bauer's opinion, but let's take a broader look at the situation. together with our next guest oleksandr hara, an expert at the center for defense strategies in communication. good evening, oleksandr, the leadership of ukraine about the possible aggression of russia against the members of the nato member states, not to mention the beginning of a full-scale war. it will be two years soon. why did they only begin to openly declare this in the west? now? i think it's an evolution of thinking. in fact, back in 2014, the british realized what a threat it was. the russian federation against the europeans, well, actually the interests in britain, and therefore they prioritized being present in the black sea, helping ukraine rebuild its naval forces, and by and large, revisions of plans also began. next, it should be said that this is the trump administration, thanks to the fact that there were great professionals on national security and defense, minister metis, advisers on of national security, mcmaster and bolton, they began to deploy. to give, let's say, a strategic document and a military machin