vladimir chizhov, welcome to hardtalk. thank you.do you mean when you say that if the eu don't pay for the reconstruction of syria or contribute to it, they will bear the responsibility for that? well, the reconstruction of syria, after the extensive damage that has been inflicted on that country during over six years of war, is, in my view, the responsibility of the whole international community, including, of course, the european union. now, the european union has been declaring a number of times its willingness to contribute to resettlement in syria, so that would be one of the ways. since the european union has admitted, rightly so, that it is not part of any military activity, it's not a military alliance. but on the economic side it has so far limited its participation, its contribution to a share of humanitarian aid. when you say a share, it is by far the largest done —— donor of humanitarian aid. we're talking about more than 10 billion euros, $12 billion. but for reconstruction, a conservative estimate, according to the un s