but they've got to be in the lead. where we need to make a decision ultimately, and this would be a good problem to have, is what to do with the sanctions that we have imposed. you know, do we -- if there is some sort of cease-fire or diplomatic agreement, do we lift some of the sanctions? do we continue to put sanctions in place, to leave the sanctions in place until there's some accountability for what putin has done, until russia, for example, contributes to the reconstruction of ukraine? those are going to be the decisions we have to make. only the ukrainians can design how this ends, because they are the ones on the front lines. >> another variable in whether or not sanctions get reduced to any degree, or removed, amid this war, what is your assessment of threats to the u.s. homeland? there's new article you may have seen in vox, and it asks, is russia holding back from cyber