joining me are kori schake and is now a senior fellow at american enterprise.he has a new article in foreign affairs, the case for conservative internationalism. and ann applebaum is from the atlantic and has a new prediction that trump will abandon nato if re-elected. ann, first, i want you to ask you, on ground, how -- what do things look like for ukraine? how bad is it. >> it is a stalemate but it makes it sound like fog is happening. the ukraines did not have the equipment or the force to break through all of the russian lines over the summer. they are now defending their territory, they're still trying to make breakthroughs in a few other places. the situation is incredibly dynamic. there is a lot of fighting every day and a huge amount of ammunition used. the russians are still trying to break through in the north. they have reached a important where at the moment neither side could advance quickly or rapidly. but it could still tip very easily either way. >> but, ann, what i've heard, is that the ukrainian counteroffensive failed for a number of reasons,