laila: to talk more about this i'm joined in the studio by gustav gressel, an expert in russian defenseffairs for the european council on foreign relations. good evening, sir. a very warm welcome. good to have you here. this incident is still shrouded in so much secrecy. what do we know about the rocket engine that is the source of this accident? gustav: well, not much. most of the things that are said actually don't make sense at all. so, we know that seven people have died, several were injured. we know that this was, as they call it, a radioisotope power source to produce electric power. and in combination with the explosion of liquid rocket fuel, which points rather towards a nuclear satellite, or some other space application rather than a cruise missile. but as the statements are usually conflicting us, there is actually amateur video footage that does not fit with the description. we just do not know. laila: it is fueling so much distrust among the population as well, understandably, because why not just be transparent? why not just say what has happened and reassure people that y