 It is just before 7.09 in the morning. The show is up front. My name is Brian Edwards-Teagard. We're going to turn, as we do at the start of most weeks, to new developments in Russia's war in Ukraine. This is going to be something of an election edition, tracing how political developments in several parts of the world might impact the alliances behind that war. Our guest as most weeks, John Pfeffer, the director of foreign policy and focus. Good morning. Good morning. I hope you had a good vacation.