,THANKS FROM ELON MUSK AND JIM . . >> ALL RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT. WE'RE LISTENING TO JOHN KIRBY WE'RE LISTENING TO JOHN KIRBY THERE AT THE WHITE HOUSE, THERE AT THE WHITE HOUSE, TAKING QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW TAKING QUESTIONS RIGHT NOW ON MOSCOW AFTER THOSE DRONE ON MOSCOW AFTER THOSE DRONE STRIKES ON THE CAPITOL. STRIKES ON THE CAPITOL. FOR MORE , LET'S BRING IN FOR MORE , LET'S BRING IN ABC NEWS PENTAGON REPORTER ABC NEWS PENTAGON REPORTER LUIS MARTINEZ. LUIS MARTINEZ. SO, LOUIE KIRBY JUST ANNOUNCING SO, LOUIE KIRBY JUST ANNOUNCING A LOT MORE ASSISTANCE FOR A LOT MORE ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE, NO SURPRISE, INCLUDING UKRAINE, NO SURPRISE, INCLUDING AIR DEFENSE. AIR DEFENSE. KIND OF BREAK DOWN KIND OF BREAK DOWN THE DIFFERENCE NOW. THE DIFFERENCE NOW. AND WHAT EXACTLY IS BEING ADDED AND WHAT EXACTLY IS BEING ADDED TO THE MIX? TO THE MIX? >> KYRA, THAT'S ABOUT >> KYRA, THAT'S ABOUT THREE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS THREE HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS MORE IN MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR MORE IN MILITARY ASSISTANCE FOR UKRAINE AND THIS AID PACKAGE UKRAINE AND THIS AID PACKAGE IS REALLY MORE ABOUT IS REALLY MORE ABOUT AMMUNITION, MORE MISSILES FOR AMMUNITION, MORE MISSILES FOR THE PATRIOT AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM, THE PATRIOT AIR DEFENSE SYSTEM, MORE MISSILES FOR THE HIGH MORE MISSILES FOR THE HIGH MAR'S LAUNCHER THAT CAN REACH MAR'S LAUNCHER THAT CAN REACH AS FAR AS 40 MILES INTO AS FAR AS 40 MILES INTO TERRITORY BEYOND WHERE TERRITORY BEYOND WHERE THE LAUNCHER IS . THE LAUNCHER IS . MORE MORE SYSTEMS FOR MORE MORE SYSTEMS FOR THE AMMUNITION FOR THAT THE AMMUNITION FOR THAT ARTILLERY PACKAGE THAT ARTILLERY PACKAGE THAT THEY REALLY NEED. THEY REALLY NEED. BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TALKING BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THAT REALLY INTENSE ABOUT THAT REALLY INTENSE BATTLE AND THAT HAS BEEN A BACK BATTLE AND THAT HAS BEEN A BACK AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH AND FORTH, BACK AND FORTH WITH LOTS OF AMMUNITION. WITH LOTS OF AMMUNITION. AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE AND SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO SEE. CONTINUING TO SEE. A LOT OF AIR DEFENSE, WHICH A LOT OF AIR DEFENSE, WHICH WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST WEEK, WE'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST WEEK, THAT UKRAINE STILL NEEDS THAT UKRAINE STILL NEEDS BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN 17 DIFFERENT BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN 17 DIFFERENT ATTACKS, AIR ATTACKS BEING ATTACKS, AIR ATTACKS BEING LAUNCHED ON UKRAINE OVER LAUNCHED ON UKRAINE OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS. AND YOU'RE ALSO SEEING THOSE AND YOU'RE ALSO SEEING THOSE MISSILES THAT COULD BE USED MISSILES THAT COULD BE USED OFFENSIVELY, THOSE HIGH MAR'S OFFENSIVELY, THOSE HIGH MAR'S MISSILES. MISSILES. SO A LOT OF THE THE FLOW SO A LOT OF THE THE FLOW IS GOING TO CONTINUE. IS GOING TO CONTINUE. YOU HEARD KIRBY SAY THAT YOU HEARD KIRBY SAY THAT THE U.S. AID IS GOING THE U.S. AID IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO TO CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO UKRAINE, AND PARTICULARLY AS WE UKRAINE, AND PARTICULARLY AS WE HEAR THAT UKRAINIAN UKRAINE HEAR THAT UKRAINIAN UKRAINE IS SOON TO LAUNCH THIS IS SOON TO LAUNCH THIS COUNTEROFFENSIVE. COUNTEROFFENSIVE. ACTUALLY , SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN ACTUALLY , SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN EXPECTING NOW FOR QUITE EXPECTING NOW FOR QUITE SOME TIME. SOME TIME. >> SO KIRBY ALSO TALKED ABOUT >> SO KIRBY ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE DRONE ATTACK IN MOSCOW. THE DRONE ATTACK IN MOSCOW. HE WON'T SAY IF THE UKRAINIANS HE WON'T SAY IF THE UKRAINIANS ARE RESPONSIBLE OR NOT. ARE RESPONSIBLE OR NOT. WHAT'S YOUR TAKE HERE? WHAT'S YOUR TAKE HERE? >> WELL, IT'S A FINE LINE, >> WELL, IT'S A FINE LINE, RIGHT? RIGHT? BECAUSE IT APPEARS BASED BECAUSE IT APPEARS BASED ON SOME REPORTING THAT ON SOME REPORTING THAT POTENTIALLY THESE ARE UKRAINIAN POTENTIALLY THESE ARE UKRAINIAN ELEMENTS THAT ARE LAUNCHED, ELEMENTS THAT ARE LAUNCHED, THESE ATTACKS. THESE ATTACKS. REMEMBER THAT STRIKE REMEMBER THAT STRIKE ON THE KEMEL IN THE KREMLIN ON THE KEMEL IN THE KREMLIN WHERE WE SAW THE DOME GO ON WHERE WE SAW THE DOME GO ON FIRE THERE FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. FIRE THERE FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. AND HERE NOW, YOU'RE SEEING AND HERE NOW, YOU'RE SEEING THESE DRONES, DRONES THAT MADE THESE DRONES, DRONES THAT MADE EVERY WAY DEEP. EVERY WAY DEEP. IF WILL REEVE REPORTS ARE IF WILL REEVE REPORTS ARE TO BELIEVE FROM SOMEWHERE NEAR TO BELIEVE FROM SOMEWHERE NEAR UKRAINE, MAYBE AT A DISTANCE OF UKRAINE, MAYBE AT A DISTANCE OF THREE HUNDRED MILES. THREE HUNDRED MILES. BUT THESE ARE NOT IF BUT THESE ARE NOT IF AMERICAN DRONES, AS FAR AS WE AMERICAN DRONES, AS FAR AS WE CAN TELL, YOU , HEARD KIRBY SAY CAN TELL, YOU , HEARD KIRBY SAY VERY FIRMLY THAT THE UNITED VERY FIRMLY THAT THE UNITED STATES IS CONTINUING STATES IS CONTINUING TO ASCERTAIN EXACTLY WHAT TO ASCERTAIN EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED HERE. HAPPENED HERE. AND YOU ALSO HEARD HIM SAY AND YOU ALSO HEARD HIM SAY THE U.S. PROVIDES MILITARY THE U.S. PROVIDES MILITARY ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE, BUT ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE, BUT THEY DON'T TELL THEM WHAT TO DO THEY DON'T TELL THEM WHAT TO DO WITH IT AND WE DON'T TELL THEM WITH IT AND WE DON'T TELL THEM WHERE TO STRIKE. WHERE TO STRIKE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, HE'S ALSO BUT AT THE SAME TIME, HE'S ALSO SAYING THAT NO AMERICAN WEAPONS SAYING THAT NO AMERICAN WEAPONS SHOULD BE USED TO STRIKE INSIDE SHOULD BE USED TO STRIKE INSIDE OF RUSSIA. OF RUSSIA. SO YOU'RE KIND OF HEARING SO YOU'RE KIND OF HEARING THE MIXED MESSAGES THERE. THE MIXED MESSAGES THERE. BUT IN THIS CASE, IT APPEARS BUT IN THIS CASE, IT APPEARS TO BE THEY'RE SAYING THAT TO BE THEY'RE SAYING THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT SURE THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT SURE THAT THESE WERE AMERICAN WEAPONS, THESE WERE AMERICAN WEAPONS, THOUGH I'M GETTING INDICATIONS THOUGH I'M GETTING INDICATIONS THAT THAT'S NOT THE CASE. THAT THAT'S NOT THE CASE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, THEY CAN'T BE TELLING THEY CAN'T BE TELLING THE UKRAINIANS, DON'T DO THESE THE UKRAINIANS, DON'T DO THESE KINDS OF MISSIONS BECAUSE KINDS OF MISSIONS BECAUSE ESSENTIALLY THEY'RE NOT SURE ESSENTIALLY THEY'RE NOT SURE EXACTLY WHETHER UKRAINE EXACTLY WHETHER UKRAINE IS ACTUALLY BEHIND THESE IS ACTUALLY BEHIND THESE MISSIONS. MISSIONS. >> SO THE WHITE HOUSE ALSO HAD >> SO THE WHITE HOUSE ALSO HAD SOME HARSH WORDS THERE FOR SOME HARSH WORDS THERE FOR THE CHINESE AFTER THAT THE CHINESE AFTER THAT DANGEROUS FLY. DANGEROUS FLY. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THAT WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THAT AND WHAT'S GOING ON THERE? AND WHAT'S GOING ON THERE? WELL, IT WAS SO DANGEROUS WELL, IT WAS SO DANGEROUS AND WAS ACTUALLY CAPTURED AND WAS ACTUALLY CAPTURED ON VIDEO, KYRA. ON VIDEO, KYRA. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY THAT'S SOMETHING THAT REALLY RARELY HAPPENS IN A SITUATION RARELY HAPPENS IN A SITUATION LIKE THIS. LIKE THIS. WE SAW THAT FOOTAGE FROM TAKEN WE SAW THAT FOOTAGE FROM TAKEN FROM INSIDE THE COCKPIT WHERE FROM INSIDE THE COCKPIT WHERE YOU SAW THAT CHINESE FIGHTER YOU SAW THAT CHINESE FIGHTER STREAK 400 FEET IN FRONT OF STREAK 400 FEET IN FRONT OF THAT RC 135 RECONNAISSANCE THAT RC 135 RECONNAISSANCE PLANE YOU SAW NEAR ABOUT PLANE YOU SAW NEAR ABOUT THE SCENE. THE SCENE. RIGHT NOW, HOW THAT PLANE GOES RIGHT NOW, HOW THAT PLANE GOES THROUGH THE JET WASH THAT ISN'T THROUGH THE JET WASH THAT ISN'T AS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS AS UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS SITUATION. SITUATION. THIS IS THE UNITED STATES THIS IS THE UNITED STATES CALLING OUT CHINA FOR THIS KIND CALLING OUT CHINA FOR THIS KIND OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR THAT'S OF AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR THAT'S BEEN BUILDING UP FOR MONTHS, IF BEEN BUILDING UP FOR MONTHS, IF NOT YEARS. NOT YEARS. AND AGAIN, THE KIRBY SAYING AND AGAIN, THE KIRBY SAYING THAT WE HAVE WAYS OF THAT WE HAVE WAYS OF COMMUNICATING OUR DISPLEASURE COMMUNICATING OUR DISPLEASURE TO THE CHINESE HAVE DONE THAT TO THE CHINESE HAVE DONE THAT DIPLOMATICALLY. DIPLOMATICALLY. BUT WHAT THE UNITED BUT WHAT THE UNITED STATES REALLY WANTS TO SEE STATES REALLY WANTS TO SEE IS MORE MILITARY TO MILITARY IS MORE MILITARY TO MILITARY COOPERATION, MORE MILITARY COOPERATION, MORE MILITARY TO MILITARY CONTACTS, AND THAT TO MILITARY CONTACTS, AND THAT DID NOT HAPPEN THIS WEEK. DID NOT HAPPEN THIS WEEK. DEFENSE SECRETARY TRAVELING IN DEFENSE SECRETARY TRAVELING IN ASIA RIGHT NOW. ASIA RIGHT NOW. AND THERE HAD BEEN HOPE THAT HE AND THERE HAD BEEN HOPE THAT HE WOULD MEET WITH HIS CHINESE WOULD MEET WITH HIS CHINESE COUNTERPART. COUNTERPART. BUT CHINA SAYING THAT BUT CHINA SAYING THAT THEY WOULD NOT WANT TO MEET THEY WOULD NOT WANT TO MEET WITH AUSTIN. WITH AUSTIN. AND YOU HEARD ONE OF AND YOU HEARD ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THERE IN THE QUESTIONS THERE IN THE BRIEFING IS , WAS THIS THE BRIEFING IS , WAS THIS PEGGED TO THE SITUATION PEGGED TO THE SITUATION WITH THE CHINESE SPY BALLOON? WITH THE CHINESE SPY BALLOON? WAS THIS PEGGED TO SOMETHING WAS THIS PEGGED TO SOMETHING ELSE? ELSE? AND KIRBY JUST COULDN'T PROVIDE AND KIRBY JUST COULDN'T PROVIDE AN ANSWER ON THAT. AN ANSWER ON THAT. >> ALL RIGHT. >> ALL RIGHT. WE'L