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Contribute from where we are strong. but i do think that this conflict has put a shot in the arm to those in europe who want to diversify away from russian gas and oil, and we will be able to accelerate that process in the period ahead. >> putin has called the sanctions, he said theyre equivalent to a declaration of war. is there any scenario in which the u.s. might talk about lifting some of the measures if putin started removing troops from ukraine? in other words, are they on the negotiating ...

Regardless of where they started from. so that is for sure true in all of ukraine, but specifically in the three hundred fifty square miles that is the that is kyiv itself. and to move from the outskirts of kyiv and in the countryside around the, the nation itself into an urban environment is an entirely different thing that is the most difficult conflict or combat in the world . and to make that move into again into kyiv is going to take a lot of forces and a lot of supplies and they may be wai...

United states and its nato minions, the winners of the cold war. is he at all interested in a diplomatic negotiation or an off ramp with minions? >> it is remarkable how much the speeches about ukraine end up focusing on the united states. part of this effort to restore russian power is not just about expanding his sphere of influence with ukraine but also about challenging the remaining superpower of the cold war. he gave a famous speech in 2007 in munich and said it was unacceptable, impossibl...

Negotiations have been. thats why these negotiations are a bit depressing, right? because what putin is demanding, which is essentially to take ground and have a puppet government is exactly what zelenskyy says he is never going to do. and i think the real risk and fear in why you now hear people talking about the worry, for instance, of chemical weapons, is that if putin doesnt have that off ramp, the other option is desperation. and to double down on a lot of these strategies and tactics that ...

Point your finger to them. well get into it with the head of the american petroleum institute. he has a lot to say. and this. >> putin is unpredictable. he is going to look for some kind of off ramp soon. it doesnt seem to be in his nature. it is hard to imagine he will accept less than half a loaf right now. >> harris: we dont have an idea whats in a kgb agents nature other than killing. thats what we know. experts say putin is going all scorched earth on this and will now do anything to get uk...

The oil and gas. >> we need europe needs to reduce its dependency on russia hydrocarbons. the u.k. market only 3% actually needs russian energy supplies so it is a different equation for us. but the british government wants to be supportive. we want to extend the economic pressure on russia so we are looking very closely to see what we might be able to do in this area. >> dana: what is the diplomatic off ramp that we could maybe find in this situation right now? its very hard to imagine ukrainia...

Thought that he wouldnt face stiff resistance in these severe consequential measures we warned about, he miscalculated, he was wrong there as well. >> we were told about the 90-minute phone call between the german chancellor and french president, a call they have had in the last four days. one, are they talking to him about potential off-ramps for putin to take to end the war? the question is, if he were to take one, can he be trusted given that he is luflly targeting civilians? >> well, jonatha...

Of moscow, but wanted a puppet regime similar to what he had in belarus, but zelensky ukrainian dissent has proven to be far stronger than putin accelerated and the military has had some serious operational defects and not onlyat have they lost one o their senior most generals just this week but they have also lost all secure calm and knocking out the 3 g towers, they are no longer able to make phone calls back home to the kremlin, as part of why the west knows so much about whats been going on....

Him. there is no clear victory for him any more. and hes just spinning this out with these, you know, prospect of humanitarian corridors which then get broken and that makes somebody incredibly dangerous. somebody who doesnt see what the end of this is, somebody who doesnt see a way out of this, who feels cornered and it is weak to back down, every single atrocity that is committed in ukraine is another off-ramp that president putin has chosen not to take. and that leaves everybody, and if there...