and still closing in and trying to capture that capital city of kyiv, john. >> natasha bertrand in brussels, thank you very much. some the meantime, ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy slammed the u.s. and nato over their decision to establish a no fly zone over the country. >> translator: we believe that nato countries have created a narrative that closing the skies against nato. this is a self-hypnosis of those weak, insecure inside, despite the fact they possess weapons many times stronger than we have. >> joining us to talk about this is retired brigadier mark kimmitt for secretary and military affairs. general, just explain why a no-fly zone as zelenskyy would like? >> i think the nato countries are quite clear, they believe