parties. we need a debate, fareed and i thank you for inviting me on. there's a lock down in the media. it's a one handed clapping when it comes to the u.s. having a relationship with russia. understanding putin is an authoritarian figure. also understanding the nation's open letter wassi published by e leading paper against russia. many journalists i know will speak to this too because we both worked in moscow off and on for many years. russian journalists are looking at america and wondering if we're losing our head and doing more to make the view of putin sort of infallible when he's a