. >> i looked in my rearview mirror, and it was frances. >> frances, the wife in the other. >> i get her little finger. >> the middle finger? >> right. >> i start following her. >> i said, what the hell? >> she brakes. and i brake. and i heard a thump. >> he's pronounced dead at the hospital. >> a case of road rage? or a love triangle racing toward tragedy? >> she goes, i'm having an affair with your husband. >> two women in love with one man, hating each other. >> you're getting text messages from bonnie of the two of them having sex? >> uh-huh. >> a hollywood love story? >> this was the man i wanted to marry. >> or, a fatal attraction? >> he goes, i can't get rid of this person. >> and so many about to lose so much. >> why? >> i will live with that for the rest of my life. hello and welcome to dateline. they grew a successful trucking business together. but their seemingly perfect life collapsed after learning he has been hiding an ifair from her for three years. it was a love triangle and that revolution would have far reaching and tragic consequences. here with "collision" is and

most people in france will understand that.lthough they won't be too much in agreement with the language that he is used in that interview. >> controversy in france over on presidential language used by emmanuel macron describing how he wants to annoy people who are refusing to get vaccinated. basically barring them from social activities. next, morocco and china have signed an agreement related to beijing's belden road initiative. the massive project to create new trade routes and dominate local trade. the deal written on tuesday is seen as another step toward that goal. >> durg a video link between morocco and china, representatives held up a signed agreement between the two countries. assign a cooperation with beijing on its belt and road initiative. the deal lays out an expansion of its commitment. >> as for morocco, the belt and road opens up new prospects for trade and investment and brings new opportunities consistent with the kingdoms new developmts model this will prioritize morocco and china's shared ambition for afri

there are elections in france. we are speaking of the over common sasha isn't in front, which is much more and you're absolutely right and that is, or that is what we are going to get into. but 1st i just wanted to get your take on how this impacts the election. so i think that doesn't really impact what it in fact is the future of my knowledge. i live in. i think she's already playing the next game, which is 2027. and this is what i told to your journalist when we spoke. and because of that, she knows that she'd better play the sim card done her own scar because our home doesn't have much of a chance to, to get to the 2nd round. ok, and now onto your important point that you raised and that is the rise of far right parties in france. an era how strong is in front is the right wing political movement. i think it has always been, and it's about time that we stop calling them extreme right or far right. it's a fashion that never really disappeared from the french political scene. it was there as a stronger that war s

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france? of it is very broad, jewish new yorker, we had to find ways to bring it to a french audience. either to switch the groups and talking about things that we do not have an equivalent to hear. >> you got to discuss that with mel brooks? >> i was lucky enough to have him on the phone. i was pretty stressed about that because i was sure he could be pretty intimidating. in the end, he was relieved to hear that i spoke english. once that was done, we started to talk about his work. he understood i really did want to prepare him and do it -- set the scene in the same period. really loved his original show and we understood all of this. i want to do it with an ensemble cast. that is not the broadway way of doing things. once he got the idea, i think it would be better for a french audience and he said you know your audience. cut will you want to cut. i had the approval of the big chief. >> much of the competent comes from a source which is not funny, out of hitler's and the second world war. w

her family comes from france and the tiny west african nation of been aim. she is. objects are part of our history and explain who we were. so they're very, very important. it's very symbolical, it's not really a question you know for money or importance of financial importance because some of these objects are very precious. some of them not at all, but the thing is, is that they tell us who we are. ah, identity is the hardest. romeo, me, the canons work born in africa. he now lives in france. his family is west african royalty, missouri. romeo. his great great grandfather was king by honda. in what is now the nation of beneath comrade remodeled with her less sensitive gesture, lucent, philip, across the circle of the support we've offered the over selection boundaries. not fully all whole school was we're sick of go for a month. yeah. yeah, yeah. home. but the cool jackal my to normally be is for to, for to sabbatical from cooper high school. when is his father said in 1892, facing fierce resistance from by hanson, the french army, invaded the kingdom, for

nuclear plan, like this one here in flam, or will it f electricity of france. a largely state own company operates these nuclear plants and says they're safe and strictly monitored. predicts like andrea shock, think differently. brutal for the older nuclear power plants get, the higher the risk of accidents, you really cannot say they are infallible food. finally, nuclear power plants produce nuclear waste. 100 orders. vehicle receiver, easy here in la. ugh. close to the activist town town, a plant process as nuclear waste. the factory is the regents biggest employer at this local debate on further investments in nuclear power. residents also bring up the huge risks. but the company's spokesman says, nuclear is better than garza and carbon facility we're facing a climate emergency and global warming. and even if the nuclear power was not designed for this purpose, it now represents a huge advantage that it doesn't to mit lots of greenhouse gases, book who de guess if it's here in its spit, to become carbon neutral by 2050 france has already announced it will st

i have thought of france in a certain way. and to him it was a france of the of the madonna and the tapestries and and and you know medieval greatness clearly. it's france of the day before yesterday and that concept of grandeur. french grandeur is synonymous with the goal. and i find that terribly attractive. where would you send someone who says? oh, i'm intrigued now. i want to know more about him. whether a number of biographies very fine biography about his memoir. yeah, remember is it's it's it's elegant literature. do you go i'm on other things to go with a great writer. he is this. as i say a throwback like caesar, he was a great soldier. a great civilian leader and a great teller of his own story. and right many of those on the world what about a biography? there are a number of there's a two volume actually in french. it's three volumes by man named and i'm forgive me. my pronunciation is not very jean blackout tour i believe is but two volumes that were that were the first volume was published in 1990 at the time of

before bringing the lute back to france. i saw suit to do, says, of vicar cooper, did really the russia, the among the real co. no sector manual for dualism. $30.00 a squatter pulse. romeo takes me. the seas are just a few blocks away with the work for mailing or reach out. to click on his log scale paintings on linen, i hand painted copies of photographs of his family showing their journey into exile . this is your family, paula black homes. i'm it says from among the my gama. if it be over, i can see you actually have put yourself in here. um we so okay. restricted of them won't call this warrior and call they do multiple click georgia. no sir, go for injured to roof rubashaw rule. what a sin manual for do sincerely, those are nice to all. forgive, bessie man knows refer back to you so than than you this one is quite striking image. he's painted one of the most potent symbols of the keys to fate. an empty threat. bhaskar, but hope was on that was all set up sauce. know what laquanda sort of sessional walk is susan movie th

here in france, the return of cultural objects has long been a to topic. then in 2017, the subject became a heated national token point when president macro, shortly after his election, visited africa and made a radical promise. but he might ask the gun deposits in the command on the could. it's sean p, v. in the music or p up, just good to see st gone. the conditions irony probabilistic is short. don't bill there will definitely be between one african honestly. but for years on only 2 objects have been returned. i declare sunday my grandma quote, all new to sunday maneuver. dinner was a vacant to trump. will you teach on dumpster vo, your city, vincent on? is he sick of him? and michael last year was zulu, took matters into his own hands, starting in paris. above it locally, there's just like there's always a good one. he began beek at the k. bromley museum, which has tens of thousands of objects from africa. got a lot of those. i'm, is it still assembled that? well, the logic keep constable said that you are valuable. is it ok? i'm a bit tied up with the

nuclear plants like this one here in flam, or will it f electricity of france. a largely state own company operates these nuclear plants and says they're safe and strictly monitored. predicts like andrea shock, think differently. brutal for the older nuclear power plants get, the higher the risk of accidents, you really cannot say they are infallible food. finally, nuclear power plants produce nuclear waste. 100 holder's vehicle receiver. easy here in la. ugh, close to the activists. tom town, a plant process as nuclear waste. the factory is the regions biggest employer at this local debate on further investments in nuclear power residents also bring up the huge risks. but the company's spokesman says, nuclear is better than garza and carbon facility. we're facing a climate emergency and global warming. and even if nuclear power was not designed for this purpose, it now represents a huge advantage that it doesn't to mit, lots of greenhouse gases, book who de guess if it's here in it's it to become carbon neutral by 2050 france has already announced it will start

it is not front-page news in france, because _ france?france, because you have the - france? it is not front-page news in| france, because you have the french presidential campaign going on, but it has been mostly covered factually, saying it is a difficult time now for boris johnson factually, saying it is a difficult time now for borisjohnson and there's a real danger he can go quickly. it is not done, but it is a real possibility, and what it chose mostly to different people, it has been perceived as very... that reinforces this, someone who is lying, who you cannot count on him, and many french people but itjust reinforced that. but and many french people but it 'ust reinforced that.�* reinforced that. but when you are also explaining — reinforced that. but when you are also explaining it _ reinforced that. but when you are also explaining it to _ reinforced that. but when you are also explaining it to people - reinforced that. but when you are also explaining it to people in - also explaining it to people in france, presumably you ha

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here in france, the return of cultural objects has long been a to topic. then in 2017, the subject became a heated national token point when president macro, shortly after his election, visited africa and made a radical promise rebates. he might ask the gun the purpose, it's in the command on the could. it's sean p v. it in music op jessica, did she st gone? the conditions irony probabilistic is short. don't believe we'll definitely do better in one african honestly. but for years on only 2 objects have been returned underground. sunday, monday, mckuddle new sunday maneuver. dinner was a vacant trump. will you teach on dumb shall fall. your sick villain, don. is he sick of him on that? michael last year was lulu took matters into his own hands, starting in paris, above it locally. this is going to look, there's always a good one. he began beek at the k. bromley museum, which has tens of thousands of objects from africa. got a lot of them, is it still assembled now? what people object to possible say that you are valuable? is it okay? then i'm a bit tied up

we are doing this as france with france having the presidency of the council of the european union.ve foreign ministers meeting again. we are very keen to keep very close consultation with the united states between all of the formats engaged. we see the eu and nato and the united states, and also to continue our work together with germany and the so-called normative format, to work with ukraine and with russia to continue our work to find a solution to the crisis in eastern ukraine. tom: you are experienced at moving french citizens out of a crisis in georgia. georgia part of the soviet union. you had tangible experience. what should be the presentation for mr. pruden to have him find the stability instead of an invasion of ukraine? what is the distinction you believe will change vladimir putin's tone and rhetoric and action? amb. etienne: first, we must do this -- we must deter him from aggression by indicating aggression would have as a consequence serious consequences. then, as i said, we must also as the u.s. and europeans are doing , keep the channel open to discuss how we have

half of france's are expected to close -- france's primary schools are expected to close as a result of that protest. >> as covid-19 infections soar in france, pressure on the government to keep schools from closing. new measures were announced by the prime minister on monday. three at home tests will be needed if a student comes into contact with someone who is covid positive. the government defended its move to no longer require a test from a pharmacy or liberatory, which are deemed -- laboratory, which are deemed more reliable. >> [speaking in foreign language] >> [translating] appearance have been standing in lines for an hour -- parents have been standing in lines for an hour, two to test their kids. nowadays, we have these tools at our disposal. >> teachers unions say the latest announcement from the government won't help reduce the number of infections in schools. they plan on walking off the job on thursday. >> [speaking in foreign language] >> [translating] the government is talking about simplifying things. our main demand is to make things safer. >> parents in france have

he now lives in france. his family is west african royalty missouri. romeo, his great great grandfather was king by honda in and what is now the nation of beneath komar der model for from the offer your or lula since suggestion? since young folk, off the circle of the support we've offered vialva selected by longer enough, will you all fall school us we're sick of go for a month. yeah. yeah, yeah. home button, laguna yacoma true. normally be a fit for to for the said buffer from cooper high school or been in his father said in 1892, facing fierce resistance from by hanson, the french army, invaded the kingdom, forcing him and his family into exile. they then pillaged the palace, taking everything from thrones to tunics before ringing the lute back to france. can you see it says object to it, but it did really the last year in the month. the recall notice it didn't menu federalism blocker. romeo takes me to see just a few blocks away. this is the work amazing. already click on the log scale paintings on lynn

see here labeled in orange, they include finland, poland, and the biggest nuclear advocate of all france, from their arena. straus reports. they know that they are they who, cushy mouth a nuclear disaster that shook the world in 2011 and changed the way many people, few nuclear energy onto shack says fukushima mobilized him the french anti nuclear activist, travel to japan. after the catastrophe for worse as to the hope for me, this looked like the end of the world. after from this moment on, i really asked myself about the risk that the population is exposed to, especially women and children when living next to a nuclear reactor or other nuclear facilities. being exposed to possible nuclear accidents because she was actually door a nuclear. while some new countries decided to face out nuclear energy after fukushima, france stuck to its nuclear tradition. more than 15 nuclear reactors are spreads over the territory right now. clearly a wrong choice. andre shacks is the 70 year old lives on a peninsula normandy, northern france. that is well known for its natural beauty and for its high n

our france corresponded charlotte davinsky looks back, france and the u. k. have been like 2 squabbling neighbors for a millennia. at times those disputes have descended into full blown wars. but for over a century there has been this relative, calm, not is until now. in the past, the u. k is had plenty of success against france on the high seas, but now the french are looking to recapture access to waters between the 2 countries. for fishing rights only going to print it. we still, since the beginning of this year don't have the licenses side. we're not fighting with the english and we are engaging in dialogue to try to make our position understood so that we can get access to these waters. i think we may have to go further find other approaches that may not have been previously addressed. the agreement signed today provides for retaliatory measures. europe must apply those measures for boys have fishy tails. so rotten that france even threatened to turn off the u. kay's electricity supplies, but was this about more than simply making waves over fishing lice

let's go to france now.as taken on the presidency of the european council, which it will hold for the next six months. it's the first time in 13 years france has held the role, and as well as the obvious issues of covid, defence and the environment, president macron is vowing to use his leadership to take on big tech. he has promised "a moment of truth" in the regulation and accountability of digital platforms. georgina wright is director of the europe program at the institut montaigne, an independant think tank in paris. his critics have accused him of electioneering and should have delayed france's turn given that he has national elections during his tenure, could the decision to ultimately cost him the national presidency? good morning. well, that is an excellent question, isn't it? actually presiding or having the presidency of the council of the eu sounds rather ground, but actually, in reality, what you end up doing is every six months and you country takes over the presidency and one of the three main

>> france is a nato ally. france has high-end capabilities. france has demonstrated over many years it can deploy forces if needed and to engage in difficult conflict and many challenging situations. i am confident that france and the lead elements of the nato response force will be ready to deploy if needed. at the same time, we are pursuing a diplomatic attack because the best solution would be to prevent an intervention into ukraine. >> of course. >> strong messages of severe consequences and a high price to pay. we have seen an increase support to ukraine. candida announced -- the ukrainian army is much better trained, much better equipped and much more ready now than they were in 2014. >> ukraine can defend itself. incredible use of force behind it. that is why i am asking you about that decision. does it have to be put to a vote among allies? do you know what the threshold is that would get all allies to agree to use the response force? >> we would never give a potential adversary the privilege of finding out the potential of what we wou

andrea shacks is the 70 year old lives on a peninsula normandy, northern france. that is well known for its natural beauty and for its high number of nuclear facilities, france derives about 70 percent of its electricity from nuclear plant, like this one here in flam, or will it f electricity of france. a largely state own company operates these nuclear plants and says they're safe and strictly monitored. predicts like andrea shock, think differently, brutal for the older nuclear power plants get, the higher the risk of accidents, you really cannot say they are infallible food. finally, nuclear power plants produce nuclear waste, 100 holder's vehicle receiver, easy here in la. ugh, close to the activist town town. a plant process as nuclear waste. the factory is the regions biggest employer at this local debate and further investments in nuclear power. residents also bring up the huge risks, but the company spokesman says, nuclear is better than garza and carbon. i said we're facing a climate emergency and global warming. and even if nuclear power was not designed

that would prove that would provoke prove both written that go toward france because of -- before france was ready to do so franklin had to persuade louis the 16th and french officials that the americans were in this for the long term. they would keep fighting until they won independence and in fact franklin and others tried to convince the spanish of the same thing but the spanish word fighting for through the spanish had an alliance with france and through france they indirectly supporting united states but the spanish were more skeptical and in the case of the spanish this brought up something that the french had and that is well okay maybe we will help the americans now but are we creating a monster cliques for the spanish this was a big deal because the spanish were happy to see the written weekend but they didn't want this powerful united states because spain had lots of territory in north america and if united states got too strong spain would have to defend this territory against the united states. as they say the basic listen to this as things are complicated and if you are the

relations between france and molly took another turn. leaders have just 72 hours to pack up and leave. the nations have been at odds over a failure to hold elections in february. the expulsion was in response to what military leaders said were hostile and outrageous comments made by the french foreign minister. >> the announcement was made on national television and signal the latest escalation intentions between france and mali. >> the french ambassador has been summoned by the minister of foreign affairs and international cooperation. during this exchange, he was told about the position taken by the government. >> the decision was in response to hostile and insulting comments made by the french foreign affairs minister. last week date contempt the european mission. >> it's a new sign of recklessness. illegitimate and taking irresponsible measures. >>'s words prompted a strong response. >> this is not being about irresponsible. we are trying to defend the interests of our country. >> relations have soured since the army staged a second

u. presidency france. last held 13 years ago. the position gives the french more influence over the future of the european union. a more capable europe with its own army is paris is top most ambition. it's referred to as strategic autonomy. what that means is a more suffering, more independent europe, particularly when it comes to the issue of defense. do you feel that europe needs to be more stronger? well, i'm not sure that that's a good idea, but i, i, even, i, i think that we are, we depend too much on the united states now or so. i believe we will be taken more seriously by other countries. if we had a european army before we have an army, let's have a union. frances agenda for the union also includes relaxing roles to allow e u. countries to borrow more money to finance big infrastructure projects and trying to bring the block to consensus on the long standing thorny issue of migration. in december, emanuel con, summed up the goal of francis e u presidency. this way, you direct me to help us said, you know, we need to move

into france, as of friday, you're free to do so.equirement is that you have a negative covid test done within 24 hours before you get on a plane or train. this undoes a lot of restrictions put in place a week before christmas. have to say, though, people who are vaccinated, it is still harder to make that journey. th still need a compelling reason. things like your summoned to court in france or visiting a relative who is dying, and you need some paperwork to certify this. this is in line with the french president's plans. it is also good for french ski resorts. it is going to be upping its number of services. >> teachers in france walked off the job today over what they say is the government's chaotic covid strategy. the move comes as covid infections continue to rise. france has prioritized keeping schools open, but teachers say they want better safety for themselves and their students. >> [speaking foreign language] >> [speaking foreign language] >> for more on this story, here is our reporter. >> several thousand teachers marche

francis e former colonial -- france is the former colonial power there.ensions further escalated this week after the junta ordered a contingent of danish troops to leave. worsening relationships between mali and its international partners. a multinational european effort to assist mali fighting jihadist troops. they demanded the withdrawal of 100 newly arrived danish soldiers. the demand blasted by the foreign minister. >> [speaking foreign language] >> franco molly --mali relations have been on a steep decline after the junta seized power in 2022. they saw the danisforces as provocation and asked for them to stay out of mali's affairs and keep their mouth shut. speaking difference 24 on friday mali's foreign minister -- >> [speaking foreign language] >> task force takuba has been a key element in france's effort to reduce its own military footprint ast winds down its operation, a decade long effort that has failed to curb the spread of jihadi groups. it is casting doubt on the future of european efforts in anti-terror efforts road sub-saharan africa. >>

in _ wartime france. there, he was gestapo chief.— wartime france.apo chief. in to have broken all records. this is newsday on the bbc. aid efforts to tsunami— hit islands in tonga have been gathering pace, as further information comes in — from damage assessment teams boris johnson's former adviser dominic cummings says the prime minister was warned about a downing street party at the height of lockdown. downing street denies the allegations. france has announced that athletes wishing to compete in international sporting competitions taking place there must be vaccinated against covid—19. it means that world number one tennis star novak djokovic faces the prospect of being denied entry to the french open in may. it comes as djokovic arrived back in the serbian capital, belgrade, after losing a visa battle in australia, that centred on the fact he is unvaccinated — leading to his deportation. one of his sponsors — clothing firm lacoste — says it will "review" what happened as soon as possible. i'm joined now by tim lopez from the sports marketing fir

and, and francis france is not alone. there are many, each member states that are looking towards nuclear energy, especially those in eastern europe that used to be, are, are still our coal reliant and are moving away from coal. they are i nuclear energy and they're only a very few you member states left that are really totally against against this. so is this a little this likely to puff up this sir? proposal now are this draft law am, is the marks the beginning of a 14 day consultation process than in 2 weeks time. there will be a final proposition on a proposal by, by the commission to which will be voted on both in the counsel of you member states and then later on in the parliament. and at this time, it does not look like that. this will law will be vetoed, it's very likely that we will have a green label for nuclear energy in the future in the next sunday in brussel. thank you for that. some been to think us upon years now and buy a new next captain mano and i, and 3 of his team mates have tested positive for corona

was that france hit back telling the u. k to stop it's latches? britain is in no position to be giving lessons to us. britain should stop using us is a punch bag in the domestic politics. correlations came twice, standoff as british p and johnson. and his views on twitter now that 3 french president micron into a hissy fit. jesse shockley, the method, i'm surprised when things are not done seriously. we don't communicate between leaders via tweets or publish letter. so we're not whistleblowers. come on some but you know, all of this came on the back of a bumpy summer for france. a to just found out that it's dean of the century with australia to build a fleet of sub marines had been torpedoed in favor of a new one with the u. s. canada. and oh yes, the u. k. hotley recipe for success. but what the issues between the u. k. in france really boil down to might have more to do with the opinion the to leaders half of each other. i think it was really a political thing on the of the, the side effect sort of to, to stuff to abs fuel to the fight between

was well known in france. as a result, tom paine quickly gained entree to france's highest circles. almost immediately he took up a position representing calais in the revolutionary national assembly, a position to which he'd been elected months earlier in honor of his authorship of "the rights of man." but that did not go as expected. paine spoke little french, and he had trouble keeping up as the french revolution rapidly radicalized and accelerated. paine made the great mistake of speaking up in favor of sparing king louis the 16th from the guillotine, arguing instead that it would be humiliating enough to banish the king to exile in the united states. but that did not go over well in france. especially given paine's earlier critiques of the monarchy and inherited power. where is your boldnesses now, tom, the french said to him. as france was led into what we call the reign of terror, paine despaired. and then he picked up his pen. he drafted the first part of "the age of reason," the third great work which

so what did he say that was so exclusive hearing france? well, when he was speaking on that show back in september 2020, he was talking about unaccompanied miners. so children who come here illegally and many of which are living on the streets in france, particularly here in paris. and he described them as being thieves as killers and as rapists. now those comments were seized on by number of organizations who made a complaint. and of course, it's now gone all the way through the course. eric's in war has been reacting to that decision by the court to find him 10000 euros, saying that what this is, his condemnation of free spirit at by a judicial system which he is described as being invaded by idealogues objectively . tim, once again, i am the object and the victim of political justice that i'm condemned for incitement for complicity the incident. but the complex is a formerly used is too much to understand. i know that these immigrants like unaccompanied children and not a race in arizona. well, eric seymour also says he stands by his com

it is being published in france this month.e and thank you for taking the time to chat with us. also for reading a passage from the book. >> thank you, it is a pleasure to be here. anchor: the shadow king was released in 2019 and it was praised. there were two african women authors. is there more room made for african authors? >> i see this as part of a pattern. they are taking note of what authors from africa have been doing for decades. we have been their writing often for each other. now it has been exciting to see. also due to the publishing industry developing across africa, there is communication on the continent and i find that exhilarating. >> you both portray strong female characters. we spoke with her back in 2020 and she told us about her arrest for participating in a demonstration. we asked her why women with placards represent such a threat. >> it is simply a pern expressing their own views and agency. it is a government that has really thrived on repreingny kind of dissent, any kind of debate, any kind of question

>> welcome to "live from paris," world news and analysis from france 24. burkina faso's military leader says there will be a return to democracy. no date has been announced. he also says his country needs international friends. his first public speech at a meeting scheduled forriday which could see burkina faso expelled by the other states in -- the other coup states in west africa. russia says the u.s. response to their demands over ukraine ignores their main concern. ayden and zelensky speaking this thursday -- ayden -- biden and zelensky speaking this thursday. this is "live from paris." ♪ thank you very much for being with us. the leader of the military junta in burkina faso says when conditions are right, the country will return to constitutional order. the colonel said the country needs international partners more than ever. the group has already suspended two other nations, and burkina faso could face the same fate. >> our mission is clear. his is the safeguarding of our people and the rebuilding of our nation. our main objectives are to continue re

>> france is a very committed nato ally. france has high in capabilities.so demonstrated over many years their ability to also deploy forces, if needed, and to engage in difficult conflicts and address many challenging situations. so on absolute confidence that france, but the other allies are the lead elements, the lead elements of the nato response force will be ready to deploy, if needed. but we are at the same time pursuing diplomatic -- >> right. >> the best solution would be to prevent in the intervention in ukraine. >> of course, of course. >> and, therefore, assuming the strong messages of severe consequences is a high price to pay for russia but also the fact we have now seen increased support to ukraine. canada just announced, for example, -- so ukraine army is much better trained, much better equipped and much more ready now than you were in 2014. that really impose costs on russia if they decide to move into ukraine once again. >> right. so ukraine did defend itself. but as you know, i mean diplomacy -- a credible use of force behind it. that's