International community with sanctions to try and thereby put pressure on the russian president to change his course of action in ukraine. chubais is among one of a number of technocrats and former members of the russian government who started to speak out against the war in ukraine. the latest before him was a former russian first deputy prime minister, who stands at the helm of the international chess federation. he recently gave an interview last week to mother jones in the united states, saying that war would not help anyone and also would dash people s dreams. nina dos santos, cnn, in london. well, cnn was given an exclusive inside look at a russian military leader getting unusually emotional while meeting with american military officials last week. according to a readout of that encounter obtained by cnn. in the document, u.s. officials describe what they viewed as a revealing moment from a russian general. as cnn s barbara starr reports,
And it extends possibly all the way up to the top. reporter: the russian ministry of defense did not respond to a cnn request for comment on the meeting or the readout. but the kremlin has denied reports of low morale among its forces in ukraine. you would probably have to doubt this information. you have to doubt it and you have to think twice, whether it is true or not. reporter: as russia faces stiff resistance from ukrainian forces, if the americans are correct and morale is an issue, it s a challenge the russians can ill afford. we ve seen increasing indications that morale and unit cohesion is a problem. and, yes, that absolutely translates into potential military effectiveness issues. reporter: a russian general flushed and agitated according to the americans. just one more mystery about what really may be going on behind kremlin walls. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. well, the war in ukraine is
Russian troops, cnn gets exclusive access to the readout of a meeting between u.s. military officials and a russian general. his reported reactions to the russian invasion just ahead. you don t want to miss this story. plus reports that the highest-ranking russian official yet has resigned and left the country in protest against the war in ukraine. we ll be right back. one of my favorite supplements is qunol turmeric. turmeric helps with healthy joints and inflammation support. unlike regular turmeric supplements
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Officials hit this could hint at growing morale problems inside vladimir putin s armed forces. reporter: with russia s war in ukraine stalled and the u.s. saying morale is a problem for russian forces, cnn has learned of a rare meeting in moscow between u.s. and russian military officials, which according to a u.s. readout of the meeting, contained a, quote, revealing moment from a russian major general, a general with extensive experience dealing with americans. as the meeting ended, the readout says an attache on the u.s. side casually asked about ilyin s family roots in ukraine. according to the readout, the u.s. official said the general s stoic demeanor suddenly became flushed and agitated. ilyin replied he was born in ukraine and went to school in donetsk, and then said according to the readout, the situation in ukraine is tragic, and i am very