> Putin has declared very recently he's open to dialogue Then he can pick up a phone, call Shoigu, and have a dialogue with him about issuing an order down the

> Putin has declared very recently he's open to dialogue Then he can pick up a phone, call Shoigu, and have a dialogue with him about issuing an order down the chain of command to withdraw troops from Ukraine if he is so keen on peace. But he doesn't do that because the goal is not peace, but concessions from Ukraine.