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Of course. they would be neutral. not have russian or nato forces in their territory. but that would require a ceasefire. it would require withdrawal by russia and what the u.s. is saying is russia is massing troops, not withdrawing. >> reporter: so, the framework of a potential ceasefire is more or less clear. it would involve russian troops leaving this country. it would involve a neutrality agreement agreed by international powers. perhaps members of the u.n. security council with or without russia. probably with and also involve maybe turkey or other parties a guaranteeing neutrality. but ...

Perhaps because he wants to keep it. it's right along the corridor leading to crimea. so, it doesn't seem russia's interested at all in reaching -- putin is interested in reaching a peace agreement right now when he's trying to consolidate his gain, at least in the south, and continue an offensive in other parts of the country. >> thank you so very much. that is the perfect set up for our next guest, the state department spokesperson, ned price. joining us mow. let's talk about, first of all, the president calling vladimir putin a war criminal. we're seeing these horrors unfold in mariupol and...

>> putin's brutality is inhumane. >> he did not have a meeting with -- excuse me, the irish prime minister. of course. it's st. patrick's day, who had been diagnosed with covid but they met by zoom. and russian forces continuing to shell in and round kyiv, as resident run low on critical supplies. >> reporter: russia has clearly resorted to siege warfare. it's surrounded the city of mariupol and in kyiv, it seems russia wants to starve people out. the isis one of the biggest food storage facilities and it's completely destroyed. >> all this after president biden, for the first time, called put...

Nazis and they were developing nuclear weapons, bio weapons with help from the united states, including covid, he mentioned. he does not sound like someone interested in a peace a deal. but it seems to be two options he has right now. he can either accept a peace deal or ratchet it up significantly and try and do to kyiv and other cities what his forces are doing to mariupol. what kind of benefit he would hope to gain is unclear. but continuing along the path he's on now where russian forces have taken heavy losses, this country is more and more united, more weapons are coming in. it does not ...