so for big picture look at what all this means for the overall conflict i want bring to fareed zachariahfareed, appreciate you joining us. thank you so much. since i've spoken to you there's been so many twists and turns in this war. this fuel supply attack on belgorad, russia pulling back forces multireports of low morale among russian troops, sabotaging their vehicles. putin is self-isolating possibly firing advisers. not a lot going russia's way. how do you see this? >> not a lot going russia's way, don. but that worries me. because what worries me is that the russian do not still seem serious about negotiating. zelenskyy, to his credit, has been incredibly brave. he has been incredibly courageous. he has embodied the fighting spirit of the ukrainians while at the same time constantly continually holding out the olive branch for peace. he talked about now he is willing to meet with putin. if you recall when he was on my program, he talked about how he would meet with putin, make painful kwon sessions. he has even outlet outlined the nature of some contestings. willing to be neutral, r