Hopefully with all the western leaders coming here, the messages well resonate. we saw the g 7, virtual g 7 yesterday. the timing of that was incredibly important, especially given what is happening today. all eyes, of course, not just on the parade and the image that conveys, but critically what putin could say here. for weeks we ve been talking about the west and analysts saying he would officially declare war on ukraine. what do you think we re likely to hear from president putin today? more of the ridiculous rhetoric, de-nazification of ukraine. maybe he ll stop using the word special military operation. you think? call it what it is, a war. in theory, enable him to do a further wider mobilization. but that mobilization will probably include still men and women from the poorer regions of russia. there s a lot of reports on social media of recruitment