William Taylor: “The Ukrainians have been cooperative, flexible, supportive and eager to move forward, but the Russians have not.”

What will really force him to stand down and to look for a way out is continued Ukrainian success on the battlefield.

He really represents them. The Ukrainian people are strong, are tough. They’re determined to be free. They’re interpreted to be independent. And he is leading that.

What we need to do is put maximum pressure on Putin so that he finally realizes that he cannot win this war.

We need to maintain support. And other things pull at that attention, just exactly as you have described. It is no less important now than it was two months ago for the Ukrainians to win.