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Use them as currency in prisoner exchanges, and thats worked in some cases, but theyve also tried to crush resistance. for 46 days of captivity, dimitro refused to pledge allegiance to russia, despite being born in moscow. he was a government worker in the kherson region when the invaders moved in. translation: the worst time was at the end. - i was in solitary confinement and heard people being beaten up stairs every day. handcuffed to the radiator. my family was so worried. dimitro was also fr...

Meetings saying "i understand you want peace, but putin doesnt want peace". this is what he wants to do, he is attacking ukraine on purpose. it is not for lack of some formula, he is doing it because he is trying to weaken ukraine. i think he was initially sceptical of that, but i think as he tried to talk with putin, tried to do a couple of prisoner exchanges, i think he came to the view that actually putin is fighting a war that he wants to fight. later that year, the only meeting between zele...

At the airport to welcome the captives home. we have to do all the steps to finish this horrible war. do you think this is a new chapter in relations between russia and ukraine? i think this is the first chapter. kurt volker was an american envoy to ukraine, and i travelled with him to the conflict zone in 2018. he says that in zelensky�*s first few months in power, he believed he could do a deal with russias president. i remember even ourfirst meetings saying "i understand you want peace, but...

We have to do all the steps to finish this horrible war. do you think this is a new chapter in relations between russia and ukraine? i think this is the first chapter. kurt volker was an american envoy to ukraine, and i travelled with him to the conflict zone in 2018. he says that in zelensky�*s first few months in power, he believed he could do a deal with russias president. i remember even ourfirst meetings saying "i understand you want peace, but putin doesnt want peace". this is what he wa...

He believed he could do a deal with russias president. i remember even in ourfirst meetings saying "i understand you want peace, but putin doesnt want peace". this is what he wants to do, he is attacking ukraine on purpose. it is not for lack of some formula, he is doing it because he is trying to weaken ukraine. i think he was initially sceptical of that, but i think as he tried to talk with putin, tried to do a couple of prisoner exchanges, i think he came to the view that actually putin is fi...

With russians president. i remember even ourfirst meetings remember even our first meetings saying i understand you want this, but putin doesnt want this. this is what he wants to do, he is attacking ukraine on purpose. it is not for lack of some formula, he is doing it because he is trying to we can ukraine. i think he was initially sceptical of that but i think as he tried to talk with putin, tried to do the prisoner exchanges, i think he came to the view that actually putin is fighting a war ...

I remember even ourfirst meetings saying "i understand you want peace, but putin doesnt want peace". this is what he wants to do, he is attacking ukraine on purpose. it is not for lack of some formula, he is doing it because he is trying to weaken ukraine. i think he was initially sceptical of that, but i think as he tried to talk with putin, tried to do a couple of prisoner exchanges, i think he came to the view that actually putin is fighting a war that he wants to fight. later that year, the ...

On a broader note, i think this may open the path to other negotiations, not just for prisoner exchanges, which of course is the top priority in this particular area, but also potentially for broader negotiations on a broader front regarding ukraine. so, you know, we will see -- dont want to say too much in terms of this, brianna, but i do believe there is at least a chance that this could open the path to more dialogue, which eventually could potentially have an impact on what is going on in uk...

Perspective theyre going to grind up probably thousands of soldiers trying to take every square inch of this place. it is the worst possible place you would ever want to assault -- >> oh, my god. >> -- if you are a dismounted infantry. you are talking about underground passageways, you are talking about civilians in there as well. if you look separately at what theyre doing, theyre doing siege warfare but it would be smart from the russian perspective to negotiate some sort of settlement with th...

Address, including russias continuing cyberattacks on the u. S. Its detainment of several americans in russia. Its continuing interference in u. S. Elections. So many issues. President biden promising to challenge putin on those issues directly, poppy. Ahead of his trip to geneva, biden was in brussels where he reaffirmed the United States commitment to strong transatlantic ties at the eu u. S. Summit. Our team is following all of these crucial angles and sitdowns. Lets start in brussels. Arlett...