Putin-Trump Upcoming Meeting as Europe ‘Wags its Tail’!!

All right, hello everybody and welcome to Geopolitical Trends, where truth matters. Excited to be with you as always. Have an interesting topic, uh, I'll be talking about the upcoming summit between President Trump and President Putin. And again, I'm going to just provide a, a bird's eye view from above to see the geopolitical maneuvering that, uh, should this, uh, meeting take place, what should we expect? So this is what I'm going to be talking about today. But first, let me say hi to our community. And as a matter of fact, I noticed something very interesting, uh, about timeline. Dunkley, you are in Shanghai. Good. I'm assuming you are enjoying your time in Shanghai. I recall my, uh, my time over there when I went, uh, it was very, very incredible, uh, to visit that, uh, part of the mainland China, that is. So enjoy your time. I hope you are, uh, enjoying, uh, visiting, uh, the city of Shanghai. Uh, Neil, good to see you. Lee, Abdur, Truth Seeker, good to see you as well. Marco W, good to see you. Juan KC, Greetings from Malaysia, good to see you. Uh, who else? Hanging G, good to see you. We missed you last time, by the way. And by the way, Hank, thank you very much for your generosity on supporting my Asia trip. True to your word, you did say you will support that trip, so I'm very, very grateful to you and to others as well. So AF Gordon, Carleon, good to see you. And I got a, a comment I'm gonna share that you wrote I'm gonna share it with the community if that's okay with you. Alex Talokin, good to see you. Francis Tango, as always. Uh, Willie Homan, as always. Cara Kulak, good to see you. And Marco W, good to see you. Who else I didn't— uh, GMG or JMYC in New York City, that is. So good to see you. All right guys, let's— Q7E, good to see you. All right guys, let's get into our topic. And by the way, before I forget, I need to share with you two things. Remember to join me tomorrow. I will be having right here on the channel Larry Johnson. So he couldn't make it today, but he did say he will be available tomorrow. So I didn't want to cancel the, the live, so I decided to do this today. But I will do another topic with him tomorrow pertaining to what his area regarding Russia-China, Russia-US relations and so forth. So, so be on the lookout tomorrow at 12:30, I believe. And also, uh, remember to join me. Let me— I have the pictures here, guys, so, so this way you, you know what to expect. So my first interview is going to be with Larry tomorrow around noon, and the second interview, believe it or not, same day at 17:30, will be with Jayant Bhandari regarding India. I already got some nasty comments, but again, I don't worry about that. You know, we kind of— negative energy has no place in our community. So anyway, just remember to join me tomorrow. All right, let's ask the questions regarding this topic. And this is something that I feel very, very sort of comfortable addressing in great depth. Since I wrote a book about, uh, about Russia, and I detailed some of the aspects even back then, uh, prior to the meeting of the, uh, meeting between, uh, Russian president at the time, 2018, and Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, even though the book was published after, uh, that time. But I did the research and all that. So here's the first question: is what can we expect, or what can the world expect from this meeting? So second thing, is Europe wagging its tail in whatever direction you may think, in a good way or a bad way? In other words, being nervous or not. So a third question, is this the end of, or is the end of Ukraine conflict near? Could really the meeting between President Trump and President Putin Putin, if that takes place— there is now nothing confirmed yet— could this pave the way for, uh, uh, the idea of the possibility of reaching an end to that conflict? So some say yes, some say no. We'll see how it goes. So, so just as a background, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates— whoever thought— are now being seen or considered as the venue for this possible summit between the US President Donald Trump and the Russian President Vladimir Putin. But there are two— and actually there are two sources, anonymous ones, and I did this, by the way, in a short video last night, uh, when, uh, when it came to my attention. And that's the reason why I wanted to do the live stream for you. Uh, there is a reason to all this. So, and, and we will detail as we move forward. But before I'll delve deeper, please make sure that you subscribe to the channel if you are new here and if this is your first time. Uh, I would greatly, greatly appreciate it. So the analysis you are hearing on this platform, you are not gonna hear it anywhere else. I know what I'm talking about. I acquired the experience and the credibility that I feel comfortable saying so. So if you are learning and enjoying these free episodes, I will greatly appreciate if you can hit the subscribe button, okay? So this way we can share this with other people that have the— so they will have the opportunity to hear the truth the same way you do. So, so here is the link in the chat box because you won't be able to click on it on, uh, when I show it there. But right here, I, I post it for you guys in the chat box. So, all right, let's move on into our analysis here. So, so there is a reason, as I mentioned, why Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates are seen by Russia as a possible venue for, uh, this summit, as I mentioned earlier. So, and the thing is, of course, we have to consider what Donald Trump said before. That when he— if, if he wins election, he will end the war in one day. Now that's being delusional. Let me just say straightforward about Mr. Trump, you know, talking loud versus having substance are two opposite things. And I'll give you two quick examples just with the last stream that I— last, uh, live stream that I did for you yesterday. Which was about Canada, right? Well, now Mr. Trump reversed his course. Now they're gonna— he's going to put a halt for 30 days regarding the tariffs on Canada and the tariffs on, uh, Mexico. Now, why do you think that is? It's obviously that he realizing that those two countries took stand and they decided to implement their tariff on their own regarding the US. So in other words, they were calling his bluff. What I found very interesting is that Mr. Trump didn't talk about halting the tariffs on China for 30 days. Well, guess what? China already hit back and had something major in the works, which I will be talking about on Thursday on the— on my other channel. So make sure to join me there, uh, on, on Thursday. We'll be talking about that. But that China conversation is separate from this. My point is that Trump talks loud, and when he's met and hit with the reality, he kind of backtrack. Now, doesn't matter how you look at it, the optics of it. Remember, like I always say, in international relations, context matters. The fact that Trump saying, I am going to impose tariffs on Canada, I am going to impose tariffs on on, on Mexico, all of a sudden I'm reversing course for 30 days. Doesn't matter what he says, doesn't matter what is the optics of it. And this leads me to the, uh, conversation regarding the end of the Ukraine war, when Trump said, I will end it in one day. Now come on, let's be realistic here. And second thing, which is a question for you guys, can we trust Mr. Trump? What do you guys think? Can we trust Mr. Trump? So let me just see your answer in the chat box. Yes or no, straightforward. So, Karakulak, you say no. Hell no. Flatter, I agree with you. Uh, uh, Liang, no. Hang and G, no. Truth Seeker, Trump has the bully mentality. That is correct. Zhaoyan, you say hell no. Interest, interesting, you said absolutely no. Alistair Locking, no. Francis Tango, yes and no. Well, it depends, Francis. In this matters, you can't be wishy-washy, meaning when you are president, you have to decide this way or that way. You know, I look at it just with the case of China. When China said we will We will impose tariffs on you if you move forward with that. And guess what? China just did. It's not being reported here. China went ahead and imposed tariffs on a major, a major domain. And you know what that is? Is the liquefied natural gas. It is not reported here yet. So this is what I'm saying, uh, when A leader of a country makes a decision, he needs to move forward, he or she needs to move forward with that. And this is where that idea now, uh, you think about what this summit between the upcoming summit between the Russian president and, and President Trump, what, what, what can we expect? Of course, the Russians have already denied that there is any direct contact with the Americans or preparation for this. They're going through a third party. However, a delegation— to my knowledge, a delegation from, uh, pardon me, uh, delegation from, uh, uh, Russia— went ahead to both countries, visited both Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates just to get a feel for what it's like. There is also entities inside Russia, mainly in their intelligence community, that they are not agreeing with this proposal of meeting the American president in either Saudi Arabia or in the United Arab Emirates. And I'll get later on to why not Europe or some other location. So like I said, the delegation visited, and there is now the opposition— there is some opposition to the idea of meeting in either Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates. I, I can see why. So the thing is, you have to understand the relationship between United States and Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, and the relationship between Russia and United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia— two from the opposite spectrum of things. What am I referring to here? I am referring to the idea that to Russia— and I'm— I have some pictures here, guys, I'm going to share with you. And, and this is like the picture for the upcoming summit. This is an old picture, was taken from, I believe, in, in Monitor. That's where I, I got it. Uh, that's an old picture there. So, uh, the idea that the Russian, uh, president has a good relationship with both United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. This is a picture, uh, uh, with the Saudi, uh, Crown Prince MBS. This is another one during the G20 Summit. So now if I am to analyze this and say, and say that the Russian president will agree to this, is because there is also another angle that Russia is aiming at. Because when you think about Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, What is the first thing that comes to your mind, guys? And I'm asking you, the first thing, one word, big one that makes the world go around. Let me see what's your answer in the chat box. What is the first, uh, BRICS? That's one, Amanda, that is one. But there is another, another key, key— oil. Karakolak, you got it. Energy. And why is this important again? It's because Russia an OPEC+ and he has to work with both countries. That is one of the only reason I see if they move forward with those two locations. The other concern that some having is that United Arab Emirates and, uh, Saudi Arabia have close relationship with the United States. They are sort of really Will it be fair to say that they are under the influence of the United States? I feel comfortable saying yes, because what is the first thing, uh, uh, uh, President Trump did? He called MBS. That is the first thing he did. Why would you want to call MBS? Because you are concerned about the oil prices. And since Saudi Arabia is the linchpin of OPEC, Makes more sense. United Arab Emirates, on the other hand, has a good relationship with Russia. As a matter of fact, this is during the, uh, the, the visit of the, uh, Russian president to United Arab Emirates because he made the trip to United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia at the same time. So this is one of the meeting that took place back then. So they do have a good relationship, uh, so far. And I give credit to this picture to Al Monitor. That's the, their picture there. So this is during President Putin's visit. Why? Because also United Arab Emirates can play both sides. So the Gulf states, the likes of Qatar, the likes of United Arab Emirates, the likes of Saudi Arabia, all of them, they know they can play both sides. Because they can afford it. However, they can only do so much. And this is where I am leaning to ask the question: what can we expect from this summit? Is something good gonna come out of it? We don't know. We don't know. Now, the idea that President Trump wanted to meet with the Russian president And one of the aims is to end the Ukraine war. Okay, well, it's easier said than done. It's easier said than done. So, and by the way, this is what I'm saying, even for MBS himself, he knows how to play the Americans. That's why he was the— he called Donald Trump right away as soon as the election results were announced in the US. So MBS, as a matter of fact, to my knowledge, was the first foreign head of state to call Trump to congratulate Trump on taking office. So, and here is how Trump responded, by describing the Crown Prince as a fantastic guy, end of quote. This is in quotes. So Why is this important? Because you have to compare the wording of Trump versus those of his predecessor Biden. What did Biden say about MBS? That he will hold him accountable due to what happened to Jamal. You guys know who this guy is? You should know who that is. Let me see in the chat box. Just say first, first name. Don't have to write the whole thing. It's made big headlines in 2021. Khashoggi, that is correct. That's Jamal Khashoggi, that is correct. So when you think about this, this is why President Trump is kind of striking the ego of MBS. It's because MBS did like what Trump was saying. And as a matter of fact, I, uh, I— when I wrote my Saudi book, I had to disclose that, and, and I kind of— the government, because my book had to be cleared by the US government, and they kind of like, well, it's the truth, you can't deny that. And what I argued back then in my Saudi book is that, uh, I said modern mon— uh, What I wrote in the book here: More and more Saudi intellectuals and moderate religious leaders are leaving Saudi Arabia for fear of arrests and torture. Their crimes amount to speaking their minds and expressing their serious concerns about where their country is headed. One of these intellectuals is Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist, author, and an editor-in-chief of the Al Arab News channel. And is internationally respected for his contributions to Al-Watan newspaper, which became a platform for Saudi progressives. Mr. Khashoggi expressed his concerns not only by the recent wave of arrests ahead of Crown Prince ascension to the throne, but also Riyadh's implementation of the new and extreme policies that encourages citizens to name others to a government blacklist. This is what I wrote back then, guys, and the idea is— was very concerning. So, and of course, MBS didn't like the fact that we were listening into his conversations. So this is why I need you to understand this dynamics, guys. MBS and CIA do not see eye to eye. None. It's because MBS was under the impression that he will be exempt from being sort of eavesdropped on. Well, big mistake, big mistake. I'm gonna share with you a declassified document, so, and I put the link for you later on, and I want you to see with your own eyes. I'm going to read some of it. So, assessing the Saudi government's role in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi. And remember, this was published in 2021. I want to get to the right here, the first paragraph. Usually the way it works for the, uh, and I'm very familiar with those documents, I used to work in the government, so, uh, you put that executive summary, exactly what is this is all about. Well, you all, you need to look You need to look at the first page, uh, first paragraph. So, uh, this is for the ODNI, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, and should be directed to all other. So here's the thing: we assess that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved an operation in Istanbul, Turkey, to capture or kill Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. We base this assessment on the Crown Prince's control of decision-making in the kingdom, the direct involvement of a key advisor and members of Mohammed bin Salman's protective detail in the operation, and the Crown Prince's support for using violent measures to silence dissidents abroad, including Khashoggi. Since 2017, the Crown Prince has had absolute control of the kingdom security and intelligence organizations, making it highly unlikely that Saudi Arabia will have carried out an operation of this nature without the Crown Prince's authorization. So, so I'm gonna share the link with you guys and put it for you. The idea that you need to understand that the two individual— one of them is the guy who used the, uh, And I read the full detail, uh, what the acid and all that stuff that was used to decompose the body. That guy was trained in a university in Massachusetts, if I am not mistaken, is Amherst. I'm not mistaken. So anyway, just to highlight my point in all this, you need to put this in perspective to understand, of course, why you see now, uh, MBS reacting differently to Trump than what he did to Biden. So, so on the other hand, you have to look at the visit of the Russian president back in 2023 to United Arab Emirates. So, and of course was another stop in Saudi Arabia. Why is this important? Is because it was, uh, uh, both countries, and I think mainly was the MBS or Saudi Arabia for that matter, that is, uh, helped, uh, for a prisoner swap between United States and Russia. The major— it was a major swap since the Cold War. Of course, that wasn't talked much about. I had a chance at that time to read certain information from certain sources, and I'll provide the link, uh, uh, at least the one that is public, so you'll get a chance to read it for yourself. So on the other hand, remember, bin Salman also went over to Russia in 2015, and all this relationship has helped sort of both of them, the Saudis and the Russians, since they are the two biggest oil exporters. Sort of to conclude and maintain the policies of OPEC+. This is one of the key. This is why, once again, Mr. Trump went ahead right away and said, well, I am going to pressure OPEC to reduce prices by increasing production. Good luck with that. You know, I think this bullying mindset, we still didn't get it that the world has changed and we need to change with it. So that is one of the things. And the same arguments I can make about United Arab Emirates, because they are oil producers, they can play a role into— even though United Arab Emirates has always sort of maintained some semi or quasi neutrality, you won't trust Arabs or Muslims for that, for that matter. Not all of them, I shall not generalize, but At least I've been around long enough and I traveled long enough to the Middle East or West Asia and dealt with those governments. You know, you, you can't trust them. You can't trust them. So, so here is the thing. The one other thing that we could think of is, could it be other options for other locations? So I have two in mind. Actually, I have only one in mind, but I could go with 2 options, but one of them, it's not feasible. And the reason it is not feasible is because the credibility of the country. And the one I'm talking about is Turkey. And why is this? Because Turkey has failed in its attempt to broker a deal between Ukraine and Russia. Well, of course, because Turkey was playing both sides. Turkey was thinking in terms of of what's in it for me. And I understand national strategic interests. This is why the Russians also dismissed the Turks, let alone Turkey is a NATO member. So, and when they failed during the March 2022 as possible venue, when they failed rather to broker a deal between Ukraine and Russia, It became clear. So Turkey will not be a good venue for that. That leaves us with one option, in my opinion, and that option is China. Why not conduct the summit in China? China will be happy to host it. But on the other hand, I will not— this is my opinion— I will not encourage China to do so for one reason and one reason only. China today has a say on the global stage. As a matter of fact, I am even thinking in terms of China needs to have a seat at that summit. What do you guys think? Yes or no? Should China have a seat at the summit that will be trilateral between— because there's the only three countries that matter, China Russia and the US. That's it. What do you guys think? Should Russia— I'm sorry, should China have a seat at the table regarding that summit? And we don't call it, we don't call it the Russia-US summit, we call it the trilateral. Remember, the wording is also very crucial. Amanda, you say yes. Interesting. You say yes. Francis Tango, yes. Uh, who else here? Truth Seeker, Hank. Cute. Hank, you say yes. Masian Dorsier, you say yeah. Alestalokin, you say no. Alestalokin, can you express why? Just to share it with the community. Same thing with thoughts and prayers. You say no. Uh, Hairless Ape, you say no. You know, that's, that's a great perspective. I mean, it's good for us to have, uh, different opinions, and that's what matters. That's to me where the conversations are all about, to learn from each other. I will greatly appreciate it, guys. To those who say no, if you will be kind and just put a comment for the community, and if I can take a look at it, I will be happy to do so as to what is your logical arguments for why not you don't want China to have a seat at that trilateral summit? I'm just curious. So, but anyway, I'll keep with my own argument. And to me, I say it's that the geopolitical landscape today is not depending on only two major powers. And those two major powers are not what they might have been before. Because when we talk about a major power, what are we talking about? What dimensions are we referring to? Because China falls into that category of a major power, doesn't it? I mean, correct me if I'm wrong. Let's talk about the economy, where China's economy is. Let's talk about the, the military strength of China is. Let's talk about the technology of where China is. Let's talk about the space where China is. I mean, when you look at it in all dimensions, China has made stride and major progress. So if it is the case, why shouldn't it be sitting at the table? That— because here is what I believe it's going to happen should this summit move forward between the two countries, Russia and the United States. And again, I could be wrong, but the way I see it rolling up, knowing how Donald Trump thinks He's gonna say to Putin, hey, how about if you and I, we decide I'll give you something, you give me something? For example, I'll— you'll, you'll turn your eyes or turn blind eyes or don't, don't make any comments, whatever, if I move my forces into Greenland and take over. On the other hand, I'll let you move your— meaning for Donald Trump, Putin go ahead with whatever you need to do regarding Ukraine and finish it off. I, I won't be surprised. I want to rule that out because Mr. Trump's approach to dealing with global affairs is more transactional, given that how our foreign policy is militarized one, because there is no strategy. So to Donald Trump, it's going to be Is this transaction— is this in it? Is there something for me in this approach? Could it be also that Mr. Trump will, will, uh, will push, uh, the Russians, or ask the Russians to, to convince the Chinese not to expand their economic presence in Latin America? I, I, I'm just seeing those dynamics moving into this direction.. But where the difference is, if China sits there, China's gonna have also need to think about its own strategic interest and think about the global order where it's headed. So the US might not, might not like that. Russians might be okay with it. But to me as an observer, as one looking from outside in, it is a, it is a foregone conclusion that China needs to have a seat at the table. Because where is the economy in the world we can talk about that can match that of China? I mean, it's reality, it's facts. This is where I see those discrepancies. And like I always say, and I don't like to repeat myself too much, only three countries that matters: China, Russia, and the US. Europe, it's gone. Europe is going to be wagging its tail, uh, either from joy or from nervousness. Because they don't— Trump is already thinking of hammering them down with tariffs. And today the European Parliament mentioned that they're gonna retaliate. Yeah, good luck with that. Yeah, they still can, but where that's gonna go? So, so there is another dimension to all this. Why, for example, there's only two countries, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates as possible venues for this particular summit. Well, like I said, why not China? But again, I would not— if I were advising the Chinese government, I say no, don't sell yourself short, because if you do that, that means you are just serving other countries. You are now in a position— you, China, in this case— not in a position anymore of being Mr. Nice. You have the right to flex your muscles accordingly and justly, you know, because you are not going to see China, for example, expanding military bases around the world and so forth. So the idea of Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates is a safe venue, even though I still— there are those who are saying we're almost, uh, uh, sort of, you can't you can't trust those two countries, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates, and rightly so. Why is this? It's because they are under the US, uh, influence, shall we say. So, so there's also— some have raised the concern that the close military ties between— military and security between Saudi Arabia and the US, United Arab Emirates and the US. But all this, it won't matter in my opinion. Why? Because those two countries are not part, are not involved in negotiations, are not going to take part in the talks between the Russians and the Americans. They just mainly providing their platform or venue. That's where it ends. So I, I don't see why not, because they're only going to be facilitating, which means they don't carry any weight. This is the reason why I said China should not— hypothetically, if that, uh, proposal was extended to the Chinese, Chinese should say no. Because the way you look— and I look at it now for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates— are a servant. That's all it is. That's all it is, because you and I know the survival of those two, uh, countries depends on the security provided by the US or other countries in the region, like Jordan, like Egypt, like you name it. You all know about the Arab, except, uh, to Yemen and Iran. The rest of them depends on the US. So that's why I, I, I don't see why not, even though some sources inside the Kremlin voiced a concern about the close relation, security and military, between those two countries and the United States. But it won't play— it will— it won't matter. It won't matter because they are not going to be part of the conversation. The other aspects of all this, it has to do with how, if you look at the West, usually those kind of talks— I remember from way back. And I think this might shock you guys or surprise you. I still have in my safe one of the notes that I used to write, and I wrote it, uh, back when, uh, when Mikhail Gorbachev— you all remember who he was— met with Ronald Reagan in Reykjavik in, in, in, uh, in, in Iceland, uh, way back. And I remember I was writing about it at that time. For my own. I wasn't, uh, that was way back. So, so when you think about countries like Reykjavik, like in, in Helsinki, like even Geneva, do you think Geneva is neutral? No, no. If you only know what's going on behind the scenes, Switzerland is neutral. That, that's, that's nonsense. If you know what's going on. So, or, or even Vienna for that matter, are you going to be thinking in terms of Stockholm being like— no, the whole reason is that the entire Western, the collective West, has lost credibility. Simple as that. They will not be suitable for holding talks between the Russians and the Americans. So because the collective West is gone He's done with that. And this is why that leaves us with our option of those two countries, at least for now, uh, Saudi Arabia, uh, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. Uh, to me it was like I even had a thinking outside the box. Don't conduct it on any country's territory. What you do is you get on into some really, uh, uh, yacht or of sort you know, and go to the international water, you know. Of course it will be security and all that stuff, and hold the meeting for a few hours and come back. International water, no country is involved. You figure out the location somewhere around the world, you provide security of course and all that. You both leaders got on— get on a yacht and head out over there, or go on a helicopter and land over there. Simple as that, you know, because now when you look at the rest of the world, especially in the Western world, where is the— where is this country that can play the pragmatic role, the adult in the room? None. None. I mean, to those who say, well, maybe even the Vatican can play a role into this, no, I don't think so. If you only know the dark side of the Vatican and what the Vatican's been doing politically behind the scenes. So that's why I leaned more towards China. But again, it's— the West is going to interpret this differently because remember, China already proposed a solution to the Ukrainian conflict and it was immediately rejected, immediately rejected by the US. So It was NATO that said that. It was the US. Most countries in NATO are under the US thumb. This is not a secret, guys. Even now, I found out this morning that the foreign minister of Poland— it concerns me a great deal that Poland is going blindly following. Now he approves of Donald Trump's push for the increase of military spending. Of course, in, in Europe, especially in Poland, there are concerns from Germany that if the Polish military become too strong, that's bad news for Germany. So, well, maybe get rid of this dominator altogether. Excuse me. And that is where I see the difference regarding this aspect. And, uh, now this could work, this could not I don't know at this point. Suffice it to say, is what should we expect from this meeting? It's, it's hard to tell at this point because Trump is, is not a— is Trump is not a, is not a strategist, he's not a strategic thinker. It doesn't— Trump thinks in terms of what do I get for that in terms of material, because that's how once you become— that's all he's been doing since he was young. So everything is in terms of transactions, but geopolitics is not about that. Transactions not on this kind, transactions in strategic interests. And this is why I feel comfortable leaning towards saying, I bet you he will propose something drastic to the Russians to do in return for him to do something like marching into Greenland. So, so, however, if China sits at the table, which I believe it should, uh, the dynamics would be different. So, so that's, that's the way I see it. So, uh, I'm seeing a Farid Amal. I want to say thank you for your generosity, uh, regarding my Asia trip. So I just want to— I saw, I saw your screen name here, so I wanted to say thank you so much for that. So Uh, there's someone yesterday, by the way, guys, and I'm gonna start to update you on the fundraising for the Asia trip. Somebody who gave a substantial donation yesterday. I have not got the confirmation yet to disclose the name, so I'm gonna hold off on that before I'll give a shout out to all, uh, do that. So, so remember tomorrow, guys, to join me, uh, for my conversation with Larry Johnson. And Giant Bhandari. 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