NATO’s Biggest Military Exercise since Cold War! How Relevant?

All right, hello everybody and welcome to Geopolitical Trends, where truth matters. Very, very, very excited to be with you, and I mean it. I only say what I mean. So I'm very, very excited to be with you here, uh, because I do have a, a topic for you that I know quite a, a lot about because the research that I did When I wrote my book about Russia, I had to tackle NATO, and this is what I'm going to be talking to you about today. So, uh, before I'll get into this, I like to see who's here. Uh, let me go to the chat box, see. Oh, Choi, Choi, Ko Choi, thank you so much for your super sticker and good to see you. I haven't seen you for a while. I was wondering if There are some of you guys I, I know now the screen names, and if I don't see you, I was just wondering, I hope everything is okay. So good to see you, Coach Johan. Thank you very much for your super sticker, truly appreciate it. Uh, let me see who is here. Uh, Kan Pak Le, good to see you. Um, uh, Winit Dub, the coach, good to see you here. Full, uh, uh, Full Tail Boogie, good to see you. And I think you put a question on the community, I will take a look at it. But I saw the question here, I can't answer that here, I will answer it on Rumble later on. So Willie Holman from, uh, Arkansas, West Memphis that is, uh, good to see you. Phil, good to see you as always from Ottawa. Muslim Revert, there you are. Uh, uh, Messian de Russie, good to see you from Chicago. Good to see you, Francis Tango. Hi to you as well, uh, Taiwan Steel, good to see you. Alan, good to see you. Uh, Johnny, good to see you from Philippines. Athene Wu, as always. Kate O'Neil, good to see you from Washington State. Nice place. I used to go there once a year for training in Spokane, so I'm very, very familiar with it. Peng Yu, good to see you from New York City. Great supporter. Of the channel, by the way, guys. Hinda from Houston, my neighbor. So, uh, good to see you guys. Franny, as always. Richie from Morocco, good to see you. Where in Morocco, man? Richie, where are you from in Morocco? So good to see you. And John Smith from— guess, guess where this— where John is from, guys. Check it out, check it out. Oh, not this one. That's, that's, uh, here it is, here it is. John, look where John from, New Zealand, all the way back there, man. I might be visiting that part of the world later on. For now, my focus is on Asia, by the way, so that's what I'm going. So Amanda Jane from BC, British Columbia in Canada, wonderful place. I remember it on my way to Whistler. I went to Whistler a few years ago, had to go through BC, British Columbia. Uh, Ash, good to see you from England, uh, as always. Amanda Jane, as I said. Who else? Uh, Ramperlands, good to see you as well. So, oh, uh, Richie, you're from Dakhla. Dakhla is south, right? Yeah, good to see you. Chanel Washington state. And last person, I'll give quick shout out here before I jump on the topic— Ahmed Reina from Arizona. Good to see you all. Very, very, very, very excited to be with you guys. It's because we want to be here with the community, because energy— when you have energy for something, really, you people can sort of feel on that. And I believe on that, you know. Haven't happened to you sometimes? You you run to some people and you kind of, you don't want to deal with because you feel this negative energy. You kind of like, uh, stay where you are, stay where— on the other hand, if you meet some people with positive energy, you want to engage them and talk with them. And that's how I feel about our community, and I mean it, and I mean it, guys. So here's the topics today: NATO's biggest military exercises since the Cold War. Now, is this relevant? Because that's, that's the, the, the next question we're gonna ask. And here are the questions. I'm gonna share them with you because I already prepared this. And by the way, that's what I spent yesterday, yesterday afternoon, entire afternoon dealing with this, just to let you guys know. I don't talk about this on the top of my head. Yes, I know the information, but no, it has to be organized cohesively sort of, uh, uh, uh, uh, yeah, organized and planned on. And it takes me time to do the research, to update the information, and so forth. So this is the quality of information you are getting in this channel here. Unfortunately, you know, they're trying to suppress it. You all know the deal with that. But anyway, we'll keep it positive. That's what matters. So here are the questions, guys. How relevant NATO is in today's multipolar world, because we can't be saying it's unipolar. That, that, that era is gone. I know for a fact in Washington there are those who are still thinking, oh, we're still the main superpower of the world. No, no, no, that era is gone. So this begs the question, how relevant is NATO in this new a global order? Second thing, is NATO a relic of the past? Many analysts, I'm included, say yes. Simple as that. And the last question is, do we need NATO today? All those questions can fall in one, but I, I wanted to divide them into these three categories just to— how to present it to you. So this is what you need to keep in mind as I am going to be providing you my own analysis from my research that I did in my Russia books called The Dynamics of Russia Geopolitics: Remaking of the Global Order. And I detailed about the NATO's role into this, and I'm going to provide some examples in, in, uh, not in detail here, just in general term. Then we're going to go to the other location right here. And I'm gonna put this in a link for— actually, I already put it in the description. This is what I'm gonna also be detailing, few other things over there. So, so this is how I'm gonna be doing it moving forward. I'll do 20-25 minutes here, then we'll go over to the other location and explain all, all the details. So, all right, uh, before I'll move forward, let's do some headlines around the world. Let's our tour around the world, just few, a few, uh, topics that I wanted to bring to your attention. So let me share, uh, some pictures with you, then, then I'll, uh, provide insights, then we'll go into, uh, uh, talking about NATO. So here's a— here is one of the key topics that came up within the Western media, including Reuters, including CNN, including— they're talking about, oh, Russian economy is going to decline in 2024. Haven't we heard that before? So, which is pathetic because the West realized that the Russian economy didn't suffer from the sanctions. So as a matter of fact, here is the thing: the growth rate of the industrial production in April and May of last year, for example, in Russia sort of, uh, uh, went up by about 3 exceeded 3.5%. So, and that was the conclusion from the, uh, economic data. From this, it came exactly from the Center of Economic Studies. And this is where the difference is. It shows an increase of 3.5%. It came as a surprise to everybody in the West, this despite the sanctions. This is the same argument, is the same argument that the IMF and World Bank made about the Chinese economy. I, I don't know if you guys know about it or not. I've been following that one when it says, oh, the Chinese economy was supposed to grow only by 4.1 or 4.3. Don't quote me on this because I don't remember the exact number. However, China just put out the data. If shows that its economy has grown by 5.2. And I looked at in two different sources and confirmed the exact number, 5.2. And I am going to be going to Asia, so it will fall within the second quarter, uh, uh, of, uh, yeah, second quarter of this year, uh, or maybe first quarter. So that depends again, and, and I'll talk about all this later on. So So this is why, don't fall for what they are saying about all the economy of Russia or China or whatever. Look at where Europe is, it's going down. So now here is another one, another headline, very interesting, same, same location, very interesting. I was very, very surprised to hear this or read about it. And by the way, I didn't read it here. Of course, you all know I don't get the information, not all of it. I get about 20% from here, 80% is from some other places around the world. It takes me time to dig through all that. You do the due diligence, you do the research, because I want to bring you factual information to the best of my knowledge. So I will not add, I will not take out. As is. So here is what it is. Russia threatened to confiscate $288 billion in Western assets. The West will lose assets and investments of at least $288 billion if, if the West confiscates Russia's assets. And this was the purpose of it, to rebuild Ukraine. Which we all know Ukraine is a failed state, it's done for. So, and this is why it's important for you guys to hear the other side of the argument. So when you hear, oh, the West is gonna take over the assets of— no, Russia also has other alternatives. So it's just the reality of it. They don't want to admit it, they Western And this is why you're seeing now the emergence in Germany. Guess what's going on in Germany? And, and for those who live in Germany, I know Boone is in Germany, he's not here today, but there is now someone in Germany calling for Germany to get out of the EU like what Britain did. That's the— that's a sign of the collapse, guys. It's falling down, the old continent It's crashing down. It's bad enough that it's the people that's going to be paying the price, the citizens. So here is another one for you here. I'm not gonna detail much here. I'll let you just see it. This is, by the way, in French. So, but I'm not gonna talk too much about it. This is in the EU, if you only know. Uh, what the EU is calling for. And I'm gonna talk about this on the other, uh, uh, on the other platform. Okay, so very, very interesting. I was even surprised. That's why when I read it in French, I was like, no, no, no, no, no, no, the community needs to know about this because it's not going to be reported here. So I'll share it. It is another one. I'm not going to talk about it here, but the picture will tell you everything. This is Hebrew, so, and I will be detailing, uh, later on what's going on. And same thing with this guy. This is our speaker. This is like third in line for the presidency. Oh my gosh, if, if somebody like that become a president here, we done for. We already have incompetent one. Now adding more idiocy to the presidency as an institution. Once you know the story of this guy, and I will share it with you later on, and the one that I will talk about is this one right here, uh, even though I have it for another one, but I'm gonna talk about it because you need to know. This guy here, this one was a high-ranking official at the State Department. You know who this guy is, guys? No, they might not. It might not ring a bell for you. Uh, this one, uh, has been sort of the, uh, the issue against him. He's the one who got involved in some racism stuff against a, uh, a street vendor. And the street vendor was an Egyptian, lives in New York. And this guy, yeah, State Department got involved in, in, in hate crimes, believe it or not. And guess what happened? What happened with this guy? The, uh, the charges were dropped. Yeah, they were dropped for former— this guy is a former Obama advisor who was accused of threatening an Egyptian vendor in New York City. You believe that? Yeah. So where is the law? Where is justice? You have one set of law for one category of people in society and another one for the rest. That doesn't give— doesn't bode well for society's, uh, well-being when it comes down to justice. So, and I'm gonna talk a little bit more about this when I get— when, when we get onto the other platform. So, so, all right, let's, let's move on with our topic here. So here is what happened, and let me share picture. This is, you know, of course, the, the irrelevant entity now that is now involved in more than it was— was— was what was created for. And it makes you wonder, how relevant is this? So, so what are you looking at? That's the flag, of course, of NATO. So here is the story, the background, for those who might not know. NATO recently announced that next week it's going to be conducting one of its largest military exercises since the Cold War. They're going to have about 90,000 people or military personnel will participate. And all this within the context of the failing state of Ukraine. So the US top commander of NATO, uh, General Cavoli— which, by the way, just FYI, guys, you always remember this, uh, for NATO the commander has always to be a four-star US general for NATO. The Secretary General of NATO is always a European. That's just how it was, the norm. The same thing for World Bank and the IMF. The World Bank, uh, uh, uh, has always to be an American, I believe, and the IMF has to be European. So, so it's all by design. There's nothing surprise there. So this is now where, uh, NATO is saying This is what the top commander saying, that, well, we're gonna have to have exercises, that we're gonna call it— and I put this in quote— the Steadfast Defender exercise. You know, you, by now, guys, you are smart enough to really filter out the wording when you hear terminology like Steadfast Defender exercises. Which will run, by the way, till the end of May. And that will include all 31 member states as well as candidate states like Sweden. They're all going to be involved. So it's all about the wording. This is why it's all— it's all about— which is nothing but a manipulation of sort. Average Joe, Average Jane is gonna hear steadfast defender. The keyword is defender there. Defender for what and from what? And this is where— because now what they're saying is that, oh, Russia is gonna— is gonna invade Europe or take over Europe, and he's gonna attack— it's gonna— Poland, and it's gonna attack Europe, which you and I know it's nothing but hypes. It just hypes, no more, no less. So this is what, what this is all about, guys. And, uh, because they wanted those exercises to say— to, to, uh, do a simulation, that is a drill of sort, for a war against Russia. Well, you and I know that NATO couldn't— would not be able to defeat Russia anyway. You know, that's just common sense. Once again, as one who conducted the research, I had to look into the military capabilities of Russia vis-à-vis NATO as a whole. There is no way. There is no way. So, and this is, uh, of course, Cavoli was talking about all this without naming the country, which means Russia. I mean, you think about it, NATO went as far as considering now China as a threat. Where is China? All the way out there. Where is NATO? North Atlantic Treaty Organization. How is that a threat? So this is what I found fascinating in breaking down for you. As an analyst, I have to put it in a simple terminology that we all can understand the basics of it. And this is why when you read this kind of terminology, steadfast, uh, defender, I know Ah, it's nothing but a hype, no more, no less. So don't get surprised, guys. Don't get, uh, sort of misled by this kind of— no. So of course you have to think about the— like I always say, in the international relations context matters why they are announcing this now, because they're going to start soon which till May, but it's going to coincide with what? Can anybody tell me? Those exercises going to coincide with a second anniversary of what? Let me see if you guys, uh, can anybody type in second anniversary of what? What, what we're going to be seeing second anniversary of? And this is what Nero is saying. Oh, it's gonna coincide with the second anniversary. Yeah. Uh, no, no, Phil, no, no, you went too far. We just talking about recently, just recently about— uh, yes, you got it, Muslim ver— Muslim revert. It's just I won't use that term. The first one, because it's not. It's defending. Russia did that in Ukraine because it defends itself. Uh, uh, it is the second anniversary of Russia's military operations in Ukraine. That's what it is, Franny. It's the second anniversary. Uh, so the idea of, uh, to coincide with this— why? Because context. That's why I always say, always look at geopolitical issues topics, uh, whatever issue might be within its context, because context matters. So the fact that NATO wants to exercise during the anniversary of this wanted to highlight something different when you and I know NATO is useless. It is useless, completely, really useless. That's how I see it. So So let's talk about geography of NATO because I found it very fascinating. And I, like I said to you yesterday, uh, today, guys, yesterday I spent the whole afternoon doing research and all that stuff because you need to know, uh, certain things. So I'm gonna share the screen with you, uh, of course just a map for now, but, uh, it will make more sense to you. Let me— where is Franny? There we go. I gotta remove this one here and share the screen. Once I get this one here, let me get the right screen first. I'm sorry guys, this screen that I share with you is— it shows the commercials on the right because it's the whole screen. There's nothing I can do about that one. Someone of you, one of you guys made a comment about it, and, and there's nothing I can do about that one because it's not a picture. I'm sharing the screen as a whole, so I'm sure you can understand. All right, let me full screen, and I'm gonna get into a little bit of geography of it. So, so NATO, uh, as NATO role in the world has grown, so its membership And when you have countries like, for example, uh, uh, the organization was founded, it has only about 12. I remember when they became 15 and I was like, wow, it's growing, even back then. So I was paying attention to all this. Then you got the 3 new countries back then that joined after they were 12, that included Turkey and, and Greece. Uh, here is the best way to see this, guys, is this map right here, right here, this one, because this is the original East versus West. This is what NATO used to be, uh, that's what it used to be. So, so then you got Turkey and Greece joined in 1952, then West Germany joined in 1955, and in 1982 Spain became a member in the alliance. And when the Cold War came to an end— here is the surprising thing— when the Cold War came to an end, NATO members grew to 15. It's very ludicrous. The whole reason for why NATO existed, now it doesn't exist anymore. So what are they growing for? Some By 2020, the number of countries that were part of NATO doubled to 30. Soviet Union doesn't exist anymore. So, and this great expansion began in 1999 when 3 countries that were formerly part of the Warsaw Pact— Warsaw Pact that included Eastern European bloc— and those were admitted into the alliance. That includes Poland, Hungary, and Czech Republic. 5 years later, meaning 5 years later after 1999, 7 additional countries from Eastern Europe were allowed to join, and that include Croatia. Albania joined in 2009. Former Yugoslavia— Yugoslav Republic of Montenegro will become a NATO in 2017. NATO member. I wrote an article about Montenegro. Let me share something with you about Montenegro. Do you guys know that the, uh, the defense budget of Montenegro is the same size as the, the, the budget of the Massachusetts Police Department here in the US? So that begs the question, what does Montenegro has to add to NATO? What does he have to contribute to NATO? This is the same argument I am making about BRICS. Not to confuse things here, but if BRICS is gonna expand and just start bringing whomever, it's gonna be a dead weight. Mean, it's like in a team, in a military, or whatever. If you have somebody who's dragging the team down what that's going to do to the morale— morale, that is— what that's going to do to the performance of the team, what that's going to do to the progress. Same thing, NATO end up including Montenegro. No offense to Montenegro, it's just what does Montenegro has to contribute to NATO. So, and this is something that I need you guys to understand because it's very, very important. Because without that it's not going to make sense. So then, uh, in, in 2020, NATO welcomed its newest members, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia— that's how they call it— now known as North Macedonia, because you all know who created the problem there to begin with. So, and this is why it's very important you guys understand this part of history, how it came about. You all remember what, what took place in, in, in Yugoslavia and so forth, uh, with NATO in, in, uh, in Bosnia and all that, and they end up bombing the consulate, or Chinese consulate over there. I don't think so Chinese forget that. Mark my word on it. I don't think so. They forget that. So becomes question, what is the relevancy of NATO? Useless. Let alone most Americans do not even know that we are the one carrying the financial burden of its budget. Yeah, this is one of the realities of what most of us Americans do not know. Now let me get in into the history of it, because you need to know the history of the alliance, because you're gonna realize, okay, wow, that's interesting. So why still exist today? Because that's the question. You know, when I was in Afghanistan, there were NATO members there. I was like, what the heck you doing here? Oh, we are nation building. We don't build nations, let's just be honest about it. So here is an old picture, uh, and I had to look a little bit into the archive. So NATO, I know not to insult anybody's intelligence here, but I don't assume, I like to always, I don't like to assume, uh, NATO stands for North Atlantic Treaty Organization. It's known also in, in French as known as L'OTAN, L'Organisation, L'OTAN, L'Organisation Transatlantique. I forget the last part, but that's what it is. L'OTAN, it's known as that. International military alliance created to defend Western Europe against possible— that's the key word— possible invasion after World War II in 1948. Collective defense alliance between Britain— that's what you're looking at here, I believe. That's— let me make sure of the picture. Uh, no, not this one. I have another, uh, uh, one from the archives right there. The alliance between Britain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg was recognized as inadequate to deter the Soviet Union. And in 1949, the US and Canada agreed to join their European allies in an enlarged alliance. A centralized administration structure was set up, and three major commands were established, focused on Europe, the Atlantic, and the English Channel. That was it. And this is why I find it ludicrous that now NATO's saying, oh, China is a threat to NATO. Well, if you have your focus on Europe, the Atlantic, and the English Channel, what are you going to Asia for? Because you all know NATO was in conversation with Japan to open an office there. What is that for? So the admission of West Germany to NATO in 1955 led to the Soviet Union creation of the opposite Warsaw Treaty, uh, organization known as Warsaw Pact. Warsaw is the, uh, uh, uh, capital of Poland. It's known in Polish language as Wrocław. That's how it is pronounced, uh, for those who know a little bit of Polish. Um, and I do have picture, by the way. I'm gonna dig for those pictures for you guys when I was in Poland. I'll share them with you at some point. So because NATO's ground forces were smaller than those of Warsaw Pact, the balance of power was maintained by superior weaponry, including intermediate-range nuclear weapons. And after the Warsaw Pact dissolution, uh, in— at the end of the Cold War, 1991, NATO withdrew its nuclear weapons in an attempt to transform its mission. Well, wait a minute, if you are established because of the Soviet Union and now the Soviet Union ceased to exist, so why are you still in business for? And this is what NATO got involved in the Balkans conflicts in the 1990s. You all know what happened. The Balkans conflict, you know, here's question for you: who created the Balkans conflict? Let me see your answer for this, guys. Who created the Balkans and why? So for those who might be a little bit familiar, uh, with that one, why the Balkans, uh, was, uh, conflict was created And by whom? So by, by the British? No, no, no, it's simple. It was by NATO. Well, why the US, Franny? You're right. When you say NATO, when we say NATO, we mean US. I mean, what, uh, what does any other member of NATO can do without the US approval? Look what happened in Europe, in Ukraine. And, uh, oh, thank you, thank you, M, uh, where is it? Right there. M Jolie, thank you so much. L'OTAN in French language for Organisation du Traité de l'Atlantique Nord. That's the French language for it. Thank you so much. I kind of draw a blank on the last word, so thank you for that. So that is the whole idea of it. We fermented tensions, created tensions in the Balkans So because we wanted to keep Europe down, because remember, what is the motto? Yeah, what is the motto of, uh, NATO? Can anybody tell me, guys? NATO is known for a, a motto. What is it? Let me stop sharing this picture here. Oh yeah, that's the picture. Uh, okay, yeah. What is the motto of NATO? Let me see, guys. And again, guys, I just want you be part of the conversation. One for all, all for one. That's one. That is correct. On one side, there is another one. Excuse me. You don't hear much about it except if you truly understand the whole, uh, the whole dynamics of why NATO was created in the first place. Oh, Hairy Lookout, good to see you. Divide and rule, that is true. There is one specific one, guys, specific, because you need to know once you become familiar with geopolitics, this should become a common knowledge to you. And I want you to be different than others when you have a conversation about NATO, that you are well informed and armed with knowledge. So this way you are not gonna let others intimidate you, whatever. No, no, no, no, you guys going too far. Oh yeah, you got it, you got it, Q's. Q70, you got it. Keep the Russians out, German down, and the US in. That is what it, what it is. Taiwan Strait, you are right about our country. I'm not proud of it. I am not proud of it. I'm an American, but I am not proud of that. But you are right, Taiwan still. So, but this is what it is. Keep the US in, keep the German down, and the Russians out. So, so the whole problem in Balkans created by NATO, led by the US, was for that reason. The same arguments can be made about today. Why do you think the economy of Europe is sinking? Because we wanted to keep Europe down. Yeah, that's just, that's just how it is. So, so yeah, that was the quote from Pompeo, Harry. Look, yes, when he was the CIA director after he left. You're absolutely correct, absolutely correct. So that is the reason what I want you guys to understand, that the Balkans conflict was created for a reason. Then it becomes— 5 of the Atlantic, uh, treaties stated that that's when the Article 5 of NATO was created. What is Article 5, guys? Can anybody tell me in brief wording? You know, I don't expect you to know the whole detail of it, it's just in brief wording. What is, what is at the essence of Article 5 of NATO? Yeah, and once again, it's just for us to have a conversation, because to me that's what this community is all about. We wanted to sort of, you know, raise our intellectual level so when we have a conversation with others, we don't get intimidated just because he mentioned this, mentioned that. You know, you ain't gonna allow yourself to be intimidated by that stuff. Majority, majority of Europeans are still supporting NATO. Is that— you got it, Franny. Franny, you got it right. Oh, not this one. Where is Franny? Right here. You got it, Franny. An attack on one member is considered an attack on all, and that it became the issue. You all know what happened in 2001, September 11, 2001, and NATO went ahead and declared a support for the US. So that's when, back then, during that time, that Article 5 was sort of, uh, uh, became the hallmark of what NATO is all about. And that's what it was the first time invoked in 2001— not 2011, 2001, September 11th, 2001. So, so, and then you have right there other countries joining later on. So So here is, here is my analysis for you, brief one, because I need to sign off here and go to the other location. And again, I am deriving the analysis here from my own research because that's when I, I conducted all this. So, uh, let me share a picture quickly here with you. Uh, this is an old picture of, uh, you guys know who that guy is on the left? Can anybody tell me? Or those two, the guy behind them is the translator. Let me just see for those, uh, whom I, whom I know. And oh, you got it right, Muslim Revert, is Leonid Brezhnev. I remember him, I was a kid at that time and I remember watching, you know, it was very, very interesting, uh, the conversation. Same thing Ronald Reagan did with Mikhail Gorbachev. Which, by the way, Gorbachev is not well liked. I know he passed away, but still, he was not— they didn't look at him, uh, uh, in a good way inside Russia because he took the country in a different direction. So, so yes, that's Leonid Brezhnev, uh, at that time, uh, with Nixon. So, uh, all right, what's other picture I need to show? Yeah, is this old one here, or, or even this old one, that we had back then. So, so here's the thing: to justify its own existence and seek relevancy in today's changing world order. This is why NATO is now, uh, uh, it's, it's on, on, on, on a mission, uh, to provoke Russia and create fear within Europe. And that fear stems from, oh my gosh, Moscow is gonna invade you. Moscow is going to invade Poland and attack Europe and all that stuff. We have to conduct exercises and all, which is absurd of a claim that is coming out of NATO's headquarters in Brussels. So, so NATO went even further and state that it's considered China as a threat, as I mentioned earlier. This explains now why NATO is opening an office in Tokyo, Japan. So the idea of an office, uh, in Japan was first discussed after NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg visited Japan, remember, last year. He wanted earlier, and he's reportedly involved opening a civilian office in Tokyo in 2024. And here is what NATO says. NATO is saying the justification for it is to facilitate— listen carefully, guys— facilitating NATO's dialogue in the Asia Pacific. So it was expected, uh, progress would be made at NATO Summit thanks to the attendance of the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, uh, who attended, uh, uh, in two years in a row he attended the summit meeting. So what the heck is Japanese Prime Minister doing in a North Atlantic Treaty? We are— no, I'm gonna have to stop right here, guys, and I will see you on the other location. Let me put a link for you because there are a few things. Again, I like to have my liberty to talk openly, so I rather wait till I go over there. And I'm gonna do it, uh, don't sign off yet, don't sign off yet, because I need to put the link for you guys here. So in the chat box so you can see it right there. This is where I'm going to be. And by the way, guys, FYI, I set up the platform for the donations for the Asia trip. It's already receiving money. I'm going to share the screen over in the other— on the other platform and explain a few things, you know, just to, to, to, to show you guys, just to tell you. And I'm going to share it with you, uh, AC Lee bought me 125 cups of teas, because for this one is tea, it's not coffee, it's tea. And I do drink tea, especially a good Asian tea, and I had it before when I used to travel to Asia. So, so I'm, I'm gonna share details with you as we move forward. For now, I'm gonna sign off, and I will see you on the other one, on the other platform. As always, remember your question, guys. Right question, because I know a great deal about this, this topic here, and I'd be happy to answer your questions. See you over there, guys. As always, remember, geopolitics impact your daily life in more ways than one. See you soon. Bye-bye.