then there is nikolai pa, through sheriff's secretary of the security council known to be a hard liner who was long felt the west was out to get russia, sir gay note erskin is the director of foreign intelligence. he may have lost some influence. recently, after putin chastised him during a televised security council meeting, and then there was rushes. foreign minister survey lever off the chief diplomat and public face of putin's policy for years now. he reportedly advised more diplomacy before the ukraine invasion, but clearly his boss was not in the mood to listen. what is not clear is how much putin is listening to his advisors. there is speculation that he may be sidelining them, and we can talk about that more with our correspondence. emily, sherwin she has been reporting from d w's moscow office, but that was closed down by russian authority. so she's writing a cerner studio berlin. emily at does platinum or putin? how much is he listening to his advisors? well, when it comes to the decision to go to war, various experts that i've been speaking to who talk to sources within the