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Things. >> that's true. that's among the greatest concerns for the president's republican critics now. >> sadly mixed messages and confusion have been one of the only consistent threads running through this administration's foreign policy from the very start. >> we know -- >> martha: peter, thank you. we want to go to the pentagon amount lot of questions about what's going on with this supposed negotiation. john kirby is at the podium. let's listen in. >> i think it's really important that we put a little in to context. first, again, we've seen that russia has attempted now for going on a mont...

Not to lay out russian operations. it not prudent for me to do it and we don't have exact details of where every battalion tactical group is. i couldn't tell you how many trooped are arrayed in the donbas. what i can tell you is the vast majority of the assembled force that we saw against kyiv is still there. we have only seen a small number begin to move away from kyiv. mostly to the north. we'll watch this over the course of the coming days and to the degree we can describe for you what we're seeing, we'll do that we have seen even before the russians said that they were going to prioritize ...

Then use those trips elsewhere, so for russia it is a trade—off, a trade—off they have calculated works —— use those troops elsewhere. especially around kharkiv because thatis especially around kharkiv because that is where most russian forces have been deployed from, two down in the donbas region. for have been deployed from, two down in the donbas region.— the donbas region. for now, thanks for “oininu the donbas region. for now, thanks forjoining us- _ 0ur correspondent anna foster is in lviv. we heard her report a short time ago. to what extent is there a sense that other parts...

Russia will be rewarded for unprovoked military progression by territorial gains. and those gains as we see now in reports of those civilian massacres will lead to the deaths of civilians under occupation. and then in perpetuity haake threaten to do the same thing again and wait to see how the rest of the world reacts. >> we should note we had a ukrainian lawmaker on one of our previous hours who basically said there were mass graves in putscha with as many as 300 civilians, hands tied behind their back and they're shot. if putin gets hold of the donbas region is that what's ipsn stor for them...

Array of equipment they need and not prejudging it and thinking we know better than they do. we probably don't. >> general wesley clark there. now with the offensive on kyiv stalled the russian president vladimir putin is changing his goals here in ukraine and his time frame. it could be a day that holds an important place in many russians hearts and mind. details now from cnn's arlette saenz. >> reporter: russia is starting to shift its war strategy in ukraine, trying to focus on taking control of the donbas and other regions in eastern ukraine with a possible target date of may #th. that is ...