This is the Friends of History Debating Society. I am Gaius John Bachelor.

Welcoming back Germanicus, Michael Leos, he was traveling in the 21st century, but now he's

returned comfortably to the 1st century A.D. with me. It's chilly, whereby the Thames, this is Londinium, 91 AD coming

winter, reflecting upon what Germanicus has learned in Doha, what we have learned this last

week from headlines in London of the 21st century.

We're keen on how London sees the world because we live here.

We're safe, we're happy, we're Roman citizens, we don't worry about the Roman Senate,

we certainly don't worry about the Emperor, we're very safe, we're surrounded by retired centurians who are very generous

men having come through 25 years of war and serving the legions. And now we turn to the headlines in the London Telegraph

because what we're looking at here is the end of the beginning.

Ukraine may lose war in summer if military aid from America and the EU comes to an end.

U.S. official says, U.S. official.

I will go slowly.

They are certain to fail without us, says source amid fears of a

Russian victory. It would be, quote, a disaster for European security. There is no

guarantee of success with us, but they are certain to fail without

us, said a senior U.S. military source telling CNN.

Germanicus, welcome home.

Since you've been gone, Mr. Zelensky made another trip his third to Washington, to lobby,

to persuade, to prevent prevent to present to the US Congress the need for

additional funds to resist the Russians and to begin again in the spring offensive.

That effort was disappointed by the rejection so far of the U.S. Congress.

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