All right, Alexander. Let's talk about what is happening in Germany.

An interesting speech from Olo Schultz. He basically says that it's Russia that cut off the gas supplies to Germany.

Not me. It's all Russia's fault. And by the way, there's some news that the third

party of the coalition, they're going to actually hold a vote or a referendum to see if they

want to stay in the traffic-like coalition. Schultz, the Greens, and I think it's, what's

the party? The FBD, the FD, the Greens, and I think it's, what's the party? The FF, FBD, the, the, it's the liberal, it's the liberal Democratic Party of Germany. The liberal, yeah. The liberal. I think that's an interesting development. Anyway, what are your thoughts about what's going on in Germany? I mean, it was an astonishing speech. It was one of the, possibly the single most mendacious speech that a

German leader has given since the end of the Second World War. And that is saying something.

I mean, well, other German leaders have tended to be reasonably honest with their voters,

but this was an astonishing one. I mean, first of all, he must know, he must also know, by the way, that most people in Germany also know

that it was not the Russians who took the decision to cut off gas supplies to Germany.

It was Germany and the Western powers that launched an economic war against Russia.

And it was Schultz himself who took the decision to suspend operation of the Nord Stream pipeline.

And it was Schultz and Harbeck and all of those people who last year took the decision

that Germany would be weaned away completely

from reliance upon Russian gas and that this was to happen by the end of last year.

So these were decisions made in Berlin by Harbeck and by Schultz himself. So here's, I mean, he's

straightforwardly lying. That's the only word I can give to this. Now, the big question is,

is why is he doing this? And it's a transparent sign that he's got his back against the war.

Politicians only do this sort of thing when they become desperate. And his position is becoming

increasingly desperate. First of all, he clearly assumed that the war would

end in victory sometime in 2022. There would be a new government in Moscow, presumably. The gas would

resume flowing. The Germans would have their friends in positions of power in Moscow, and all would be well. I mean he was he clearly assumed that

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