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Fighting. we are in a quandry, we want ukraine to survive, we suggest if they negotiate, putin will see they are negotiating from a position of weakness. the only way that they will survive, if they choose negotiations is to have some type of leverage at the negotiating that means defeating and killing russians, which means more devastation for everyone. mark: russia has a fairly small economy. it has very powerful nuclear weapons, you have to wonder how long they can keep up with this,. the nex...

Have really stopped advancing around kyiv, theyve been pushed back aaround the capital and theyre not even trying to advance in that area. but weve also been hearing that the russians have been concentrating a lot of troops and firepower in the east. so its not like theyre going quiet elsewhere in the country. so i think we expect to hear some context, some kind of detail about what theyre actually seeing on the ground and what that might indicate. theres some speculation that russia is merely t...

Were still up. we know when we hear air raid sirens, that means the russians want to kill somebody. and we all are thinking, okay, let us -- let this not be us this time. >> you and i have spoken several times over these past few weeks. i know youre a courageous woman. you remained in kyiv, the capital throughout this invasion. and had even undergone weapons training at one point to prepare for a fight. tell us what you are seeing there on the ground right now. how concerned should we be be? rus...

Successful enough for a possible meeting between putin and zelenskyy. how much more leverage does ukraine have now given how they really over performed in protecting their country? >> youre absolutely right. they over performed and the russian military under performed and that has given them confidence. it has given the ukrainians the confidence to sit down at the table and make demands of the russians. you mentioned this possible summit. president zelenskyy has been asking for this summit for y...

The move. theyre the ones at this point have leverage or not leverage but momentum. is that an accurate assessment because it also just seems like carnage. >> reporter: yeah, i think that is an absolute accurate assessment. in the last 48 to 72 hours of offense, this is picking up steam and momentum in two places. in the capital of kyiv, the u -- ukrainian forces pushed the army back and broke through lines. what i mean is actually going through the lines and flanking those russian soldiers. we ...

Them if needed in nato areas. but truly, i dont think theyre going to take any of the forces out of the fight right now because they are on a razors edge as they are trying to turn the tide and in some places they are turning the tide. >> generals, thank you so much for joining us. obviously, were going to stay atop this story. one thing appears very certain right now. ukrainians are putting up a fight for their country. vladimir putin who isnt prepared for a return to someone in the resistance ...

I. >> so why say it? >> i think it gives them the idea that it -- a little diplomatic leverage for them and it makes it look as if they are doing something that is related to perhaps a peaceful resolution of this crisis, but in essence, it gives them cover, hala. and thats the issue here. it gives them cover to do other things. and it also serves to deceive. and that i think is really the difficult part of this. but it does work with not only the military doctrine, but also their diplomatic doct...

Diplomacy alone. i mean, they need more weapons and more sanctions against russia. is he right? >> absolutely right. he is exactly right. they need more weapons and right now. they need them right now. they are fighting fiercely and fighting fiercely means spending a lot of ammunition. they need replenishments of that. they need the supply lines to come in that carry these javelin missiles, bring these stingers in, bring in artillery ammunition. they need it now and they need it sustained. so th...

This whole you know, at some point were going to have to start figuring out how to dial down this conflict. what what helps the ukrainians is leverage that leverage can come in terms of win and that leverage can come in terms of the biden administration actually matching their language with actions. one of the biggest examples, as you know, not just the united states issue, our nato allies can stop buying russian oil. you know, that would certainly put pressure on russia and it would give the uk...

Know, are famous for masking what theyre really doing. and thats why i think a healthy dose of exceskepticism is impor here. theyre going try to fix the defenses of kyiv. theyre going to try to cut off the forces. and they will mary up the forces coming north out of the area. it is now fallen. and so those forces would also enter into the fight. those large units to the east and then to the south. >> how much are the russians worth now? given they say it was their forces that actually invaded