influential implementing policies that stymied their interests in ukraine? or advocating for some sort of environment or policies that would be averse to them? >> i think that, umm, just the general idea that obviously u.s. ambassadors, u.s. embassies, one of our most important functions is to facilitate u.s. business abroad, right, whether it's trade, whether it's commerce. that's one of the things that we do. and -- but, you know, everything has to be above board. we believe in a level playing ground but we obviously advocate for u.s. business. these two individuals, with hindsight, what we learned later, were looking to open up a new energy company, exporting liquified natural gas to ukra e