needs to stop this senless brutality against the people of ukraine, against the government of ukraine, against the territorial integrity of ukraine. that is very clear to president putin. when it comes to this diplomacy, we of course support our ukrainian partners, but just like they do, we also know that diplomacy doesn't have the best odds of success when it's done at the barrel of a gun or a turret of a tank. that's what we've seen so far. president putin needs to choose the course of genuine, good-faith diplomacy, and indicate that by de-escalating and putting an end to the senseless violence. >> president zelenskyy now says nearly 100 children have been killed in this war. ned price, thank you for that. >> chris, can i make one more point? >> sure. go ahead. >> i learned yesterday that our state department correspondent ben hall has been seriously injured in ukraine. >> yes. >> i want to say the entire state department family, my thoughts, our thoughts are with him. ben, his charm, his wit, his