up until, you know, recently we had large teams in slovyansk and don eflent. we had to -- donetsk. we had to draw down numbers and relocate people. i must make it firm, we want to stay in eastern ukraine. we need weapons to disappear. probably hundreds of checkpoints by armed individuals and by the way, some are not connected through larger groups. yes, there are areas where it would be difficult for the monitors to feel safe. that's what we need safety and security. >> let me turn to you at this point. there have been complaints from the government during a long stretch between know and may, but there was no legitimate deposit in kiev with which the government could speak. is there at least recognition that petro porashenko is in charge. that he is the man that you want to talk to if you want to make a deal between the two countries. >> obviously when petro porashenko was elected, vladimir putin made it clear that moscow wanted to talk to him. there was science that he might be flexible and start talking to the anti-government protectors in the east. it ended in a so-called anti-t