in mariupol? reporter: president putin is consistent. he s sticking to his line that this is not something that russia is responsible for; that the images coming out are fake. we knew that bucha was a turning point in the conflict. from his view, it s because this cause thtd ukrainians to renegon promises they made in peace negotiations. take a listen to white had to say. unfortunately, after reaching agreements and our clearly demonstrated intentions to create favor aable conditions for the continuation of negotiations, we encountered acon tamination in bucha which we have nothing to do. look, it s clear that this is something he continues to do.