thrown caution to _ beyond diplomacy? well, russia has thrown caution to the _ beyond diplomacy? well, russia has thrown caution to the wind _ beyond diplomacy? well, russia has thrown caution to the wind and - thrown caution to the wind and diplomacy as well and what they demand — diplomacy as well and what they demand from others is nothing but capitulation and we are not capitulating, we are standing our ground — capitulating, we are standing our ground it — capitulating, we are standing our ground. it has been almost two weeks since putin— ground. it has been almost two weeks since putin attacked ukraine. he controls — since putin attacked ukraine. he controls only one out of 21 big cities — controls only one out of 21 big cities in — controls only one out of 21 big cities in ukraine and barely even that one. — cities in ukraine and barely even that one, kherson, so it does not feel like — that one, kherson, so it does not feel like we — that one, kherson, so it does not feel like we are losing. we feel like we — feel like we are losing. we feel like we are kicking their macro do so talk— like we are kicking their macro do so talk of— like we are kicking their macro do so talk of capitulation is just another— so talk of capitulation is just another sign of the hubris that brought— another sign of the hubris that brought russia to this war, once they— brought russia to this war, once they stop — brought russia to this war, once they stop the imperial hubris and stop seeing ukrainians as inferior and unworthy of having their own state _ and unworthy of having their own state as — and unworthy of having their own state as putin declared on the eve of the _ state as putin declared on the eve of the war. — state as putin declared on the eve of the war, there would be a chance for diplomacy but right now i do not see much— for diplomacy but right now i do not see much positive signs. if