either. yes, where there's an opening we can certainly see the kremlin try to drive that open. at the moment they're just in a holding pattern waiting until they can see how best to take advantage of what little they seem to have gotten in these responses. >> nic robertson, thank you as always. up next for you, we are just one week away from the 2022 olympics as the number of covid cases in beijing continues to rise. plus, a majority of americans think getting covid is inevitable. we're going to go behind the numbers just ahead. retiring supreme court justice steven bryar says the american experiment will work. we'll talk to his brother just ahead.