the russian intent in 1939, to dominate all of finland. the fins were ready, i think the ukrainians were ready, we ve helped them. i think that s probably how this ends up with some kind of neutral status, but we ve got a long way to go. we ve got to continue the fight. above all, wolf, we, the west, need to support the ukrainians so they can create the conditions for a sensible settlement here. you ve got to give the ukrainians a lot of credit over these first 33 days of this war. admiral james seretas, thank you so much for joining us. thanks, wolf. coming up, escaping the siege in mariupol. families who could barely see out their car windshields are talking to cnn about the horrors they witnessed back home. i ll be joined by a local official as the city s mayor accuses russia s military of genocide. yes, genocide. that s next.