all right, ian bremer, the president _ state. all right, ian bremer, the president of— state. bremer, i the president of eurasia group, thank you for being with us. we have the white houses�* first response to the ongoing situation in russia. a statement from national security council spokesperson adam hodge reads quote:. "we are monitoring the situation and will be consulting with allies and partners on these developments." we also understand that president biden has been briefed on this matter. we turn now to warnings over the safety of the titan sub that imploded near the wreck of the titanic this week. according to e—mails seen by the bbc, the boss of the company that operated the trip repeatedly dismissed concerns over the craft�*s safety. deep sea specialist rob mccallum told 0ceangate ceo stockton rush that clients could be at risk. and he urged him to stop using the sub until it had been classified by an independent body. in an e—mail sent in 2018, maccallum warned rush that �*i have given everyone the same honest advice which is that until a sub is classed, tested and