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Even require any kind of notification from russia to the united states in advance. there's the start treaty and memorandum of understanding, but if it's just an ejection test, and that is -- those are for everyone's safety. if russia were to launch off an icbm without notifying the united states in advance, the u.s. is going to know. they're going to see it within a matter a minute or two. they're going to see it launching. if they don't know that that's a test, then they could see that as a potential attack. it's in everyone's best interest they notify them in advance. if this is just an ejec...

>> michael, i'm sorry. >> there's two types of consequences to this. on one hand, if the united states withdraws, then russia effectively owns syria. and so that for vladimir putin also poses a number of challenges because, especially in the eastern part of the country, he's going to have wave upon wave of sunnir radicalized extremist to attack the assad regime. it's presenting russia with a real conone drum going forward. it cuts both ways. >>. news on the russia investigation. we'll tell you what robert mueller is looking at now and how it might impact attorney general jeff sessions.

Global engagement, and former nfc director for russia. daniel hoffman is a moscow station chief for the cia and vp of impera, a cyber intelligence firm. michael, the president has attempted in the past to engage with vladimir putin, to flatter him. he's said it's better if we have a good relationship with vladimir putin. do you see this as a sign that things could potentially be deteriorating between the two men? >> well, i think russia's game plan here is to engage in this sort of nuclear saber rattling, tough rhetoric, tough talk that will signal that the stakes are high and the united state...