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This is cnn breaking news. Brandnew hour. Im victor blackwell. And im alisyn camerota. Strategic stability. That was the goal heading into todays highstakes summit between President Biden and russian president Vladimir Putin. As the sun sets in geneva, it appears they have at least laid a path forward. I did what i came to do. The tone of the entire meetings, i guess it was a total of four hours was was good. Positive. There wasnt any strident action taken. Where we disagreed. I disagreed. Stated where it was. When he disagreed, he stated. But it was not done in a hyperbolic atmosphere. Transl...

And it's hard to see how, especially with this war, that the ukrainian political leadership, even more, the people of ukraine will agree to give him that political control that he wants. given all the death and destruction he has brought on to others. >> they are currently firing munitions not one of the largest russian speaking cities and entire nation, which is going to produce a very unified sense of defiance, of course. john taft, thank you for sharing with us. >> thank you, chris. >> speaking of that, in just a moment, we will go live in the ukraine with the latest on the ground. we'll sp...

Be worried about nuclear war. he answered unequivocally no. but one can't help but notice that -- it's unnerving. john will stop you, at the national security and the obama administration and special adviser to global zero international elimination of all nuclear weapons. his latest commentary pieces on russia's nuclear threat. he joins me now. john, i really enjoyed your piece i. i want to start with your reaction to putin announcement about this heightened level of nuclear war. what it means, how should we interpret it? >> sure, chris, thanks for having me on. with any normal person vladimir...

Was precisely what you're prescribing there. john will still thank you that was very helpful. >> thanks for having me chris. >> still ahead members of congress gunk-ing it out with nationalists as they showered praise on vladimir putin. that's coming up. they showere praise on vladimir putin that's coming up that's coming up that's coming up since i left for college, my dad has gotten back into some of his old hobbies. and now he's taking trulicity, and it looks like he's gotten into some new healthier habits, too. what changes are you making for your type 2 diabetes? maybe it's time to try tr...

At great risk. >> all right john brennan, thank you so much for your time. i appreciate. it >> thanks chris. >> john taft is a former -- ukraine russian through obama administration is now -- think tank and he joins me now. i've had conversations with diplomats, and able to work in european diplomacy. i have heard almost unanimous surprise at the repetitive-y the consensus, the way in which europe has acted as a whole. in response to this. what do you make of it? >> i think i'm surprised a little bit we. but i'm also not surprised i think that what's fascinating to watch how this horrible inva...