Russian command and control onds logistic, where ever that is. what we re faced with here is not only the battle itself but also the potential ending of the conflict. it s important ukraine not give up this territory in the donbas. if they do, getting it back through negotiation will be extremely difficult. the only wap this can end in a manner is if they get enough material from the west and fight strongly enough to push the russian forces completely out of ukraine, restore their territorial integrity and let russia ask for negotiation. that s the only way we re going to get resolution of this. once the fighting stops, if russia hasn t given up its aims, it s going to rearm and push forward again at the earliest opportunity.
Gl governor that has affected things. it s one thing after the afothe. we needed not any unwelcome surprises and instead, we have had unwelcome surprise after unwelcome surprise. you say, you are more concerned than you have been before. many economists aren t panicking about this contraction in the economy. they say there are bright spots. they issue, as the president mentioned, spending. could these positive trends keep going to help avert a recession? i hope so. i hope so. like i said, i don t think it s inevitable that we ll have a recession. the other big question mark that i haven t if he thinks e mentioned that i should have is the fed. it s the fed s job for getting inflation under control. it s tricky and difficult problem to solve.