states. russia, remember, is under crippling sanctions from the european union and u.s. it wants the sanctions lifted and it is, i think, you know, worried that there could be a much stronger reaction against it in the congress and elsewhere because of the continuing allegations of u.s. election meddling. by the way, that meddling took place allegedly according to the indictment, not just here in st. petersburg, but actually inside that building behind me. the internet research agency known to us as the russian troll factory here. it is from inside that building that, you know, russian internet hackers posed as american citizens and bought up advertising space and tried to sow discord in u.s. politics. back to you. >> and groups here in the states say they expect russia to meddle in the 2018 mid-term elections.