other costs you to the conflict the restaurant 1st present in the room. independent journalist jason michael mccann believes the west is trying to create the illusion that ukraine is close to victory. in the absence of russian input to this, it's really just a statement. you know, all of it's going to hit the wall and ultimately not spec. and for piece to happen for a meaningful piece to happen. it must include both sides. in the exception of the case where one site has been, you know, relatively defeated this corner for us in switzerland is, in a sense, assuming i'm with the absence of russia, that the russian side has been relatively defeated. but that's just not the case. and so that's not a victory in the part of the west. so peace cannot be declared with i'm, you know, russian participation, the exclusion of russia from the west on sides. and at this conference in switzerland is, you know, and it's almost an insanity. and no, you know, we're getting used to insanity in the political spinning the west right night. washington has approve the delivery of us weapons to ukraine's as for gain and to