but i think that's a reality that he's going to have to confront. these are unprecedented sanctions. we've never seen anything like that. another pivotal issue will be whether china supports the central bank of russia when it asks for reserves back held by china. as you know, over half of those reserves are held in u.s. and western countries and a substantial portion that china has as well. it's very, very awkward for china. again, doesn't want to be seen as propping up what is clearly becoming the evil empire. they're going to try to find an off-ramp if they can as well. they are certainly among the likely negotiating partners or catalysts for this, along with, say, the president of finland, the prime minister of israel, the president of france and a few others that come to mind. but i think as the stalemate continues on the battlefields of ukraine -- and there's really not been that much progress for