I'm hearing a cat in the back. Do you have a cat there?

You are indeed. There is a most annoying cat that is howling in the background.

That's cool. It's cool. I was just wondering, where am I hearing there from?

I don't have a cat here.

There are two cats in this house, together with two dogs and three children.

Just so.

Okay.

Okay.

I love cats, so all good.

All good.

So before we answer the questions, Alexander, I'm just going to read you what Putin

said during the press conference with Lukashenko.

Kind of breaking news. and i'm reading this uh

transcript this translation from r t so this is what they say Putin said when he was asked about

the uh the third the 30 day ceasefire uh plan uh from trump that was agreed on in jetta

Saudi Arabia i'm just going to read you what Putin said, according to RT.

And then I would like you to comment on this because there's going to be a lot of discussion

about what he said.

Let's see.

Russia supports the idea of ending the hostilities in the Ukraine conflict but needs any potential ceasefire

to facilitate a long-term peace, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, speaking during a bilateral

meeting with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Putin noted, quote,

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