agenda. and, you know, we -- we're in the midst of the -- the final throes of this discussion on infrastructure that are going to be very, very important, you know. the direction of that is -- is -- is critical to biden's overall agenda. so, you know, i wouldn't read too much into the fact that ron was left behind. other than, that the domestic agenda can't be left to flounder while the president is overseas. >> clarissa, i have to ask you what is going on in russia with alexei navalny and his political movement. no one has covered navalny, as extensively and revealingly as you have. what do you make of this move from the russian courts, almost certainly, with the blessing of vladimir putin? what kind of message does that send, prior to his meeting with joe biden? what kind of challenge does that pose to president biden? >> i think it poses a real challenge to president biden because president biden is coming in, john, and he is saying we're here to reestablish international norms. we're here to reestablish american values, democratic values, human rights.