have been fighting against putin during the last decade were financing oppositional media were financing civil society in russia. so they are now trapped in a very dangerous situation when they are arrest by putin and pressured by the west at the same time. mchale zygar, we appreciate you being with us. thank you for your insight. breaking news this morning, it could be something of a miracle here. we re told that survivors emerging from this theater in mariupol targeted by a russian aerial attack. the one this was serving as a civilian shelter. it was bombed by the russians. the breaking news. the important thing to note is that survivors are emerging from the rubble of that building. ukrainians saying they have launched a counter offensive
that almost universal admiration, to go from nowhere to being compared to churchill and roosevelt as you are properly doing, joe, is one of the most extraordinary things i have ever seen. and you can do you must have the opportunity you know, vladimir putin by being darth vader made a world where there could be a luke skywalker on the global stage. then you have to step into the role and you can t diminish either one of those things. the stakes have to be high, the opportunity has to be there and you have to meet the moment, but i don t think that s all that is required. i think after you meet the moment, which he is doing every day with fortitude, bravery, resilience and moral leadership, you have to figure out a way to tell people about it, right. i think the way in which the small team of mostly ex-television producers who worked with him for years in ukraine have fashioned the most sophisticated political communications operation i have ever seen in real-time. every single choi
citizens. so far we have seen ukrainian leaders at every level standing firm against russia s invasion. saturday ukraine s president publicly called for direct talks with vladimir putin, warning that war would cost russia for generations. but, according to the new york times, officials who are playing a mediating role say putin isn t ready to negotiate with president zelenskyy. joining me, live from kyiv, is olympic gold medalist and member of the ukraine parliament, zhan beleniuk. mr. beleniuk, thank you very much for coming to the sunday show. thank you. so the new york times reports today that, quote, the fight for kyiv looms as a long fierce conflict. you were born and raised in kyiv. will the russians succeed in taking over the capital city, your hometown? i don t think so because now
are documenting. we welcome the efforts of various groups, institutions, organizations that focus on this to bring all of the evidence together, to continue to document things, and then for there to be accountability one way or the other. in terms of other designations based on actions that russia is taking, we are and we will look at everything. second question, i m sorry. remind me. as long as putin is in power, can there be normal relations between russia and united states. our focus is on ending this war. i don t want to speculate about the future but has to be one way or another accountability for this war of aggression. so russia stops attacks and with draws forces from ukraine,
feeling more confident and relaxed in the city. yes, it s possible if there s more attacks they will implement another curfew, but right now the ukrainians feel like they are winning and what they are most worried about is that vladimir putin could decide to change course and could decide to dramatically escalate instead of going for a peace deal, they worry that he could decide to burn the place down, that if he can t have it then nobody will. that s a risk, but it s good to know they are feeling confident and amazing to consider that restaurants are reopening, at least some of them. reporter: a few. a few. even a few. that s remarkable. with me representative adam keen