All right, Alexander, let's talk about an interesting article from the Washington Post,

which claimed that for two months, mediated by Qatar, Russia and Ukraine were about to strike a deal

on an energy infrastructure ceasefire, let's call it that, where Russia would

stop going after Ukraine's energy infrastructure, which, according to Ukrainian officials at the

Washington Post interviewed, is on the brink of collapse. They're not even sure if they could make it

through the winter,

if Russia were to go after the energy infrastructure this coming winter.

And in return for Russia not going after Ukraine's energy infrastructure,

Ukraine would agree to stop trying to destroy the Zaporoje nuclear power plant. And according to the Washington Post,

two months in the making, very close to an agreement. And all of this, all of this fell apart

because of the Korsk operation. Now, the foreign ministry, Maria Zaharova, she came out with a statement and claimed that

there was no such negotiation going on. What do you think is happening here? Right. Well, I've read

Zaharva's statement. I didn't find the denial fully convincing. And I think that some kind of

negotiation was going on. And I suspect that it, you know, we were fairly close in theory

to this agreement that the Washington Post is telling us about.

Now, this is a very strange business,

because what you have said about the attacks on the two energy systems

is absolutely correct.

The Russians have devastated Ukraine's energy system. It is on the brink of total collapse.

Everybody acknowledges this. The only power stations that are still working there are the nuclear power stations.

There are the transformers, the substations, where the electricity is re-channeled.

The Russians apparently know where they are.

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