eric ashley, the executive director of the african policy for him and, and i, roby. i do have a shake of this, some of that sherman of the horn of africa institute for strategic studies, a warm welcome to all of you gentlemen. to start off this discussion, i want to ask the following question, what's in it for russia? and what's in it for africa? so victor, why don't you take the 1st one? what's in it for russian when it comes to this, russia, africa summit to quote, russia is facing a massive attempt to isolated by the collaborative west by the united states. it's european and some other allies, and of course, russia are you seeking to break through those of them? so i solution and to maintain and expand its economic, political, military acumen, you did, and then the other relations with but yet is in for the current english and america, and middle in the middle east and southeast asians, other regions of the world. of course, russia scads that additionally this, we have extensive relations with african countries and with some of it can political movements. uh, when