to believe whatever he s feeling. we have homeless people on the street here. why not? no 1st. absolutely. and washington apparently revises its position on taiwan political status as the state department removed texts on its website about not recognizing the islands independence from china with quite guessing, like direct from our studios in moscow. this is our to international. i m john thomas. certainly glad to have you with us. russia has slammed as a thoughtless p. r. stunt. the ukrainian armed forces effort to retake stink island, also known as many island located in the black sea. after their campaign ended with dozens of ukrainian soldiers killed and heavy weaponry destroyed. donna, this gamble has turned out to be a disaster for ukraine. the thoughtless p r action of the key of regime to take snake island by victory de, led to the meaningless depths of more than 50 ukrainian fighters, including elite soldiers here on the loss of 4 planes, 10 helicopters, 3 boats, and