Some details here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/04/putin-russia-ukraine-normalization-sanctions/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/04

Some details here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/04/putin-russia-ukraine-normalization-sanctions/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2022/03/04/putin-russia... You will have to decide how to interpret it and whether he really believes it. It's not exactly a "let's de-escalate together" statement, but it certainly suggests sanctions are working.