All right, Alexander, let's talk about the diplomacy surrounding project Ukraine, a 28-point peace plan that was later amended to become a 19-point peace plan that Russia has rejected.

Now you have Whitkoff heading to Moscow. You also have these leaked audio calls that many people in the swamp and in Europe

are talking about. I personally think that the transcripts that I've read from these calls,

whether they're true or not. I believe they're mostly true, but there's nothing scandalous in these calls whatsoever.

But anyway, they're using these calls as some sort of an excuse to go after Whitkoff.

The deep state, some US lawmakers are also suggesting that Whitkoff be fired.

And of course, the media, Europe and Ukraine, they're running with the narrative that this proves that Russia drafted the 28-point peace plan.

Whatever.

It's all about sabotage.

It's all about sabotaging these negotiations between the US and Russia.

Anyway, what are your thoughts on all the diplomacy

that is taking place? A very chaotic diplomacy that is unfolding, but it does appear to be a

serious effort between the U.S. and Russia to try to find a resolution, which, as you have said many times,

and we have said many times on the Duran, it's all being driven by the collapse of the Ukraine

military on the front lines. If the Ukraine military was not collapsing on the front lines,

we would not be going through any of this. Could be your thoughts.

Exactly. And that's the first thing to say, and it's the most important thing to say.

This is an exercise in trying to get a peace settlement together, which will preserve Ukraine

and prevent the Russians from taking Kiev before the situation on the front lines becomes so bad that that eventuality arises.

Trump does not want to have a situation where there is a fall of Kiev moment during his presidency,

and he gets blamed for this.

And what happened throughout the summer, especially after Anchorage, is that Kellogg,

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