is for ukraine to keep control of the air. russia can t win this as long as ukraine has control of the air. a really big deal. trace: we have talked about what the ukrainians across cities in kharkiv some of the bombs and civilian targets. going back to morale, dr. grant, i wonder if that plays into it at all. you go after civilians and one commit turns popular opinion in russia against vladimir putin when you going after civilians and attacking children and so forth. and does it also hurt morale among the people who he loves to fight with this war? yes. i think it really could appear this is the war only putin wanted. it is a pointless war. so far, russia has been trying to destroy as much of the ukrainian military and military targets, you know and communication targets like the tv tower. but indiscriminate sometimes. russians really rely on firepower.
support for ukraine that is prevalent in this eastern european enclave in new york li little odessa. it is one of the largest russian-speaking communities outside of europe. right now everybody is ukrainian. everybody is ukrainian. as a show of solidarity, people are posting in their store fronts, on facebook, ukrainian flags. to show that we are, the people of ukraine, we re against the war, and we want the bloodshed to stop. reporter: they stay in close contact with ukrainian americans online and on air. some people are understanding, and they are they regret that negotiations did not go the way putin wanted. but nobody is supporting this military action and the bombing of innocent people. reporter: questions about how
it is horrific to watch what s happening to these families. in the end this is about russian policy that consistent with their training and doctrine which is if you aren t successful in your blitzkrieg with decapitation the next thing do is destroy the population s will and continue to fight. that s the mode they re in. they stalled out in their efforts and so now what you are seeing is not just attacks on individuals, but efforts to undermine the will of the ukrainian people to continue to fight. the united states needs to do everything it can along with european partners to maintain the support we have so ukrainians continue to defend their country and then we need to make sure we re prepared when the moment is right to hold accountable those twho have done this. bill: what putin wanted was ukraine. i don t know if that was transmitted to u.s. media the way it should have been in hindsight. that to the side now. we signed a security arrangement on the 10th of november with ukraine
against the war, and we want the bloodshed to stop as soon as possible. reporter: he stays in close contact with fellow americans both online and on air as host of a talk radio show. no one is supporting what kremlin is doing. some people are understanding, and they regret that negotiations did not go the way putin wanted. but nobody is supporting this military action and bombing of innocent people. reporter: questions about how to get humanitarian aid to ukrainians caught in the conflict dominate his show. he s also heard from local business leaders, one of whom is shedding russian branding right off his storefront. he had the name taste of russia taken down just this week. it just wouldn t be the right thing to do to keep the flag. reporter: a ukrainian flag hangs in the shop s window while a new name is considered. a lot of businesses are changing their name to show
one thing he said, he was praszing the united states with how clear they were with the intelligence they were seeing leading up to the invasion. making clear it was going to happen even when other nations were skeptical. ukraine felt like they had russia on their doorstep for so long. now that it s stretching into a month they realize the gravity of the situation. they re meeting together to talk about this. one thing the norwegian prime minister was talking about is forces being added to the eastern flank in europe right there on russia s doorstep. one thing that president biden has highlighted throughout this, this is the last thing putin wanted. this is the last thing putin wanted which is fortifying nato, bolstering nato, unifying nato. this is one part of what they are trying to do here. yes, they want to talk about sanctions. yes, they want to talk about what steps they would take if putin were to take the extreme step of biological weapons, chemical weapons, nuclear weapons and