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About interdependence and dependence on russia for energy, for oil and gas, and china for so many things, ed luce. >> indeed. i mean, we've got used, over the last 30 years, to talking about globalization as a force for peace. >> right. >> right now, we're talking about weaponized interdependence. weaponized interdependence. >> right. >> of course, with russia and the west, we're seeing that. more importantly, in terms of impact on inflation, on global supply chains, and on lowering our growth, is these lockdowns in places like shanghai. we shouldn't forget, china might have had the strictest ...

As we face the very real danger of losing our democracy, it is important for us to believe that we can and will pull ourselves back from calamity.

And for our future. >> reporter: so a fiery debate, but perhaps failing to engage with a large section of the french electorate. you know, guys, commentators here talking with that this is not a hope election, that people are very cynical here at this point because of the war in ukraine, because of the issues of inflation and the pressures on people's pocketbooks. and many people will be voting without much enthusiasm for who they're voting for. >> nbc's keir simmonds. thank you very much for your reporting. ed luce, what are your thoughts on the french election as it stands right now? >> i ...

Testing that missile. they did sort of adhere to international standards and indicated that would be the case even as the u.s. scuttled their own missile test a few weeks ago because they didn't want russia to think it was a provocative act. officials i have been texting with this morning believe putin, the decision to change tactics there in mariupol in addition to his decision to change tactics with the size of his table, perhaps aware he has become a meme for his long tables, does indeed show a sign of some russian weakness. that they don't want to, at minimum putin doesn't want to have to ...

Has lost troops there, he has lost time, he has lost momentum. for the ukrainians it is about spirit, it is about will, as you mentioned and raf mentioned. watching what happened in bucha, they have no sense of giving up. vladimir putin is going to try to run this out, but what he said was really face-saving theater because this whole campaign has gone south for him. >> jane harmon, based upon your past experience in the congress and your access to intelligence -- i realize you don't have as much of it today as you did then -- would you believe vladimir putin about anything at this stage? >> n...