also the region of kerr s in kherson, where russia has introduced the rouble alongside the local currency and is open to phase out ukrainian currency in these are unconfirmed reports but they have been circulating for some time. that fits in to what we assume to be vladimir putin s game to cover his stated aim, to take the donbas region which has donetsk and luhansk. but this kherson region, it suggests that they want to bring as much land as possible under the russian orbit. i have been speaking about the increasingly aggressive tone and rhetoric coming out of moscow and we have seen a lot more that in recent days. i want to bring you up to date with some developments we had over the