Russia, Ukraine trade NEW STRIKES

>> Brian: RUSSIA AND UKRAINE. LAUNCHED NEW ATTACKS ON EACH. OTHER'S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE. DESPITE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S CLAIM. THAT THE TWO SIDES AGREED TO. STOP THAT. THE WAR IS DRIVING UP DIESEL. PRICES AND ENCOURAGED PRESIDENT. ZELENSKYY TO STOP STRIKING. RUSSIAN REFINERIES. JOINING US IS THE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA. THE RUSSIANS SAYING WE HAVEN'T. SIGNED OFF ON ANY MUTUAL PACT.

NOT TO STRIKE EACH OTHER'S. ENERGY. YOUR THOUGHTS ABOUT THAT? WHERE DO YOU UNDERSTAND WE'RE AT. WITH THIS? >> YEAH. I THINK, FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE. TRYING TO END THIS WAR. OBVIOUSLY, THE PRESIDENT. BELIEVES THE KILLING SHOULD. STOP. ONE OF THE WAYS WE TRY TO GO. ABOUT THIS IS TO ENTER INTO, YOU. KNOW, SERIES OF CEASE FIRE, WHETHER FOR ENERGY. INFRASTRUCTURE, WHETHER IT'S FOR. THINGS LIKE HOSPITALS AND THE.

LIKE. BUT RIGHT NOW OBVIOUSLY BOTH. SIDES ARE STILL TRYING TO GAIN. AN ADVANTAGE. THEY KNOW THEY'RE GOING THROUGH. A VERY IMPORTANT WINTER. I BELIEVE THE RUSSIANS ARE. PROBABLY LOOKING AT THE. SITUATION THAT THEY COULD HAVE. SIGNIFICANT GAINS IF THEIR. STRATEGY PLAYS OUT. SO, AGAIN, AS PRESIDENT TRUMP. SAID, THESE TWO SIDES HATE EACH. OTHER. THEY'RE KILLING THOUSANDS OF. SOLDIERS ON THE FRONT LINES OF.

BOTH SIDES. WE NEED A PEACE DEAL. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS WORKING. TIRELESSLY. IT TAKES TWO TO TANGON, WHICH IS. OFTEN SAID. RIGHT NOW THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO. BE ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO. COME TOGETHER. >> Brian: THE SPOKES PERSON FOR. PUTIN SAYS THAT ANY EASING OF. FUEL MARKETS WOULD NOT HAPPEN. WITHOUT ALSO ENSURING THE SAFETY. OF RUSSIAN FUEL TANKERS AND THE. LIFTING OF SANCTIONS. THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A NONSTARTER. PRESIDENT ZELENSKYY SAYS KIEV.

WOULD HOLD TALKS IF MOSCOW DOES. THE SAME SAYING IT IS A NOW A. STRONG U.S. PROPOSAL TO HALT. STRIKES ON CRITICAL. INFRASTRUCTURE. THIS BECOME THE FIRST STEP. TOWARD ENDING RUSSIAN STRIKES ON. OUR INFRASTRUCTURE. IN RESPONSE UKRAINE WILL BE. READY TO SUPPORT DEESCALATION. SO WHAT DO YOU SEE, HOW DO YOU. SEE YOUR ROLE MOVING THIS. FORWARD? >> YEAH. SEVERAL THING, BRIAN. FIRST, YOU KNOW, THE PRESIDENT. SENT JARED KUSHNER AND STEVE.

WHITKOFF TO THE CAPITAL, KIEV. AROUND MOSCOW. I THINK THERE WAS PROGRESS MADE. IN THOSE CONVERSATIONS. THERE SEEMS TO BE A GLIMMER OF. MAYBE A POTENTIAL FOR TRILATERAL. TALKS WITH THE U.S. JOINING. THAT. OBVIOUSLY, THE PRESIDENT IS. CLEAR EYED THAT THE KILLING MUST. END. THIS WAR NEEDS TO END. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR TOO LONG. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, YOU KNOW, AS I MENTIONED IN THE PREVIOUS. ANSWER. I JUST THINK BOTH H SIDES SEEM. WANT TO GAIN SOME ADVANTAGE IN.

THE NEAR TERM TO HELP THEIR. NEGOTIATING POSTURE. RUSSIA HAS MADE LITTLE, IF ANY, GAINS ON THE FRONT LINE. I THINK THAT WAS POSSIBLY ONE OF. THE MESSAGES THAT THE CIA. DIRECTOR, WHEN HE WENT TO. MOSCOW, DELIVERED. REALITY ON THE GROUND IS IT'S A. STALE MATE. THE ONLY SOLUTION, BRIAN, IS. DIPLOMATIC. THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE SETTLED. ON THE BATTLEFIELD. I'M HOPING BOTH SIDES REALIZE. THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO. TALK ABOUT HOW TO END THIS.

>> Brian: I KNOW YOU ARE. INCLUDED ON EVERYTHING. THE IRAN SUPREME LEADER SAID WE. ARE NOT GOING TO BE ENGAGING IN. TALKS UNLESS ALL SANCTIONS ARE. LIFTED AND THE STRAIT WILL NOT. BE REOPENED. DID WE REACH OUT TO THEM FOR. TALKS? WHEN DID THAT HAPPEN? >> YOU KNOW WHAT? IT APPEARS THAT RIGHT NOW. THERE'S REALLY NO REASON TO HAVE. DISCUSSIONS WITH THOSE. MAXIMALIST DEMANDS AND A. DELUSION. OIL IS MOVING THROUGH THE STRAIT.

OF HORMUZ. THE UNITED STATES IS, YOU KNOW, CLEARLY HAD AN EFFECTIVE IMPACT. WITH OUR NAVAL BLOCKADE AND THE. SANCTIONS ARE CRIPPLING THE. IRANIAN ECONOMY. INFLATION IS SKY HIGH. THEIR REAL, THEIR CURRENCY IS. VERY WEAK. I JUST THINK TIME IS RUNNING OUT. FOR THIS REGIME. BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE WOULD. BE INTERESTED IN MAKING SURE. THAT REALLY THE ONE THING. PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS BEEN CLEAR.

EYED AND CONSISTENT ON IS THAT. IRAN CANNOT POSSESS A NUCLEAR. WEAPON. THEY NEED TO DENUCLEARIZE. THEY NEED TO QUIT ENRICHING. URANIUM. THAT DEAL WILL STILL BE ON THE. TABLE BUT UNTIL IRAN COMES TO. THEIR SENSES THERE'S PROBABLY NO. REASON TO TALK TO THEM. >> Brian: YEAH. IRAN COMING TO ITS SENSES, I'M.