All right, Alexander, let's talk about Whitkoff and his trip to Russia, which was supposed

to happen on Sunday. At least that's what they were saying. Wittkoff was on his way to Russia

after being in Israel and visiting Gaza, and he was going to then travel to Moscow.

But it looks like something happened.

And now Trump is saying, Wichkopf's going to be in Moscow either Wednesday or Thursday.

We don't really know the day, but Trump made it out to be as if Whitkoff is being

invited by the Russians. He actually told the media of Russia is asking for Whitkoff to go to Moscow

on Wednesday or on Thursday, and of course it comes a day or two before the August 8th tariff, 100%,

secondary sanctions, tariff, whatever you want to call it, deadline, which Trump also says

he will enforce.

So your thoughts on everything going on here?

It is very, very strange.

I mean, it's conceivable that what's held Wickoff up is some of the other work he's

doing in the Middle East.

But you would have thought that this business with Russia is so important now, that that's

why he would be going.

And I'm not sure why he didn't go over the weekend.

I absolutely do not think it was the Russians who invited him,

by the way. I see no evidence of that. There's nothing that's coming from the Russians to suggest

that they did. The first person to speak about Whitkoff coming to Moscow was Trump himself some days

ago. And my sense is that he was sending Wakehoff to see if you could

talk the Russians round, they're not going to change their position. I mean, I think Putin made that

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