they do not care about their own people, so they can get in a mode where they say that everyone should go down. they can also, however, want to do something to save face. this is unlikely but because vladimir putin has this total media crack down right now, he could do something to save face like saying, okay, ukraine has accepted permanent neutrality. he could present that as a win. whether that would happen, i do not know. but that could be one out for him. but there is no other off-ramp. he needs to just withdraw. if he does that, he will be politically vulnerable. because even if he does a face saving maneuver, all of the elites would know that this was
him. but there is no other off-ramp. he needs to just withdraw. if he does that, he will be politically vulnerable. because even if he does a face saving maneuver, all of the elites would know that this was a move dictated by weakness. on the other side for volodymyr zelenskyy, who by all accounts, has done a remarkable job, opposition parties in this country have all come together and united on this particular front. what is the off ramp for zelenskyy? right now, what ukrainians would like is everything to go back to normal and for the russians to get out the country? at the moment, but does not seem to be on the table. no, until 2014, ukrainians were not interested in joining nato.
democrats are doing on this saturday. hi, mark. good afternoon. this is not a weekend off for most of the democratic candidates, several of them on the campaign trail in iowa. buttigieg spoke with reporters in des moines. he was asked about president trump s decision to reverse course and not impose tariffs in mexico that were set to go into effect a few days from now. here s what he had to say. i think it was mostly a face saving maneuver. we need a comprehensive strategy. not a pattern of poking others in the eye. it is clearly the administration itself hasn t thought this through. it shows him trailing candidates like biden, warren. the associated press reports his campaign is on a hiring spree to 85 now. eric? eric: the dnc that runs those debates one prominent democratic presidential hopeful not too