a few weeks ago i sat down for an interview with aleksandr lukashenko, the leader of belarus, and heis rebels, saying be careful of the question of long—range missiles, he said what would happen if the houthis came to vladimir putin and asked for missiles, missile systems that could be used to target aircraft carriers? he said as an example. so he seemed to confirm that this idea was on the kremlin's radar as one way of reacting to europe or america deciding to remove restrictions on the use of these long—range missiles. we have not heard anything like that in the last few days from vladimir putin, but his press secretary today did refer everybody back to his comments back injune, and that is when vladimir putin, as he sat down with media chiefs, came up with the idea of arming western adversaries. it is possible that could happen, but he also knows that in a few months�* time, donald trump is coming back to the white house. there's been a mixed reaction from the rest of the world. the british prime minister refused to comment, saying doing so would only benefit russia. french presid