so i think there will be real disappointed here in rascal, that they will not be able to foster more allies on the world stage. >> -- it was a bit surprising as well, after the invasion of ukraine, in which russians took to the streets in some cases and faced harass, and were arrested as a result of protesting. where is the situation? >> people here understand the risks. if you go out and you protest against vladimir putin, especially if you do it during wartime, and yet for two nights in aurora ordinary russians have done the just that. the protests thursday night were much larger. we saw about 1700 arrests. last friday night, they were somewhat smarter. about 500 arrests. mainly concentrated in -- last night. one person said piece for ukraine, and freedom for us.