It is a beautiful spring afternoon in Londinium. The Thames is turbulent, yes, but not as frigid as it has been. Germanicus is here. We have our second cup of wine. The walls have ears in Rome, but not here in Londinium.
It is not clear to the 21st century that the war in Ukraine is over. Germanicus is clear about it week after week, but we have to stay with it.
We're going to talk about Ukraine. We're going to talk about Russia. We certainly are going to talk about the Trump administration. And then later on, we'll sacrifice to Augustus for giving us this stability here in the 1st century A.D., and we'll go on to the theater.
I understand it is asking much of Germanicus to explain one more time the Russian victory in Ukraine. However, there is some confusion in the headline writing in the 21st century about a negotiation using the word “ceasefire,” with Kiev always insisting that it has a voice in the negotiation over its future, and the European Union, meanwhile, running around talking about how much money they're going to make available as loans for rearmament of a continent that hasn't spent money on its own weapons for at least 50 years.
So one more time: Russia is victorious in Ukraine. Why is that important for the 21st century to recognize?
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