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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Thanks for the reminder to send some money to u24.gov.ua.<br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Friam <friam-bounces@redfish.com> on behalf of Pieter Steenekamp <pieters@randcontrols.co.za><br><b>Date: </b>Sunday, March 2, 2025 at 7:44 PM<br><b>To: </b>The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <friam@redfish.com><br><b>Subject: </b>[FRIAM] Back at the ranch, I'm enjoying the popcorn.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Just watched a new episode where two toddlers threw their toys out of the cot.<br><br>Zelensky makes a strong case — Putin is unreliable, having broken numerous agreements in the past, so any peace deal would need ironclad security guarantees. But lecturing Trump is hardly the way to secure a favorable minerals trade agreement.<br><br>Trump also has a valid case — the war is stagnating, there’s no realistic military path to driving Russia out of Ukraine, and pursuing peace makes sense. But losing your temper at an international press conference is not the way to get there.<br><br>At the end of the day, they’re all human, and it makes for great real-life drama. I can't wait for the next episode!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>