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Volumes. jack, what is the potential upside for russia and kislyak in this idea of forming a secret communications line? why would russia be interested in using a challenge to discuss security issues? >> i don't think it has so much to do with secret communications. we're blowing this a little out of proportion if you think we're going to get into this situation where you think there's going to be that secret communication from the white house to the  creme lib bypassing everything else. i think it's more or less, the whole idea what they're trying to do is create chaos and we're hopi hope he...

Ministry spokesperson joking if they had not been released, they would have been presented as secret evidence of collusion of russia. >> vladimir putin was picturing play ice hockey. he told one reporter that the issue had nothing to do with him. the episode has under scored for russians. just how unpredictable the trump administration can be. they may laugh at it but they don't like it. matthew chance, cnn moscow. i want to bring in our former kgb agent, jack, thanks so much for bringing your insights on our viewers. first, i want to get your take

>> would you have let him inside the oval office knowing what you know about russia and how everybody operate? >> i would not think to do something really sacred. i would not let him win of the timing of all of this. >> jack barsky. thank you for your advice. >> this story is just ahead in the cnn newsroom of the computers and data held for ransom. experience amazing. itbut one i think with quesa simple answer. we have this need to peek over our neighbor's fence. and once we do, we see wonder waiting. every step you take,

Tit-for-tat between the russian hacking on the one hand, and now, the allegations that trump was being hacked. in the meantime, mr. putin is probably sitting in russia, rubbing his hands, because that is what the russians want to do. they have always done destabilized democracies. right now, we are playing into his hands. >> shannon: do you think folks on both sides of the act, as i said, there has been consideredn expressed by democrats and republicans? do you think they will get that is putin's ? we won't give him what he wants? >> i would hope so. this is us, democrats and republicans, agai...

Tit-for-tat between the russian hacking on the one hand, and now, the allegations that trump was being hacked. in the meantime, mr. putin is probably sitting in russia, rubbing his hands, because that is what the russians want to do. they have always done destabilized democracies. right now, we are playing into his hands. >> shannon: do you think folks on both sides of the act, as i said, there has been consideredn expressed by democrats and republicans? do you think they will get that is putin's ? we won't give him what he wants? >> i would hope so. this is us, democrats and republicans, agai...