and alena burbock, who is reputed to be a hard liner with regard to both moscow and beijing, that the time is ripe for putting pressure on russia. so that this pipeline deal with germany will not go through. and that is also part of the equation. i'm afraid to say so many different moving parts in this big huge chest game, if you will. ukrainian president at the time was conducting talks with joe biden, as this was playing out. might the ukranian navy have somehow felt emboldened by this conversation that was ongoing. oh, certainly there is a lot of discussion in washington as you probably know about sending more arms to ukraine. this is part of the strategy of fighting russia to the last ukranian. the ukranian navy, or these ukrainian vessels were basically audition for their pay masters in washington to day. and i'm afraid to say they'll probably receive a pat on the back as a result if not a check in the mail. but i must warn the folks in ukraine that they're playing a very dangerous game. and i might also warn washington's fellow peers and colleagues and nato, the north atlantic t