amb. herzog: thank you for having me. >> can you tell us what is the current security situation in israel? amb. herzog: we have had attacks inside israel that claimed the lives of 13 israelis. they are not connected directly to each other. it is people are identified with isis and to others were people from the west bank and entered israel and carried out the attacks. we do not have any information suggesting it was an organization who sent them or gave them orders. it is more a lone wolf attack and in such cases, there is an atmosphere where people look at other attacks and are inspired by them and want to copy them. that is probably what happened. our security forces are determined to take action. in order to do that, some of the perpetrators came from the northern part of the west bank. israeli forces went there in order to take action against people they're planning further terror attacks against israel. we have had a wave of loan attackers a few years back. i am confident this time ou

amb. herzog: is regrettable that the prime minister has that. we didn't start the attacks. our forces went in to seize a group of several terrorists planning further attacks inside israel. they were armed people to carry out terrorist attacks against israel. and i would expect him to speak out against those and not those who take action against them. souad: what role do you think isis is playing in all of this? amb. herzog: as i said, the two terror attacks inside israel were carried out by people known to be affiliated with isis, and one of them tried to go to syria and fight with isis he was stopped by security forces and interrogated. i am not sure there was someone from the outside giving orders to people, and throughout the height of isis a few years back, only a very few people from israel the pale steam territories went to join them. it was no great impact, but they can still inspire people to go out and try and kill civilians. that was the case here. souad: are you worried you migh

amb. markarova: we working now on a daily basis. i will not disclose the specifics of what we are working on. i would rather surprise russia. but i think there is an understanding that we have to win this battle of dundas and we have to win this war. we need all the firepower in order to be able to do so. >> hello everybody and welcome to washington post live. my name is greg miller. we oksana markarova are joined by ambassador oksana markarova of ukraine. the ukrainian ambassador to the united states. she is with us to talk about the situation in eastern ukraine. the role of the united states, nato and its allies are playing in this conflict. and the course of these terrible events going forward. ambassador, thank you for joining us. amb. markarova: thank you so much for having me. we want to hear from you on these programs and you can send questions to us by putting -- tweeting. >> let's get started with the news of the day. confirmation that ukrainian missiles had struck the russian wor

amb. markarova: getting up is eight interesting question right now. sometimes waking up is difficult in kyiv. since the beginning of this attack, again i want to remind you that russia attacked us, they illegally occupy crimea. we had a difficult time and lust more than 15,000 -- lost more than 50,000 people. our lives have changed forever. i am working around the clock. i wake up pretty early and that is how the day starts. sometimes my day does not end. it just 24/7 and it is not only me, it is all the team here and all the diplomats around the world and every ukrainian. >> we showed a brief clip at the start of our program tonight where you were talking about the changing complexion of the war. the success that ukrainian forces had in defending the capital city kyiv. indications now are russia forces are turning their attention east to donbas. can you update us on that situation and tell us what to expect? how does this new direction from the russian military alter the complexion of the

amb. thomas-greenfield: you know, our relationship with china is probably the most complex, the most complicated and the most consequential relationship that we have here in new york but also around the globe. the president has been clear that we are going to compete with china. we have a profound stake in ensuring the values and the institutions the united states believes in, the institutions we helped create and we have invested in continue to deliver. we are not always -- clearly not always in sync with the chinese as we approach them here on the international stage. but they are a permanent member of the u.n. security council. we deal with them on a daily basis. i deal with them consistently as a member of the p5. members of the p5, including russia, have a responsibility to hold foundational principles of the united nations, of the charter and encourage others to do the same. this is why we have been so strong in pushing against russia , with responsibilities, who has broken its commi

amb. bolton: he suffered some severe setbacks in almost six weeks of work in ukraine. the russians miscalculated the extent of ukraine's resistance, which has been heroic. they mistake it is the capability of their own military, which has had one failure after another. all that sent, they still control a considerable amount of ukrainian territory. it looks like they are trying to regroup, pursue more sensible objectives. i will have a piece up on 1945.com later this morning that says they are going to go after areas of southern and eastern ukraine. when we come to negotiations, which we are not in seriously yet, at least more land russia holds, the harder it is going to be get them to give it up. tom: we talk to the admiral as well about what has been underreported, which is the landgrab along the black sea. what should be the american response to the territory taken down to odesa? amb. bolton: this is a central part of putin's objectives. putin wants the entire north coast of the black se

amb. mcfaul: i am going to amplify what condoleezza said. let me advertise a book. one of our colleagues here at stanford is done with. he wrote a fantastic book called why cities lose. improvise -- it provides the data. people think of california as being all blue and we are not. it is really the urban-rural divide. in montana, i am pretty sure president biden won city of mesilla. -- missile law. anything that can bring people in contact with each other. the notion of the other is always dangerous. the notion of what i would call somebody from montana, treating the miller -- middle of the country as an anthropological study really drives me nuts. it makes assumptions about what people think and it is just wrong. number one. number two, when my last book came out, i went to 25 states. and i went to a lot of states in between coasts on purpose. i was blown away by 1300 people showing up in tulsa, 900 people showing up in bozeman. i was just in south dakota talking about this horrific war in

amb. magierowski: it is not my role to comment on the russian chancellor's position. i can only quote many polish politicians who have expressed reservations about negotiating with vladimir putin. i cannot see any diplomatic solution to this war on the horizon. we should expect a military solution, mainly crushing the russian army in ukraine. i keep my fingers crossed for the russian chancellor -- for the austrian chancellor to gain any advantage from contact with the russians. kriti: you mentioned military support. i am curious about the defense part of this equation. poland signing a deal for the first of 250 abrams tanks. poland has also said plans to increase the defense spending to 3% of its gdp next year. what does defense contracting look like when it comes to united states? can you give us more color on that? amb. magierowski: we have stressed very clearly we need to reinforce nato's defense capabilities, mostly on the eastern flank. poland has become a pivotal country. we not only

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amb. taylor: your question answers itself. of course not. president zelenskyy, as near as i can tell, a lot give up, not give up any claim to sovereign ukrainian territory. he will not give up claim to crimea or donbass, much less any of these moves the russians have made. john, you are exactly right. these war crimes, these across today's -- these atrocities -- as you have pointed out president biden has called genocide actions -- they motivate the international community, they motivate the ukrainians, they motivate the ukrainian military. even going back to mariupol, mariupol is a symbol. general ben hodges said people are going to analyze the defense of mariupol for a long time, and the people of ukraine are going to award -- they already have -- hero status to mariupol. however that happens, that will -- you know, we remember things, and they will remember mariupol, and that will motivate them going forward until they win. mr. herbst: thank you. hannah, i would appreciate also your tak

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amb. tai: thank you, chairman, ranking member and members of this committee. i appreciate the opportunity to be here today to discuss the president's trade agenda. president biden believes trade can be a force for good. that grows the middle class and addresses inequality. he believes we are at our strongest when we work with others around the world. over the last year in coordination with my colleagues across the administration, we have worked to repair strained relationships and recommitted the u.s. to the world's institution. these partnerships have led to the united response to russia's unjustified attack on ukraine. turning specifically to our work at ustr, our agenda begins with putting workers at the center of our trade policy. when we defend the rights of workers at home and abroad, labor standards go up and we race to the top. farmers, ranchers, fissures and food manufacturers are key to our trade agenda and we have delivered real, economically meaningful wins for them. the 232 ta

amb. taylor: your question answers itself. of course not. president zelenskyy, as near as i can tell, a lot give up, not give up any claim to sovereign ukrainian territory. he will not give up claim to crimea or donbass, much less any of these moves the russians have made. john, you are exactly right. these war crimes, these across today's -- these atrocities -- as you have pointed out president biden has called genocide actions -- they motivate the international community, they motivate the ukrainians, they motivate the ukrainian military. even going back to mariupol, mariupol is a symbol. general ben hodges said people are going to analyze the defense of mariupol for a long time, and the people of ukraine are going to award -- they already have -- hero status to mariupol. however that happens, that will -- you know, we remember things, and they will remember mariupol, and that will motivate them going forward until they win. mr. herbst: thank you. hannah, i would appreciate also your take as to whether zelenskyy could accept a settlement w

and her amb insurance bar, and quite frankly, to russell well, we got used to see you on video around the world, but it's great. it's good to see you in person. during a 3 hour meeting. the pair promised to step up u. s. military aid, including sending more advanced weapons and we will continue to do everything possible or to ensure that you are successful. ukraine's president has accused allies of being too slow to help saying they shared responsibility for the was casualties. but on sunday he said he was grateful for us support and what he called an important moment for his country opportunity. they said that the priority of this meeting is weaponry support from the united states and our partners in europe . it's all about the strength of our army. and the 2nd issue is the sanctions against the russian federation. because of the full scale terror, the russians were waging in our country. while russia has failed to capture any major city since the invasion started on february 24th, it has caused widespread devastation. cities in the east and south, the facent daily bombardment. and w

and when you ask the reason why, at least what they told me is because amb hadn't produced their numbers yet. now perhaps mr. chairman that omg has produced the president's budget we will get to hear from the congressional bumming office. but in that interim n that meantime, the director of the cbo did visit with some of us individually. i am grateful that he did that. let me just ask a couple of things that were made to me by the director of the cbo. and i will ask you to attest to their veracity or not. one of the things the cbo director said was that we vastly underestimated how strong the which he was going into the pandemic. and thank god that it was to be able to withstand the ravages of the pandemic. but would you agree with that statement, that the economy was significantly stronger than anticipated going into the recession? >> i would say we did enter a recessionary period during the pandemic. we believe we were able to recover from that not from the economy that was there before the pandemics but because of the work in many cases, bipartisan work. this congress on a bipartisan

amb. thomas-greenfield: appreciate you as well. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] announcer: c-span has unfiltered coverage of the u.s. response to russia's invasion of ukraine, bringing the latest from white house officials, the pentagon and state department, as well as congress. we also have international perspectives from the u.n. and statements from foreign leaders, all on the c-span networks, the c-span now mobile app, and on c-span.org/ukraine. you can watch the latest videos on demand and follow tweets from journalists on the ground. >> i cannot imagine, 850 books, chairman, have been challenged in texas. 62% of them address lgbtq plus issues, 18% address race, and we have an issue in our country. anti-blackness exists. we should be working right now and addressing it because it is a disease that kills. if by suicide or by violence, and so much more. announcer: congress looked into academic censorship recently an the impact

amb. thomas-greenfield: we condemn atrocities wherever they happen, but we also support israel's right to exist. and the unfair targeting of israel within the united nations and across the world. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., april 14, 2022. i hereby appoint the honorable dwight evans to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: the prayer will be offered by chaplain kibben. chaplain kibben: would you pray with me? holy god, on this rare confluence of religious holidays of three of the world's largest religions, distinct rituals and honor your presence and history and direct the hearts of the faithful to you. even as each individual approaches you, help us to see how more alike we are than different. as families gather and communities worship, we each in our own way sub