risks as well —— they have contained the nuclear. president putin will be no doubt that his economy is due for a huge crash in may orjune. i don't think there's much more you can do without actually applying force, and i don't think that, for a defence alliance, is viable. we i don't think that, for a defence alliance, is viable.— alliance, is viable. we have heard president biden _ alliance, is viable. we have heard president biden say _ alliance, is viable. we have heard president biden say nato - alliance, is viable. we have heard president biden say nato is - alliance, is viable. we have heard president biden say nato is neverj president biden say nato is never been more united. is that assessment correct, in your opinion? i been more united. is that assessment correct, in your opinion?— correct, in your opinion? i think that is a bit— correct, in your opinion? i think that is a bit of— correct, in your opinion? i think that is a bit of an _ correct, in your opinion? i think. that is a bit of an overstatement. i think nato was very, very united during the cold war, when we are facing the soviet union was the buy think it is getting there, to tell you the truth. i think we have got a long way to go in terms of unity of effort, unity of funding. the united states still provides 75—80% of the funding for nato and now european partners have to step up to the plate, to deter russia in future. one of those deterrents, we have seen nato sending more troops to hungary, to slovakia, to bulgaria