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But also a strong signal to europe that heres what were putting on the table. what are you willing to do. >> yeah, i think thats obviously whats happening right now. that it is perceived, this can go on for a long time, and the unity is still holding among the allies. so i think at this point they are saying, okay, we are now really moving forward to protect ukraine, and also to protect europe. you know, i think im watching may 9th, the anniversary of the victory in world war ii, a big celebrati...

>> the point is to stay individual lpt even in the city like we saw odesa was struck, i think theyre running out of cruise missiles to be honest so you see them using them such as a submarine fleet. but like we saw in kyiv, like in odesa, ukrainians have to stay vigilant. thats why i agree with curfews and things like that to keep people safe because russia is going to continue this basically missile terrorism. >> and very briefly, john, as we push forward with this offensive and we see this off...

Its still early days in the second phase and theres a will the of uncertainty and a lot of risks that lie ahead. >> as youre watching whats going on right now, where do you think putins mind is? what is his mind set now? >> his mind set is he really wants some kind of a victory before victory day on may 9th. they are already rehearsing for the parade. he wants to say we have made progress. we have taken mariupol and have the ukrainian nazis on the run. hes so determined to have a win or portray ...

If the russians can extend their attacks from the north to the south and from the south to the north, they can cut off that salient and trap those ukrainian forces, isolate them, wear them down, and ultimately defeat them. that would then constitute a significant victory for the russians in the east. it would see a significant loss of capability for the ukrainians. if they could do that by may 9th, then would give putin some sort of tactical victory that he could proclaim. but ultimately, the ch...

Have to end in compromise wont it? how far, briefly, would vladimir putin compromise? what would he settle for, in particular looking ahead to may 9th and that victory parade sell praying which celebrates the deefeet of the nazis in the second world war. brute the deefeet of the nazis in the second world war.— the deefeet of the nazis in the second world war. ~ ,, ., , , second world war. we know. it seems the -- we dont _ second world war. we know. it seems the -- we dont know. _ second world...

They recognize its not their call to make. its going to be what president zelenskyy wants. hell be the one that accepts a deal when it comes in the conflict with russia. hes been clear. he doesnt want to give up any territory to russia. particularly after the atrocities we saw in places like bucha and other suburbs of kyiv. and theres a date looming, that may 9th victory day, which triumphed in world war ii, some have pegged to that would be a moment where putin would try to escalate the conflic...

Harder to get peace in the end. but absolutely, people are going to criticize him for phrasing things that way. >> nic robertson and oren liebermann, thank you both. lets bring in a former u.s. ambassador to nato. was also a special representative for ukraine negotiations. in 20 17, hes a seniored a vie or the to the atlantic counsel. ambassador, thank you for being here. you said this war wont end with negotiations. based on what we heard from nic robertson, are you even more sure of that now? ...

Hes throwing all the rest of his forces and equipment to our east and our south, attempting to show some semblance of victory at his may 9th victory parade. but what hes achieved has been far short of what he hoped, what he planned, and what he promised his people. and instead of showing himself as an almighty military power, you know, the world has seen a disorganized army, whose main goals have been torture, rape, and looting. you know, he wasnt able to take our citys militarily, so instead he...

Board ners recent weeks. and a look at the next phase, the sense that the donbas is going to be the target now and increased the shelling, and the land invasion really hasnt begun just yet. i reported over the weekend that that may 9th victory day, that the u.s. officials officials doe theres going to be any significant escalation around then. though they think putin might claim a hollow victory, or hollow progress report. how do you see the couple weeks playing out? >> look, the big story here ...

Be able to hold down, you know, their positions. and weve already seen as matter of fact, evidence that, you know, ukrainians have been going on counteroffensives in the south and east. and mind you, the russians have not thrown all their forces into the battle for -- for donbas. but from what we hearing, including, you know, from british intelligence is that, you know, russians are still disorganized. they are, you know -- their discipline is -- is low. theyre low on morale. they havent been ab...