that's one of the key concerns that is the argument from the emmanuel macron camp the economy issing doi doing ben before the economy has been protected after the covid crisis and unemployment is at historic low. and cut on taxes and with the energy prices capping. that gave extra money and support to certain populations it would carry on watching this. they announced the nuclear plan a few weeks ago saying to give them extra independence from price to have lower energy prices they keep pushing on the agenda. this question of where the opponent is trying to push the conversation with the purchasing power and what the government will do in the very uncertain environment. that has been the argument the macron camp saying our economy record is strong and carry on with the reform we know emmanuel macron has been campaigning on reforms he was a reform candidate. it was all about reforms we know what came with it. he now has learned in terms of method it will be interesting to see if he gets reelected and if we see social unrest creeping up again. we know that is the tension which is prese

, amenazando que si no acceden a las consideración pasarán cosas, dice emmanuel macron que lo negociar con él, todo esto mientras tanto llegaron a acuerdo alto al fuego todo por la evación de ciles, la resistencia de ucrania, se prepara para enfrentar a invasores . >> jóvenes protegen su lugar que pueden sumninistrar con diferentes ayudas . >> en otros puntos construyeron estas barreraws . >> aquí pusieron estos bloques de hormigón es impresionante como la ciudad se prepara para cualquier eventualidad . >> la situación es dramática, el final de la guerra se ve lejos . >> muchas gracias cecilia, entre ls desplazados, al menos medio millón de niños, el conflicto dice la unicef que tiene un impacto demoledor en niños viendo ta sus familias romperse . >> en medio de la devastación de la invasión de rusia a ucrania, vemos la situación que pasan millones de niños víctimas inocentes de la guerra, protegidos como pueden del frío, huyen de la frontera . >> esta mujer cuenta el momento que tuvieron que vivir, y el lor de sus hijos por su padre que se quedó para luchar . >> es un trauma

he is also author of the last president of europe: emmanuel macron's race to revive france and save theron and have interviewed him numerous lay. why has he become the go—to person for president putin with these negotiations? i the go-to person for president putin with these negotiations?— with these negotiations? i believe earl on in with these negotiations? i believe early on in his _ with these negotiations? i believe early on in his presidency, - with these negotiations? i believe early on in his presidency, he - early on in his presidency, he established a dialogue with vladimir putin and he was convinced that it was important to try and pull putin back towards the west rather than see him fall into the arms of china, which macron believed would be geopolitically disastrous for europe, which would leave europe isolated on the eurasian landmass. since then, he has maintained this dialogue. he told me he is convinced that putin being a son of saint petersburg is deep down inside a western oriented leader, but so far my response him as he is more rather a son of kgb and doesn't seem t

the topic that emmanuel macron and his team promoted as a solution for a lot of challenges we have to now everyone sees with the war in europe and difficulties with food, defense, energy. we need to see cooperation this is the same dna this is a crisis we have to adapt we take on the topic of sovereignty. we have defended european sovereignty. we need to cooperate more to find right solutions for climate change and digital information and security and agriculture and this, we will have to reinvent proposals we have the platform and manifest from emmanuel macron from 2022 on how we adapt society to aging and find sustainable models and transfer on defense in europe our world has changed a lot in five years we have transformed despite the crisis we try to follow the same line. >> and the u.s. at the core of the vision and you are his european man there is still about 40% of voters today that are ready to vote for the candidates. is it a failure of government to explain the benefits of the eu where is the skepticism coming from >> we have to face reality there is a lot of skepticism in f

i mean, emmanuel macron has held about ten of these calls already since russia invaded ukraine. being played by moscow, and i actually put that to him a couple of days ago and he said, you know, these calls are not a whim of his — they are coordinated with all of the western allies. so, i mean, he and france, like 0laf scholz in germany, they are imposing sanctions on russia, they are supporting the military in ukraine but, they say, in case vladimir putin looks for that off ramp, if he is ready for a ceasefire, when he is available to talk, negotiate realistically, then it is important to keep these lines of communication open and ready and so, emmanuel macron has said you know, these calls to the kremlin, they will continue. katya adler with the european perspective. 0n the day that putin invaded ukraine, i was going about my in russia, the kremlin continues to try to control its narrative for the russian public about what it calls a �*special military operation'. in the last three weeks, thousands of people have been detained for protesting against the war. but there is stron

and so emmanuel macron said these calls to the kremlin, they will continue.rainian troops have been killed since the start of russia's invasion. he told journalists in kyiv, that far larger numbers of russian soldiers had died — perhaps 10 times as many, but those figures can't be verifed. as russian forces continued to shell kyiv, mr zelensky said, they'd have to destroy the capital and its population to occupy it. our security correspondent, frank gardner, has this assessment of russian�*s military strategy. it looks like, and it feels like, the beginning of the endgame — although who knows how long that's going to last? if we look at the map here on day 17, the red areas are where russian forces have taken control. in the south, they continue to make advances. they are pushing to the north—west. in the north is where the real battle is going to be fought. that's for the capital, kyiv, around here. now, you remember that great big russian armoured column that was stuck for days north of the capital? most of that has redeployed into the forests, to the north

dice que si ucrania no cesa a sus demandas, seguirá invadiendo, emmanuel macron dice que lopeorenski retó a negociar a vladimir putin, todo mientras tanto llegaron a acuerdo de alto al fuego para evacuación de civiles, la resistencia de ucrania protege a la gente de los invadores . >> (nido ambiente) . >> (información en pantalla) ,. >> en otros punto construyeron barreras . >> esta es una barricada en (inentendible), pusieron estos bloques de hormigón con tierra, es impresionante como están preparados . >> las personas buscan refugios en estas zonas . >> más de 70 personas al día llegan al lugar para descansar . >> albergan a mujeres y niños, hombres se deben quedar a pelear . >> en la guerra nos enlistamos inmediatamente según dijo el pastor, alguien de guardia las 24 horas del día, el espacio fue el espacio de juego para los más pequeños, mientras tanto la primera ciudad en caer es (inentendible), civiles intentan proteger la ciudad donde está la planta nuclear más grande de europa, se libra todavía intensa batalla, el avance en kiev se estancó por ahora . >> cuál es la posib

but it certainly represents -- emmanuel macron still thinks he can talk to president putin to try to sort of bring about a piece initiative that can work. and he's at the forefront of trying to do that, hala. >> so were would macron still have this type of optimism? i don't know if we should call it optimism. but at least hope he can talk to putin. i think he's spoken to vladimir putin, the russian president, 16 times or 17 times. correct me if i'm wrong. nothing seems to be getting to him in terms of stopping his assault on this country. >> yeah. and he was one of the last european leaders to actually go to visit president putin before the war began, having a more than five-hour meeting with him. a press conference and another hour-long session with him. and there was a sense from the lysee palace, macron's office in paris, that he wasn't getting through to president putin and he wasn't having a decisive impact on the russian leader's thinking. it's still hard to see what impact he's having at the moment. but it is a diplomatic track that the european union is very keen to try to ex

vladimir putin repeatedly -- but nonetheless for emmanuel macron, they feel that this is a good thinghe's on the phone with pretty much everyone and's leading international diplomacy, so they don't see this as a losing situation. lisa: tighten the screws, that is what the u.s. and europe is trying to do. what is next when it comes to further actions by the united states? jack: the white house has pumped the brakes a little bit on pushing more compared to the approach biden has already been pushed into taking come up blocking oil, gas, and coal imports from russia. there was bipartisan agreement on including a measure in this bill to force his hand to permanently revoke russia's permanent trade status that would allow more tariffs on any russian exports, but that was removed from this bill just passed in the house at the request of the white house. so they are not seeking to do a lot more now, but there is bipartisan interest in potentially forcing the president's hand, whether it is on russia's trade status, the sale of gold out of russia. there's been a lot of talk on capitol hill on

emmanuel macron has called him a witch and a war criminal. it was that look of moving closer to regime change that seemed to spook people. lisa: you been watching what's going on and you had a fabulous interview yesterday. how much can they push against this ruble question? everyone is relying on each other so what's the progress here in terms of how we resolve this? maria: i was struck by that question, are you going to pay in rubles? he said we are not stop i asked if that was a form of blackmail and it is and they will not do it. i followed up with the obvious question, then what happens of vladimir putin decides to cut the flow? he said he could do whatever he wants and that will not change our minds. if you don't want to take the money, how do you pay for the war? he said how will that affect germany? and he said we will find a way. we know this country will need russian gas but i was struck by how direct he was, he was very frank and he said this is a new administration and we are not going to pay in rubles. he told german companies tha

he is in estonia heading to franch and will meet with emmanuel macron. how much will they talk about to sell debt by the euro region and alternative methods to get gas at a time when frankly germany has said they cannot not rely on russian gas and how are they going to support themselves while they try to transition to a new energy future. the u.s. treasury department selling three-year notes at a time when people are still pricing in six rate hikes. how much do we get pushback's or less demand as people look to a stagflationary environment? jonathan: team coverage starts right now. maria, the plan that is brewing in the eu, how big is this? maria: it is in the works and we don't know the details but a good comparison would be the pandemic response, billions of euros plan with the european institutions with aaa rated debt would go to the markets and payout to the different countries that make up the european union. what i hear is it could be something in that region the number is floating. if i give you a pacific number, it is a repeat -- a specific numb

emmanuel macron, these efforts are crucial.and prod and see what vladimir putin's thoughts are and what his intentions are. diplomacy in this sense is an information gathering exercise. just as diplomacy right now by the united states has masterfully crafted to organize sanctions to put more pressure on vladimir putin and to ensure that the choices before him are clear and so that he does come to the table with serious intent to actually engage and cut a deal to end this vile, grotesque, conflict of choice that he has unleashed on civilian population. unleashed on civiliani guess i have a questir both of you on this. is there a scenario if i were he extracts sanctions and goes unpunished for this in exchange for peace? >> i'll start with you. >> yes, aymen, i think we cross that rubicon. i think he's in the war criminals on right. now he clearly is an international pariah. russia is isolated as of this never been before. i was trying to think back to when they've been booted out of the good graces of the international community

pulling out means giving that up. >> what emmanuel macron has been leading the european push to imposeanctions on russia, other corporate giants say the french government is not pressuring them to cut ties even as public pressure continues to grow. >> we have seen on social media in particular these calls to boycott businesses that have refused to plot of russia. so far, a real pressure campaign that continues together force. >> interesting that those businesses in russia, big names in the west, they employ people. ordinary people may suffer because of the actions of their so-called leaders. as ever, thank. great to cup and kate would -- as ever, thank you. great to see you. you have been looking at russian influences on the platform tiktok who appear to be reading from the same script. is this just a coincidence or something that is coordinated? >> probably the latter of the two possibilities. a video has been doing the rounds where it has been identified quite a few influencers seem to be saying the same thing. this video does not have subtitles but we don't really need them. the who

have consistent message from nato, what is emmanuel macron doing, i am bothered by this. >> todd: ifpressure, they will get putin to acts, not referring to rank and file, you mentioned the oligarchs, what do you think the pain point is for the oligarchs? a lot of them are using alternative means like turk tow enjoy their lavish lifestyle. what point do they say this is impacts bottom line, get putin out. >> cheryl: it depends who the oligarchs are. bromarkvic has money and businesses all over the world, one of the richest men in the world. he is something, zelenskyy is hoping can go to putin and talk him off the ledge. so far mixed reports we've gotten about putin, he's not backed down. who knows what is happening, it is about back channels, whether chinese back channel, i don't know what emmanuel macron is doing. real quick, tomorrow, we expect according to jake sullivan, more newos energy and europe, that is liquified natural gas, we could export to europe, that would be body if our companies. >> carley: there was reporting that zelenskyy wants him to be got between, interesting ba

emmanuel macron, the french president tried it many times, and each time it's fail.e's done his best. so there is no one person in the world who can stop putin today. i mean, you in america, you had passed this house resolution which is called 806 which -- which focuses on initiative saying that recent constitution election in russia were not legitimate, were illegal. this can be a very nice tool for russian authorities to react. if you pass this law and pass this resolution and you were saying any attempt to remain into power after 2024 will be illegal and putin will not be recognized as nicolas maduro and alexander lukashenko in belarus, that maybe will be helpful to us. >> all right, elena, thank you so much for joining us on cnn. we appreciate it. >>> let's go back to cnn's salma abdelaziz. and overnight a little before 6:00 a.m. we heard a series of explosions not far from our position here. tell us more about what happened because here we are, we are basically close to the polish border. >> reporter: absolutely. and this is, again, part of this intensification,

the guardian reports emmanuel macron has implored vladimir putin to let civilians flee ukraine's besiegedarathon call — as a second attempt to evacuate mariupol ended under russia bombardment. the daily mail features the uk's top military commander has suggesting vladimir putin's �*decimated' forces could lose the war in ukraine. the financial times says the us secretary of state antony blinken said washington was in "very active discussions" with its european partners about a ban on oil imports from russia, as ukraine braced for a widening offen—sive against its urban centres. the picture there, a lot of these pictures are telling the story so clearly. ill start off forest. the headlines. running for their lives. add picture tells a thousand words. absolutely heartbreaking. it's doubly wrong. these people are up against it. they are not in a place they want to be there facing this threat and offer this lifeline, this hope that they can get out to safety and this seems to be a horrible crime of exploiting that and abusing that hope and attacking them and seems to be a putin's current m0 f

emmanuel macron of france.t there has been no-- there hasn't really been an uptick in any kind of warming towards the idea of having talks, for putin. we know that ukrainian president zelensky has said that he would be open to those talks, that he would talk with putin, whether it was in jerusalem or anywhere else. we know that putin has been approached by and met with israeli officials, as well as french, but so far there have been no successes in getting him to agree to sit down to talk with zelensky. there's a lot of attention paid to these conversations, because right now, things are not going well for putin and hisorces, and so there's a lot of discussion of the so-called off-ramp. how does putin potentially save face, and how can anybody give him a diplomatic means to stop this war? so, there's a clear push to get him to talk to zelensky-- that would be seen as at least a step towards a potential cease-fire. so far, no takers on that. >> senivasan: jane ferguson, joining us from ukraine tonight. thanks so

that is the warning of emmanuel macron.nding jeremy hunt's call for more defence spending. is this onejoe biden vetoed the proposal from poland about transferring russian built planes to the ukraine via the us. he russian built planes to the ukraine via the us. ., via the us. he said he did that, because he _ via the us. he said he did that, because he wanted _ via the us. he said he did that, because he wanted to - via the us. he said he did that, because he wanted to avoid - via the us. he said he did that, i because he wanted to avoid world via the us. he said he did that, - because he wanted to avoid world war three and he has tweeted about it, to add clarity that nato and the us are not seeking confrontation with russia. th this something we have heard time and time again, being clear on a no—fly zone, that it won't happen and avoiding that direct military engagement. however this is proving divisive, there are republicans in america who i think are quoted as saying that he is back every time that putin says boo. i thi

the guardian leads with french president emmanuel macron�*s condemnation of borisjohnson, for not welcomingan refugees. �*hope amid horror�* — the mirror says a ukrainian mother who fled a maternity ward after it was bombed, has safely given birth to a baby girl. so let's begin... mo, do you want to kick us out this time on your take of the time sue has a woman russian soldier? yes. has a woman russian soldier? yes, really powerful _ has a woman russian soldier? ye: really powerful reporting from the front line in the times tomorrow which tells the really human stories of the volunteers who had stayed behind in kyiv to face the russian invasion, which is now we are told just two miles away or so. it paints a real picture of mostly empty streets, two thirds of the population left attem pts left attempts being made to perhaps disrupt the russian invasion. it disrupt the russian invasion. it tells the story in a very human way. there are elements of humour and this people who don't know each other and are working together. people who don't have military background or training trying to do thei

he wants to talk to emmanuel macron before he does biden.you don't think emmanuel macron is talking to biden i don't think we are living in the same universe here. >> judge jeanine: what is biden sagging? >> jessica: that we want to avoid world war iii and we stand with ukraine. this is a democratic country. this is an ally, this is an ally, by the way, who had their javelins held up by the former president over getting some extra dirt, by the way. he got impeached over it. it is and transcripts, judge. >> jesse: did javelins get there? it was more than the mras of the previous administration. did you want to say something about the fact that the russians aren't taking joe's phone calls? >> when taking note of it, guess what, the saudis and the uae will not pick up the phone. the investor who was involved in all of that had a long history with all of these countries. he said that is stunning. it is stunning that they won't pick up the phone and take the phone calls for the president of the united states. and the lethal weaponry that has gone

vladimir putin has a call with emmanuel macron later this morning.e'll be keeping an eye on that but the hopes there very limited, kim. >> thank you so much, melissa bell until paris. appreciate it. >>> people fleeing the fighting in ukraine are facing harsh, freezing temperatures as they try to escape. in romania, for instance, red cross volunteers were afraid some of the refugees you that you see there crossing the danube might be suffering from frostbite. more than 2.3 million people have fled, as russia made the invasion of ukraine. poland has received the majority of refugees with 1.5 million crossing the polish border, many who made the grueling journey just want the fighting to be over. >> i have my one desire -- >> translator: my favorite country is ukraine, we were under bombardment there. heavy bombardment. we did not ask for that. we had a good life. we do not know what they want from us from. >> the u.n.'s migration agency said border crossings just aren't designed for the number of people passing through them and that's having ramificati

french president emmanuel macron and german chancellor olaf scholz talked with president putin for overhour. a french official said the call was very frank and very difficult and that putin gave no sign that he would stop the war. right now, ukrainian officials are reporting that seven people, that includes a child, were killed after russian forces fired on an evacuation convoy while trying to flee a city in eastern ukraine. that report follows news that russia and ukraine had agreed to open up 14 safe corridors for evacuees trying to leave cities under russian attack or russian control, and as russian forces close in on kyiv, u.s. embassy there is urging american citizens to get out of the country using ground transportation but only if it's safe. let's get right to nbc's ali on the ground in lviv. we know lviv sits near the polish border and it has not been touched by russian bombs yet. there are fears that could change quickly. how is that city preparing? >> reporter: that's right, joe. this is a city on the edge. it may be a safe place, but as the russian bombardment moves further w

about those talks today with earl of schultz, emmanuel macron and president putin of russia?t putin of russia? tue german government president putin of russia? tte german government spokesperson president putin of russia? ttj: german government spokesperson said these calls were about the ongoing international efforts to try and bring about an end to the war in ukraine. he said that president macron and chancellor schultz had called for an immediate ceasefire and then four steps to be taken to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict. the german spokesperson said they had agreed not to release any more details about the substance of the conversation. we understand from french sources that it was a difficult discussion and that president putin did not show any willingness to bring about an end to the conflict, and it is interesting that the kremlin�*s readout of the call, no mention of a ceasefire was made which gives you a sense of the distance between the sides at the moment. i think the feeling certainly here in berlin is that they feel it is important to keep open the ch

meanwhile, the french president emmanuel macron and germany's olaf scholz have held talks with presidentirst report tonight is from jeremy bowen, on the outskirts of kyiv. pictures of russian forces, time and place indeterminate, emerge from their side. among their potential targets here in kyiv, no—one knows their precise orders, but they're assuming an attack is coming. on the ukrainian side, they're trying to make checkpoints into real obstacles. the professionals are a few miles closer to the russians. the soldiers here are all volunteers. they are still expected to fight, even with only a few days training. just over a week ago i met two university friends, maksym, aged 19, and demytro, 18, as they signed up in kyiv. what are you studying? i am studying economy. and i am studying biology. most of the recruits that day were about the same age, making jokes to hide their nerves. when they lined up outside, they looked as if they were off to a festival — except for the guns. now, demytro and maksym have been given uniforms, three days training and they are facing the russians. get used

emmanuel macron has held about ten of these calls already since russia invaded ukraine, he has been criticisedmoscow and i put it to him a few days ago and he said these calls are not a whim of his. they are co—ordinated with all of the western allies so he and france, like 0laf scholz in germany, they are imposing sanctions on russia, they are supporting the military in ukraine but, they say, in case vladimir putin looks for that offramp, if he is ready for a ceasefire, when he is available to talk, negotiate realistically, then it is important to keep these lines of communication open and ready and so, emmanuel macron has said you know, these calls to the kremlin will continue. katya adler with the european perspective. this is bbc news. the headlines: fighting is intensifying near the ukrainian capital of kyiv, where they're preparing for an assault, possibly within days. satellite imagery shows some of the damage in the city of mariupol. the ukrainian government says it was unable to evacuate citizens again on saturday. president zelensky says about 1,300 ukrainian troops have been killed

if you look at it from the point of view of emmanuel macron, emmanuel macron's ambitions have been shatteredback to the speeches he was making in 2019 when he said nato was brain-dead. he thought the future of the european project depended on detente with russia. he drew the civilizational line that connected russia to europe and said it had to reset relations with russia. that few cannot survive this crisis. in one set he is the biggest opponent in the european union was the polish government is that the exact opposite, who said we have to get serious about russian geopolitical power in that view has been vindicated. it is difficult to see how poland leads the european union. in europe itself this but the emphasis back on nato. that is the direction of travel the german government is going in. kriti: speaking of the emphasis on nato, what does this mean for countries like turkey and finland and sweden who might have a renewed desire to reenter nato? what is your thought on that? helen: turkey is an interesting case. the other country that emmanuel macron was talking about when he said nato

estas imÁgenes no seguirÁn acompaÑando los prÓximos dÍas, segÚn lo dijo el presidente francÉs, emmanuel macronar. jorge: gracias. ucrania es un paÍs en guerra y leÓpolis tiene toque de queda. nadie puede salir luego de las 10:00 de la noche. esta maÑana viajamos desde polonia a este ciudad y encontramos a una ciudad que se prepara para la guerra pero que todavÍa tiene resquicios de normalidad, gente que se resiste a cambiar su estilo de vida. en esta frontera quedan los rastros de la huida. esta es la fila de los autos que quieren pasar desde ucrania. la guerra estÁ del otro lado. dentro de ucrania hay barricadas por todos lados. los propios ciudadanos ucranianos han tomado la seguridad en sus manos y su objetivo es evitar que entren los rusos. dentro quedan resquicios de normalidad, niÑos jugando, gente caminando y en restaurantes, pero todos saben que lo peor estÁ por venir. estoy en medio de la plaza y las cosas han cambiado. un ucraniano me dijo que lo mismo estÁ ocurriendo en kiev. ellos estÁn haciendo todo para defender a su paÍs. ucrania es un paÍs con familias divididas, los hombres de

he said that to emmanuel macron. >> sean: obviously europe and the u.s.uld not be putting any money and russian coffers or putin's coffers. okay, we agree on that. >> for sure. >> sean: now that he's taken it to this next level in the next level is literally bombing a nuclear power plant, europe's largest nuclear power plant, then you've got the 40-mile convoy. what options do you see for europe and for america in terms of how to respond to this? >> arming the ukrainians with and javelins. i think we can be -- and our desire to be helpful, which we ought be, we can also play into putin's hands with a provocation, which he wants. he wants to draw america into this conflict to justify his own false propaganda that this is an offensive operation by nato and that's a very, very delicate balance. if we're looking at america-firstborn policy, we ought not fault into his trap of forcing that provocation. that's the delicate balance, i don't necessarily trust this administration will hinder it well. even reports today show that we are providing real-time intellig

the french president emmanuel macron has warned of the impact it could have on global food supplies.'re talking about wheat or maize _ or grain crops in general, we know that ukraine and russia are two huge markets. and europe has already been upset by the war on the food supply market, and this would be even more so. in 12—18 months, with the impact on ukraine and crops there, there will be a major disturbance to food supplies and feed supplies. so, we have to strike a new balance and look at food production so that we can have autonomy for ourfood production and for protein production. and we must reassess the strategy for africa because a number of african countries are going to be hit by famines in the next 12—18 months because of this war. well, here the government is being urged to do more to make it easier for ukrainian refugees to find sanctuary in the uk. from tuesday many will be able to apply online for permission to come here and in the meantime a temporary visa application centre is opening in northern france today — to help hundreds of people waiting for permission to t

the kremlin said the routes were set up at the request of french president emmanuel macron. pleased to say we are joined by molly hunter in ukraine for us a number of days. molly, what is the latest on the humanitarian corridors is there any sense they will be upheld this time >> reporter: rosanna, good morning. as we were speaking, we are getting new information from kyiv the vice minister responded to the russian ministry of defense announcement this morning. we woke up, the russian ministry of defense announced four corridors in the east all going to belarus and russia. the ukraine prime minister said we got a letter from the russian side where they offered to organize a cease-fire. you saw the news about the humanism this is an unacceptable are variant of the corridors opening. our people will not go to belarus or russia. ukrainians sent a proposal back to the russians, but move the corridors to west ukraine. cease-fires work when there is a neutral party that brokers the cease-fire with the parties. where the two parties agree to all details and time and location and ro

and the french for instance, emmanuel macron you talked about, president biden to say president putinremain in power, carley and todd. >> carley: for some people conservatives say the white house trying to walk back the president's statement with mike was more damaging than itself so it depends on how you feel about how strong the president's reaction should be to the situation. just quickly, jonathan on the peace negotiations zielinski is opening to guaranteeing that ukraine remain neutral free but last i checked russia's terms to demilitarized ukraine and they are going to have to give up crimea region. so there's a lot of space between these two countries. >> absolutely, absolutely, you are spot on. on demilitarization saul alinsky sai "no, that is not on the table and something ukraine would ever consider. and yes, absolutely on territory he said we will talk about being neutral and no nuclear status but not until all of those russian troops have left ukrainian territory. ukrainian territory includes that area known as the donbas in the east. so you are absolutely right, spot on,

both french president emmanuel macron and german chancellor olaf scholes spoke on friday. through the latest efforts. >> this is far from the first time the french president and german chancellor have spoken to putin trying to get him to implement a cease-fire and open those humanitarian corridors and what the french president emm emmanuel macron said to putin is pleading with him to open a humanitarian corridor and also asking him to please reopen these humanitarian corridors to allow people to escape safely. same kind of message by the german chancellor to putin asking him to implement a cease-fire and also to have these negotiations for peace talks with ukrainians in good faith to come to some kind of agreement here. it's the third time putin and scholes have spoken and the kremlin has called it a difficult but kremlin-like conversation. these efforts to allow russia to come to some kind of diplomatic off-ramp have really not worked so far. the sanctions we've seen have not deterred vladimir putin's behavior. we're only seeing the attacks afghanistan get more and more b

we have to wait until the april election when manual macron -- when emmanuel macron is likely going to be reelected for a second term. this could be monumental if you have berlin and paris, who suddenly say we need to spend more. nothing gets done here if the french and the germans do not agree with it behind the scenes. if you get to presidents who say they are in for more spending, pro-european union, you could argue for brussels, it is going to be much easier to pay out in much bigger ways. jonathan: and big things often happen when there is a crisis. thank you, as always. that poll we mentioned in the last hour, let's do it again from quibi act. americans say -- -- that's do it again from quinnipiac. americans, 71% say they would support a ban on russian oil, even if it means a rise in gas prices. tom: that is a huge outcome. jonathan: they are pretty united on that. another move in europe we need to talk about. german yields up 10 basis points. italian 10 year yields down a basis point. that spread is flatter, tighter because of this symbolic effort we are talking about, that the

[speaking non-english language] >> in other world news, the french leader emmanuel macron has unveiledctrical program less than one month before the first round of the presidential polls. he is hoping for reelection. wants to push the legal age of retirement back to 65 and overhaul public education and public health and determines that immigration, he is looking to kick out those who have had their refugee status rejected. eleanor, he is finally coming out with some concrete proposals then, just weeks before d-day. any other surprises? >> well, the tone i guess? not really, the big surprise in france is that the war and ukraine has completely hijacked the presidential campaign and nothing else seems to matter. this has been hugely to the benefit of macron and it is why he can present his program less than a month before the first round. i mean honestly, he spoke for four hours. i kind of had to stop watching after three. what did he propose? what did he not propose? the tone was very different. he said, you know, it's a different world. the pandemic in this world have created a differe

the french president emmanuel macron said he would've chosen different words and president biden didesterday. >> i think we should be factual and first of all do everything so the situation does not get out of control. i would not use those terms because they continue to speak to president putin. what do we want to do collectively. we want to stop the weather russia launched in ukraine without war and without escalation. >> to the end nato refused to provide heavier weaponry to the ukrainians. they say it could be a provocation towards the russian government but they have western government provide billions of dollars in arms to ukraine. jon: national correspondent rich edson. thank you. vladimir putin continues to order relentless air, rocket and artillery strikes against ukrainian people to spread murderous terror. the cruise missiles caused a terrifying scene 50 miles from the border of our nato allies in poland they had a oil depot outside of the western city of lviv setting off massive flames. alex hogan live in lviv with more. >> we are hearing sirens in lviv but no new strikes

and he initiated with emmanuel macron.y're give ugh up -- giving up nothing, and this is all a cabal of the west. do you think that is registering with people back home in russia, that vladimir putin still has their support? >> well, i think this is the sign of a ruthless dictator, and, again, go back to ronald reagan. he understood that leaders like putin and years, decades before lenin, their adage was to probe with bayonets. you find steel, you stop. i think even though the ukrainian resistance has been some of that steel that might have otherwise made him stop, the reality is when you look around the world the last year or so particularly in afghanistan, he saw a lot of mush with the surrender. think of all the military equipment that could have been taken from bagram and given to the ukrainian resistance to push back, but yet he saw around the world that leaders like biden and others really didn't seem to have the resolve to take someone like him on. i hope he's wrong. former secretary of defense gates said that not o

when germany -- and you haven't seen the french other than emmanuel macron emmanuel macron with articulaterope really hasn't stepped up the way the united states is stepping up. let me say this about the migs. a list they did it last night, the night before. i don't want to hear about it on television. they have other migs that looks just like them. get them in there, flying, eliminated. as you all have suggested, the switch blades, killer drones, russia will rule the day. they will rue the day they sent those down there for those killer drones silent. you don't see them. they go in your window. >> greg: what do you think, judge? >> jeanine: i think the ukrainians have made an incredible argument that they are militarily superior to russia, even without the protection of the year. because -- but if you read about it, they have these turkish, unmanned aerial vehicles, which can loiter over tank and artillery. everybody said they were old, cheap, and they used them devastatingly accurate missile fire. the ukrainians, once they get this weaponry that we have all been referencing, they will wi

we've heard from, for instance, it's been reported in european newspapers that french president emmanuel macron says that this is not the same putin that he met with in 2019. that the isolation of the last two plus years because of covid has really made him far more erratic. and we saw some very emotional outbursts by him that were uncharacteristic. do you think that something is going on with him emotionally or mentally? >> well, it must be probably very isolating to be in the position he is, with nobody that probably can diverge from his views or make any other opinion. now he's isolated of almost the whole world. some countries do not oppose him, but they're not very much in line with his actions in ukraine. so he's very alone. how that does affect his psychology, that i wouldn't know how to say. you know we do not have diplomatic relations with russia. i do not have meetings with putin, so i do not know him from close. and i wouldn't say how that affects him. but he looks and sounds very isolated and more and more aggressive even in his speeches. >> the president of georgia, salome zourabic

meanwhile russian president vladimir putin spoke by phone today with french president in emmanuel macronhis request. these talks were discussed but so far no reports of whether the talks yielded any results or future dates for more talk. i'm jonathan hunt live in lviv and let's get back to "gutfeld!." >> greg: look at that, you are here. welcome to the show. and bruce jenner. i'm kidding, kaitlyn isn't using it so i figured why not? it is a box it at a ball game curative empty might as well move into the cheat sheet. [laughter] anyway, in all seriousness you have to hand it to caitlin because it took balls the size of weather balloons to criticize media darling leo thomas. singh file gnomic biological boys should not compete against biological girls and she may not be onto wheaties cover anymore but the spokesperson for planners because she's got major nuts on her. by the way wheaties is the worst tasting cereal ever and count chocolate taste like a state gnomic steak. no fat person would dare eat it. now she has no beef with thomas but felt the ncaa was not tough enough in allowing thom

those words emerge from vladimir putin after talks with french president emmanuel macron.kraine's president zelensky asks for talks with the russian leader, as the humanitarian crisis grows and the attacks intensify. the guardian carries this too. they report also that two more russian oligarchs, alisher usmanov and igor shuvalov, face sanctions from the uk government. under those restrictions, their assets will be frozen and they will be banned from travelling to the uk. and the times leads with president putin's vow to claim "total victory" as his forces intensified their assault on ukrainian cities and civilians. soa so a little flavour of the front pages. aubrey and martin, hello again. aubrey, you're going to because of this time around, please, and we are going to kick off with the front page of the telegraph, a couple of papers talking about this morning, a chilling morning, coming from president putin that the worst is yet to come. it from president putin that the worst is yet to come-— is yet to come. it seems that the russian president _ is yet to come. it seems

emmanuel macron is among the possible options on the table.hat with the consequence be if europe were to make that move? annmarie: this bank is unique because it was made to help support gas, which is one of the biggest natural gas producers in europe. this is why you have a lot of these transactions to pay for that natural gas that europe is so reliant on and it is russia's third-biggest bank. for the most part, it has been salvaged when it comes to all the sanctions and the fact that it has not been taken off of the payment system. as guy noted, it is easier for emmanuel macron to say this in france and it would be for olaf scholz to say this in berlin. guy: we are waiting for your interview later on with the ukrainian foreign minister. vladimir putin talking to the belarusian leader saying that he sees positive signs coming out of the talks. foreign-policy experts say watch what he does, not what he says. what is the key question for the ukrainian foreign minister right now? annmarie: we want to get the ukraine response to what president pu

and the french, _ rape, about emmanuel macron and the french, so— rape, about emmanuel macrons that. then vladimir— french, so there was that. then vladimir putin talked about how he reiterated — vladimir putin talked about how he reiterated this point about not ever giving _ reiterated this point about not ever giving up _ reiterated this point about not ever giving up the conviction that russians— giving up the conviction that russians and ukrainians are one people — russians and ukrainians are one people. this is what he said shortly after the _ people. this is what he said shortly after the invasion, people. this is what he said shortly afterthe invasion, he said it people. this is what he said shortly after the invasion, he said it after he declared the invasion, that ukraine — he declared the invasion, that ukraine is— he declared the invasion, that ukraine is not a real country, it belongs — ukraine is not a real country, it belongs to— ukraine is not a real country, it belongs to russia and should be part of one _ belongs to russia and should be part of one country. th

>> reporter: it's a good question, kim, and one that we ask every time that emmanuel macron has thesehone calls with vladimir putin, as he's done regularly over the course of the last few weeks. in the spirit of trying to keep some kind of dialogue going, because beliefs that the french president, that is better than no dialogue at all. the last fall was on thursday. vladimir putin at the end of which, elysee sources had said that what vladimir putin was putting ahead in terms of proposals was unacceptable to anybody. at this time, no talks specifically of what vladimir putin was requesting from a cease-fire might be considered. but what we did hear from a source, kim, was that gone was the rhetoric of the need to de-nazify ukraine. the elysee seem to see some signs of hope in that. and yet, his tone remains determined and he remains determined to achieve his objectives. the french presidency says that they will continue to speaking to putin. no date has been set for the next phone call. but in the meantime, at the end of that phone call, what the source said is that europeans are pre

changed a bit since then, but with what he came to europe this time, on the one hand, it seems that emmanuel macroncholz's catch, and other eu leaders are lining up at a telephone booth to call the kremlin and once again try to solve the cause of peace on the other hand, nato forces are increasing their presence in eastern europe, and polish president andrzej duda is trying to put together a coalition that, even if not under nato flag, it will still be able to send nato soldiers to ukraine from the so-called peacekeeping mission. well, the main question. now , what path will the escalation of the ukrainian crisis take, will its allies limit themselves to new economic sanctions bytes, or will we soon hear the defense of the us president these days there was a very busy g7 summit. european union leaders meeting oljay the european union and the united states we will work together and we will surely win, and i dropped something on the floor, i need to pick it up. but the main thing for joe baidan, of course, was the summit of the north atlantic alliance, during which the american leader tried to convin

i know you learn more about a call vladimir putin just had with french president emmanuel macron aboutt call? >> reporter: yeah, frank and difficult, that's how the kremlin is describing it. the best way to describe the phone calls with putin and people like emmanuel macron, these were the place where there was diplomatic hope things would move forward, where international leaders were appealing to putin's better will and telling him what could happen if he invaded ukraine. the state of these calls now are not like that. this went very much sort of putin's way, if you will. according to the kremlin, putin told macron that if these peace talks with ukraine don't speed up and get results, then he's going to essentially increase the pressure on ukrainians. he's going to switch up his demands of demilitarization and neutrality from ukraine. no mention here in this phone conversation at all about russia backing off with all the sort of missiles and bombs and attacks that it's having on ukrainian civilians. so the calls have really radically changed in their nature, and the reality is that t