the kremlin is claiming it was shot yesterday. there are a few contradictions. as for ukraine, it changes little in terms of its military reality. it is still hoping to stage a counteroffensive. it is much anticipated and hopeful that the noises coming out of kyiv is that ukraine isn t in a position to do so. president zelenskyy visit visited visited the eastern city of avdiivka which is right on the frontline. he gave his own troops there an easter message and i don t that was a coincidence. staying with ukraine and earlier this month, a bipartisan delegation of us senators visited kyiv for meetings. they were joined by american country music star, brad paisley. this was him in kyiv. he met ukraine s president zelenskyy as well. before his visit, he released a song, dedicated to ukraine, that included a message
i don t want to get into politics, but it certainly isn t based in any kind of military reality that i ve seen. and a purported new intercepted communication appears to reveal russian soldiers referring to an alleged order to kill ukrainian prisoners of war in the eastern region of luhansk. ukraine s military intelligence released this remarkable report. listen. what can i tell you, damn it. you keep the most senior among them and let the rest go forever. let them go forever, damn it, so no one will ever see them again. including relatives. now cnn has not been able to independently confirm the authenticity of the recording. certainly sounds similar to what we ve heard time and again, but what s your reaction when you hear this? my reaction, jim, is that the audio is matching the video of
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 diplo
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