ambassador to nato. hello to you, thanks very much indeed forjoining us. 0nly mr putin knows for sure, but what do you think the likelihood is of all those troops being used in anger, as it were, on the border and russia invading ukraine?— were, on the border and russia invading ukraine? well, i think that the likelihood _ invading ukraine? well, i think that the likelihood of _ invading ukraine? well, i think that the likelihood of an _ invading ukraine? well, i think that the likelihood of an invasion - invading ukraine? well, i think that the likelihood of an invasion is - the likelihood of an invasion is high, but by no means inevitable. i think the capabilities are clearly in place. we can't read putin's mind, but my impression is he still hasn't made a final decision on actually giving the orders to invade. we saw today a little bit of a crack light in the door regarding diplomacy. they had the staged meeting between putin and laffer of in which he said that there were at least some ideas coming from the west that were worth exploring on