reservists and seek ac diplomatic position. how optimistic is president zelenskyy? >> well, look. first off, president zelenskyy or other ukrainian officials have been really welcoming the sanctions imposed by the united states and by other western powers like britain, particularly germany, which went ahead and put a hold on the nord stream 2 gas pipeline from russia to germany, a big strategic project that was causing a lot of concern and the germans have gone out there and they've put a hold on it balls of what russia has done and recognized these two flagrant republics. that's one thing they have been dock. that's given the ukrainians some confidence. they are also stressing and volodymyr zelenskyy the president said stressing the diplomatic path, they are using every opportunity they have good to bring this crisis to an end through diplomatic means.