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with ah, [000:00:00;00] ah hello and welcome to cross top. were all things were considered. i m peter labelle, one year ago. not one person could have predicted the course of the conflict in ukraine. but here we are on this edition of the program. we reflect on the last 12 months. how, how s the conflict changed? russia, ukraine, the west, and indeed the world. ah, discuss these issues any more. i m joined by my guess, george samuel in budapest. he s a podcast or the guy which can be found on youtube and locals, and here in moscow, cross to dmitri bob, she s a political analyst and editor. it was me, internet media project, cor, gentleman cross talk roles and the fact that means you can jump anytime you want. and i would appreciate it. right, george, you know, reflecting upon the last 12 months, it s a big endeavor for a program that is short as ours. so i ll start out 1st. i think that, you know, the biggest thing that is, that i become aware of is just how anti russia the w