russia perceives and sees as a threat to its national security. so the emphasis does shift a diplomatic track, but even on that diplomatic track, russia's position is it's going to have a strong military component. u.s. is saying, look, its way of dealing with russia and also this is nato's way of dealing with russia is through deterrence and diplomacy. that's what u.s. officials are saying. both nato and u.s. officials also saying that, you know, russia is putting its concerns on the table. they'll put their concerns on the table, and there may not be a meeting of minds on all issues. there may be some agreement, but there also may be some differences of opinion. and, you know, from russia's perspective, it's really looking for clarity. it doesn't like, in the context of nato and ukraine, an ambiguity that both sides can agree to differ. it wants clarity.