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So the idea of making plans to negotiate is good. in order to have serious discussions, though, hes got to send the troops back to the barracks, move the troops away from the border so that there can be serious negotiation. there could be serious negotiation. there are areas that russia has expressed concern about, that nato expressed concerns about. there are areas where both nato and russia could be better off after these negotiations, so there could be this diplomatic off-ramp if president pu...

The benefits what he wants, what hes trying to get from this is control of ukraine. president putin has indicated in things hes written and said and done that he wants to regain control. he wants to get ukraine back under russian authority, dominance, and he will do it in any way he can. and if he makes that -- if he does that, if he decides to invade in order to get ukraine, he can get in. he can get in. he cant get out. remember when russians went into afghanistan, we had our own problems with...

Threats at the same time offer a diplomatic off ramp to vladimir putin. i dont know if youll take it. the best case may an ugly continuation of threats and pressure. but the biden administration has handled this pretty well, i think. they didnt want this crisis, they couldve had a better relationship with russia, but the prudent did the task and working with the key allies. and we are where we should be, but its not a great place. should be, but its not a great lace. ~ . , should be, but its not...

Report, it was mentioned about an off-ramp. we can certainly work to find some sort of way that putin can come out of this, we should. but certainly, you know, saying that ukraine can never join nato and that we need to sort of back away from any of our dealings in europe is just absolutely ridiculous and has to be off the table. >> with those 3,000 u.s. troops that are being sent to eastern europe near ukraine, theyre there to bolster nato ally countries, we have 8,500 waiting on alert. what ar...

Standing position from the u.s. throughout this whole crisis. we also hear the president, as you point out, trying to leave the door open to a diplomatic off ramp. thats particularly important for the u.s. to make that clear publicly, because the russians are trying to cast the u.s. as the warmongers here. we heard from a senior russian diplomat to the united nations who was responding to the u.s. putting out this intelligence assessment about all of these tens of thousands of troops. this russi...

Has nothing left to lose. sanctions take a long time to impose, and they also take a long time to unwind. so he might feel like hes already bearing the costs, and both, therefore, for his own calculations and for his domestic politics, he has to also get the win of going and invading ukraine versus what we can do right now which is make sure he understands that that will be a cost if he invades, a real cost. but also offering a diplomatic off ramp and trying to make sure we can get to a resoluti...

Interesting point. there does - you see it? i thought that was an l interesting point. there does seem to he _ interesting point. there does seem to be escalating efforts in diplomacy to try and find an off ramp— diplomacy to try and find an off ramp for— diplomacy to try and find an off ramp for all this. i thought his comments about what putin does and doesnt _ comments about what putin does and doesnt know about nato were interesting. i think that is slightiy— interesting. i think that ...

Thanks, marc. even randy winegarden from the american federation of teachers was saying on another program this morning, talking about an off ramp for masks and when we asked for the conversation, its based on science upon politics back in november. based on science, not politics. but the teachers unions have been accused of playing nothing but politics and ignoring science. >> sandra: and needing 0 transmission for the kids to take the mask off, and "new york post" said free the smiles, and you...

Conversations about, you know, what it does to kids and how it impedes learning. i mean thats why, again, we wrote the cdc in november asking for this kind of off ramp and the metrics for it. so i dont disagree with anything any of you are saying. the issue becomes -- and, you know, i heard your interview with one of the doctors, you know, an hour ago or so. the issue becomes how do we make sure that the entire community in a school feels safe and welcome. i dont think that we -- when you get to...

And has been willing to negotiate or at least have conversations with people as they have come through moscow. >> well, to extend that analogy of poker, youve got to know when to hold em and when to fold em sometimes. is there an off-ramp for putin right now? obviously, this is a lot of gamesmanship, and although we are learning that perhaps there is as you mentioned the idea of the ability to have a force go in with enough force and presence that this is not a bluff. but is there a way out or a...