and we will follow closely how they approach these issues. it s important to understand that some leaders in europe and some politicians in europe still believe that this is just the ukrainian problem. but this is not, this is the european problem. the dark times are back in europe, and if putin is not stopped in ukraine, ukraine will only be the beginning of a much darker tragedy. you re ukraine s chief diplomat. where do you go from here, mr kuleba? for example, going forward, are you prepared, as you did last month, to meet face to face with your counterpart from russia, sergei lavrov, given everything you ve said to me today about what you believe russia has been doing in your country? well, this is thejob of a diplomat, to set emotions aside and to seek solutions to the war. we cannot escape geography.
the border. mean time, in europe they are stopping the unfolding crisis ahead of a meeting today between representatives of germany, france, russia and ukraine. this comes as the eu s chief diplomat is facing, quote, the most dangerous moment since the cold war. cnn correspondents are tracking all the developments as this crisis unfolds. we re joined from paris. you can see that. sam kiley from kyiv. we ve been hearing from the president who is trying to assure ukrainians. has it eased their concerns? reporter: the really striking thing i have to say about ukrainians at the moment, isa, is they are worried but they are not panicking and that has been the message how they should continue to behave coming from their president, zelensky.
in case they find themselves in the firing line. the sound of bombing could soon get louder. it also seems the diplomatic window is closing as the diplomatic window is closing as the eu s chief diplomat says this is the eu s chief diplomat says this is the most dangerous moment in eu security for a generation. well, we can talk now to our political correspondent nick hurley. nick, we were hearing in our report their pressure on the government to go further with sanctions. what is the government saying about what may come? , ., come? the message from the government come? the message from the government seems come? the message from the government seems to - come? the message from the government seems to be i come? the message from the government seems to be that| come? the message from the i government seems to be that more sanctions are pretty much inevitable. because they think it is pretty much inevitable that things in ukraine aren t going to get any better soon and could get con
depend on them as well. and we will follow closely how they approach these issues. it s important to understand that some leaders in europe and some politicians in europe still believe that this is just the ukrainian problem. but this is not, this is the european problem. the dark times are back in europe, and if putin is not stopped in ukraine, ukraine will only be the beginning of a much darker tragedy. you re ukraine s chief diplomat. where do you go from here, mr kuleba? for example, going forward, are you prepared, as you did last month, to meet face to face with your counterpart from russia, sergei lavrov, given everything you ve said to me today about what you believe russia has been doing in your country? well, this is thejob of a diplomat, to set emotions aside and to seek solutions to the war.
but hungary is a member of nato. hungary is an eu member, too, so decisions on sanctions, decisions on weapons, depend on them as well. and we will follow closely how they approach these issues. it s important to understand that some leaders in europe and some politicians in europe still believe that this is just the ukrainian problem. but this is not. this is the european problem. the dark times are back in europe, and if putin is not stopped in ukraine, ukraine will only be the beginning of a much darker tragedy. you re ukraine s chief diplomat. where do you go from here, mr kuleba? for example, going forward, are you prepared, as you did last month, to meet face to face with your counterpart from russia, sergei lavrov, given everything you ve said to me today about what you believe russia