bad day for vladimir putin. maybe he will be privately frustrated that america has fallen into the same... fallen in line with other european allies. nevertheless, his forces have still capitalised. the last six months of not only seen russia mobilise men at a faster rate and use deeper resources, they have also gained momentum, taking more and more ukrainian territory. bringing ukrainian cities firmly into the firing line. whilst this might be a political setback for vladimir putin. we often hear the word game changer thrown around a lot in this war. i think it is far too early to say what long—term impact this aid will have. other than the fact that, on paper, it gives ukraine the means to continue fighting this war. whether it is enough to fully liberate its territory, i think that is an enormous effort at this moment in time. but we shouldn't underplay the diplomatic breakthrough that