cnn newsroom, i m alisyn camerota. i m victor blackwell. vladimir putin just met with the u.n. secretary general who said putin agreed in principle to let the red cross and the united nations evacuate civilians from a factory in mariupol. the russians have surrounded the plant where more than a thousand people are reportedly sheltering. putin also made some ridiculous claims, including that ukrainian forces were hiding behind civilians and keeping them from escaping. the ukrainian mayors, governors, president zelenskyy even, they have said many times over the weeks that russia has broken promises to hold their fire, and that prevented evacuations. today, america s top two defense officials say ukraine can win this war, and the fighting may weaken russia to the point that it would not attack other nations. chairman of the joint chiefs, mark milley and lloyd austin met with 35 nations to discuss the future military needs of ukraine. secretary austin said russia s actions in ukraine a