I wanted to talk about this video. This was shared by Ryan Grimm. I think that the headline here kind of says it all This is courtesy of the intercept media presses for weapons instead of diplomacy in Ukraine Now I've critiqued the coverage of the Ukraine Russia invasion because I don't like the way that the media very Flippantly advocates for World War three by coding that in a no fly zone language I mean when you call something as As serious as a no fly zone a no fly zone you kind of sanitize it when in actuality that is Essentially a declaration of war against Russia So if you are on the mainstream media and you're asking the president or the vice president or some senator If we should have a no fly zone you can't just say Do you support no flies on you have to explain to the public what that is? There was a poll and I think that David Dole actually did a video about this that I looked at public support for a no fly zone and most Americans supported it until They found out what was entailed with the no fly zone So people are supporting something because there's this implication Because of the way that it's discussed in the media that it's good and would bring about peace what an actuality the opposite is True, but overall this just really shows you that The media they are pushing for a particular position and they are trying to Opt for escalation. I don't know how else to put it, but thankfully Jen sake I feel like has been doing a pretty good job Biden Harris They've all been doing a fairly good job or I should say decent job I don't want to give them too much credit But they've been resisting calls to escalate with regard to a no fly zone and I'm thankful for that But take a look here at the the questions that they asked the way that the media reporters here frame it it's really frustrating to me because There's no sense that they care at all about diplomacy. It's all escalate escalate escalate. Why aren't you escalating further? It's insane So one ski another Ukrainian officials have made so clear that what they believe they need the most is more war planes and fighter jets So why is the US assessing? something different What is the US believe they know better what I need than what Ukrainian officials are saying they need the most Sounds like you know, we're pretty dug in on our position when it comes to the no-fly zone when it comes to World War three Despite this growing call by person called Congress to shift a little bit So to put it bluntly, it's let's you wasting his time tomorrow asking for these things President's life is going to be speaking to Congress tomorrow. He's been pushing for fighter jets on no-fly zone Here's some of those same requests tomorrow as well as immigration ship thinking ship them that at all Member they share a border with Russia. How do we view their calls for a no-fly zone? And on president's long case address tomorrow, of course He is expected to ask for more assistance as my colleague noted a lot of the US positions on that haven't changed Just you just said when it comes to the knife no-fly zone But on the aircrafts just specifically the Pentagon said last week that Secretary Austin said they do not support the transfer of Additional fighter aircraft at this time. Is that still the United States position? Would a strike in Poland on supplies or or anything really? Automatically met with a military forceful response, which would be a conversation amongst allies about how to respond There are reports that a Russian drone made its way into Polish airspace before going back to Ukraine and being shot down. Does a drone into Poland count? Former ambassador to Ukraine Maria Ivanovich has been quite outspoken recently And she said you need to mitigate risk But it's also true that not taking greater action comes with a risk as well Because Putin is a bully and he only Is the president showing enough strength against Putin? Putin were to use chemical weapons. Would it change the president's thinking when it comes to these nakes taking the no-fly zone on the table? But at least on the no-fly zone. If you prepare, can you give us any more details about what that threat means of severe consequences? The president obviously made the same threat last week. Is that purely? Economic consequences or would there potentially be a military cut? Good aside from the request for weapons president Zelensky has also requested that the US be more involved in negotiations toward a peaceful Resolution to the war. What is the US doing to push those negotiations forward? Well, one of the steps we've taken a significant one is to be the largest provider of military and humanitarian and economic Assistance in the world to put them in a greater position of strength as they go into these negotiations we also engage and talk to the Ukrainians on a daily basis and the president and this national security team has has Rallyed the world in being unified in their opposition to the actions of President Putin So those are the steps we're taking we also engage oftentimes before and after any conversations that any of these Global leaders are having with both Russians and Ukrainians and encourage them to make sure they're engaging with Ukrainians directly would Zelensky be empowered by the United States to Reach an agreement with Russia and have US sanctions. Notice how Ryan Grimm is the only person who's asking about diplomacy I'm gonna pause it right here because I want to show you this video from Biden So when they ask about a no-fly zone and why the administration hasn't shifted or has their position shifted That would be a direct Confrontation with Russia and I think that Biden made it very clear what that means here As you pride this support to Ukraine We're gonna continue to stand together with our allies in Europe and send unmistakable message That we will defend every inch of NATO territory every single inch With the United Galvanized NATO One movement. That's why I've moved over 12,000 American forces along the borders with Russia Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Romania, etc Because they move once Granted if we respond in this World War 3, but we are a sacred obligation on NATO territory a sacred obligation article 5 So it was quick, but he's he laid it out If we respond it's World War 3 and we should we should watch that again because it's kind of a big deal We respond it is World War 3, but we if we respond it is World War 3. So he's laying out the stakes here So when these journalists are asking this question, you know about well, I mean Zelensky is calling for a no-fly zone Is he wasting his time? Do you understand this isn't some light thing? I mean you all understand it, but the reporters I feel like don't yeah As Ford puts it it's like adding gas to a fire. I mean if you want to create a world war and Expand suffering orders of magnitude more than that's how you go about doing it There was I think it was Gale King. Maybe I can't remember who said it in an interview with Kamala Harris But she was like you rolled out boots on the ground But there are people who are suffering children suffering You know how what will it take to get you to change your mind? I'm paraphrasing the way that she phrased it But the implication was hey, isn't it bad that you're not willing to directly confront Russia over what they're doing in Ukraine But again, if you're sad because of the suffering I understand that that's a human thing But that expands suffering it becomes a World War 3 it becomes something much bigger than what we're currently seeing and then you pit Two nuclear armed countries who have 90% of the world's stockpile of nuclear missiles against each other Not a risk I want to take because we're talking about humanity here, so it's huge absolutely huge. Let's let's just finish this We're almost done here Released as a result. Well, he's the leader of Ukraine So he's empowered to have a negotiation with Russia and we're here to support those efforts Again, I'm not gonna get ahead of a negotiation, but we are here to support those efforts We discuss and have conversations with him with his team on a daily basis Yeah, so I wish that Reporters didn't frame their questions to suggest that not being antagonistic is You know bad, but here we are Viking North Gamer says this is the beginning of World War 3. Sorry, but I think it is. I hope not. I hope you're I hope you're wrong about that I absolutely don't want this to Be bigger than it is. It's already Catastrophic and awful. So I think that you know the Biden administration has a responsibility to do everything in their power to try to de-escalate and focusing on diplomatic talks, you know focusing on the ways that we can facilitate Some sort of ceasefire a peace agreement. That's what's really important Not forcing the Biden administration or pressuring the Biden administration rather to be more aggressive