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there is one soren, certain thing when i am talking to you. now, there are russian troops in ukraine. and as far as i know, there are no ukrainian troops in russia, that is a statement of fact. and we all need to understand that the longer it goes off on the a worse and more threatening this war is for europe and the world. it leads us to greater conflict, ongoing conflict. we're seeing the security and solving of everyone no longer depends on a balance of strength on the strength of alliances. but rather that of armed groups, the militias, those who consider themselves as petroleum, seek to absorb jack to subjugate all those who they consider as weak. those who, what we feel for the 24th, avery is a return to the age of imperialism. and the code of colonies roc france rejects this france obstinately will look and for peace, lou, our position is clear and we want to hello deserve this. and so that is why i am engaging in a dialogue with russian have done so since the start of the war and over these past months. and i will continue to head this

as recon troops they have been the tip of ukraine's attacks on its soren front in the fight to recapture to my left and pop, i couldn't see anything for a bit, everything looked the same, everything came to, looked at my left, looked fine, looked at my right, okay i'm [ bleep ] there, i'm [ bleep ] there. to the hole. >> reporter: it's going to be a slow grinding fight they say whatever the claims of the ukraine's government. this counteroffensive is being billed as kind of a quick process. do you think that that's -- >> no definitely not. it won't be quick. i mean, it's hard, slow fought. position by position, but we haven't got resources to do a massive blitzkrieg. >> reporter: u.s. weapons and other nato equipment have proved useful, but not decisive as ukraine has captured a handful of villages since the counteroffensive began. here russian troops wave a white flag of surrender after precision artillery strikes by u.s. supplied howitzer's are monitored by this unit with a drone. russia has motivated its troops with false claims they're liberating ukraine from nazis. >> do you feel so