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Getting word of the 75-minute phone call or so between the leaders of germany and france on the phone with vladimir putin, but one thing they made clear, that there was no willingness on the part of vladimir putin to end the ukraine war and no sign that he might in the near future. i guess youre not too surprised, but why the phone calls anyway? why does that continue? >> well, i think vladimir putin is reaching out. i think hes happy to have those phone calls. hes happy to have negotiations tak...

What officials call this subtle shift in putins language and behavior, maybe indicating he might want some sort of off-ramp. do you see that? have you seen any shift in what were seeing and hearing from russia? >> i think that if you watch vladimir putin over many years you will find that there are multiple moments people will say his tone has shifted. theres always this kremlinology in trying to read into what hes doing and what he wants. i find it very difficult to predict at this point becaus...

Indications that president putin was ready to end this conflict or was serious about diplomacy. now, whether or not thats going to materialize into anything actual or real, its a little early to tell, but we know there are so many foreign governments right now that are doing whatever they can to try to get some type of diplomatic process on track. the israelis, the turks, the french, the germans, many other governments who have been trying to act as intermediaries between the rushes and ukrainia...

Ramp, hes going across the major cities and destroying them in the process. neil: what does he gain, even if he gains the country? hes ravaged it, almost taken out a nuclear reactor that could have done untold damage and still no guarantee that the radiation leaks arent coming from there. so what does he win here? hes been vilified and isolated on the global stage, im sure sanctions and all that would remain in effect as long as hes in power. so help me get into that mind. >> yeah, so hes commit...

But we know, russian soldiers, already, are feeling a little deceived, from reports of pow statements, and the more that this goes on, it is unclear what their morale, and fighting will, will be. >> i was talking to richard angle about this earlier in the show, this idea that they dont go for kyiv, but if the ukrainians give up mariupol, in some of the cities, in kherson, and give them the land bridge to crimea, putin might take that. do you think there is a likelihood of putin accepting an off ...

They are much tougher than they thought, but putin can do a lot of destruction in ukraine. thousands can die. there can be millions of refugees. the entire world needs to do everything that we can to try to bring this to an end. >> you know, its so interesting, because you would think that vladimir putin would see the handwriting youre describing right there on the wall. that ukraine is never going to give in. they are never going to accept russian control. so he must know the way this is being ...

When his military has stalled, and the only way out for him is to sit down for negotiations, then that will be the time. president zelenskyy has indicated hes ready to talk. president zelenskyy has indicating that the ukrainians are going to continue to fight. and they are continuing to defend the capital and other cities. and thats the key part of the question of negotiation. its up to president putin to decide. and he has to realize that his military is not accomplishing what he wants. >> but ...

Be fair gapeme and clearly whate saw. its so close to a neighbor member, prepared to now expand this war beyond ukraine. >> it appears to be somewhat of a different play book. i think first of all, they have to achieve their goal in ukraine before this can expand it but its dangerous the closer they get to a neighbor member and if theres some unforeseen they would directly involve poland, nato would have to respond. they are taking greater risks here in the hopes of stopping as the general said,...

Said putin is making it very clear that nuclear is on the table, and every time you think, no, he wouldnt, would he? well, yes, he would. what do you think could be a so—called off ramp for vladimir putin, a way out? there is no way out already. theres just none, unfortunately. i dont see any because for any way out, he needs to be able to claim a victory in ukraine. and there is no way its happening. thats why there is no way out and i think that the sooner the west would recognise that this ...

So youve a situation where putin needs an off ramp, but zelensky need a deal he gets out of the public and in a weird way putin has an easier time. he can try to dress up whatever deal he gets and deploy his propaganda a machine to say its a triumph and there is the access to independent media has been cut off in russia. so he has a much easier time. the ukrainians say weve gone through all this, my house destroyed, my family destroyed, cities levelled, we go through all this and you give him uk...