gabon programs. >> okay. thank you. so i'm presenting my liaison report for the easter programs. the most recent quarterly report for the easter program reporting as of december 2024 is attached to the meeting agenda. i was able to meet with the program managers last month and had a good discussion with them on the status of various easter bond projects and they were very responsive to my questions. the projects generally appear to be progressing on the trajectory discussed during staff's last presentation in august 2024 which is good. the third bond sale under the 2020 authorization was completed last month which provides continued funding for the capital projects under the easter program. >> specifically $41 million for the emergency firefighting water system, 88 million for the fire department division of training and $87 million for the police facilities. my understanding is that the fourth and final bond sale under this bond authorization will take place in about 2 to 3 years. >> during our meeting i asked the program managers about the potential impacts to the easter capita

monitors and televisions the places that normally get that stolen from them at places like zimbabwe, gabonsteal these resources and say, hey, you want loans? give us the minerals. i do find it pretty remarkable that they're treating ukraine this way. i mean, i guess the global south is probably, like, told you. >> this is how. >> it goes. and are we really surprised that the real estate negotiator. right. the dealmaker that is donald trump is being so transactional about if you do this for me, i'll give you this back or that he wants something that sounds business savvy for himself. because the reality is with the amount investment the united states has already done in ukraine, ukraine has maintained 80% of its country. russia has not been able to advance, despite all of its quote unquote. power for the last. >> three years. >> it's essentially a stalemate, and the ukrainians are willing to go down fighting. >> for their. >> country, right? they're willing to do this. and now is when the united. >> states pulls the plug or comes back saying. >> well. >> we know. >> elon musk talked to you