Of these moves in ukraine? what s the destination? but kishore, it s putin who does not want to negotiate and until the russians feel as though they re forced to the negotiating table, you re not going to get a peace deal. zelenskyy from day one offered to negotiate and offered major concessions publicly, like ukrainian neutrality and no nato. it is putin who is not doing it because it appears he wants greater control over ukraine. what do you do then? you know, i was a diplomat for 32 years, fareed, as you know. diplomacy is not what people think completely is their position, it s what they negotiate privately. as you know, our good friend henry kissinger suggested a formula in 2013 in the washington post article and i
Of where are we going with all of these moves in ukraine? what s the destination? but kishore, it s putin who does not want to negotiate and until the russians feel as though they re forced to the negotiating table, you re not going to get a peace deal. zelenskyy from day one offered to negotiate and offered major concessions publicly, like ukrainian neutrality and no nato. it is putin who is not doing it
News you just reported, the russians indicating some willingness for face to face negotiations with the ukrainians. i ll let you get back to reporting, including on the situation in kyiv, very intense right now. we ll talk to you again in a moment. joining us now retired u.s. army lieutenant colonel alexander vindman, previously served as european affairs director for the national security council, also the author of the book here right matters. also with us, cnn national security analyst and former deputy director of national intelligence beth saner. i want to get your perspective on this news that is coming out of from the spokesman for the kremlin. he says moscow is now ready to send representatives to minsk, the capital of belarus, to talk with ukraine. he raises this idea that because zelenskyy has talked about neutrality. what do you make of this offer and is neutrality really enough for russia? i think the sides are really too far apart at the moment. i think if we eve
The eu that it s about more than that with russia. they want more of a buffer that with russia. they want more of a buffer zone. i ve spoken in favour of eu a buffer zone. i ve spoken in favour of eu member states, sweden and finland of eu member states, sweden and finland being neutral, and that is where, finland being neutral, and that is where, for finland being neutral, and that is where, for example, the baltic states where, for example, the baltic states feel that they might come under states feel that they might come under real pressure as well, of course, under real pressure as well, of course, nato members they are, and as was course, nato members they are, and as was said. course, nato members they are, and as was said, nato s article five meahs as was said, nato s article five means that if they ever came under attack means that if they ever came under attack by means that if they ever came under attack by the whole of the alliance would attack by the who