off from the global economy. but he's willing to take that risk because he really -- what he really wants is a subservient ukraine. he's made clear that to him, what is galling is the idea that ukraine, which he has always thought of as fundamentally part of russia, can be an independent state, can choose its own foreign policy, it's own economic policy. and the biden people have been, i think, appropriately tough and provided assistance to ukraine and rallied the european countries together. but without being foolish in trying to provoke some kind of a war because that would be -- you know, that would be a catastrophe for everybody. you know, the united states does not want to go to war. the ukrainians don't want to go to war. europeans don't. so everyone is trying to see is there some diplomatic path where you can address some of russia's security concerns without conceding on this fundamental