I'm John Batchew with my good colleagues, Bill Rajah of FDD.

He keeps the Long Word Journal and one of his colleagues, John Hardy, who watches Ukraine conflict for us.

We go to the politicians.

We've dealt with the battlefield.

And the politicians are putting all these events together and making bold statements.

For example, the Prime Minister of Great Britain, Mr. Starrmer, has mentioned that Russia does

not hold all the cards, an unusual metaphor. Germany has just held an election where

Herr Merritt is now the head of the CDU and is challenged for

forming a coalition. Germany's likely next chancellor warns NATO could soon be dead is a headline

from the London Telegraph. Another headline from the London Telegraph, If Ukraine goes down, Taiwan will be next.

And another headline, this may be the end of NATO.

It's time for Britain to lead the way.

And Britain can only rearm if we are prepared to rewire our economy.

John, all these matters are in response to the Ukraine contest, what is to be done.

Your measure of right now what Ukraine asked for, which is a force guarantor,

in the event there are negotiations that lead to a ceasefire,

the force guarantor has been described variously as

non-NATO and or U.K. and France operating as non-NATO, or air power provided by the U.S., dominating the

parts of the Ukraine that are Ukrainian and not claimed by Russia.

In other words, a no-fly zone.

All those matters are moving very quickly and it's day-to-day.

What is your measure of what Ukraine is prepared to accept as conditions to ending the shooting war and beginning

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