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The rhetoric is that russia is on the cusp of victory, russia withdrew from north of kyiv because it was taking a humane position and leaving room for negotiation, but in fact it was as a result of a loss so hes looking for some sort of win before may 9th, the idea to have his troops march through red square as victorious soldiers the same way he did in 2014, i was at that parade and watched those troops march through and i think he needs that kind of visual otherwise the population is going to ...

Intense fighting in the eastern part of ukraine, especially as we get closer to may 9th and victory day, this historic moment for the russian militarys history, something that vladimir putin undoubtedly wants to celebrate and tout with some kind of victory in ukraine. i think we have simon back. simon, can you hear quums >> yeah, i hear you well. >> i just wanted to get your assessment of what its like for the residents right now in bucha. were you able to speak to folks that stuck around when t...

He has been given the mission by may 9th which is the date of the kremlin, or in red square, i would pate weranticipate were see a lot more trying to cower and kill civilians in ukraine as well as attempting to meet some of the operational objectives with russia and to achieve success in the donbas. im going to make a prediction for you, jim. he is not going to succeed by the 9th of may. thats too fast. he doesnt have the resources. some of the reinforces he is getting from the regenerated units...

Show a large russian military convoy that reportedly stretches around 8 miles long. officials say its currently heading true the done boss enroute to the -- donbas enroute to the kherson region are. ukrainian president solid myrrh zelenskyy welcomed a visit from u.k. prime minister boris johnson, the two walked the streets of kyiv as they discussed both military and financial aid in the upcoming part of this war. the other thing to keep in mind right now, howie, is may 9th. thats date that many ...

And they dont think that we are people. >> reporter: now, jonathan, ukraine and russia dont agree on very much, but they do agree that the new focus of this war is on the east, specifically on the donbas region. the ukrainian foreign minister on "meet the press" earlier today said ukraine has won the battle of kyiv. they have forced russian troops away from the capital. but they are now looking towards the east. the russian defense ministry saying the same. jonathan, one date to keep an eye on i...

With all the incidents airline passengers behaving badly these past few months, is it a surprise the tsa gave special scrutiny to a travellers cane the other day, and it was a good thing they did. this was no ordinary walking stick, concealed a full on sword, the man said he had no idea the blade was in there, according to a tsa spokesman. the passenger surrendered it and went on his way on his trip. but that was the not the end of it. two days later, another passenger tried to make it through s...

Of power at negotiations because the only language that president putin understands at the end of the day is the language of military force. and this is why, for example, ive been out there saying that we shouldnt reject the ukrainian demands for fighter jets, for example, whether or not we believe that they are the most important weapon. at the end of the day, this is about showing that theres no daylight, that we stand behind them, and that we need them to win this war and we need to do it as ...

Now putin is against the clock here too, not just politically at home economically, but that may 9th is a really important day, a very important day in russia because its a possibility which translates to victory day and thats when russians celebrate the end of the second world war . and to them its more than it is just is just the history nerds like us now. but to them its quasi religious significance celebrated on social media by 20 and 30 somethings. and if this is still going on may 9th, tha...

Military that will be trained and eventually used at some point. so russia has the capability, but what russia does not have and ukraine does have is the will to fight, and thats -- thats an intangible that cant really be measured. the russians have had success in the past in eastern ukraine. theyre hoping to have more success again. the war has gone on for eight years in eastern ukraine, and theyre trying to claim some kind of victory by the may 9th, 77th anniversary of the end of world war ii,...

People lying on the ground here are men, women, children desperately trying to board a train to flee putins invasion, but he would not let them. the russian army would not let them. 3.5 million people have escaped by the railway, but the kramatorsk is warning that they are gearing up for a another russian force is gearing up for another strike. they are saying that one-third of the forces are inoperable after heavy losses, and one month from today, may 9th is when putin is promising a victory fo...