Discussing the situation in ukraine. The relationship, as you mentioned, between the french president and the german chancellor has been under a lot of scrutiny lately regarding mixed messages coming from both countries regarding support for ukraine. The french president has been receiving raised eyebrows about his comments, saying he wouldnt rule out one day sending troops to ukraine, which the german chancellor quickly ruled out. He said germany was not a war party, and subsequent of that, there have been various pot shots between countries about who is doing what to help. A lot of people are using this as an opportunity to smooth things over, get on the same page, and at least coordinate their messaging in a better way. This is, of course, crucial moment for europe. There are genuine fears that if donald trump becomes president of the United States again, and elections later this year, that can undermine the nato alliance, and germany and france would have to step up. Mil germany an