"We should never forget that ultimately people are the ones who suffer in war, and they are now being helped at least a little bit," Ivo Daalder tells Kate Bolduan.
By providing Kyiv with tangible security guarantees, Moscow would be made to understand it will never determine Ukraine’s future.
When it comes to sustained US support for Kyiv, "gloomy is probably the right word to describe what's happening," says Ivo Daalder.
Susan Glasser, Stefan Kornelius, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
"A ceasefire, which the US also does not support, would mean that the military phase of the conflict is over," says Ivo Daalder.
"The trains have already collided. And the remaining question is whether the region will now explode," writes Ivo Daalder.
"What is happening on the ground in Gaza is changing the narrative in an important way," Ivo Daalder tells CNN's Julia Chatterley.
Deborah Amos, Steve Erlanger, and Gideon Rachman join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
"Once you start down this road, you better know where it's going to end," Ivo Daalder says with Alicia Menendez.
Karen DeYoung, Bobby Ghosh, and Giles Whittell join Ivo Daalder to discuss the week's top news stories.
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