strong messages. so what do they say will be the takeaways? >> that's exactly right, jim. the expectations are very low. they're saying, do not expect any deliverabilities. that's consistent with what they said in the past, that they really can't expect any deliverables coming out of a meeting with vladimir putin, who is so unpredictable. that's exactly what they're trying to accomplish here, is more predictability. that means there's not going to be any kind of grand breakthrough here. just incremental things. so perhaps more cooperation on counterterrorism, cybersecurity, perhaps a discussion of the hostages, the prisoners that russia has taken, american prisoners, and a potential prisoner swap there. things that perhaps they can point to that are small, but that can move the relationship forward in a -- you know, a meaningful way, so that there are no misunderstandings. and the biden administration, well, the president himself actually said yesterday during a press conference that he has told allies that what to expect out of his meeting with president putin is.