u. k. lead daniel, you came to us or to help us understand this or better that's bring in that cadre leak who's a senior policy fellow at the european council on foreign relations. welcome to the w. does president protein really believe the west is threatening russia? i think he understands that there are no evil intentions this, i mean, russia, but i think his theories, but russia is hold the way ukraine is a robot think. and while ukraine might not become nato member, a western military help will actually still be available to ukraine. and that is, of course, something that defense planners in russia would pay attention. so hence the escalation and, and hence he has made but the nice to and now when president biden has also put in to discuss 3 things, he has dramatically widened the agenda to include everything. his bitter about including mater, lodgement, and all the things he mentioned today. okay, so the, the troops on the board with ukraine are essentially a bargaining chip if he doesn't. so does that mean that you really don't expect him to invade ukraine? i to not, but many other