future, it s important he hears and the biden administration is comfortable with him hearing this. seems like very specific chosen language. and it comes after we hear from ned price at the state department saying ukraine is winning this war. is that really the feeling or is this trying to paint a rosy picture? reporter: i speak to u.s. military officials all the time about where their assessment is of ukraine s fighting ability and the battle on the ground. for some time at least the u.s. military view has been that ukraine is not just holding its own but that russia has not made and perhaps cannot make the changes necessary to change the balance on the ground. the supply issues, the morale issues, the command issues, they can t be fixed in a couple of weeks, right, just by repositioning forces from the north to the east. that kind of thing. they never underestimate russia s enormous firepower, but their assessment i wouldn t