The Contradictions in the Russian Mentality

The Russian attitude to Ukraine is contradictory. They see it as, you know, part of their own history, their own heritage. Yet they shot missiles at Kiev on the day of its baptism by Russia. It's some sort of catch-22 situation. And I genuinely don't know how they wrap their heads around it. All right. We're going to go to audience questions and for members of the audience, this is a good time if you have a question to request to speak.