He is emboldened, and he has got reason to be emboldened. His military, the Ukrainian military, is now pushing the Russians back.
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William Taylor discusses the strengthening position of Ukraine in the war against Russia.
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John, we have no reason to believe that the Russians will do what they say, they've not in the past.
I think it had a big effect right from the beginning. The President Putin again divorced from reality probably thought that the Ukrainians would not fight hard, he probably thought that Ukrainian -- well we know he thinks that the…
What`s not clear is the other side. The Russians are going through the motions. The Russians pretend. Maybe the Russians are even sincere. But until President Putin makes the decision to negotiate, then this is not going to go anywhere.
President Putin has given no indication that he's serious, about negotiations.





