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David miller, the former middle east negotiator for the state department. aaron, good to see you. thanks for appearing. the u.s. now waiting to see putin's next move. you say that you don't see a clear diplomatic off-ramp. so where do you see this going? >> you know, i've been reading tea leaves and coffee grinds, don, all night trying to get -- come up with a coherent answer to the question of where this is going. and truthfully, i don't think anyone, our analysts at the agency, secretary of state, president biden and most of vladimir putin's generals and political advisers know where it's go...

Credible you need three things. you need two parties who are committed and are willing and able to participate in negotiations. you need some semblance of of a balance of interests so that each party would be able to extract from that negotiating process something they could call a win. and finally, you need a sense of the right time. and frankly, right now, january 27, six seven, i don't see any of that in place. and that raises a serious question. i think the united states wants the diplomatic off-ramp. the real question is what does vladimir putin want? and frankly, nobody on planet earth k...