there are concrete formulations that in my view, are close to being agreed as nar, bring in michael wasik. you are global affairs analysts with the atlantic council. i am, let's start a bit with his michael ukraine and russia and are indicating that there's hope for compromise or to end the war. or what do you think that would look like good to be with you. well, if you had asked me the same question a month ago, i would have said the ukraine in population had 0 appetite for a compromise, especially if it came to putting aside bids to become a member of nato or the, you know, we're looking at a nation that in many parts of ukraine, as your corresponding indicated, has been bombed into submission and the bombing continues in places like. but it has to be said, i cannot overestimate this and not. there's a lot of anger here on the streets in the open elsewhere. there is a lot of arms in the hands of people. people are thinking back to the my don times of 242-013-2014 saying we did not spill our children's blood for nothing. we did not show up there for nothing. so this could spiral out of c

michael wasik here is a former spokesperson for the organization for security and cooperation in europe. and he says, russia has put significant pressure on ukraine's president. i think they're going to try and put mr. the landscape in a very difficult position. for example, trying to get him to capitulate. things like shopping that ambition to join nato. possibly even the u despite they said that's ok. i think when it comes to putting aside the membership, that is something that will not bring ukrainians out onto the streets. but when you demand things like calling crimea russian territory for perpetuity or the don't boss that will be something that will get ukrainians are on the on to the streets in big numbers. he's a very, very tight spot right now. i don't envy him, but he's going to have to navigate this bird carefully and quickly. there's been no light up in russia strikes on car cave. a 3rd of the population has managed to escape, but thousands are still trapped. the merest has nowhere is safe. i'll de 0 as i said, big got rear access to a special police unit, patrolling the cit