How Much Progress Has Ukraine Deal Made?

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00:00In your view, how much progress has been made in the negotiations in this quest for a deal on Ukraine?

00:09Well, I guess the answer to that is it's all relative.

00:11I mean, we've made more progress than we had a month ago or a week ago.

00:18You know, at least we have a piece of paper that we're able to focus on in terms of Ukraine and the U.S.

00:24We're really trying to deal with some of the thorny issues and where the Ukrainians are and where the U.S. is.

00:30So at least it's a piece of paper.

00:33There's a discussion.

00:34And then there's going to be something to provide to the Russians, although I'm sure they've already seen drafts.

00:40So there is some progress here, narrowing down the problems and narrowing down what we need to negotiate.

00:48But at the end of the day, the Russians are going to get a vote and we're going to have to see if they're ready to talk.

00:54We're going to get a vote and we're going to get a vote and we're going to get a vote.