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Can only echo the words of the nato secretary general and many other western political leaders, we do not need a military confrontation with russia right now. we are ready to equip the ukraine armed forces with everything at our disposal. again, in order for the ukrainians to defend themselves more effectively. >> martha: poland has been more aggressive ending coal shipments, wanting to use the migs, wanted to talk about sending in peacekeepers when you see what is happening in mariupol. what is your message to our government? do you want to see a stronger -- >> yes. there's another aspect to ...

Like solar. um, things that actually greece has in abundance. but that sort of, if you will, undergirds one of the differences in the european union at the moment and as russia potentially puts on pressure on the european union by throttling back gas and oil supplies and european union considers not buying russia's oil and gas as part of a sanctions package, um, this really begins to short of show up some of the differences within the european union. and that's one of the things i talked to him about. but i began by asking him about the mood inside that nato leaders meeting on thursday. >> i -...

Putin and you're losing, certainly losing the pr part of this and that does hit home, might not be the same way as it would in your country, certainly, but do you think then that vladimir putin loses any sort of a diplomatic save face here? is there something that you think could be done where he ceases all hostilities but doesn't take with him, you know, a quarter of the country that that his soldiers have locked down -- >> we have to be determined to wage a long war. and that's why i've been saying repeatedly that we have to uphold the sanctions for many years to come. because we are going t...

But we have to face reality also that we are in a situation that nato is standing there in solidarity with ukraine. on the other hand, russia, which has made clear that there are no red lines for themselves. so this is why we support militarywise with weapons as europeans. we are supporting all from germany, with weapons, which we haven't done in the past because the reality has changed so brutally. we have set up this sanction package. but if in putin hands, because he's the one who started the war without any reason. and this is now his responsibility to end the war. and we pressure the syst...

The east of the country. this is why their lies, their bold face lies are being told against all of the evidence of the country. because they're just buying time it seems. nothing else. not credibility. >> nic robertson, ed lavandera, thank you both for your ongoing reporting. we have breaking news out of the white house. phil mattingly is joining us, what can you tell us, phil? >> reporter: well, ana, the horrors of bucha accelerated the nonnegotiations between western leaders about what to do to impose costs on russia because of what they put in place in ukraine. we now know tomorrow, acco...