CNN New Day With John Berman and Brianna Keilar June 4, 2024 12:44:00
The counter defensive. we have putin lying to the public and lying to the world saying this is now part of mother russia. president zelenskyy said since day one, if there's a referendum, an annexation, there is no turning back, he's not going to the negotiation table. so what happens next in terms of any possible talks between these two sides? >> reporter: i think that prospect is pretty remote. this seems to be the kremlin's big play here, again painting russia has a victim. he's essentially saying let's have a unilateral cease-fire and stop fighting and go to the negotiating table. russia ha...