investigative processes going on at the international level and the state department is leading the legal review in the united states. the united states as well as so many other nations, ainsley are documenting what we can so that we can help these investigative process come to the conclusion about what russia is doing. but, look, we have been honest. i said it yesterday from the podium, we see that the russians are clearly -- there is clear evidence that their military, their forces are conducting war crimes. we are not shying away from that you can see it for yourself in just the video footage that you guys show every day. >> ainsley: what happens when the investigation is wrapped up. >> i don't want to get ahead the process but clearly consequence gos are that on the international scale. what needs to happen now, ainsley this war needs to end. mr. putin also had diplomatic options. he didn't have to do this. can he take those didn't i can options now. sit down with the ukrainians in good faith and negotiate a settlement. get his troops out of there and start respecting ukrainian sovereignty that can happen today if mr. putin wished it to. >> steve: obviously, john, he doesn't want to. you know, the president