All right, Alexander, let's do an update on the conflict in Ukraine.

So, Alexander, I think we have a lot of ground to cover in this video.

We can also talk about the economic situation in Moscow, in Russia, sorry, because we do have

some news from Nabilina out of Moscow as to the economic situation in Russia.

And we could talk about what's happening on the front lines and also talk about, I think it would

be interesting to talk about Putin and Dimitriev and the diplomacy, Lavrov's recent statements,

the perceived diplomacy,

if there even is a diplomacy that is taking place.

Peskov has made statements as well about the diplomacy as has Ushikov. So I guess in this video we'll cover pretty much everything as to what's going on with Project Ukraine

and also with Russia and what's happening in the Kremlin.

So where would you like to begin?

I think we should start with the Kremlin and what is going on there because my very

clear sense is that since December, starting with the Valdai attack, the importance

of which, in my opinion, simply cannot be overstated. I mean, it was an absolutely seminal

event in deciding the direction of events from that point onward.

But since December, I think there's been a sea change, not just in Russian policy,

but in Russian attitudes and political discussions that are taking place in Russia, in the Kremlin itself,

in wider Russian society. And these have now been strongly reinforced by two particular specific events.

One is the conflict between the United States and Iran, which has

undoubtedly shaped opinion inside Russia. And just to anticipate, Russian opinion tends to be strongly

pro-Iran on this issue. And there's been comparisons are being made

within Russia between the way that Russia has handled its relations with the United States

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