throughout brussels because the european union's leaders understand a laugh rose on in effect the words of latham a person after all so laugh off is not responsible for russian foreign policy making lies we've made coats and now it is not in the interests for the vast majority of e.u. member states for there to be a further deterioration in relations between the e.u. and of us a federation i say the vast majority of e.u. member states would not want a further deterioration. and there are some the both 6 states and poland and those are merely conduit for western aggression against russia but ever since 2 fouls and 14 western companies for example construction companies and agricultural companies have been severely could say was in their ability to export to russia and they have suffered extensively as a result of that now if the european union does impose additional sanctions on russia then russia inevitably will take a very direct response who is going to suffer more its will be those companies within the european union for example agricultural companies in spain italy and greece who are no longe

amanda: our next guest is tony latham, the executive vice president and ceo of bacardi.one may be helping our bottom line, but we know this is a global trend. as it turned into an improvement for you or is it simply mitigating losses that you are seeing elsewhere? tony: good afternoon. we used to source 30% of our revenue pre-covid from the on-prem, bars, sporting clubs, global travel retail. what we have seen since the pandemic is a significant switch in consumption to the off premise, purchasing liquor through retail stores, consuming at home. i would say it is more of a mitigating factor at the moment rather than an upside, at this stage. matt: i wonder what kind of rebound you expect. what are you looking at when people are able to get back out to the bars and restaurants? surely, people are going to party harder than they did in 1999. tony: we are certainly looking forward to people getting out and experiencing bars and restaurants, experiencing our wonderful brands in those venues. a lot will depend on how quickly the on premises can reopen. we have seen a stop-sta

now these two guys, know each other from latham watkins.n has a doj case against him reportedly on allegedly involving money laundering. we don't know if hunter is a target of that, but also alleged tax evasion charges. your reaction to this story? >> just another reason why a special counsel needs to be immediately appointed. we've talked about it before. i think this investigation needs to be probably put in a separate investigative team that, special counsel's office that could do it without worry that the higher-ups whether in the criminal division or whether in the attorney general's office or the deputy attorney general's office, that you know, that investigation is aboveboard and is run to ground and if there are charges that need to be brought that they have the discretion and the authority to bring those charges but you know these types of con incomes unfortunately with the way people move in and out of government sometimes are unavoidable. i hope that both these individuals do their professional duty and if they have to recuse, th