wisest russia watchers believe that putin himself likes to reserve all options until the final moment that he's not somebody who necessarily knows, you know, a month or six weeks in advance exactly what he's going to do. but that he wants to put his pieces in position for him to be able to have the flexibility to make that decision to the end. and i do think it's important having observed putin over these last two decades to underscore that he really is the decider in that system. the russian foreign ministry was never super empowered in soviet times and it's not superempowered today. all those conversations taking place in geneva are basically with pass-throughs, not people who have the position to decide or not to decide what happens next. >> susan glasser, thanks, as always. breaking news. the january 6th committee just sent an invitation to top house even kevin mccarthy. this as we learn the committee met with donald trump's former press secretary. stay with us. and put 48 hour freshness