russia. so the ukrainian ambassador to the uk said this morning in a public interview, well, maybe that's negotiable. quickly afterwards a foreign ministry spokesman says that was not intended -- that is not the position of the ukrainian government. by the way, it's in the ukrainian constitution that that is at least a possibility, but the comment was out there enough for the kremlin spokesman to then respond and say, well, if you are talking about taking nato off the table, perhaps we can talk. we'd have to see it in writing. i should be clear the foreign ministry says that is not an offer, but those comments certainly making waves this morning. >> jim sciutto, terrific having you there in kyiv. we'll see you at the top of the hour. joining me now, cnn senior global affairs analyst bianna golodryga. i want to put this up so people can see how ukraine is surrounded on three sides by russian forces. even though this is a military reality, a stark reality, you say there's important diplomacy