moral individual could justify that. it is difficult to look at the. voice waivers sorry, it is difficult to look at some of the images and think that any well thinking, serious, mature leader would do that. earlier, russia s foreign minister sergey lavrov has said that his country does not consider itself to be at war with nato over ukraine. he also blamed ukraine for the failure of peace talks jonathan schroden is a military operations analyst and director of cna s special operations programme. thank you for being with us. tell us a bit more about what is being reported about this increased training by us forces of ukrainian troops.
then, this, after a week of thinly veiled nuclear threats from the kremlin and latest attack on kyiv with the u.s. and secretary-general nearby, john kirby s emotional answer when asked if the defense department considers putin a rational actor. i m not going to go into the psychology of vladimir putin. it s hard to look at what he s doing in ukraine, what his forces are doing in ukraine and think that any ethical, moral individual could justify that. it s difficult to look at the sorry, it s difficult to look at some of the images and imagine that any well-thinking, serious, mature leader would do that.
moral individual could justify that. it is difficult to look at some of the images. and imagine that any well thinking, serious, mature leader would do that. a rare display of emotion from the pentagon press secretary in response to a question about volodymyr putin. tonight, a former u.s. marine is among those killed in the battle against russian aggression. nbc s kelly cobiella has more from ukraine tonight. after more than two months of war, and countless ukrainians killed and battled, tonight we have learned an american is now among the dead. 22-year-old ex marine died monday, his family said, but where and how is still unclear. his family is telling cnn that he was working for a private military contractor. he believed in what ukraine was fighting for, his mother said. he was married with a seven month old son. tonight, a senior u.s. defense official says the russians are making slow, and uneven
this is bbc news. i m rich preston our top stories: a ukrainian presidential advisor warns of heavy losses as fighting intensifies in the east of the country. i m sorry, it s difficult. difficult to look at some of the images and think that somebody, any well thinking, serious, but surely that would do that, so i can t talk to his psychology, but i think we can all speak to. the pentagon sjohn kirby shows the strain describing what he calls president putin s depravity over the invasion of ukraine. a tennis super star begins a new life behind bars. boris becker is jailed for two and a half years for hiding millions of dollars worth
this is bbc news. i m rich preston our top stories: a ukrainian presidential advisor warns of heavy losses as fighting intensifies in the east of the country. i m sorry, it s difficult. difficult to look at some of the images and think that somebody, any well thinking, serious, but surely that would do that, so i can t talk to his psychology, but i think we can all speak to. the pentagon sjohn kirby shows the strain describing what he calls president putin s depravity over the invasion of ukraine. a tennis super star begins a new life behind bars. boris becker is jailed for two and a half years for hiding millions of dollars worth