i was lucky the wall came down in a way that didn't crush me". russia is making very little progress on the ground, so its tactic now appears to be one of fear. by targeting and destroying mariupol and kharkiv by artillery and air strikes it is sending a very powerful message to the rest of ukraine — "this could happen to you too. ukraine's president knows things could get much worse and in a late—night video appealed yet again for russia to seriously talk peace. translation: we have always insisted on negotiations. - we have always offered dialogue, offered solutions for peace, notjust for 23 days of invasion. and i want everyone to hear me now, especially in moscow. it's time to meet, time to talk. and it's time to restore territorial integrity and justice for ukraine.