All right, Alexander, let's talk again about Putin's meeting with Erdogan, but let's focus in on a specific statement that Putin made, which is not connected to Turkey, not connected to the grain deal, not connected to bricks, but is connected to the Ukraine big counteroffensive.

And Putin said that the counteroffensive is not stalled.

I think it's a very interesting choice of words.

He said it's not stalled, but it looks like it's failed.

It looks like it's a failure.

And then he followed that up with a statement.

Let's wait and see how it goes.

I hope it continues as is.

I'm paraphrasing the second part.

The first part, I think I got pretty much right that quote.

And maybe I'll look for it as you're talking.

But I think it's very interesting

that he said it's not stalled because it shows to me that Putin understands the narrative

that the collective West is trying to put on the big counter defense. If he understands the spin,

it's a stalled offense. If he understands that. And he said it's a failure.

Shoyku said the same thing.

Yes, pretty much.

Yes.

And Soiega gave a little bit more, you know, in terms of the detail.

He went to, but he was, it wasn't the most detailed statement he's given about the offensive, but he did go, he was a bit more granular and he's now claimed and you know these are Russian

claims so let's be you know this is from shogu um but he said that the Ukrainian casualty rates have

now increased to 66,000 he's not saying dead he's not so saying 66,000 dead he's saying

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