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Anderson Cooper 360

Zelensky: Negotiations With Russia Are “Only Words”

Anderson Cooper 360

CNN

News

3.73.8K Ratings

🗓️ 31 March 2022

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Russian forces continue to conduct full-scale armed aggression against Ukraine just a day after Moscow said it would “drastically reduce” its military assault. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said negotiations with Russia are “only words, without anything concrete.” Lesia Vasylenko is a Ukrainian Member of Parliament. She joins AC360 to explain why she doesn’t believe anything Russian President Vladimir Putin says. Plus, U.S. senators received a classified briefing about the war in Ukraine. Independent Sen. Angus King was in the briefing and he shares with Anderson Cooper why he believes this is a “crucial period that we’re moving into now.” To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Good evening tonight in Ukraine skepticism about a claim Russian military drawdown has turned

0:05.6

to defiance and doubts about the peace process have been replaced by outright scorn.

0:10.4

Yes, we have negotiations process, but there are only words without anything concrete.

0:17.4

There are other words about a legit pullback of Russian troops from Kiev and Chernev and

0:23.8

reduction of activities of the occupiers in these territories.

0:28.6

This is not a retreat.

0:30.2

This is the result of the work of our defenders who pushed him back.

0:35.6

Only words he says as for the claimed cutback in military operations around Kiev and

0:40.6

Chernev and the north strikes continued today on the outskirts in Kiev.

0:45.0

Also in Chernev whose mayor says the city is under a quote colossal attack, whatever

0:49.3

drawdown was supposed to happen it seems yet to materialize what's more according to

0:53.8

Pentagon, Russia is merely repositioning troops not bringing them home.

0:58.4

On top of that official today agreed with reports that their commander and chief Vladimir

1:02.0

Putin is not being kept fully in the loop.

1:05.1

On the reports of Putin not being well-being advised, you know I'm going to be careful

1:10.0

here not to getting into intelligence, but we would concur with the conclusion that Mr.

1:21.3

Putin has not been fully informed by his Ministry of Defense at every turn over the last

1:29.7

month.

1:30.7

Well whatever Vladimir Putin is or is not being told he's certainly well aware of Russian

1:35.4

tactics which include targeting residential areas.

1:39.0

The video you're about to see of a kindergarten was taken by a woman who lives in Kharkiv.

1:43.6

She describes destruction from a Russian rocket attack.

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