Now, ifitweren't formyson, I wouldfreezethehomesofresidentslivinginvillagesliketheseintheKharkivregionhavebeenthrustinto a preindustrialerawithnomoderncomforts, authoritiesaretryingtoreassurepeoplethatelectricitywillberestoredsoonandthatrepairstowaterandgasinfrastructurewillcomenext.
UmbutitmightbeeasierforGermanytomake a moveonthatthanonthetanks, whichseemstocarry a verysymbolicmeaningforSchultzandfortheSPDintheinthegovernmentgermanbattletanksagainstRussiantanks.
Now, Ukraineispreparingtoretakecontroltheseimagesby a RussianinstalledofficialclaimtoshowfortificationsoutsidethecityasRussianforcesareretreatingfromherson, VladimirPutinblamesUkrainefordefendingitsterritory.
Sotherearehardlinerssuchas a guineapiggagosianwho's a longtimeallyofhis, fromSTPetersburgwhohassenthisownmercenariesintofightinUkraine, there's anotherholecalledNikolaiPatrushevwhoistheheadofRussia's SecurityCouncil, whowasveryinstrumentalinpavingthewaytowardsthiswarinUkraine.
I thinkfromsomesomecolleagueswhosaidthatPutinwaspersonallytakingcommandofthearmy, thathewasactuallyissuingordershimselftryingtosortofkindofinvagalhimselfintothedaytodayoperations.
I mean, sofar, mostofthecriticismhasbeendirectedathismilitarychiefs, but I thinkthat's gettingharderandhardertokeep a lidon, especiallyasweseethisconstantretreat.