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United states. they dont want to lose access to those markets. and yet, they feel some pressure from the russians to help them out. so far, they have not provided the weapons. you are reporting that there is consideration by the chinese to giving artillery shells. that would be a mistake for the chinese, in my view, and theyve heard this from a lot of people. they are saying that, if you do that, if you violate the sanctions, you will pay the price. >> so what is their off-ramp, here? >> so the ...

And that might happen. why? i can give you an explanation. president putin needs to demonstrate successes and victories. so theres not going to be a success on the battlefield in ukraine. and he will not succeed with the massive relaunch in ukraine. so he would need to demonstrate success. >> reporter: and thats the issue here. that what will -- what is vladimir putins off ramp, his exit strategy? he hasnt displayed one. i will say this. right now, its 2:00 in the morning here. the anniversary o...

This is a question i asked early on in the conflict. and it is a question i want to ask now yet again because it seems like it is not inside which is where is the off ramp to this thing? it certainly seems like byron putin, he has a history of sticking to his guns, nope and intended. in conflicts and invasions like this. and they are ongoing for years and years. >> yeah. so, putin is pretty defiant. and so, there are two options. number one, negotiations. so both will have to come to the negotia...

I thought that was rather interesting, actually mentioning when and why and what for. >> is there a sense that there is any kind of an offramp, or what an off-ramp would even look at this point for either side. i know president zelenskyy has expressed interest in negotiations in the past, but obviously under very strict circumstances. >> exactly. well, look, the u.s. believes that there is no evidence at all at this point of any desire, any credible desire by president putin to enter into good f...

One big challenge for the war�*s second year — controlling the pace of escalation, keeping the killing in ukraine. jeremy bowen, bbc news, kyiv. reflections in 12 months of war there. our russia editor steve rosenberg is in moscow. president putin shocked the world a year ago. whats the thinking in the kremlin now? well, put it like this, clive. vladimir putin has a dictionary on his desk, i suspect that these words are not in it. de—escalation, off ramp, defeat. from everything he has bee...

Stance, hes the same guy talkig about the minor incursion. this is same president has not become any stronger against russia. its just a media narrative that has allowed him to step forward. thats what people are more concerned about now, when this will be able to say it cant be forever. >> trace: i want to put this back on the screen, because this is u.s. support for the war. he put it on the screen, you can see its very even. as long as it takes, 50%, and the limited time frame, kevin, 46%. yo...

Equipment all over ukraine for the next ten years, but that does not guarantee a victory. spirited fighting like this is going to go on for a long time if someone doesnt move this towards an off-ramp. >> i sort of get the idea, the off-ramp could be some negotiation knowing that it might be very difficult for ukraine to regain some of this territory that russia has won. that said, does putin have an incentive to do that? >> yeah, its very tough for putin to see that way out, i mean, with talk of...

To attend the kremlin leaders big speech. journalists from what russia calls "unfriendly countries" were not sent an invitation. but after watching president putin on tv, this is what struck me most about him. his "special military operation" has not gone at all according to plan, but regret, there was no hint of that, and no sign at all that putin is looking foran off ramp. instead of compromise, he favours confrontation. applause. and this audience loved it. mind you, the president here was pr...

Foran off ramp. instead of compromise, he favours confrontation. applause and this audience loved it. mind you, the president here was preaching to the converted. all main russian tv channels carried the speech live. from these images alone, youd never know things had gone badly wrong for russia on the battlefield. translation: russia will respond _ to any challenge we face, because we are one country, one people. we believe in ourselves, in our strength. truth is on our side. after one year of ...

Meeting with mr. wang yi in munich rather than in beijing. the chinese arent too intimidated by us, i dont think. i dont think they think very much of us. i wouldnt be surprised if they start giving weapons to russia to fight ukraine. thatll be very unfortunate for the ukrainian people, for us and it makes the world a more dangerous place. >> laura: on russia, pryce was asked about a possible off-ramp for putin. >> the off-ramp is very clear, jake, president putin started this war a year ago. he...