you know, plunging temperatures and all of the associated risks and dangers that come with that, you know, they re having a hard time and some places keeping the lights on in hospitals at critical infrastructure. that is how bad things are here. and yet, you have russia now after, yes, a triumphant moment for president zelenskyy. they re proud of their president and glad he s coming back with more money and weapons and pledges for deliverables for this war effort. you have people dying on the front lines every single day here. they re holding the lines. but they re not making offensive gains. and the kremlin is saying that bringing patriots in will prolong people suffering. they say they didn t hear anything from president zelenskyy s visitor president biden supporting, you know, addressing russia s safety concerns whether they re legitimate or not. i guess that depends on your point of view. and then they say that the west, the collective west is basically bracing, jim, for a prolonge