i am leigh-ann gerrans.his is bloomberg. ♪ >> the president will travel to brussels, belgium where he will join an extraordinary nato summit on march 24. 's goal is to meet in person, face-to-face with his european counterparts and talk about and assess where we are at this point in the conflict. in terms of a meeting with president zelensky, we are finalizing the trip at this point. jonathan: looking forward to a meeting between the president of the unit it states and european allies next week. the story at the moment, futures extending gains on the s&p and the nasdaq, up by almost 2%. this headline from the kremlin, a neutral ukraine, a possible compromise solution. discussing a sweden neutrality model for ukraine. two members of the eu who are not members of nato. that seems to be where we have a compromise, at least from the kremlin side. tom: these of the first legend met headlines i have seen and i link it directly to the financial side -- the financial screws being put on mr. putin. look at the wonder

francine: leigh-ann gerrans live from stamford bridge. let's get to the former u.k.inister gordon brown. he wants an international tribunal established to prosecute vladimir putin. it comes as the foreign ministers of ukraine and russia failed to secure a cease-fire. gordon brown, thank you so much for joining us. in your dealings in the past with vladimir putin, did it suggest any wider expansionary ambitions? fmr. pm. brown: i think the only thing president putin understands is strength. we must show no weakness in the way we deal with him. that's why i am supporting an international tribunal. he has made it pretty clear that he wants to take over the whole of ukraine, perhaps install a puppet government. and because we are giving humanitarian help. because we are giving military help. because we have enforced sanctions, i think we should make it absolutely clear that putin cannot act with impunity. that he will face an international tribunal after this work comes to an end. that he cannot and his colleagues cannot escape punishment. tom: mr. brown, as i stand on t