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Years, they did nothing. >> sean: let me ask this question, then. lets say you were back as president tomorrow, or joe biden, you know, got smart for a minute, may be called you and said what do you think? with the situation as it currently is, what would you do if you were president right now? >> well, look, we lost our cards because we are not really in a position now, the kind of negotiating position we had before this disaster happened. and putin is in a bad corner because this was supposed ...

Of ukrainian territory now controlled by russia. the changes are noticeable, he said this evolution in russias negotiating position has become more realistic. well have a report on all of this in a moment to. we begin tonight with trey yingst live in the capital city of kyiv where we learned there has just been a number of loud explosions outside of the city, what can you tell us? >> good evening, throughout the night we heard loud explosions are bound of the capital of kyiv, even some small arm...

Chemical weapons to terrorize ukraine so that the kremlin can improve its negotiating position. the second course of action im concerned about is russia digging into the areas theyve captured and switching to a defensive position. it would effectively acknowledged that they cannot overrun the whole country, but it essentially makes the last eight years of fighting in the donbas look tame in comparison . and i just want to pick up on that one point. you think a chemical weapons attack is a seriou...

And losses, and they are striving to shore up their negotiating position with strength. if -- lets say russia starts to have significant losses, and the cost just get really high, the incentive for them to negotiate something that is the face saving, excuse me, its going to be front and center. on the other hand, if ukrainians look like they are about to lose it all, being at the negotiating table and cutting the best deal they can, is not front and center for them. negotiations are also a funct...

Pav pavement. >> ned, how is that not a war crime? >> well, erin, we have all seen these same images, these shocking images. as i said before, as a human it is hard to walk away from these images, from these videos without coming to that conclusion. there is a formal process here at the department under international humanitarian law to document war crimes. were involved in that. look, i think you heard from the president the same way many of us feel. what is happening should not be happening. w...

They have not been able to achieve it when i dont believe they will achieve it. but that doesnt mean theyre not going to continue to use this playbook and use this aggressive activity which they have done in the past. >> sandra: finally, i want to ask you about the tallow band council agreeing this cease-fire in afghanistan, what this means for the possibility of a peace deal. >> we will see. first of all, the taliban are not a homogeneous organization. they dont control all the local commanders...

Both get a cease-fire and punish putin for doing this, can both be accomplished here? >> yeah, its going tock tough. you know, boept sides are fighting for position on the battlefield now to give them better strength at the negotiating table. and i think every day mr. putins negotiating position is dwindling and ukraines is growing. and so, this is going to be an interesting dynamic as we start to talk about what the conditions of ending are. mr. zelenskyy, hes a leader, so well watch and see ho...

Or workers did not help the last eight years ukrainians because theyre negotiating from position of weakness instead of strength. and now america thanks god. and president biden should not apologize for his language. he should just back up his language with more military supplies. thats what is needed, the same message, back up, but coming back to negotiating positions, ye their negotiating position, i like it because they are speaking of some concessions, which were addressed by european advise...

Danger— any agreement. or else, the other danger is — any agreement. or else, the other danger is by a proxy arrangement, ukraine _ danger is by a proxy arrangement, ukraine joined nato and we have to -ive ukraine joined nato and we have to give them — ukraine joined nato and we have to give them such guarantees that it is the equivalent of them being in nato~ _ the equivalent of them being in nato~ the — the equivalent of them being in nato. the terror as we are drawn into a _ nato. the...

Its negotiating position its always been very clear that any kind of negotiated settlement is going to require ukraine a guarantee that it will not join nato, first of all, but also, and i think this is where its going to become particularly difficult, a recognition that crimea is a part of russia. remember, this is the peninsula that of course russia forcibly annexed in 2014. but also a recognition of the disputed donbas region of eastern ukraine as independent. and these are all territories th...