it could also severely affect water supplies to annexed crimea, which is currently controlled by russia. you come from crimea, don't you? what are you hearing from there about the situation? the situation in crimea was always contrasted with what was happening in donbas, in eastern ukraine. so the russian official narrative was that, listen, this could have been happening here in crimea near your homes, but russia came and it brought safety and security. but now crimeans don't seem to have that any more, especially after the explosion at the crimean bridge a few weeks ago. people are starting to feel that this war is coming closer to their homes. another country on a knife edge is brazil. the second and deciding round of the bitter presidential election takes place there on sunday. the left—wing former president lula