suddenly this comes up on that court, this was premeditated, how would putin be approaching this? >> i think it did come as a surprise to many of us, but after listening to colonel jacobs explain the resupply. the russian forces right now need that resupply. there are images of russian shull soldiers going into ukrainian -- and getting food. they only have supplies for just a few days. so, after listening to colonel jacobs, it does make sense as to why this is happening at the moment. there are probably a few reasons as to why. but i don't think this is a glimmer of hope, when it comes to putin. >> atia abawi, appreciate you joining us at this hour, thank you so much. joining me right now is lecture and researcher of central and eastern european studies at the university of glasgow, hussein alley of, hussein, thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> there you are, let's start