and even if that satisfied putin, seems like there would be major issues with that deal. what do you think about that? >> okay, you're right that if putin were able to seize half the country, there would still be the other half that he would want. but putin is not able to seize half the country. right now russian forces occupy maybe 20% of ukraine. occupy means they control the roads and a few cities. but not even within those cities, as we see in kherson where we see people protesting every day. if russia tries to hold on to those territories, ukraine will retain military resistance. there will not be peace. so i think that -- of course i don't think this is what putin wants anyway. so these ideas which people in russia who are not putin are suggesting and people in the west only too happy to grab this illus illusion of peace. but putin's objective is to