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Assessment, has russia essentially given up on capturing the capital of ukraine, kyiv? >> i would say the words given up is probably going a little too far. given what weve seen from the north, the northwest, and the east. the sort of multipronged attack to take capital at this. the u.s. assessment was that russia would try the take ky within a matter of days. that failed as we watched all the convoys and approaches stall out. but russia is still attacking the city. not on the ground but on the ...

Republican candidate for arizona attorney general. abraham, thank you so much for being here. were the presidents words on any potential use of chemical weapons by russia and a us response enough? no. in president bidens reactionary foreign policy is about as dangerous and reckless as a kid. and youre seeing now with president obama and president vice president biden back almost nine years ago when they didnt they failed to enforce the red line in syria and syria, use chemical weapons there, res...

Now redeploying, looking for a different set of goalposts if you will, because they do have to address this stuff for their own domestic audience. and of course, to the fact that they still have missiles that they can launch into lviv, and continue to pound away and kharkiv, that is going to go on for sometime. but the good news is that they do not have the ability to sustain land offensive operations to take more territory, which is why we need to start talking about winning instead of talking ...

So is russia moving the goalposts? >> reporter: maybe. we dont know. were dealing with a master of disinformation and lies and manipulation in mr. putin. so we cant take anything for granted. it is still uncertain and unpredictable, what way theyll go and continue to go. but that that, i think there is some indication of what the general said might be a shift in a new direction, a new strategy. mr. putin is in a lot of trouble. it will get worse for him. yes, hes bombarding and shelling and deci...

Live. but this isnt real living. it is just surviving. and those trapped in chernihiv dont know how much longer they can hold out. alex crawford, sky news, outside chernihiv. and so now lets go to lviv where many displaced ukrainians have temporarily settled. sally, lets talk about russias change in strategy. what does that mean for the war at the moment? >> reporter: one thing that is clear is that russian forces are under huge strain in many parts of the country. so this change in strategy, ...

Withdraw all its forces. has there been some movement? by some russian units away from kyiv in the last day or so? yeah. we think so. small numbers. but we believe that this is a repositioning, not a real withdrawal, and that we all should be prepared to watch for a major offensive against other areas of ukraine. it does not mean that the threat to kyiv is over. russia has failed in its objective of capturing kyiv. its failed in its objective of subjugating ukraine. but they can still inflict ma...

Russia, perhaps moving its goalposts. top general says the first stage of the operation is nearing completion. so far, he says 1,351 russian troops have been killed, a number far lower than the up to 15,000 dead that nato officials estimate. the general says russian forces will now focus on liberating part of southeast ukraine, controlled by russian-backed separatists. >> translator: the combat potential of the armed forces unify crane has been considerably reduced which makes it possible. i emp...

Government. so, it is natural that russia would recalibrate, and shift poses military and political strategy. i think that is what is happening. now i think the only person who really knows where that shifts is vladimir putin. even the people who are negotiating might not essentially know what putins aims are. i think we have to be very cautious, even if we want to be supportive of the ukraine efforts at the. negotiating table. >> you predicted, as you said russia would not be able to capture ky...

Vladimir putin appears to be resetting the goals of his invasion moving those goalposts. u.s. officials telling cnn its a revised strategy which is now focused on taking control of the donbas and other regions in the east. and putin may want them in control by may 9th. why may 9th? its a key holiday from russian known as victory day and commemorates the nazis surrendering in world war ii. the newest pictures and sounds we have for you still prove that the nation remains under siege. take a look....

Who have been undersiege in mariupol for weeks now, the city cut off from food and medical supplies and a real concern that if people dont die in airstrikes there, that people soon will begin starving. so we are yet to see what these operational objectives and the moving of the goalposts by russia really mean when it comes to the experience of ukrainian citizens on the ground. certainly if nothing else it looks like it could be a face-saving exercise for vladimir putin. >> sally from lviv, thank...