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00:00Well, I think the third option that you mentioned, more pressure on the Russians to make meaningful concessions, is the way to go.
00:10I do believe, however, that the president is trying to pursue better relations with Russia, and he correctly realizes that Russia-Ukraine is the major issue in the world and definitely in bilateral relations with the United States.
00:24But I think he's determined, or he's beginning to determine, that the Russians are not ready to even go to a ceasefire, so this means they'll continue to apply pressure, I think.
00:38We, the United States, would apply additional pressure on Russia to condition them to come to the table and maybe lower their demands in order to join into a ceasefire.
00:51I think that's what the president ultimately will do.
00:54The president talks about how he understands leverage.
00:57I think he'll have to deploy more leverage.
01:00The newspapers occasionally say that he understands he may need to do what he would call tariffs, sometimes what we might call sanctions.
01:10Either way, just to ensure, moving forward, that he's putting pressure on Russia to come to the peace table.