he has acted in a nuber of roles focused on russia, inlcuding assistant secretary of state for europe under george bush, and is now a distinguished fellow at the atlantic council. thank you for your time. they take hope springs eternal, but i get a trust is a very different commodity. trust is a different commodity. trust is a different commodity, - different commodity. trust is a different commodity, and - different commodity. trust is a different commodity, and with| different commodity, and with russia it's a scarce commodity if it is one at all. i have heard the reports of the progress supposedly made in istanbul. the biden administration is sceptical. at best, they are reserved. you heard the pentagon spokesman just now saying there is no evidence, no major evidence of a big russian withdrawalfrom around kyoto, and if they do leave, it might simply mean they are redeploying to attack