let's turn to russia, then, vladimir sotnikov, joining us from moscow.ssia miss being in the g-7? this must be somewhat painful for vladimir putin, to watch from the sidelines, because of course, it used to be the g-8 in -- it used to be the g-8, and russia is no longer part of this club. >> what do you mean by saying miss? it was a collective decision. i guess it was several years ago, in 2014, when i was studying the ukrainian crisis over crimea, the g-7 decided to have russia withdrawn from the g-8. so i don't think that russia too much misses this thing, because russia is a self-sufficient country, and despite all the troubles with not being a part of the g-7, or g-8, russia still enjoys its own pace. and enjoys its own policies. >> all the countries in the g7 are self-sufficient, part of the discussions that are going on is to try and present this united front, to tackle the big issues of the day. what is russia hoping for? the g7 obviously is a part now. but russia has got a meeting coming up with joe biden. what is vladimir putin looking to get ou